#adrien.

if he didn't want to have these awkward run in with people anymore, then he was either going to have to move or change careers. tyler and his own boss at the firm seemed to love exploiting the relationships and connections he already had with others. "next time, negotiate part of the earnings as their salary. it can help offset the costs right away." not that adrien should be giving her advice, but he couldn't help it. "if you must, then please, go at it. that way i can cut one straight part out and then we can get to business." his lips pressed together as his left hand shot up to scratch the back of his neck. something about jordana being on the other side of the table was doing things to him. making him fidget and move around where he normally would have been overly confident. "just like that?" he expected more of a delay, but he wasn't going to question it too much. he handed her his pen and his eyes darted down to her hand, waiting for her to sign. "i don't have a stick up my, you know. like i said, i'm just here to get this signed and then i'll be on my way."

" just leave me the fuck alone. " dismisses, shrugs away harshly. he needs a second to breathe after the very vocal clash with his father. " whatever you're trying to do right now, i don't want it. "

when it was a person's first time, that always made things a little hard. adrien had popped plenty a cherry before, but in court things seemed to weigh heavier than when it came to sex. "you better be good, or we're going to end up being here all night." he jotted something down in his journal and then closed the book down. then, he slid it over to the side of the table so that he could focus is attention on hari. "no one's that good to get something pass me. i hate to break it to you, but he's probably as clueless as he's leading on." which meant this was going to be an easy win for him. he placed the pen in between the two of them and then crossed his hands over the table. "legally, i'm not supposed to let you sign something if you don't agree to it." although technically, tyler wanted him to take care of this whichever way was the easiest. "is it the jargon about your podcast that you didn't understand? or the surveillance piece for the next six months?" s

" okay, spit it out. what's going on with you ? " studies her carefully, eyes narrowed. " you've been acting weird for weeks. " ft. @nepotizm

" if you're here to give me a lecture just save it, okay ? i won. that's all that matters. " though it had almost come at a cost. car in ruins by the end of the race, yet somehow he'd pulled it off almost unscathed. \ @heavengones .

confusion furrows his brows. " wait — what the hell is this ? are you . . . worried about me ? " laughs like it's a joke, an act that reads a lot like arrogance. but in reality, he simply doesn't know what to do with it. because no one has ever cared before. \ @kssingyou .

" why are you trying to rain all over my parade right now ? i won. you should be happy. we should be celebrating. " @fawnout