"Really? Only a year? Dude, you have a head for business and stuff like that. So let me ask you a question. What kind of business do you on a busy day?" Kaden asked curiously as he wanted to help and even donate to her but he wanted to know how honest this gentleman would be to him.

    she  grinned,  taking  the  can  of  cola  and  popping  it  open  with  a  satisfying  hiss.  ❝ that's  mighty  sweet  of  you, ❞  taking  a  sip  and  letting  the  cool  liquid  dance  on  her  tongue, she leaned against  the  counter,  tilting her  head  to  the  side as she  studied the other.  ❝ beau... name's beau. ❞ she said with a wiggle of her brows, digging into her handbag to pull out some cash for her meal. ❝ don't go all son of sam on me. ❞

There was small giggle that flowed through Vi. Leaning forward, the younger blonde passed a plate with a bagel and cream cheese to the other. "Maybe. But it's alright, you clearly were beat. Hungry?"

Picking up her plate, Violet moved closer to her friend. Choosing to park herself on the arm off the couch as she held out the other piece of avo toast topped with an egg to Roxana. "Maybe", the blonde said wiggling the plate of food slightly to entice the other. "Well you make for a cute cat, but really you might as well move in if you're gonna sleep here this much. Everything ok?" There was a small silence that fell as she checked in on the brunette. "You know you can tell me anything right?"

Hana strolled into the brightly lit café after a difficult dance practice. her dark eyes glanced over the menu that was above the register, unsure of what sounded good at the moment. without her eyes moving she could sense that someone was behind her now. "You can go ahead of me." She paused briefly before finally looking over at the person that walked in after her, smiling as she saw who she was talking to. "I have no idea what to get. have you been here before?"

Ash had payed little attention to the woman in front of him until she'd spoke. A small grin on his lips and she shook his head. "Oh, you're absolutely fine", he told the woman. "I actually haven't been here either, so, unfortunately I'm going to be of little help to you right now. I actually just moved here. But hey, if you're ever in New York, I can tell you exactly where to go."

Maybe this wasn't the best idea, agreeing so see her. Especially seeing as they just seemed to be going around in circles. There was something there. But there was no way to tell if she actually felt the same way, and despite her being single, it still didn't feel like the right time to make his feelings known. After all, she still had his shit around. And as much as he wanted to help her pack it all up and throw it out, there was a catharsis to packing up your ex's shit and burning it. When she asked about work, about how he was liking the move, Ash did the polite thing and nodded along. "Oh yeah, it's been ok. I mean, I did get a few months before I started actually working. But it's alright. Not my favorite, not the worst city I've been in." Ash shoved his hands in his pockets as he turned back on his heels to face her. He had to keep them in his pockets or risk reaching out and touching her like he'd been waiting to for years. Pursing his lips, Ash gave her a little shrug, the lull in the conversation just fueling the little anxiety monster that lived inside of his chest. "So..."

"look, i'm really sorry i've been fucking awkward with you these past couple of days. i've just been misreading things i think and i know i don't have to explain anything to you, which i appreciate but i still wanted to apologise." because she was fucking embarrassed. her brows furrow whilst dark orbs shifted between ash and the ground in front of her for a moment. "you know when your sister told me that you'd moved here i kinda thought about how we've never really had the chance to hang out, like just us. cause like as much as it sucks to admit, we kinda couldn't even though i wanted to. and it's actually why i texted you to begin with. i wanted to see if you wanted to hang out but i honestly didn't know if you really even thought of me as your friend or just like your sister's friend or something." she's rambling just a little. "so maybe we could just start again, you know? just forget all that other bullshit and actually get to know each other. cause i'd really like to know more about you then what you sometimes post on your social media."

