Cassidy Bolton

Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood.

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oakley-dokley

“Yeah, it’s been pretty brutal lately.” He made a face, hating the fact that their small talk was literally about the weather. “Hook Corner? I didn’t really expect you to be in that neighborhood.” He said quietly, more so to himself than to Cassidy. “I mean, I live in Hook Corner as well.” He added, realizing Cassidy probably heard him. “I live in a shabby little apartment complex” He paused, thinking for a moment. “After all the times we’ve run into each other out in town… There’s no way we live in the same building, do we?” He asked. certain that Cassidy would find such coincidences strange as well.

A frown formed at Oakley’s remark, but Cassidy did not say anything about it.  As someone who was on the fast track to college and made poor decisions that led him to the life he was leading today, it was not something he wanted to get into.  “I figured as much,” he responded, since they were heading in the same direction.  “Welcome to all of Hook Corner,” he stated.  Slowly taking in a breath, he shrugged.  “Hard to say, do you see a little goth girl out back near the tree behind the building reading under the shade a lot?”  He asked.  “If so, then yeah I guess we do.  That’s my daughter and yes, I am old enough to have two thirteen year olds and a sixteen year old.”  A lot of times it surprised people that he had teen children.

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msmeloralangden​

“I’m sure she is, she has a good family around her anything else would be highly unusual.” Melora said with a smile, she adored all of the children in her daycare but she couldn’t deny she had a soft spot for Lily, perhaps because she was so close to Evelyn. She fidgeted slightly as the conversation shifted and she dipped her head down to try and avoid his gaze. “She’s still her mother Cassidy.”

Cassidy nodded in agreement, he was grateful that Lily had such wonderful family members that helped raise her.  He was fortunate his youngest child got to be sheltered unlike his other three.  He clenched his jaw at her words, but tried to maintain his attitude.  “All Riley is someone that popped out Lily, it doesn’t make her a mother.  I was the one playing mom and dad parts, and as I said.  Riley is a danger to Lily and I need to make sure Lily is safe.”

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rhicastillo​:

Location: Sonoma Park

With: @cas-bolton​

“Well hello, stranger,” Rhiannon commented at the sight of her cousin. Despite being very close with her Aunt Evie, Cassidy wasn’t someone she saw relatively often. The two of them had been somewhat closer as children, and now had a lot of similarities as adults. But sometimes, it felt like she didn’t really know what to say to him. She had been out and about taking Grayson to the park for the afternoon when she had spotted Cassidy on one of the benches. “Mind if we join you for a little bit? How have you been?” 

Out on the bench, Cassidy was finishing a cigarette when he heard a familiar voice.  Exhaling the smoke, Cassidy raised a brow seeing his cousin.  “Hello Rhi,” he simply stated towards the woman, his eyes shifting towards her son as he managed to place a smile on his face.  “Hi Gray.”  He nodded as he scooted over to make room, putting out the cancer stick to be polite.  “I am doing well, just relaxing until my shift.  How are you this afternoon?  Lily has been asking about Gray, maybe soon we can plan a playdate or something.”

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talia-dragoumis

Talia relaxed a bit when Cassidy came back, slipping into the seat opposite her with his own drink. “Yeah, the heat really gets to me.” She admitted, chewing the inside of her cheek. “My POTS plays up and it just…sucks. I mostly just try to stay inside.” The air conditioner in her place wasn’t great either, seemed to just move the hot air around more than produce anything cold, but it was better than being outside most of the time. 

“Um, it’s okay?” Talia hated talking about that stuff, the self-loathing and shame creeping back in. But at least Cassidy understood, understood it all. He’d been through the same thing, fell down the same hole that she had. And that made it easier to talk to him. She knew he wouldn’t judge her for the path she’d taking, intentional or not. “Some days are hard…” But she hadn’t relapsed in a while, so that was a good thing, right? “But I’ve been doing to meeting and things…” Doing everything she was supposed to do to stay on track. 

She raised her mug to her lips, taking a sip, giving herself a pause. “I had dinner with Jezebel the other night. That was nice.” The brunette was grateful to still have the support of her family, even if for a long time, she didn’t think she deserved it. 

“Sorry the heat has been getting to you and that your POTS has been acting up,” he commented.  Thankfully, he did not have those issues and his heart did go out to Talia.  At times, he was not sure what to say or what to ask.  Cassidy was one of those people who did not enjoy discussing his issues with addiction, especially with his family members.  Yet, he knew Talia would not judge him just as he would not judge her for their past mistakes.  Nodding, he softly smiled.  “I know it seems cliche, but you really can only take it one day at a time.  Going to the meetings and having a support system is what matters.”  And he was fortunate to have his whole family for support.  One reason he was trying to be there for Talia in her sobriety.

