sloane mercer

"She's so good with her," Rory said as she watched her daughter and her best friends daughter interacted. Though Florence was still so little herself, Rory was in awe of how gentle she was with baby Nellie. "I love them so much," she grinned from ear to ear at the thought of their daughters being besties. "Oh absolutely, I can see them being best friends too. And Florence would be such an amazing big sister, even if not by blood these two with be just as close." @sloanemercer

"Me too." She said and grinned as she watched them before turning to Aurora. "Oh, I don't know if I'll have another one. I mean, I love being a mom and I know Florence would be great, but not sure it's gonna be in the cards for me." She wasn't seeing anyone and with her past realtionship and her father's actions weighing on her, she wasn't sure if she could get there again. The thought of Xavier came to mind, but she pushed it away quickly. "How about you? You and Brody thinking about another baby?" @auroraxblake

"It's about a fairy!" Florence informed him. She was definitely excited about the movie and Sloane was happy about that. As he looked at his cart, she had a slight panic that he'd say no, but also that he'd say yes. While she wanted him to join her after their date, she knew she had been a little distant since then and didn't want to pressure him. "I-I don't mind." Sloane confirmed and smiled softly. "I guess we need to get his favorite snacks then, huh, Flo?" She looked at her daughter and she nodded before they looked at Xavier. "What would you like for a movie snack?" @xavierxromano

"Okay, good." Blake loved having Sloane and Florence around. They had become close over the past couple of months. Little did she know that part of that could be that they were related. "I love having you and Florence around. I too would like to keep that up as well as have a sibling relationship." Blake stated. She knew that Sloane wanted to talk more about it, but on her end there wasn't much to speak of. She didn't know that man. He was never once in her life, nor had he made an effort, and she wanted to keep it that way. "Okay, go ahead." Blake steadied herself for what Sloane had to say about it all. @sloanemercer

She took a deep breath and nodded. "I would too, if that is for the best for all of us." The last thing she wanted was to start a relationship with Blake, only for it to fall apart. And that would just confuse Florence and she didn't want that either. As Blake told her to go ahead to start the conversation, Sloane was a little taken back and became more nervous. She was hoping that Blake would say something, anything, but that wasn't the case and it was all up to her. "I... I don't know where to begin. You say you want us to have a relationship and that would be amazing, but we need to discuss how exactly we're going to do it if I'm going to continue working with you. We can't ignore it like this big thing didn't get dropped onto our laps." She sighed. "What do you expect from me?" @blakewest

Sloane laughed a little and watched him a moment as he was okay with her daughter calling him Zavier. She was about to answer about the movie when Florence piped up again. "We're gonna watch Twinkle Bell!" She laughed more. "Tinkle Bell, sweetie." She corrected her before looking at Xavier. "I'm going to put it up on a projector in the backyard and we'll have a whole set up back there." She said with a smile. "You wanna join us?" Florence asked and Sloane's eyes widened, a blush forming on her cheeks. "Oh, I don't know if he wants to..." @xavierxromano

"I know it is." Blake knew it wasn't either of their faults; it was their father's. She still felt responsible in some way for it. "Listen." Blake started gently. It was the same way she spoke to her own daughter when she had something hard to tell her. "I really love working with you. We make an amazing team, but I understand if you don't want to move forward with working together." Blake really hoped she wouldn't lose this tie, but she also didn't know how Sloane felt about working together. "I don't know exactly what I want right now.' She started pausing for a second. "But, I know I want you in my life." @sloanemercer

Sloane took a deep breath as she listened to the other talk. She loved working with her too. This was the first time she had a job after everything that happened in LA and she didn't want to ruin it. She was making good money to provide for her and Florence. "I don't want to quit or anything." She assured Blake. "I like working for you. I like this job. And I have liked whatever relationship we have going on. But I do think we need to talk about this, don't you?" @blakewest

"Hi." She said before looking down at her daughter and smiled. "The one and only." She laughed, kneeling to the little girl. "Say hello to Xavier." She watched her daughter looked at the man and smiled. "Hi, Zavier." She said and Sloane laughed again before standing. "Close enough." Her heart skipped a beat as she looked at him once again. "Grocery shopping or just getting a few things to snack on like we are?" She asked curiously before her daughter chimed in. "We're having a movie night!" @xavierxromano

