don't waste my time.

noah breckenridge. thirty five. real estate owner.

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tessa

“I’ll promise to keep the violation of the enemy rulebook a secret if you do,” she gave him a smile at that, a little surprised that the two were having an actual conversation– she’d heard plenty of this things about him and his family from her own. “I mean, I’ve met Barbara before, and she’s nice, so yes, good sisters. And that does make sense. I imagine it would have been a little more awkward for me had I been there.”

“i will definitely be doing the same,” he smiled at her, thankful that this honeychurch didn’t happen to be like the other’s he’d had the misfortune of meeting. at her words about his youngest sister, he only chuckled and shrugged. “well i’m glad you have that opinion, we’ve known of a few others who don’t hold the same one as you do,” he told her before shaking his head. “ah--i’m sure it wouldn’t have been. the rest of the guests are inclusive enough. and then you’d just see us and the rest of your family, on opposite sides of the room.”

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nate

“Rejecting dances is fun when you’re a shit dancer who’ll just embarrass both yourself and your dance partner if you do it,” he justified. The only day that Nate would willingly dance would be on his wedding day, if he got there. He grinned at Noah’s laughter – success. “I get that, though. You’ve gotta give it a little time, right? To make sure it fits. And to make sure you don’t get a reaction or something.”

“that sounds almost fake.” he said to the man who was one of his closest friends. “i’m going to have to see proof of this embarrassing dancing, clearly.” with a grin, he shook his head at nate’s words and rolled his eyes. “the only reaction that would happen--would be me running the hell away.”

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tessa

“I’m pretty sure they all enjoyed it even if they can’t admit it,” she shrugged. “I think I’m pretty similar to the rest of them, but I guess I am a little younger and I spent a good amount of time away from Wintergreen growing up, so that might explain a little of it.” Her mother traveled a lot, so Tessa naturally traveled with her. “You’ve got good sisters, then. I’m a little surprised my cousins didn’t end up dragging me along last year, so that makes sense.”

he smiled at her words, aware that she was right. “you’re probably onto something there, besides--admitting that someone was done well by someone you call a sworn enemy, got to be violating some enemy rulebook right?” he murmured, before nodding at her words. she was probably one of the most sane honeychurch’s he’d met. “good sisters, that is up for debate.” he chuckled quietly before shrugging and looking back at her. “well last year things were still a bit tense, so i can imagine maybe they wanted to keep you away from it.”

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isla

“well it’s nice to know that you feel so very very very happy about the events of earlier.” isla joked softly. it was nice that he could still be so calm and sweet with her - most people didn’t know what do do with her when she had one of her attacks let alone how to deal with the low mood it left her in afterwards and noah seemed to be taking it all in his stride. “oh fine - there was no faking.” the girl sighed as she looked back at him. “as in you’re just taking me home to my place and leaving me there, or you’re not kicking me out in the morning.” the blonde stuck close as she watched him with a small smile, his mother seemed happy to see him and she was glad that she had forced the male to go and find her, and she was surprised to see his brother but she gave a small smile as the two of them hugged. feeling noah at her side again isla smiled up at him as he took her hands. “no no one for me, just you here for me tonight - you’re still just about the only person i really know here i should fix that. what about your brother? he’s pretty cute.” the blonde taunted him softly. 

he loved the way she was smiling, and joking with him because that meant that whatever had happened earlier thankfully wasn’t holding onto her still tightly in its grasp. he knew that with something like ptsd, it was sometimes hard for people to move out of the pain that kept them chained to whatever event it was in their past. when he heard her words about no faking, he couldn’t help the brighter smile that took over his face, “that sounds better--thank you for keeping the lies to a minimum.” when she spoke about their plans for after exiting the party though, he couldn’t help but smile and tug her closer once again. “i’m not leaving you at your place, and i’m not kicking you out or letting you kick me out in the morning either.” he murmured before pressing another quick kiss to her lips as he greeted those he had to. when he returned by her side, he heard her words and smiled. “well i like hearing that,” he grinned before giving her another smile. “you know what--go ahead and meet my jasper, my brother. he’ll love the compliment, but as far as i know, he’s a little smitten with someone else at the moment so he might not be the right fit for you. i could introduce you to some other people around town though, if spending time with me is proving to be too difficult for you.” his voice was clearly letting her know that he was teasing though.

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tessa

Tessa chuckled at his admission. “It’s all right. I understand, it happens sometimes,” she shrugged. Honestly, she missed living and studying in New York sometimes because of it. Back in New York, she was always just Tessa, and not a Honeychurch. Here, she felt a little confused by it all– she was a Honeychurch, but sometimes she felt a little like a discount one just because she was only a cousin of the main family. “I did enjoy the event. You guys really pulled out all the stops. And I try to attend every year, but I missed last year. Sometimes parties just aren’t my thing.”

he listened to tessa’s words and found himself smiling. “well i’m glad you enjoyed the party, most of your family can’t ever admit to that but you seem to be unlike the rest.” he told her nicely before nodding at her words. “i get that, i mean if it weren’t for my sisters--i don’t think i’d even be at all ready to have these parties every year.” and it was true, he’d only gone ahead and done this planning and executing of these events because of his family who always seemed to enjoy them.

