#holly 002

Flashback to: 2nd January 2025

It hadn't sat well with her since she had woken up on New Years Day and although she had initially still been angry with what Holly had said to her, she also knew it had come from a retaliation from Lia's own anger. She and Holly knew each other so well, they knew exactly where to prod to make something hurt in an argument, even if the ones they had were few and far between.

Parking her car outside the main house on the ranch, Lia grabbed the things she had brought with her off the front seat before making her way to the front door. Knocking with her elbow as her hands were full with the bag of treats, the coffee cups and a small bunch of apology flowers, Lia took a step back and waited. She hadn't expected to need to start the New Year off apologising to one of her best friends, but there was no way she was going to let this go on any longer.

"Alright everybody, this is your ten minute countdown. Enjoy the last ten minutes of 2024!" Taking a glass of champagne from the waitress who was passing them around for the strike of midnight, Nate nodded his thanks as he made his way towards the dance floor. He was no where near drunk enough to dance, but it would at least give him a vantage point to find his friends and ring in the new year with them, with a clear view of the screen that showed the ball drop in Times Square.

"Excuse me, sorry, yep, just trying to get over there." Contorting himself around a few people, Nate could only say it was fate that when he came to a stop, he was right in front of her, completely by accident. Even after knowing her for all this time, he couldn't quite fathom just how beautiful she was. "Holly." He smiled as he looked at her, trying to keep his gaze neutral and not make her uncomfortable. "You look beautiful. Are you here with Lia?" He had seen the brunette earlier and had quickly ducked into the bathroom to avoid have a champagne glass thrown at his head. "I was just trying to find Civan, get my New Years Kiss in, you know?"