* 𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖑 ╱ 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 .

"bitch, what!?" a short laugh escaped her at the image in her head of what mafe described. "and i thought my family dinners were bad." to be fair, gemma preferred not to advertise the james family drama whenever something went down. "remind me never to get on your bad side." it was almost unbelievable if she didn't know mafe. "i mean, you could've just not went?" that seemed like an obvious answer, but gemma was no stranger to complicated family dynamics. "but oh well, she fucked around and found out."

she pulls up the blanket higher so that it covers most of her frame , though the glass of pinot noir never leaves her hand ❝ i was already pissed that camilo and pepa flaked out on me ——- i can at least blame you for one of my brothers not being there , what’s been going on with that ? ❞ she’s never been one to pry but gemma was a good friend of hers and it just seemed that on her brothers end , he was going to fuck this up : it’s in their blood , happiness for them just seemed far fetched . ❝ oh please , amor mío ( my love ) , you could never get on my bad side ❞ she blows a kiss towards her friend’s direction ❝ please , as If my father would have been okay with his only daughter not going - as if ❞ a flip of pink hair over her shoulder as she takes another sip ❝ but tell me more about you &. enough about my family drama , how’s everything been with you ? ❞

                                       ⌞      ☆ .      ❛   only  across  the  table  ?   whew,  that's  practically  saintly  compared  to  some  people  i've  seen.   ❜   if  there's  one  thing  in  life  nika  is  glad  about,  it's  that  her  own  family  has  always  been  supportive  of  her  &  that  even  though  she  may  have  problems  in  other  areas,  her  parents  were  never  one.   ❛   if  you  invite  people  who  don't  want  to  be  there,  you  should  be  prepared  for  things  to  go  to  hell,   ❜   she  nods  in  agreement.  people  who  hated  each  other  made  for  good  drama  but  bad  dinners.   ❛   how  long  do  you  think  this  one's  lasting  ?   ❜

❝ thank you , someone finally understand , could have done a lot more damage than just a few scratches and a broken nose . ❞ she’s done worse to people , she knows herself how dark she can get and how thrilling it is , but she’s not that person anymore , at least that’s what she tells herself. ❝ my brothers honestly were just drinking and watching as it all happened , my lovely father was the only one who was upset and I think it was more at the fact , that I ruined a perfectly good meal . ❞ the colombian - recording artist stated with a flip of light pink hair ❝ well with the help of my lovely brother , not along ——- I’m thinking two weeks and that’s me being nice . ❞

cameron had always been fascinated to hear the latest charades of the jaramillo family - not that he ever planned to telling mafe that. it was definitely a secret best kept to himself, especially if he cared about their friendship. "and here i thought my family was a disaster," he laughed, "i've been good. ej has been good," he grinned. "and you? i hope you've had some time for yourself."

a small chuckle escapes past crimson petals as she looks towards cameron ❝ oh , you have no idea ! ❞ she didn’t think her family was really a disaster but just a mixture of the worst kinds of temper you would ever imagine , just between her and pepa - it was enough to tumble a few houses down . ❝ I’m so happy to hear that . ❞ she gives his hand a light squeeze ❝ everything been busy you know , just trying to focus on myself and ——- ❞ it was hard after the failed wedding and cam had been there for her ❝ I just wanted to tell you thank you , after everything happened , I really do appreciate it . ❞

she opens her mouth, but closes it again quickly when she decides mafe's question seems to be more on the rhetorical side rather than actually requiring an answer. the colombian's remaining prose is met with peals of laughter that tumble past regina's lips as the brunette concocts a mental image to go along with the other femme's words ── complete with steam coming out of her ears like a cartoon character. once she regains her composure, she finally utters, ❝ let's be honest. ma'am, you're getting a little old for tantrums. ❞ her friendship with mafe may be strained, but some habits are hard to break and she can't help teasing the other like she used to. whatever. frenemies do that, too. ❝ i don't get it, ❞ she begins, head shaking from side to side, ❝ you know she'll be yesterday's news before the next bank holiday. so, what did she really do ? ❞