Somehow her words were worse then the silence, just driving home that she didn't really want him. She just wanted a distraction, but all he wanted was her. Her presence, her touch, her laugh, her bubbly self he knew she could be. God, he fucking hated her ex. He hated how he even now seemed to loom over her life. And he wished that he could help. Help push every thought of him out of her mind. But she still had his shit laying around, clearly there was no room in her life for him. Not like how he wanted to be in it. "It's fine", he said, trying his best to not let the melancholy seep into his tone. "Like I said, it's really not a big deal." He couldn't look her in the eye more then a second, for every moment his steel blue eyes met her dark mahogany ones he felt that knife twisting in his guts.

well this was a fucking complex situation. crossing her arms over her chest, amity continued to RBF her way through this interaction. the scowl that rested over her features hiding the residual heartbreak that lay beneath the surface. they were so different, at least physically and even how they sounded. part of amity's heart beat faster seeing them like this, because it wasn't like she'd been keeping up with ley's socials. but the other part of her just wanted to be as far away from them as possible, unable to really face this part of her past yet. "last i checked, yeah." she nodded, her sarcastic tone emphasising her frustrations. "looks like you're so well researched i guess we can just go home right?"

he hadn't been there long, really. just enough time for immy to have brought him something to drink as she sat down beside ash on her decently sized balcony whilst the los angeles dusk fell around them. her dark eyes gazing over the orange and pink horizon before settling back on him again. feeling a strange sense of urgency to perform and be a good host in some way she tried to overcompensate. "sorry it's kind of a mess in there..." she was attempting some damage control. after all this was the first time he'd ever really gotten to see her (now too big) apartment and she hadn't really been able to clean up since mikey moved, and there was still so much of his stuff around which sucked. but she wanted to do anything she could not to think about that, instead she tried to fill the silence with conversation about him. "so, how are you finding LA? did you get time to settle in before starting at pinnacle or were you just like straight into it?"

Maybe this wasn't the best idea, agreeing so see her. Especially seeing as they just seemed to be going around in circles. There was something there. But there was no way to tell if she actually felt the same way, and despite her being single, it still didn't feel like the right time to make his feelings known. After all, she still had his shit around. And as much as he wanted to help her pack it all up and throw it out, there was a catharsis to packing up your ex's shit and burning it. When she asked about work, about how he was liking the move, Ash did the polite thing and nodded along. "Oh yeah, it's been ok. I mean, I did get a few months before I started actually working. But it's alright. Not my favorite, not the worst city I've been in." Ash shoved his hands in his pockets as he turned back on his heels to face her. He had to keep them in his pockets or risk reaching out and touching her like he'd been waiting to for years. Pursing his lips, Ash gave her a little shrug, the lull in the conversation just fueling the little anxiety monster that lived inside of his chest. "So..."

"hm," the woman murmured, her lips pursing ever so slightly as the other continued on. she remained fully attentive on the conversation. just allowing the person to conclude their sentence before she held onto the silence a little longer. pausing for effect, "that's an interesting take."

"Interesting take", ash grumbled. He knew that she was just trying to not feed into his negative energy. Trying to deescalate the situation and his anxiety. "It's what happened mom. Dallon straight up quit and joined another band. Now it's just me, and Grandma Abbie is being absolutely insufferable. I don't know how you were in this business so long..."

"ohhhh, yes that sounds familiar now." anything before july she leaves up to her manager to remember for her, october is so far away. but she's done this interview before, and is happy to do it again. "forgive me, clearly i'm not all there today." solana has successfully turned it back around on her, hopefully putting them more at ease even if tardiness is one of her pet peeves. "unfortunately i can't offer an extension of time as i have a fitting after this, so we'd better fit in what we can."

Jayden had been sitting in his office at Reckless records answering some emails from sponsors and getting some stuff sorted out for the next Saving Annie tour coming up this summer into the fall as saw the male poke his head in and said "No no. I'm actually behind. I had come into the office late. Please come in." The male said as he put his hand out and said "Jayden Hanson, lead singer of Saving Annie and CEO of Reckless Records. So, I believe I spoke to your editor about you were the best in the office. So, lets get this interview started. "

There was a small grimace on Ley's face as the man talked up their skills. Certainly the editor was just being kind, trying to talk up their newest employee. And here he'd shown up late. "Right, right", they said, moving across the room in the longest strides they could without looking awkward. Ley reached out to take the man's hand, offering him a firm shake before taking a seat across from him. Digging through their bag, Ley produced their camera along with a tape recorder and note pad, all the while apologizing once more. "Again, I'm very sorry I was late. I'm pretty new to the city, and just got lost finding this place."