Filthy Rich

“You can. I’m sure that’s a lot of the reason you come here.” Fae responded simply, disregarding the compliment. She wasn’t entirely sure why he was devoting all this energy to her. She thought she’d made it fairly clear she didn’t want him hitting on her and yet here he was. She contemplated acting crazy–that’s what got the usual guys to leave her alone, but then decided she didn’t really want to put on the effort. Fae decided he could talk to her all he wanted, but he wasn’t going to get anywhere with her. Not as long as he kept that smirk on his face that was irritating her so badly. “Oh yeah? Who is that?”

Ava rolled her eyes, “Oh, hush now, you do know that just wearing a tailored suit is like lingerie for women right?” She asked, eyeing him with a devilish little smirk. At least to her it totally was. Almost an aphrodisiac if she was totally honest. She moved across the room to the small bar she had installed in her office and pulled out a corkscrew, quickly popped the bottle open and poured them both a drink. She returned and offered him the glass before sliding onto the small sofa and smiling at him. “What have you been up to?”

A disapproving frown appeared on her features when Max moved towards her. She turned to look at him and edged her face closer to his, mirroring Max’s smirk. “Such a charmer,” she murmured. Without hesitation, she lifted her forefinger and bopped it against his nose rather forcefully. Her actions made her flash a smile. “Oh my, is that your real nose?” She joked.

“My nose is handsome, thank you very much.” Max growled as he lay there beside her, deciding to roll over so that he was hovering over her, his arms either side of her head. “Are you going to start being nicer, or am I going to have to sweeten you up?” He purred softly, dipping his head down to pepper a soft line of kisses on her neck.

She cocked her head to the side, inquisitive. “Oh? What makes tonight different?” Fae narrowed her eyes at the man ordering her a drink, but didn’t argue. Maybe it was the least he could do for taking up her time. “The same, thank you,” she told the bartender, holding up her glass. “And…thank you,” Fae said to the man, almost paining her to say it. “No, you seem to have your attention on me,” she agreed, not letting her gaze falter. “But you could be waiting for someone, and I’m simply here in the meantime. It makes sense to me.”

Ava smiled and booped the tip of his nose as he stumbled over his words. “Oh you know me, always working, I had a client 30 minutes ago. Likes leather and thigh highs.” She shrugged. “Though, I would never turn down seeing you all dressed up.” She added with a wink. Her eyes drifted to the bottle of wine and she gasped, “Max! This –” she scooped it up, cradling it. “Fantastic choice.” she said, not hiding her excitement over the bottle. “Shall we pop it and catch up?” She asked, setting it back down and moving around her desk to pick up two wine glasses, one in each hand.

Scout immediately began swatting at him as he showed affection, though a small laugh left her lips at the gesture. “You are the worst. I should absolutely leave you to your own devices but I swear that last case nearly bought my home for me,” she teased him as if the money was all she was in for. For some reason Max was someone that she cared about, maybe because he was very much a member of her band of idiots, even if he was unaware of it. His actual thought into this surprised her. “Okay, you’re surprising me. So I’m the legal side of things? Have you thought about locations?”

With a nod, Kassandra held up a finger in a ‘be right back’ signal before dipping out of sight. After a few minutes she came back with a still warm and utterly divine looking grilled cheese. “Three different types of cheese, grilled onion and…” Kassandra pulled out another carton, showing him an equally hot container of tomato soup. “Something to dip it in!” Placing them both down in front of Max, she smirked and went back to resting her chin in her hand, elbow placed against the countertop. “I’ll get another one some other time. Bone apple-tea.” Dear Gods, hopefully he would get the reference and she wouldn’t come off like a complete fucking lunatic.

“Have I told you, you’re incredible lately?” Aida mused. Her eyes brightening as she downed back the current shot in hand before sliding into the seat beside her brother. “Cause you are. A+ brother for sure,” She promised him, knowing that the question of where she had been these past few weeks would come up eventually, but for now, she was just grateful to sit beside the familiar face and drink until the thought of the trip back home she had just taken became a bit more bearable.