“How is Jez?  I haven’t seen her in awhile.  I know she is busy with work and all.”  Jezebel had always stuck by his side, even when they were on different sides of the law so he really loved the blonde.  “Anything else going on?”

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jezebelxdragoumis​

“And that’s understandable. We all want what is best for Lily.” And somehow she even believed that Riley wanted what was best for Lily deep down in her heart. She had nothing to base that on. It had been a feeling that she had gotten when she had spoken to the younger woman at the bar that day. Like she had fucked up big time, had made terrible mistakes but that she wanted her daughter’s life to be good, for her to do well. Wasn’t that what most mothers wanted anyway? And Jez knew without a doubt that everyone in the Bolton family wanted the same thing. Cassidy was Lily’s father but the rest of the family had played a huge role in raising that little girl so far. She had no doubt they were all extremely invested. And she also had no doubt that they weren’t going to trust Riley that quickly given everything. She had left and that would naturally make them wary. And, of course, she had her demons just like Cassidy did. Cassidy may have been handling his demons at the moment but they were always there beneath the surface. Wouldn’t that also be the case for Riley? “We all want what is best for Lily. You know even I do and I’m not even her family.” Even if she felt as protective of the little girl as an actual aunt would. “And she naturally has to come first. I wish I could say this will be easy. But when the welfare of a child is involved it never is. If it was just the two of you and your emotions or your egos or whatever involved it’d be a thousand times easier to figure out. But I know how much you love Lily. I know you’ll do whatever you have to in order to keep her safe. Just like your family will. She’s in good hands. I have no doubt about that. I’ve never doubted you care about your kids, Cassidy. No matter how mess things may have gotten for you.”

At heart, Cassidy knew that everyone around him wanted what was best for Lily.  It was the nice thing about growing up in a close knit community and with a large supportive family.  Still, the decision to allow Riley into Lily’s life which also meant allowing her into his life was not something he wanted to do.  Strange, he hoped for so long Riley would return to her senses and come back, but after years he let her go.  “I know everyone wants what is best for her, I’m trying to keep an open mind about everything.”  But it felt everyone was quick to forgive Riley, however he also knew for a decade he put everyone through hell and they all forgave him.  “Let’s talk about something else, maybe something to do with you.  How are things with you?  How is your family?”  Although, Cassidy tended to be very self centered.  There were times he did take an interest in other people, especially those he was close with and one of those few people happened to be Jez.  “How is work going?”

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sal-davis​:

Who: @cas-bolton

Where: The Diner

“Cassidy!” Sal’s deep voice boomed as he walked through the diner over to one of his favorite servers. “How we doin’ today?” He asked genuinely, patting Cassidy on the back. Sal was a friend to everyone. While holding high standards as a boss, he still wanted to be sure that the diner felt like a second family to his employees. Sal often came off as being a busy-body, but that wasn’t the case at all… Sal genuinely cared for the people in his lives, and always wanted them to understand that they could come to him for anything. Sal cared about Cassidy and his family. Having a feeling that maybe not everything was perfect in Cassidy’s life, it made Sal want to be there for him even more. 

The moment he heard his boss’s voice, his jaw clenched for a brief second before he forced a smile upon his face.  Just be nice.  Cassidy told himself mentally.  It was not as if he was extremely rude, but Cassidy tended to rub people the wrong way.  “I am doing as well as can be expected.  You?”  For the most part, Cassidy didn’t mind Sal.  It was just the two tended to be complete opposites, but the man was always tolerant of Cassidy’s schedule when it came to the children and always appeared to be understanding.  “How has the diner been today?  Busy?”  He asked as he headed towards the back of the restaurant before his shift ended.

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oakley-dokley​

Oakley nodded as he continued to walk with the little girl and her father. “I’ve never liked the bus. Too many people. Besides, it’s nice to walk sometimes. The heat can be brutal at times, though. Definitely haven’t adjusted to that yet.” He said as he would rather make awkward small talk than walk in an awkward silence. “May I ask where you’re headed?”

“Trust me, I don’t like the bus either.”  Cassidy commented as he lifted Lily up since she was getting tired from walking.  It was something they agreed upon, Cassidy was not a people person and hated being around them.  However, with family across town he had to do it.  “Yeah, I don’t do well in the heat.  I blame my Irish ancestry, I freckle too much.”  He nodded, “up to Hook Corner where we live.  This little apartment complex.  What about you man?  Where you going?”

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rileymadden26​

No amount of time could destroy the sexual chemistry between them, especially when the two argued.  There was just something so primal between them.  On the way towards the motel, Cassidy could not keep his hands to himself and when the opportunity arose he smacked that perfectly shaped ass of hers which then resulted in a whole hell of a lot of foreplay only furthering his arousal when it came to the brunette.  “Oh, so you’re looking out for me? Huh?”  He questioned when she mentioned the ratings.  As usual, Cassidy bitched most of the time there about how he wanted to fuck her, the walk, etc.  “Yeah, yeah.”  Right now, he didn’t want to hear how she missed him.  No, his mind was focused on slamming his cock into her.

