#deamuses

A small smirk curved a corner of his lips after her request, then looked down at the stick he was holding between his fingers as if pondering the whether to comply or not; returning his glance to Chey, he lifted the cigarette to his lips and had another long drag. “I don’t think so.” Carrick fainlly said with a slight shook of his head. “They’re damn expensive to let people have even a drag from mine.” But a couple of seconds later, he shifted the cigarette so the end of it was pointing towards the woman, then moved his hand close to her mouth. “You’re gonna owe me, though.” He teased after she had her drag and shifted the cigarette again to have one himself and holding it between his lips as he got down the stool and drew his wallet to pay for his drinks, he could have paid for hers as well but he just wasn’t used to do that kind of things for women that it slide from him. Chris gave him a knowing look as he picked the bucks Carrick left on the bar and he might have overheard his conversation with Chey and how he told her he didn’t come here often because the bartender didn’t greet him as he always did.

    As he first dismissed her stipulation, she blinked and narrowed her eyes at him as if she was ready to scold him. Thankfully, he caved and turned the cigarette towards her. “You’re so damn difficult,” she mumbled with a smile before taking the cigarette between her lips. She took a drag before letting the smoke slip between her lips, once more creating a wall of smoke between them. She watched as he paid for his drinks, not very surprised he didn’t offer to buy hers. Most men didn’t with her. Luckily, her beer was on the house - always a treat after playing for them. “See you next time, Chris,” she told him, and patted the counter before walking towards the exit.Opening the door, she leaned her back against it to allow enough space for Carrick to walk out. “You comin’ or what?” 

El didn’t know this was how her day would start. Then again, she hadn’t started this day even aware of Felix’s presence, but oh how quickly that had already changed. Maybe it was a little quick of her to be following a man she had just met back to his home, this wasn’t college anymore; but admittedly, it really was the least of her thoughts. El followed Felix through the door, glancing around. She resisted the urge to stroll through his home herself, see exactly if her assumptions were correct. “So do I get a grand tour?” She grinned, focusing her attention back on him, “or do I have to beg for it?”

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The whole thing had been a bit sudden.  One minute, Martin had been looking his old boss in the eye from across a court room and testifying to the hundreds of misdeeds that he’d been ordered to commit at the request of the old man. He didn’t feel good about it, but he knew that it was the only way he was going to get out of his reach and into a life that looked like it was even slightly normal.

Neve’s hand was trembling slightly as she held the small piece of paper, her own handwriting scrawled on it in the form of a name and address. Of all the things to come out of her father’s untimely death, finding out she had a brother was the last thing she would have expected. Yet there she was, standing in front of a door knowing that her only remaining blood relative was on the other side. 

What would she say? How would she even begin to explain why she, a random stranger, was showing up at his door? Did he even know that he may have unknown family? The situation was one she had never thought she would find herself in, but given how much her life had been changing unexpectedly lately, it was hardly a stretch. Pocketing the paper, Neve took a deep breath in and mentally prepared herself for what might happen. 

Lecia hadn’t been here very long. She’d moved here two weeks ago, but it still felt like she was a fish fresh out of the water. The woman wanted a nice night to herself though. So, she spent an evening getting ready, with candles lit and music playing. Lecia threw on one of her favourite dresses - A simple red slip dress. She spent a total of two and a half hours getting ready with a skin routine at the beginning. Then she found a nice cocktail bar not too far from her apartment and headed out. The intention of picking a place near home was that she wanted to make it her regular, a place she could go and relax and become familiar with the staff.