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"Florence Ophelia!" Sloane yelled as the little girl ran down the street while laughing. She had gotten away the second her mother got her out of the car and Sloane had been chasing her down the sidewalk for the last block. "Florence!" She called after her before watching her daughter run over to a woman and hiding behind her. "Florence..." She trailed off and looked at the woman. "I'm sorry. She has been in a mood all day." She got a hold of her daughter's hand and moved her from behind the woman. "You can't run off like that." @juliet-grayson

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Looking towards the familiar voice, Sloane smiled. "Alex, hey." She said as her and Florence approached the coffee stand. They were in the park nearby and Florence wanted a smoothie so who as Sloane to say no? "You've seen Scott, huh?" She asked with a smile and held her daughter off to one side. "Are you sure? I was gonna get her a smoothie, too." She asked, waiting to get confirmation before she ordered. She was perfectly happy getting their order. "It's alright. As long as you were happy with it, that's what mattered." @alexandraxrivers

Daxton smiled, Dax had always had a soft and warm smile which always made people feel safe and comfortable. He had that vibe about him, which sometimes made it easy for people to talk to him at the bar. "I went to school for Computer Science," he answered. Dax did not mind at all he was not using his degree. He listened and nodded his head. "Gotcha. How are you liking Kismet and hopefully the move here has been the best" @sloanemercer

"Wow. That's amazing." Sloane said before putting on a smile. "Honestly, I love it. It was a great decision to move up here." She knew that it was for the best and it was going to be great for her daughter once she got to go to school. She felt like she didn't have to worry too much here, and yet, she still worried. She was about to ask a question when the timer went off and she smiled at him. "Well, it was nice meeting you, Dax." @daxtonxhays

Blake knew the conversation had to happen; things needed to be laid out between them. Part of her didn't want to for fear of losing Sloane. She loved working with her; they made an amazing team. It would be hard to find someone with her talent. Blake turned slowly, nodding. "She's not here right now. She went to get a couple more samples, and then I think she is going to visit my best friend and her son." The conversation would be easier without her home. "I didn't know." She started putting her hands up in defense. "I'm sorry we both had to find out this way." She continued to find it hard to know exactly what to say in a situation like this. This felt like it was her own fault for bringing her mother into Sloane's life. Though they had met during the month while she had been staying with Blake. "I don't know what else to say besides I'm sorry. This is my fault." Mostly for bringing her mom to Sloane's daughter's birthday party. @sloanemercer

She was quiet as she listened to Blake and nodded. "Okay." She said before taking a breath as her boss started explaining. "That's good to know." She didn't think that Blake did, but still, she wasn't a hundred percent and it really was nice knowing that she didn't know ahead of time. "It's okay. It's not like it was your fault. My dad..." She trailed off and shook her head. "It's not your fault. It's my father's fault. He's the one who did this all." @blakewest

She took a deep breath and her cheeks got a little red. Her heart skipped and she kept looking into his eyes. "Thank you." She said softly. "This is one of the sweetest things anyone has done for me." Sure, her ex did a lot of sweet things, but sweet things coming from a lie weren't really sweet in the end. "I'm glad you won the bid." Sloane said honestly. "Really glad." @xavierxromano

"Not at all. And any guy that it does, fuck 'em, move on to the next," he shrugged. A sentiment he was sure he didn't have to state, as he didn't doubt for a second that any mother would be quick to shut things down with a guy that wasn't willing to take their kid into account. His head bobbed along as she recounted her ideal way to spend an evening, chuckling a bit before shrugging his shoulders. "Nah, if that's the honest answer, then it's the right answer. Going out isn't for everyone. I mean, my perfect night isn't totally that different. Instead of a classic movie, make it a ball game. Trade out the wine for a beer. And instead of sewing clothes, I'd play cards. I'm more of a day time guy, though. I like being outside. Beach day capped off with a good pizza and a Lions game." He liked a night out as much as the next guy, but he was at his happiest when he was doing something active. "If that's your vibe at all, tell me when, I'll plan a date."

She smiled at him and let out a small laugh. "I will tell them that." She was happy that Knox didn't care and obviously could see how important this was to her. Even if in the future they didn't go out, she would take his advice if anyone did have an issue with Florence; which she would've no matter what. She listened to him about what he was interested in and smiled. "I've never been to a Lions game before. Or any game for that matter." She wasn't even sure what sport the Lions played. "Sadly, it is not my vibe. I mean, the beach day is and so is pizza, but afterwards I'd definitely prefer a night in." She said, just as the time ran out. "It was nice meeting you, though, Knox. I hope you do find someone that fits that vibe." @knoxwallace