insolent.

IGNORANCE WAS BLISS. TRIPP wanted everyone around him to be kept in the dark. He worked hard to conceal the truth as much as possible. He was good at living a double life. Disguising himself all so perfectly. He didn’t expect that he’d end up in this dilemma. The mafia was  overly covert, and his family had a firm policy to kill anyone who discovered them. Despite the rules, he also had his own personal code. Mercy. Mercy towards innocent civilians he knew. He heard her pleas, but his face remained devoid of emotion. “Your life will not be the same anymore,” he told her pointedly. He uncocked the gun, attempting to mitigate her fear.

Sloane smiles into the kiss. She can’t help but laugh at Onyx’s joke. She’s relieved he’s able to joke about it. It lets her know that he’s confident in the knowledge that she wants to marry him. Confidence that she hopes will help them pull through, despite how differently they see her profession. “Well, hey. At least that way you won’t have to deal with the funeral,” she jokes in return. “That sounds like a great idea,” she croons in delight. Her face briefly contorts into a painful expression as she pushes herself off the couch. 

there was a small part of her that had hope that they would possibly get back together sometime in the future but, there were times that she wondered if it would even work out this time around. ramsey never had thought that they’d be here today getting ready to eat dinner together as a family almost. most of the times the female usually just dropped the children off with kisses and an occasional hello to slade when she wasn’t in a rush to get back home to clean up a bit or stock up on groceries before the children returned. brows raised slightly as she nodded her head, listening as he spoke. having another kid with someone else hadn’t really ever crossed her mind — it wasn’t something she wanted. a small smile managed to find its way onto her lips though, “lighthouses huh? i think that would be kind of cute although, i’m not really sure i’d like to have another kid with someone else.” ramsey shrugged her shoulders as she figured that it would be nice to have three lighthouses .. just in case she changed her mind. “you think so? well whenever we both have time i’d love to get it done,” any excuse to spend more time with him alone.

bella felt her cheeks blush as he talks to her and she shook her head, her signature brown curly pony-tail swinging behind her. “oh, please. you’re too sweet.” she tilts her head to the side. “you really think i could sell it?” bella was always insecure about her work and hearing judas ask her if she ever thought about selling it, helped her confidence. “that would make paying rent a little easier.” she joked. she smiles when he said they could get lunch. “oh!” she didn’t think that far ahead, she was just happy she had the courage to even ask. “do you like sushi? or pizza? or mexican food? i know good places for all of them so your choice. i’m not a picky eater whatsoever.”

she had no idea what to expect when she applied to be the femme’s personal assistant, wondering if she would be relegated to coffee duty like every assistant on a television show. thankful that it was not at all like that, the redhead continued to shift through some of the designs for an upcoming show when she heard her name called out. “i will only help you if you take at least two sips of water.” with that, red handed off a water bottle to buffy before taking a look at the chosen outfits. 

he laughed and shook his head. “i always loook so cool? seriously tor. surfing is about lot more than just looking cool. standing up on a board and surfing some waves takes a lot of talent. i’d be happy to teach you if you wanted, but you must not become side-tracked by staring at me for too long.” he gave her a wink. he kissed her on the head as she leaned in close to him; it was a habit he would maintain regardless of what occurred between them. “oh no, it’s not at all gross; in fact, i imagine it’ll be something you love doing, so you’d better hope i don’t like it.”

“Steak?” April snorted a laugh teasingly. “Obviously you’ve spent a lot of time eating in five stars restaurants, Slade. Believe me, a greasy burger’s what we need. Fries, too.” Not that she didn’t eat in those same retaurants as well, as his assisstant the brunette generally went everywhere with Slade and the band to the point it had to be stated she worked for him and was not with him, lots of jokes were made about them but it was always clear to April that they just had a good employer and employee relationship. “So, how much of an excuse was I to get out of the event?” She half joked as the ride started. “I believe I have to be more tough with you and force you to stay so I get to keep my job.” 

“He gets these moments every now and then when he thinks he has to play matchmaker.” Kyle laughed. “It’s kinda seasonal I think,” He joked. When Buffy agreed to stay for a drink though, he cheerfully tapped his fingers on the counter. “Cool, glad this didn’t have a quick, embarrasing ending.” Asking the bartender for another beer he downed the last of his pint. “Yeah? I promise I’ll be careful. I’ll even wipe my hands.” And with that he picked a paper napkin to clear out the rests of the peanuts he had been eating before opening the folder; as he swiped pages he nodded slowly, eyes widened a little at some models’ looks and sketches. “These look really good. So, you’re a stylist, right? Does it only cover outfits or do you do more than that?” Kyle asked to get to know more about her. 

part  of  her  knows  that  he’s  right  .  contrast  between  her  &  anyone  else  on  the  streets  will  be  clear  indicator  of  her  current  situation  .  still  ,  she  believes  that  lack  of  smudged  mascara  will  aid  in  receiving  a  few  less  judgmental  stares  .  ❝  thanks  .  ❞  it’s  short  &  sweet  ,  body  pushing  self  out  of  bed  &  towards  bathroom  .  she’s  been  in  this  position  before  &  though  she  expects  coldness  ,  he  borders  on  rude  .  not  that  she’s  in  a  position  to  file  complaints  .  instead  she’s  in  the  position  to  rinse  face  ,  using  hotel  towel  as  aid  in  her  makeup  removal  .  if  he  receives  any  complaint  for  the  black  stained  areas  then  she  can  just  consider  it  even  .  

