the superior jacobs sibling

            “ YOU MUST NOT know me very well. “, evelyn replied, a skeptical laugh falling from her lips. then again, she found it easy to spend time with sarah. maybe it was just the girl that softened evelyn up a bit… didn’t make her feel as if she had to keep her walls up all the time and be wary of her intentions. as sarah talked about her current case, evelyn nodded as she listened intently. offering the brunette her full attention was the least she could do after talking her ear off earlier. “ that’s really sad – has she met the family yet ? “, evie wondered, frowning as she tilted her head to the side.

“Yeah, she’s been living with them for about a year now,” Sarah explained. Her heart truly bled for these kids, wishing she could show them the brighter future she knew they would one day have. But it was hard to trust the good when there had been so much bad in their lives sometime. “These foster kids, sometimes they take a while to really trust someone, understandably...all you can do is keep showing up and following through on promises, they’ll eventually come around.”

“And you are all better I see!” Eliza gave Sarah a smile. She was happy that Sarah was up and walking again. If she could have, she would have stayed with her the whole time. But there was no way Eliza was going to miss any of her shifts. Money was tight and there was no room to not show up for work. “I work part time at a flower shop. The owner is super nice and usually gives me extra shifts when I’m in a pinch. But I’m glad we finally crossed paths!” She gave Sarah a smile. It was sweet that she came to seek her out. No one had ever done that before for her. “Don’t mention it. I’m just happy to see you are better. Do you want anything? I can make us something and we can catch up. It’s on the house.”

“Doing much better, thanks.” Sarah grinned, a slight blush tinting her cheeks as she leaned across the counter. The emotional trauma still stuck with her, but Eliza didn’t need to know that. She still hadn’t stepped in the ring since it happened, and she wasn’t sure it would happen again soon...or even ever. “Flower shop? Wow, that’s cool. Which one? This mother’s day, I’m coming to you guys.” Sarah promised as she tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear. “Oh, I mean...I’ll pay. Hell, I should be paying for you after staying with me. But yeah, I’d like that.” Sarah could hear her heart pounding in her ears as Eliza smiled at her. “Let’s see...I’ll just have a regular coffee, two creams.” Sarah ordered, looking around the coffee shop. It seemed pretty empty...good. She didn’t want to take Eliza away from her job. “So, is the flower shop the fun job while this pays the bills or..?”

“Yeah, I don’t see why not. I don’t think there’s a venue in London we haven’t played at by now. We opened there a couple times, but we’re not headliner material just yet. June 27th works for me, though. I’ll have to talk to the other guys about it, but I doubt they’d say no. Ollie Choi. Nice to meet you, Sarah Jacobs.”

“Ugh, you are seriously saving my ass here.” Sarah grinned, shaking his hand. “The band we booked ended up canceling last minute and we’ve been trying to find a replacement.” She growled, shaking her head. Some people could be so inconsiderate. “So, do you think there any accommodations you need? I mean, you’ll talk to the director of events, but like...anything I should warn them about?”

       ANOTHER DRAG OF HIS CIGARETTE as he watched the girl, his gaze as normally intense as usual, he was slowly losing interest in whatever was going on. still, there was something familiar in her mannerisms as she jotted down this address. “oh shit, heavy stuff.” jd said with a shake of his head, he kindly enough blew the smoke in the opposite direction, “you always got that look on your face or am i just special?” he asked with a smirk, flicking the ash of his cigarette on the ground, listening to her story of this family, bitterly in his head adding ‘at least there is a mother’ to himself from a voice in the back of his mind. rolling his eyes a bit as she tried again with her phone, he sighed and motioned down the street, “i can show you where it is, as long as you don’t keep fucking glaring at me like i ran over your dog.” 

