“It was a lucky guess.” He chuckled and bit a gummy worm in half. 

Popping a few in her mouth, she flashed him a thankful smile. “So, how’s things going with you?”

‘ well maybe we’ll have to do something about that sometime. ’ she mused. ‘ hmm – i say delete it for minimal damage and make it really offensive for maximum punishment. ’

“Oh please do. In fact, now I think I’ll be disappointed if you don’t. I mean, how could you get a girl’s hopes up like that?” She said with a laugh, nodding her head. Doing as Cindy suggested, Naomi highlighted portions of the document and clicked delete. Then she started tapping away, adding nonsense here and there that would make the other writer look like an idiot. Clicking save, she threw a fist in the air. “And.... SAVED! DONE! Come read this and tell me what you think.”

she wandered in and glanced around, having not been in this wing before. ‘ oh, is that so? do you offer your ass to every partner in crime? ’ she teased as she followed him. ‘ got it. ’ she said glancing at the door and moving in the doorway to keep an eye. 

“Just the ones I think are cute enough for it.” Naomi added, smirking to herself as she tapped away at the computer keyboard. “Which trust me, you totally are.” she added, opening the file she was looking for. “Found it! Should I delete it? Or just make it say something really really stupid?”

“It’s no problem’ He smiled softly. He chuckled “hey,” he smirked at that. “Yes a date, her name is Pixie have you two met?” he asked curiously. “We used to go to high school together.”

Shaking her head, Naomi looked up at him with a half smile. “We haven’t met but I’ve heard about her through the grapevine.” she said, laughing quietly. “That’s so cute! We your friends in high school? Is this a ‘rekindling an old flame’ kind of thing? Where are you taking her? Is it somewhere cute?”

at this point she was just coming along for the ride, knowing that being the mayors daughter she’d have no repercussions if shit went sour - plus naomi being so dramatic and extra and was very amusing.  ‘ for sure - that or your ass. ’ she teased.

Leading the other to the newsroom door, Naomi took out her keys and unlocked it to let the both of them in. “You know, you’re not the first person to tell me that. If you ever want a piece of this ass, just let me know. And it’s all yours.” She said, sending a wink over her shoulder before entering the room and making a b-line for one of the computers. “Here, quick, keep watch for me.”

“Well, we can do that, unwind, not think about it, just chill,” he nodded in agreement. He understood it was easy to feel overwhelmed sometimes. He walked with her “they’re okay yeah,” he said “have a date soon,” he smiled “excited about it.”

“Thanks Sam. I appreciate it.” she said, letting out a sigh. When he mentioned his date she grinned up at him, then nudged him playfully with her shoulder. “A date? With who? Look at you Sammy. You totally need to spill the beans, spare no detail.”

‘ shit, rue the day - this is getting serious. ’ the blonde teased. ‘ well i hate to think of you in a tizzy for too long, your big eyes might pop. ’ she teased.

“Very serious!” she said, marching herself up to the doors of the building and throwing them open. “He. Will. Pay.” Storming through them, she looked over at Cindy to bat her lashes at the other. “Well the last thing I want is for my eyes to pop. I mean, they’re basically the cutest thing about me, you know?”

He lifted his eyebrows as he listened to her and then lifted them a fraction more when she asked for stress relief. “Uh, want some gummy worms?” He offered her the little plastic baggie of gummy worms he got from the convenience store with a ripped top.

“Um yes??” She squeaked, reaching forward to dig her hand into the bag so she could scoop out a couple. “This is like the perfect fix, how’d you know I loved gummy worms?”

He smiled “okay,” he said letting her follow him. “Sounds like you really need it,” he chuckled a bit.

Letting out a grown. Naomi nodded at him. “Trust me. I really do.” she mumbled, ready to be all woe-is-me. “These people at school are driving me up the wall and I totally just want to unwind and not think about it for a little while.... what about you? How’s things with you?”

‘ then we definitely have to ruin his article, make sure he never gets to write on issues that he knows nothing about again. ’ she chirped. ‘ damn thank god i tagged along. ’

"Come on, the news room is just a few buildings down. We’re gonna make him rue ever writing an article like the one he did.” she grumbled, leading Cindy in the direction of which they needed to go. Giving her a small smirk, Naomi shrugged. “If you want to see more of this, all you need to do is ask, gorgeous. Not like I’m hiding it away or anything.”

‘ let me guess, a man got the write it? because who else is more qualified to talk about gender roles in media than a gender who gets most of the positive representation. ’ she said rolling her eyes. ‘ you know, you’re kind of hot being all feisty. ’  

“Yes! It’s absolutely ridiculous!” Naomi fumed, huffing as she pushed the door to the place open and exiting. “As if he understands what it’s like to be shoved into a box! I can’t stand idly by and let it happen.” Looking at Cindy over her shoulder, Naomi gave her a small smirk. “Well I’m about to get ten times hotter because I feel entirely fired up over this. Come on.”

she nodded and followed her quickly ‘ what’s the article on again? because we could make them say something totally offensive, then they’ll be stuck on coffee duty for a long time. ’

“It’s an article on how gender roles are displayed in the media. And how we fit the stereotypes in reality.” she said, scrunching her face up. “Coffee duty is ideal, I must agree.”

‘ alright, i’m bored - let’s do it. ’ she agreed, standing up and fixing her hair. ‘ so what are we going to do? ’

“Well, I have the spare keep to the newspaper room, right?” she said over her shoulder. “So, I was thinking maybe we can toy with their most recent article a bit before it’s sent to printing.” she said, slightly excited by the idea. “Or maybe sneaking into their room and leaving him a surprise.”

Riley cocked her head to the side, giving herself a moment to go through all the possible options. “Well, I heard there’s like a rave at that old warehouse by the beach or we could just go to that frat party. I’m pretty sure it’s toga night though which could either be a ton of fun or a pain in the ass,” she said scrunching her mouth as she thought about it.

“The rave!” Naomi said quickly, excitement dawning her features. “It sounds totally fun! I’ve never been to one before, can we go to that?”

Sam noticed her flipping out as he walked by, he stopped unsure if she was talking to him or not. He got his answer when she looked at him waiting for a response “um, yeah, we can go get a drink?”

“A drink sounds magnificent right now.” She nods, getting up from her seat and grabbing her purse. “Lead the way, please?”