#lark grayson

[Tessa & Ryan]

Since Max was still on his way with his girlfriend Joey, Will was doing a morning shift at work and Zach had taken the car to go pick up Marley and her older sister who had agreed to interpret for the night, Tessa was left with the difficult task of getting the rest of the Chance clane to Cody and Devin’s house. It was a difficult task yes, but Tessa was up to it. She was used to cauraling her younger siblings around for one thing or another, and she managed to get everyone up, feed and out of the house before noon. She let Zach take the car that the older four shared between them, since she couldn’t fit everyone that was with her in it anyway. That meant taking public transportation. Tessa made everyone pair up, using the buddy system to make sure that no one got lost, and if someone did, they wouldn’t be alone. Kyle and Cooper were paired, Ryan had Sam and she took Haley.

While they rode the subway toward the Ferraris’ house, Cooper and Haley told Ryan all about the house they were heading toward. They had been there before on Halloween and hadn’t stopping talking about it since. Sam sat, twisted around so that he could look out the window, and Kyle read the book that he brought with him. Tessa made sure to pay attention to every stop. She knew the route well at this point, because lately when Cody made any effort to reach out to her, it was for a booty call and those never happened at the Chance apartment. There was always way too much going on there.

Ryan was more than a little excited to see Joey in person after all these years. She missed her friend dearly and couldn’t believe it when she heard that Max and Joey had fallen for each other. Now they were having a baby, Sure, Tessa had her trepidations about the whole having a baby thing, but Ryan was only happy for her big brother and best friend. The fact that Joey didn’t terminate the pregnancy, proved to Ryan that Joey was clean, and that she was truly in love with Max.

After a screaming match with Tessa the night before, Ryan had agreed not to bring any drugs to Cody and Devin’s house. Of course she lied, and in her bag was a small baggie of cannabis laced jelly beans. Tessa didn’t have to know that. Ryan didn’t bring any hard drugs, so she felt like she was holding up her end of the deal. She wasn’t going to go to a big family event/party sober. That would be just too much. Ryan was a functioning pothead anyways. No one would have to know, though Joey might catch on.

She sat and listened to her two youngest siblings as they went on about the house there were heading toward. Ryan wasn’t sure how much of what they were saying was true and how much was an over exaggeration. When Haley and Cooper got going, their little minds would come up with some fantastic fantasies. Haley was going on about the movie theater basement, when Tessa got up from her seat, reaching for Haley’s hand. “This is our stop, come on. Kyle, Sam, let’s go.” Everyone followed Tessa onto the street, and roughly ten minutes later, Haley was standing on her tiptoes to ring the doorbell

[Zach, Marley & Maxine]

Things had gotten a lot smoother with Zach and Marley’s older sister Maxine since they had first met. After a very humbling experience in the illegal fighting ring, Zach agreed to both, keep Max’s secret from Marley and to start working for the older woman. He was finding a that he had a lot of respect for the older woman, and that there was actually a lot he could learn from her. Hopefully she was getting a better impression of him now too. Zach was glad that Max was there when he invited Marley to his brother’s girlfriend’s thanksgiving party. For a second, it seemed like Marley wasn’t going to go. Max understood that it might be hard for her to be in a place with a crowd of people who didn’t sign and were not used to making sure they were facing her when they spoke. Luckily, Max had agreed to come along to translate for Marley.

When Zach got to Marley’s apartment, He sent a group text to both Hudson sisters. [Text: Hey, I’m outside.] Then he waited, double parked right outside.

[Will & Kendra]

“You should just come to our thanksgiving thing. I’m sure Devin won’t mind,” Will pressed, trying for the fifth time that day to convince Kendra to go with him. Kendra had mentioned earlier that day that she didn’t have any plans and Will wasn’t having it. He pestered his friend relentlessly until she finally agreed to go. Then he sent Devin a quick text asking if Kendra could join. [Text: Hey, can I bring Kendra tonight? She didn’t have any other plans.]

[Max & Joey]

Max stood next to the car, pumping gas as Joey used the restroom at the station. Their road trip had gone surprisingly well and they were only a hour or so outside of the city now. Max was getting more and more excited, but there was also a part of him that was nervous. When they entered the city, they would be putting Joey in a bit of danger. If any oc Scott Mason’s men spotted and recognized Joey while they were there, there would be trouble. Luckily, Joey looked like a whole different person now that she was sober and pregnant. Hopefully that would be enough to confuse any criminal who spotted her.

Max smiled when he spotted Joey coming back to the car. “On a scale of one to ten, who gross was that one?” He asked. This was a game they had been playing the whole drive. On a scale of 1 to 10. They were putting almost everyone on scales. Maxi’s excitement at this point was at a 9.5.

[Sam & Briar]

Briar and her older sister Samantha were on their way to a thanksgiving party at one of Samantha’s army buddies house when Briar’s phone buzzed with a text from her friend Lark. Briar frowned at the message then looked at her sister. “What’s wrong?” Sam asked. She had only glanced her sister’s way, but she knew the look on Briar’s face all too well. “It’s Lark. She needs me,” Briar said. Samantha rolled her eyes. “Booty call?” Sam asked. Briar shrugged. It had actually been a long while since her and Lark had slept together. Not since Lark’s new work partner Cody came into the picture, but there was drama with that right now so it was a possibility. “Can you drop me off at her place?” she asked. Samantha frowned. “I was hoping that you’d come to this thing,” she said. Briar shrugged again. “My friend needs me.” Samantha sighed and flipped the turn signal on her car. “Alright, fine.” @arexyouxafraidxofxthexdark