the history that the mayer’s and the jaramillo’s had was a unique one , their fathers had been in business together ever since the jaramillos had moved to the states. then shortly after mafe and pepa had liked the new shiny toy that was regina, the trio had been inseparable until both twins decided that getting into bed with regina would be smart , pepa being pepa found a friendship out of it . with mafe it became something more but then again it all ended just as fast as it started. regina’s prose causes a roll of her eyes and a scoff to follow shortly after ❝ tantrums are for children who just whine and do nothing , beating someone ass is not a tantrum ——- it’s the true definition of fuck around and find out . . . . ❞ mafe stated with a mischievous somewhat victorious grin on her face, regina’s final inquiry prose causes her to furrowed her brows and play with the water droplets on the chardonnay before her, it was scary how good regina knew her at times ❝ she wants to take the last name jaramillo and wants to remove my mothers pictures from every area of the manor , talking about ` needs a more modern outlook ’ please she wouldn’t know what good taste was , even if it hit her in the face . ❞

        her  expression  was  somewhere  between  a pout and a frown. this was nowhere near the first time mafe had made such comments, and sometimes jinni would go along with whatever scheme she concocted, partially in hopes of keeping her out of extra trouble. however, today a sigh threatened to escape.   ❝ no, ❞ she finally said.   ❝ rehearsals were super tough today so i'm really not in the partying mood. ❞ and running into mafe's twin was not something yujin wanted to deal with either. she couldn't fully explain it but she felt nothing but bad vibes when around him.

her mother had always called her and her twin , moon babies . they were born on a full moon and in her mother's mind that meant that. they belonged to the night but regardless mafe’s skepticism, she somewhat believed that the moon recharged her , whether it was spiritually or emotionally. ❝ NO ? ❞ she inquired with a head tilt as she looked at the brunette before her , scanning her from head to toe ❝ yeah that’s not going to work —— that word really doesn’t exist in my vocabulary. ❞ and not to sound like a total bitch but it didn’t and she simply wasn’t someone who would take no for an answer. ❝ look relax, I know you’re not a big fan of my brother , so he will keep his distance ——- he’s honestly just going to perform and then he will be out shoving his tongue down some groupies throat ——- I just really need some fun tonight , please ? ❞ she looked at her friend and blinked her lashes with a sweet smile on cherry petals.

“ you’re  bloody  insufferable  sometimes,  you  know  that? ”  tilting  her  chin  downwards,  brown  optics  glared  towards  the  other.  still,  a  small  smile  threatened  to  appear  on  the  dj’s  face.   sighing,  logan  leaned  off  the  edge  of  her  bed  to  look  underneath  it,  only  to  sit  back  up  and  toss  a  matching  set  of  so - called  undergarments  at  mafe,  with  no  regard  as  to  where  they  land.

❝ isn’t that why you like me so much ? ❞ mafe had a way with her words , it’s what helped her get whatever she wanted , whenever she wanted - sometimes it was real and sometimes it simply wasn’t , you never really knew with her. as she throws her the matching fenty pair , she smiles stuffing them in her purse and dropping it on the nearest placement ❝ well don’t you look real pretty today —- any special occasion ? ❞ she steps closer to her , her face inches apart as she tucks a strand of her black hair behind her ear ❝ though , I think it would look a lot nicer somewhere on the floor . ❞

        despite  knowing  he  shouldn't,  damon  chuckled, his mind providing an amusing image of the events.   ❝ it sounds like she was asking for it. ❞  he'd gotten into fights over far less. thankfully, no one had ever insulted his mother otherwise he would need to be dragged off whoever had. however, listening to mafe's antics made damon feel like he possessed the epitome of self-control, which couldn't be further from the truth.   ❝ why did you even waste your time going in the first place? it's not like this one is going to be around long. ❞  not that he didn't understand the unfortunate reality of having to play nice with people he'd rather pretend didn't exist.