“I’m a social worker. We pretty much live in ‘heavy stuff’.” Sarah replied, still concentrating on her phone. A message from a co-worker had just alerted her to the fact that the family hadn’t been seen for a few days. Shit...”What look?” Sarah asked, finally looking up at him with a confused look on her face. Had it been that obvious? She’d never had a great poker face. “It’s not about you, I’m just worried okay?” There was an edge to her voice, but she sighed and shook her head. “Sorry. Yeah, that would be great. Thanks.” Pocketing her phone, Sarah gathered her stuff as she followed the man out the door. “I’m Sarah, by the way. Thanks for showing me around.” She hoped her voice sounded friendly enough, but her heart was pounding as she thought about the Keyhoe family.”

“Listen,” she took a deep breath, the air coming from her nose making a slight hum as she looked back. “Kids don’t really hang around this hotel much anymore. I mean, for starters, my old man literally looks like the boogie man so I’m pretty sure they’d get a wink of that and-” Nina whistled with her lips, a short laugh coming after. “But the lounge upstairs is pretty easy to get into if you want to take a minute and check it out,” Nina’s shoulders shrugged. There was something about kids not wanting to stick to one place that always made her soften up, teeth digging into her bottom lip. “I think I can risk ten minutes.”

Sarah hadn’t planned on saying anything, but she couldn’t help but agree with the young woman. The hotel looked like something out of a Tim Burton movie. “Are you sure? I don’t want to get you in trouble.” She insisted, but she did need to find Alice before the girl who was a flight risk got too far.  “But it would really help me out, thanks.” She offered her a smile. “I’m Sarah, by the way. I really appreciate your help. I promise I’m legit too, I can show you my work ID if that helps?” A strange woman looking for a kid that wasn’t hers always raised suspicion, as it should.

         “ IT DOES, DOESN’T it ? “, evelyn repeated, words falling from her lips in the form of a sigh as she dropped her gaze to her lap. the woman had never been one to get things off her chest. she preferred to just… keep it all inside and talk about it to herself, in private. the feeling of bothering people too dominant. but sarah was right, it had relieved her a bit to be able to tell someone else. “ candidly ? if anything, it was driven by frustration and a complete lack of social skills. “, the brunette said, skeptical laugh falling from her lips as she shook her head. as she was asked about the case, evelyn waved her hand in a dismissive motion. “ it’s going alright – it’s not a hard one, to be honest. “, which was true, evie sure had had far more challenging cases in her career. “ how are you ? we’ve been talking about me for far too long now. “.

Sarah shook her head, smiling. “I think you’re a lot better at all that than you think. At least, from my perspective.” Evelyn was easy to talk to. Granted, they hadn’t delved too deep into anything beyond work, but Sarah appreciated getting the honest truth from the woman. “Me? Oh...nothing too new, I’m afraid. I’ve been working with this girl who has a family that wants to adopt her, but I think the idea of such a big change is scary for her. She doesn’t trust it yet.” Sarah explained, shaking her head. “I think she’s afraid to let herself be hopeful because it might all go away.” Sarah explained with a shrug. “But I think this couple is serious about wanting her to be a part of their family. I just wish she’d trust them after all they’ve been through.” 

sarah was good and pedro knew that she loved boxing but she was letting what happened to her stop her.  and just like if it was one of his lost boys, pete was done letting sarah throw away something she enjoyed.  his eyes rolled at her response, arms crossing over his chest.  “my hand is still healing so we’ll have to go soft anyway.  come on… you know elise is one of the few little girls that boxes too and she looks up to you and likes when you’re there.”  some kids stayed after class if their parents weren’t home or something, often leaving him and friends at the gym later with the stragglers.  “at least come work out with us.  you don’t have to get in the ring yet.”

Oh, of course, he had to bring up Elise...Sarah’s soft spot for the younger boxer was certainly the way to get her back out there. As she looked up to glare at Pedro, Sarah couldn't hold too much of a grudge against her teacher. He was just looking after her was all and although it was frustrating now, Sarah knew she’d be thanking him down the line...”You really know how to pull at my heartstrings, do you know that?” She smirked, her eyes narrowing as she sighed in defeat. After all, it was just working out...right? “Just give me a second to get changed. Tell Elise I’ll be right there...”