“Not nearly enough.” Max replied with his trademark wry smirk on his lips. He copied her movements, downing what was left in glass, which hadn’t really been a lot, and called over the bartender. He could tell that copious amounts of alcohol were needed at this current moments, and he was here to facilitate that. “What shall we order next, mhm? Are you thinking spirits, something a bit more girly and fruity, or straight up shots?”

This guy really thought he was going to get whatever he wanted just by smirking at her, did he? She had half a mind to tell him to go find his own seat, but then he slid in next to her. Well, then. She took a drink, watching him out of the corner of her eyes while he made his case about bars versus tables. “Well, yeah, if you’re in a hurry to get out of here. Gotta drink and run?” She was being obtuse on purpose, but what was the point of making friends with him? He was just going to head off after this and forget they ever talked. Fae could see what he meant about being set in his ways; that’s how she was too, but then she stopped herself. Why was she relating to this cocky bastard? She’d have to shake herself from that. “Wait, you’re not meaning me are you?” Fae met his stare. He hadn’t seemed to stop watching her the whole time they’ve had this conversation, and she didn’t know how she was supposed to feel about that.

A disgruntled groan rumbled from her lips at his comment. “Oh, I’m fine,” she rasped. “Just fancied a lie-down. On the floor.” She spoke dryly, sarcasm dripping from her tongue. “Don’t rush to my aid. That’s fine. The company down here is better anyway.” Lisa eventually found the strength to haul herself off the floor, before making her way back over to the bed. She sat down and forcefully yanked the sheets over to her side. “Merci, asshole.”

“Oh for god sake woman.” Max rolled her eyes as Lisa was dramatic on the floor, and rolled over once again in the bed so that there was space for her to get back in. A soft groan left his lips as she stole the duvet from on top of him, and instead Max shifted closer to her, that smirk once again gracing his lips. “Come on, bring that smile back onto your lips.” He purred, gently running his hand down her arm. “Don’t make me do it.”

The desire to eye roll was strong but this time she managed to just barely avoid doing the action. “I get ya, bud. But you might wanna slow your roll before I have to make tonight not so fun for you. I’m not above making sure dear ol’ Max gets his bed rest at an earlier hour than normal.” Eyeing him warily, Kass shook her head, taking another long sip of her water. “Can’t drink on the job. It kind of would put me at a disadvantage with the whole bouncer thing. Besides, if you behave, I can give you half of this really delicious deluxe grilled cheese I bought earlier. Melt in your mouth, good. And no, don’t be a perv about that.”

RIVER laughed softly as he listened to max’s words . “ and am i the first person to participate in this survey ? ” he asked with a chuckle , taking a sip from the glass in his hands . “ hell yeah i’d come along . ”

“Good, that’s what I like to hear. I want enthusiasm for something like the casino.” Max replied with a grin, picking up the drink in front of him, and swirling it around. “You’re the first man, actually. Don’t find myself sitting with many.”

Nightshade wasn’t usually Fae’s scene; she much preferred the more chill vibes of Elysium, or even heading to Wish You Were Beer, or just Beer as she mostly called it. Tonight, she felt like changing things up after a stale day at work, so she headed to Nightshade for a drink, maybe hoping to find someone familiar around. No such luck. With a sip of her drink, she was watching the dance floor absentmindedly when she heard a voice next to her. Fae smirked. “What, did you buy this seat for yourself?” She could already tell his type off the bat: entitled. This guy probably used his looks to get whatever he wanted. “You could snag one of the other barstools? Or better yet, it looks like there’s a table all the way over there.”

AS the other began to speak, river listened intently to the male’s words. “ i mean , i think you’re right ? there are quite a few adults that find the casino scene enjoyable , so i don’t see why they wouldn’t be interested in such a thing . i say go for it . ” she suggested with a shrug .

“That’s good, that’s good.” Max answered, nodding his head as he spoke. “I’m trying to get a lay of the land, see who would be interested in such an establishment with an informal sort of survey, in a bar, on a Friday night.” He chuckled, looking down at the glass in front of him. “So, you’d come along?”