she throws her hands in the air ❝ FUCKING FINALLY ! ❞ she didn’t like people enabling her and her actions , SHE LOVED IT ! she hated when people thought that a women had to be kind , perky and pristine all the time , she could play the role quite well but that didn’t mean that was who she was. ❝ &. that’s why you’re my favorite . ❞ out of all her brothers friends , she liked damon the best , she didn’t need to play appearances , he knew them for far too long to pretend to be someone , she wasn’t. ❝ because he wanted to discuss family business and it’s not like we can say no ——- ❞ it was really impossible to say no , to her father when it came down to them talking " family business " which in their language it simply meant that someone had fucked up and there were going to be consequences ❝ look don’t get me wrong , I don’t care who my dad fucks , he’s a man with needs and has been alone for far too long. i would be a child , if i said that he would never be with anyone else BUT he's making someone his wife. It’s just ludicrous , cosas de loco ( crazy people things ) ! ❞

he's been alternating between the rich and famous parents free pass and the rockstar older brother free pass to keep him afloat since he returned from school, squeezing his way through the door to places that he really shouldn't be allowed in to without the credit card of a kent family member who isn't currently slinging lattes to ... prove a point ? drew is not entirely clear on why cutting off all contact with their parents also had to involve working at starbucks and abandoning him actually. anyway. he's not looking to dissect luka's severe case of main character syndrome over his mildly grifted brunch. "well, when i said that i want to write a pitch for scream 7, i meant that ... was pretty much my whole pitch for scream 7," he confesses. "i don't have anything more specific in mind. not to spoil too much of my graphic novel, but i've actually kind of got to keep any spare ideas for gruesome slasher - style deaths to myself for now just in case my publisher greenlights a sequel."

the jaramillos were very well respected , from being into several business and heads of several charities to know having their youngest kids on the music charts and billboards of dior and gucci. they’re connection included several a list celebrities such as guillermo del toro , salma hayek , al pacino just to name a few and the topic at hand christopher landon. brows furrowed as she looked at the homme before her ❝ okay so, is that all you were planning to pitch , that was it ? ❞ she’s never been one to hold her tongue and she’s more than sure , her features give a ' are you fucking kidding me ' look . ❝ well , i can set up a meeting with chris and you can inform him of all your ideas in the little brain of yours . ❞ she takes a sip of the mimosa flute in her hand ❝ was there anything else , any deep dark secrets you wanna indulge little ol ‘ me with ? ❞

sage is probably the closest to being a tree hugger that someone who owns a yacht can realistically be, which means that the most he truly does is write some hefty checks for environmental charities and rattle off lukewarm complaints about stuff like overconsumption and landfills piled high with barely - worn clothing. he sighs, slipping his phone into his pocket and lifting his head to look at the shoes mafe was just considering a moment ago, but now is practically threatening to buy, as ridiculous as it sounds to him. "don't you already own shoes that look exactly like both of those ? " at the very least, he's pretty sure that he's seen mafe in shoes that are white before. and shoes that are red. and possibly even shoes that are both white and red.

` selfish people live longer ’ at least that’s what her father likes to remind her of day in and day out . they were fortunate not because of luck but because of all the tough choices that he and her grandfather had to make. she would think of the type of person she would have become , if her mother was alive , if she had raised her in a happy home instead of violence and murder but then again , that was the past and she didn’t need to dwell on that . anything she wanted she got ; no ifs , and or buts . ❝ well, in reality, i think a girl needs a little extra of everything , so why not ? ❞ the real reason why she was indulging in this shopping spree was because she was on the outs with her father but that’s not something that she was willing to share. ❝ I’m thinking we should grab something to eat , all this shopping is making me tired , what do you think , my treat of course ? ❞