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nate

“Clearly, you and I have different definitions of the word fun, then, because I had a great time drinking and rejecting dances,” he chuckled. He wished he hadn’t had to reject dances in the first place, but he suppose that was what parties were for. “All right, so you’re looking for someone who won’t make you sneeze when they tell you they love you. Got it.”

“well that is clearly obvious,” he grinned at his friend as the two of them began walking down the street once more. “rejecting dances isn’t what i’d call fun, but the drinking part i’d definitely agree with.” when he heard the other words from nate though, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “yes pretty much?” he laughed before shaking his head. “it’s just like--some girls just jump into love from like the second date, and i just don’t think it’s that easy.” he doesn’t want to tell the other man that it had taken him awhile to even begin thinking of those feelings when it came to arizona.

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erik

the knock at the door came as a practiced staccato. much like most ( if not all ) of the things in erik’s life were. or rather, had been, considering the current state of affairs in a lot of different situations. situations he hadn’t been able to prevent, or no longer had control over. either way, they were situations he was at fault for creating in the first place. “ you, uh⏤ got a minute? ” he asks, already crossing the threshold of noah’s office. “ just… thought i’d stop by. you know, catch up. ” his humour is dry, but it’s rarely questioned in conversation with the real estate mogul. @noahbreckenridges

noah had been arranging the next few showings for his assistants for the next few days; it was beginning to seem that majority of the visitors that had come to wintergreen were deciding to stay back which was good for his company for sure. he looked up when he heard the knock, wondering who would be willing to disturb him when he was so officially busy with work. however the person on the other side of the door was someone he was thankful to see. “hey man,” he smiled at erik before gesturing him forward. “come on in, of course we can catch up and all that.”

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nate

“No, I was doing other things that you do at parties,” he chuckled. “You know– drinking, rejecting dances. And Noah, mate, you’re a good guy, you are, but the only taste in guys I have are ones that aren’t good friends with me.” That and the fact that he was already pretty smitten with Arizona. “Yeah, that might help. Give me a list and I’ll figure something out.”

“other things? drinking and rejecting dances--now that doesn’t sound like much fun.” but was noah being entirely hypocritical? perhaps. with a smile he shrugged at the man’s words and laughed at the response. “okay fine, i don’t have a list persay, just someone who doesn’t jump at me with feelings. you know i’m allergic to that.”

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tessa

Tess could tell that he didn’t seem like the type of guy to argue with over something like this so, a little regretfully, she nodded in understanding at him. “If you say so, then,” she smiled. “Tessa Honeychurch, just in case my first name slipped your mind. It tends to do that in preference of the last name for some people sometimes.”

“well, i have to be honest and tell you that yes i remembered you were a honeychurch, but i wasn’t aware of your first name,” he smiled at her before clearing his throat. “i’ll keep it in mind tessa. but again, thank you for this and i hope you enjoyed the new year’s event? do you attend every year?”

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grayson

Grayson was in his head as he tended to be as of late. A lot of noise, a lot of things he was trying to prioritize with his siblings and currently everything had been shifted towards the wellbeing of Hannah. He was walking down the street after a workout in the gym when some guy bumped into him, which just et him over the edge. “Watch where the hell you’re going man!” @noahbreckenridges

“are you fucking kidding me?” noah backed away from the other, shoving him back slightly before shaking his head. “clearly you were the one just walking around without a care in the world, maybe you should keep your eyes up in front of you, instead of staring down at the pavement.” he glowered at the other.

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colby

“Well according to what I disclosed to my parents about the endeavors that had taken place, yes I did behave myself rather well,” she chuckled. In terms of where her uncle and aunt stood in terms of the parental discipline spectrum they leaned a bit more towards the conservative right. They expected Colby to be a refined and presentable woman in public. Of course they gave her the liberty to make her own decisions now that she was over the age of twenty one. All they truly wanted from her was to not fall down the wrong path like her mother did. “Who knows Noah, you could end up on of those reality TV listing shows! Or I guess we could attempt to wrangle them here to Wintergreen.” 

“ah of course, the different stories to parents and to friends, it’s a must at your age.” he told her before taking another bite from the food she’d brought him. “oh god..i wouldn’t want to be on one of those shows. they’re always so fake, and full of unreliable information.” really those reality shows bothered him considerably, especially the ones based on places like wintergreen. because he’d get these tourists coming in with entirely unrealistic expectations and always had to disappoint them, something he didn’t favour.

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isla

“oh two very’s huh?” isla chuckled as she felt herself relax again, her breathing back to normal and her mind ready to focus on he person that was in front of her and the night going forward and nothing else. “who say’s i wasn’t just faking to boost your ego?” the blonde asked with a raised brow in his direction - there had been nothing fake about their sex but it was still fun to taunt him. “i’ll stay close don’t worry, and when you’re done i’ll appear at your side again…and I thought you were taking me home anyway?” she laughed gently. following noah from the room she kept her hands locked with his for a moment as they returned to the crowds and she felt panic rise again for just a second before it quickly cleared. “ok, i’m okay you can go.” she nodded, her arms wrapping around her waist as she stayed close to him, waiting as he spoke with his siblings and his mother wishing them well. 