“well, you look very handsome, so why not take a pic?”

“don’t  fucking  start  with  me.”  she  mocked.  how  the  pair  were  friends  she  didn’t  know.  it  was  most  likely  the  whole  ying  and  yang  thing.  dax  was  the  yin  to  her  yang.  they  balanced  one  another  out.  the  femme  snapped  a  pic  of  him  and  took  a  look  at  the  view  finder.  she  instructed  him  to  position  his  body  a  better  way.  “always  so  bitter  daxy  boy.  but  that’s  why  im  here.  im  always  around  to  bother  you.”  the  journalist  took  a  couple  more  shots  of  dax  until  she  was  satisfied  with  a  couple.  “see,  that  wasn’t  so  hard  now  was  it?”  

freya  looked  over  to  see  what  buffy  was  showing  her  and  if  she  wasn’t  more  than  impressed  before,  she  was  now.  she  always  idolized  and  admired  fashion  designers.  they  were  always  so  creative  and  always  wondered  where  they  got  their  ideas  from.  seeing  the  second  one,  she  knew  that  was  the  one  she  wanted.  “alright  i  need  to  see  that  second  one  again.”  she  said,  looking  up  at  her.  “the  gray  suit  with  the  orange  wording?  i  am  seriously  such  a  sucker  for  suits.  any  event  i  try  to  go  to,  i  will  try  my  best  to  rock  a  suit.  you’d  be  surprised  if  i  told  you  that  it’s  so  hard  to  find  a  designer  to  make  a  suit.”  she  shook  her  head.  “that’s  the  kind  of  look  i  want.  a  bad  ass  bitch  rocking  a  suit.”  

He couldn’t ask for a better reaction than that one. Ezra could have done so many other things, but he chose to stay and give the real Jinwoo a second chance. They would have to see if that real Jinwoo still sparked some interest in the younger man. A soft smile plastered on his plush, pink lips at the feeling of their noses touching so sweetly. Jinwoo lifted both hands to cup the man’s cheeks fondly. Only at the permission, Jinwoo finally moved his head to the side. His eyes closed almost automatically before their lips touched. Carefully, but at the same time with much more confidence than before, Jinwoo moved his lips against the younger man’s. At the same time, he moved so much closer that not even a piece of paper could fit between them. The thunder, the breakup all those things didn’t matter right now when all he wanted was to keep Ezra as close as possible. ❝ Stay, even when the power turns on again, ❞ he mumbled against those sweet lips without really pulling away from them.

         “ Like mine? ” He was taken back by the comment, not really expecting to hear that of all things. Ripley knew Ezra wanted to have kids but his life wasn’t perfect. Especially getting to the point where it seemed like it. “ My life hasn’t and isn’t the greatest. Raising a kid who’s mother left after six months because she wasn’t ready for a kid. We moved around a lot before I settled here. ” It had been a good chunk of years since they had gotten up and left, though. Which is a good thing. “ But, look – we’ll take a drive out with you, help you move and settle in. Stay a couple of days too so you’re not alone too.  ”

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“never kissed a girl before?” that makes clara’s heart flutter. she tries to play it cool, though, and goes the inquisitive route. clara, ever inquisitive. “but… why?” she licks her lips. “it was…” she admits, “it was unlike everything i’ve ever felt before.”

hunter listened to her carefully, keeping his mouth shut until she was finished. he appreciated that no matter how much fun they had together (or how flirty things got) he could still talk to her and feel like she cared. “that’s the first time I’ve ever had someone suggest that line of work. and just for you, I’ll give it some thought.” he couldn’t see himself changing careers so drastically, but then again, he couldn’t envision much for his future at all right now, hence the problem. “you make it sound like a fullproof chick magnet. are you saying it would work for you?” he quirked a brow at her, almost challenging her. any answer she gave to that would give him the ammunition he was craving. 

“Ahh.” Kyle nodded in understanding, mentally cursing his older brother for not giving the whole information to the woman. “You mean, Vance is an asshole.” Kyle laughed. “You can say it, it’s a safe place here.” He motioned in circles were they stood. “But yeah, my brother likes to make eveybody’s business his and I didn’t know you didn’t know what kind of date this was. Still, it’s nice to hang out and don’t feel this must be a date if it’s not the mood. We see as it goes while we have a drink and talk shit about Vance.” He jokingly suggested with a nonchalant shru. “And I’d like to check what you got there if you’re cool.” He chin tipped to the binder, he was naturally curious, probabably bording with nosy but most times the nurse made it work to make it look like a friendly trait.