            LUCKILY, SARAH WAS an understanding person. not that she would care ( much ) when she scared others away – she was fine by herself. had grown used to complaining to no ears but her own. still, it was nice that the other had decided to listen. “ it’s fine. just sending it out in the universe helps greatly with frustration, i have come to conclude. “, the woman said, offering sarah a small, slightly awkward smile. as she was asked about how the rest of the story unfolds, evie shook her head. “ they just stared at me and agreed to get back to the case. “, she explained, lifting her shoulders in a nonchalant manner. obviously, they had not seen her comment coming.

“Absolutely. Getting things off your chest helps more than people realize, I think.” Sarah replied, taking a cautious sip of her hot drink. She grimaced as the tea burned her tongue, but did her best not to think about it. “Sounds like it worked, then.” Sarah pointed out, her speech a little thick as her tongue lost most of it’s feeling due to the tea. “Sometimes I wish I could talk as candidly...” She admitted, thinking of her tougher kids. Sure, it was just a defense mechanism as their world drastically changed while there was nothing they could do, but it didn’t mean Sarah was above wanting to scream at the top of her lungs. “How is the case going? I mean, if you’re allowed to tell me at all...”

( @wundcrlust )

Who said “I love you” first

technically neta. sarah was trying to but she couldn’t actually get it out so neta finished it for her. 

Who would have the other’s picture as their phone background

they both do! neta’s is one of the two of them together, but sarah’s is just neta.

( @kingofnxwyxrk )

Who is more affectionate?

sarah for sure. but she knows that kat shows affection in different, non - traditional ways.

Who gets the head pats more often?

kat. sarah only has two inches on her, but she likes to remind her of that. 

( @defyingrcvity )

who is the better dancer?

NOT JACK. sarah’s not great, but she’s better than jack. 

who likes the outdoors more and who likes the indoors more?

they both love the outdoors. they love walking around the city at night together. 

AS SHE LOCKED HER stare right into his icy blue hues, he raised a brow as he flicked his cigarette a bit to ash it, head falling to the side. what she wanted from him, he was unsure, but for some odd reason, she did look familiar. not like he possibly hooked up with her at some point and forgot, but there was something about her that reminded him of someone that he couldn’t put his finger on. shrugging it off, he watched her scroll through her phone, taking another drag from his cigarette as she did so. brows coming together in a crease, he glanced behind him, he’d lived in london for a while not. “er, right, adler street is right past my auto shop, five blocks up i think?” the scottish native explained as she listed off the people, shrugging again before exhaling the smoke from his lung, “i dunno those folks, are you babysittin’ or something?”

Okay, why was he looking at her like that? Sarah felt as if she were staring down a snake who was looking at his next meal. It was completely unsettling, the way he was looking at her with his eyes staring into her skull...but Sarah had a job to do. She couldn’t leave this family hanging just because she felt uncomfortable. “Adler Street, yeah that sounds right...” Sarah murmured, taking a pen from where she’d stuck it in her ponytail and clearly wrote down the correct address, taking the time to nearly print the words so she wouldn’t get confused the next time. “No, I’m their social worker.” She explained as she glared at him, waving a hand in front of her nose as she wafted the smoke away. “Mom has been on unemployment for a few months now, I’m just trying to make sure that they have what they need to get by.” Sarah murmured, taking out her phone and updating her map app, but it still was misplacing her position. “Ugh, damn it.” She swore, closing out of and opening the app once more to see if it would help. Nothing.

Ollie turned to face the girl. He felt dizzy from how fast he spun, still high off the adrenaline of performing. “Hi! Thanks, I’m glad you had a good time. I would love to! I’ve never done something like that, but I think it sounds great. When would that be? We’re booked for a couple weekends, but we’re still mostly free.”

“Really?” Sarah hadn’t expected him to agree so quickly, but it she was happy he did. “Oh my god, great! I mean, we’d love to have you guys. It’s gonna be in a month, June 27th at the Palladium. Have you guys played there before?” She wouldn’t be surprised if they have, the bigger venue hosted a bunch of local talent. “I’m Sarah, by the way. Sarah Jacobs.”