“it should be even more than two,” he chuckled before shaking his head at her words. “i’ve seen a lot of women fake it back when i was young and somewhat of an idiot, so no--i can tell.” he grinned at her before wrapping his hand tightly around her own, leading her towards the stairs. “i’m definitely going to be take you home, but tomorrow morning, there’s going to be no walk of shame.” he smiled at her before leading her upstairs. he gave her another small smile, trying to reassure her that he was right there and would be there in a few moments as well. quickly he went to his mother and wrapped her in a hug, asking her about his siblings. with a quick scan of the room, he found jasper and decided he’d talk to his sisters tomorrow seeing as they were nowhere to be found. “alright--we’re leaving, do you need to say bye to anyone?” his hand wrapped around hers once more, holding it tightly.

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tessa

“Yes, absolutely. I’d hate for someone to be worried about never getting it back if it’s important to them,” she admitted. Truthfully, sometimes Tess could come off as a little cold to some, but she had a big heart on the inside and often cared more than she should. “You don’t have to tell them I found it, really– it’s not a problem. You can take the credit if you just tell me if they get it back.”

he was surprised by her eagerness to help people, not that most people in this town weren’t inherently good. he just figured that given their history--she may not have chosen to come up to him directly. and now given how thanks to oliver a lot of the tensions were lessening, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for him to be cordial as well. “well, i will not need the credit, so if they want to know who returned it, i will be giving your name honeychurch,” he said with a small smile on his face. 

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nate

“Yeah, that was only towards the end of the night, and there was a whole stretch of time at the beginning when I wasn’t preoccupied by a certain blonde,” he explained. That whole stretch of time was one Nate had honestly almost blocked out in favor of the end of the night. “I will do that, thank you very much. And you won’t need to say no. I’ll search far and wide.”

“oh yeah? and what were you doing during that entire stretch of time? observing me? careful nate, i might think you and arizona have the same taste in guys.” it was a low blow but he’d said it in good fun and hoped his friend saw it the same way as well. “alright alright, well good luck to you man, but hey--do you need any like details from me? what i’m looking for?”

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tessa

“It’s really not a problem,” Tessa gave him a smile. “I’d hope someone would do the same for me were I to lose something of personal value, and it could be a family heirloom or something.” She shrugged. She knew her family didn’t really tend to get along with Noah’s but she didn’t see a reason in not being civil at least some of the time, especially when he’d done nothing to her personally. “Maybe someone will come looking for it.”

“thank you tessa,” he took the watch and pocketed it, and gave her a rare smile. “oh i know what you mean, losing something is the worst, especially at a big party like that.” he paused for a moment before giving her a shrug. “truth is, everyone was too wasted to even realize if they did, so hopefully we’re able to find who this belongs to. would you mind if i told them you’d found it and returned it? in case they want to thank you.”

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nate

“Oh, I’m sure you do,” he jokingly rolled his eyes. “I caught sight of you a couple times at that party the other night and honestly, Noah, I think you would have preferred to be anywhere else.” He was good at noticing these things, especially around people he cared for. “There is such thing, and I’ll prove it to you. As your wingman, I’m making it my mission, man.”

“oh did you now? i’m surprised your eyes went anywhere else since you seemed to be so preoccupied by a certain blonde.” noah may have been arizona’s ex but he couldn’t resist teasing his friend about the new developments that were occurring. “but alright whatever, you make it your mission, just remember i reserve the right to say no if i don’t believe we’ve vibing.”

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isla

looking up at him for a moment isla managed a smile and she shook her head. “no…this was bad but what happened earlier? very very good.” she sighed softly leaning herself in against his chest taking comfort in his warmth - it was odd the way she felt so very content and safe against him when she had gone without this feeling for so long. “how you could feel that way i have no idea but sure, i’ll believe you.” with a small shake of her head isla moved her hands so that they were in his pulling away from him for a moment. “it was worth it…and i’m ok, we can go upstairs, i’ll stay close by and then we can leave?” she asked him with a slightly raised brow, she wasn’t going to let him leave without seeing them for at least a moment. 

“well i’m glad what happened earlier was very very good. though i think it deserved another very given how much i had managed to make you scream.” he teased, even though he continued holding her in his arms. “you should believe me, especially when you know that i don’t tell lies.” he chuckled before frowning at the way she pulled away slightly. he heard her words and sighed quietly, because as much as he’d love to stay hidden in his cellar with just isla for company--the real world was still waiting for them. “that’s perfect, but make sure you stay close by, or else i’m going to find you in the crowded room and take you back to my place.” he grinned before pulling her close, another kiss on her lips before he took her hand and clasped it as they wen back upstairs.