𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧

Kiernan Shipka for rag & bone

   he’s stood against the bar at throuple, eyes looking out at the dance floor for a moment. mac spots somebody rather familiar, seeming to walk towards him or, er, probably more towards the bar, but, he’s still going to spark up conversation. “any drink suggestions? i don’t know what to drink tonight.” mac shrugs for a moment, leaning back once more. “i’m waiting for them to play some britney, if i’m honest. this place could use a britney night.”

     “there’s not really a ton of good drinks that come to mind right now, but usually what i do when i don’t know what to get is pick something at random.” ellie replied, smiling at mac. being quite the netizen, of course ellie knew of mac, but the two had never really gotten to talk one on one. “yes !! the world in general could use some more britney. i’ll text the dj.” the blonde said, whipping out her phone and sending a text to the dj. working and being close friends with the owner of the place did have its undeniable perks. “now let’s hope the dumbass sees my text before we leave.”

     ellie made a pout when rae told her that she had to work in a few hours -- ellie really missed her friend, and even though her weekend in vermont with allister had been amazing, the blonde could use some girl time. “to nothing, really, i just missed you.” she admitted with a gentle shrug. “i’d be happy to go down to throuple with you, though. i haven’t gone there in a while.”

     the young woman had been a coffee hound pretty much since she was a tween -- so it was no surprise that she had become quite the regular at the local coffee shop. ellie was headed there to get her daily coffee, and she was too distracted by a cute text she was sending to her boyfriend to notice someone coming out of the shop and damn near bumping into her. “oh!” she gasped, but smiled at the other once she realized that her clothes, as well as her phone, were pretty much intact. “no, it’s okay !! so was i, don’t worry about it.” ellie chuckled. “what about your coffee, though ? i have a coupon if it spilled and you need a new one.” 

     ellie chuckled when allister said that he hoped everything went well. “it definitely will, i’m confident.” she told him with a smile, wrapping an arm around him as the two dogs smelled each other, seemingly getting familiar with each other. stevie was as friendly a dog as ellie was a friendly human, so she really was confident in their chances. “yeah, let’s order something in. what are you thinking?” the blonde asked, looking up at him. she really hadn’t been this happy in a long time and that was kind of scary, as she was constantly scared that it would come crashing down. what they had was a good thing, for the first time she didn’t feel any rush to get somewhere in the relationship -- she was just happy spending her time with him. “there’s pizza, chinese, burgers... take your pick.” 

     ellie had, of course, attended a lot of jules’ plant funerals and this was no exception. the girl, dressed in appropriate black, stood by her sister solemnly as she delivered todd’s eulogy. “he was a good soul, yeah. brought a great vibe to your apartment, too. gone too soon.” she said, and once the pot was in the dumpster, ellie shrugged and chuckled, acting her fun, casual way again. “come on, let’s get you lunch and then let’s find you another todd.”

     ellie was walking around, running errands and killing time while she waited for it to be time to go pick up des at school. she was distracted, absentmindedly looking around the local college while sipping on some iced coffee when a tall man stopped her and asked for directions. “i have no idea.” she replied with a soft chuckle. “but i think you may want to follow that sign that says ‘tech wing’.” ellie pointed out, looking at the sign a couple steps away from them.

     “i don’t really know landon well enough to make an informed decision, but you could always hire a dj and then play a special, short set with your band.” the young blonde pointed out. she recognized quentin plenty and she was sure he did too, as ellie still worked her days working for aaron as destiny’s nanny. “i mean, i don’t think the party going perfect depends on the planning as much as it depends on landon being able to just relax and have a good time.” she said with a shrug, smiling at the other before taking a sip of her coke.