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“tana, stop.” ira gently took santana’s hands into hers, holding them still, trying to calm her down - both through actions and words. “you should call me, whenever you feel the need to. i don’t mind, you know that. and i know it’s your problem to deal with, but i can help.” ira’s right hand went to caress santana’s jawline, but she stopped immediately. “so, can i help? let me help.”

santana had immediately leaned against ira's touch. oh how she had missed it. hell she had missed her. then again , it could be because of her presence after what had happened earlier. she needed something , rather someone , familiar. " still . shouldn't have to drop everything to check on your ex girlfriend." her comment almost making her want to snort. " thank you for coming , though. i just ... i couldn't be able to handle my parents or my sister saying anything and being up in arms over it. just need someone more ... neutral so to speak."

" yes, " solange hissed. she wasn't going to have a public argument with hudson , or anyone for that matter. she had a pang in her stomach. she hated that they were in this situation , or that she had put him in this situation really. " yes yes i had your fucking kid, " she confirmed for him. she rubbed her forehead with her free hand , groaning softly. " hudson , i don't feel comfortable explaining the whole story with you in the middle of a parking lot with my kid who doesn't know what the hell is going on."

he wants to disagree , wants to tell her that there's no way in hell he's going to do this. but , just seeing her , looking into her eyes. damn , he was soft. " why . . . why haven't you told them , janelle ? " it's not acusitory , more so just curious. he wasn't close with his own family , but the people he was close with knew they broke up. he supposed it didn't really matter , but he was also just stalling; trying to come up with an excuse to avoid this. but when he couldn't , a defeated sigh left his lips. " okay. okay , please don't . . . " he pauses , running a hand through his hair. " don't say stuff like that about yourself. " it's soft , gentle , matching her tone. " i'll do it. it's just one night ? i can . . . alright. fine. when ? where ? "

because my mother will look down on me , she answered in her head. " i haven't had the time." she lied. she hated that she lied , but she had a feeling that austin knew she was lying. " they've been traveling , so have i. it slipped my mind." she shrugged. knowing that her pleading look and words was able to break austin down and have him agree. she let out sigh of relief. " yes , just one night. one dinner. it's at my parents' estate tomorrow at six." she preemptively winced in preparation of the potential of austin getting even more upset. " i know it's last minute. they sprung it on me."

between working on her screenplay that would seemingly never finish, and her job, jada had moved her laptop off her lap and got up from the couch, deciding she needed a break. deciding to clean to de-stress, it had been about an hour before she had almost all of the house virtually sparkling. she'd just reached their bedroom when she spotted something out of the corner of her eye, and walked over. picking the small box up, she realized that it was a ring, and her brows furrowed. hearing the door unlock at the same time, she walked toward the door to greet her partner. "hey, uh.... i need to talk to you."

aidan had a long day a the studio. as much as she loved recording music with others , her perfectionist always got in the way which meant long nights at the studio. she was finally thrilled to go home and be curled up reading a book on the couch with jada by her side. she was beaming from ear to ear to see her. smile almost faltering at her words. " if this is about that last piece of lasagna, im sorry i ate it. i was starving and needed a late night snack." she said. " and i will eventually put together that bookcase. i promise."

" sorry , run that by me one more time ? surely i'm misunderstanding. " he blinks in confusion , trying to wrap his head around his ex's offer. he was shocked he even agreed to meet them at all , but now he had no clue how to even respond. " i have an idea. how about you just , i don't know , tell them the truth ? i cannot be around your family and pretend we're still together. no. absolutely not. "

she felt embarrassed that she crawled back to her ex to ask for a favor. she didn't tell her parents they were no longer together because she didn't want to answer any questions. " i hate that i have to ask you , or even considered it." janelle said. the woman was hopeful that austin would agree but when he didn't, she let out a sigh. " it's for one night , austin, please." janelle hated that she was begging at this point. " you know how uppity my parents are. i have no energy to hear my mom tell me i'll never be good for anyone." the last part was said in a soft voice.

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damn, she looked pretty pissed off. adonis kind of liked it. he was trouble that way. even after spending the last few weeks trying to smooth things over between himself and emery, he still somehow managed to stumble directly into the one thing guaranteed to put them at odds. it was almost a talent at this point. "well, it doesn't matter how many times you said it," he replied, completely unbothered. "you left it here. basically in my possession." his shoulders lifted in an easy shrug, that jaunty grin still stretched across his face. adonis knew full well he was only a few sentences away from digging his own grave, yet that never seemed to stop him from picking up the shovel. "woah, hold on now..." his brows shot upward at the mention of another man, the faintest flicker of jealousy threading through him before he could help it. "don't bring idris into this." he raised a hand lazily, as if he could simply wave the entire subject away. by then, he was already slipping on his shoes and reaching for his keys. "right, you don't get in your feelings..." his gaze slid toward her, sharp with amusement, like they both knew there was a little more truth hiding beneath that statement than either of them cared to admit. mostly, he was just enjoying himself. teasing her had always been one of his favorite bad habits. "come on." his voice grew firmer as he motioned toward the door. "let's go get you something sweet." a crooked smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he pulled the door open. "i don't feel like sleeping with one eye open tonight."

why she allowed adonis to get under her skin was beyond her. maybe it was because he was the only person that she allowed to. there was always a soft spot for adonis with emery , and she had a feeling that adonis knew that. it's why it was easy for him to get away with these sorts of things. " you know damn well it don't work like that." was she annoyed ? yes. but it didn't mean it would be like that all day. the relationship they both shared with one another was unique in a way. seeing the way adonis' demeanor change made her smirk. " you jealous over a man that doesn't know i exist ?" she questioned. though she did have her connections in the industry where she could get with him ... if he wasn't married. " idris would have treated me better and not eat my ice cream ... or get on my nerves." the latter making her rolls her eyes. she didn't even have to think twice about following adonis out of his place and into the car. when it came to adonis , she felt like she was the queen of the country. she liked being spoiled after all. " hope you know that i want a bag of hot cheetos , and some sweet tea to go along with the ice cream. you owe me. "