Once they reached the motel, he kissed her fiercely outside the motel room, until they managed to get it opened.  The scent of the room had that odd smell that reminded him of the 70s even though he was not alive during that decade.  Not wasting time, he started kicking off his shoes, and pulled his shirt over his head to reveal a few added tattoos since the last time she saw him.  “You wanna suck me off a little?”  He asked as he undid his pants, pushing both his pants and boxers down to reveal a completely nude Cassidy.  Standing there close to the bed, he slowly stroked himself as he watched her.  “C’mon just a little head.”

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jezebelxdragoumis​

Jez kept herself quiet momentarily, not sure if her response would be one that would set Cassidy off. Sometimes it was hard to know what would upset him, what would trigger his anger. Yes, he was usually pretty good about not snapping at her but there were times when his responses could be unpredictable. But the truth was she wasn’t entirely sure that Cassidy was in the best place to make the best decision for Lily. Not just because of his anger- though the anger was quite real and quite understandable. He and Lily had been hurt when Riley had left so of course he was angry. But it was more than that. Riley was a weak spot for her so in that regard she wasn’t sure he could make the best choices. There were so many reasons and so many ways doing it all on his own rather than at least trying to listen to the opinions of the people that loved him and his daughter could end in disaster. And yet it wasn’t as though she was firmly against Riley being involved in Lily’s life if she could get things together and be the mom that little girl deserved. Of course she believed that if Riley could do that the little girl should have the chance to have her mother in her life. But making good choices was the linchpin that all of that hinged on. And Riley leaving showed perhaps she didn’t make the best of choices- and it was very clear Cassidy didn’t make very good choices either. It could all be a disaster waiting to happen. “Doesn’t matter if it is in the past and you’ve moved on, Cas,” the blonde mused as she glanced back over at her friend. “Emotional scars run deep and last a lot longer than people thing. So, if it still has an effect on you? No one would be surprised or hold it against you. Emotions are messy that way. And emotions are definitely going to play a part in whatever you decide whether you think they will or not. So, yes, you have the final decision on this but you should still see what your family thinks about the whole thing. Even if it just ends up reinforcing how you feel in the end. They’re driven by different emotions in all of this than you are and it might bring perspective. You can use that perspective to help make an informed choice for your little girl. You know where I stand on this. I’m worried for Lily and concerned for her emotional wellbeing but if Riley can do what she needs to do to be the mother Lily deserves? Then I think she should be given the chance to be that mother. But that’s just my opinion. And I’ll support whatever you decide.”

There was a lot to factor in and Cassidy had been trying to stay rational about the whole thing, but of course how could he when it came to Riley.  The woman left a scar on him that never healed, but he at least moved forward and now he felt he was being pulled back into a life that he finally escaped.  Cassidy listened to Jezebel, because he needed to know her opinion and she on the bright side could give an outsider’s perspective and of course he actually valued what she had to say.  “Maybe you are right, perhaps my emotions will have some part in this.  I just want what is best for Lily, but I can’t see the benefit of having Riley in her life.”  Yes, the woman happened to be her mother but the two of them have gone three years without her.  “I dunno, I really don’t know.”  Usually, Cassidy had some idea one way or the other.  The man was hard headed and once he made his decision it was set.  Now though, he kept swinging back and forth on it.  “Most likely I will give in, but I think at the moment I just need to keep Lily safe and close to me.  And then discuss with Riley what will be allowed.”

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oakley-dokley​

Oakley gave Lily another smile before looking up at her father again. “There’s nothing wrong with it.” He shrugged, hoping he didn’t upset the man at his comment. Oak lived in Hook Corner, the poorest neighborhood in Sonoma. There was no way he would want to shame anyone for not making a lot of money. Not to mention his goal was to become a musician; a career that doesn’t really have the most reliable income. That was something Oakley understood very well, considering his mother reminded him nearly everyday that he should really consider following in his brother’s footsteps and find a more ‘practical’ career. “Well,” He stood up, adjusting the strap of his backpack he carried on one shoulder. “just finished a shift…” He paused. “Why? I’m not the one walking around this late with a toddler.” He raised a brow at the man. “So I guess a better question is; why are you out this late?”

“Thank you for understanding and being so kind and gentle with her,” he smiled.  It was nice to see the young man be so good with his daughter, a kid he just met not so long ago.  Even though he hated the idea of Lily ever looking at a guy, he did find this adorable.  Lily and her first crush.  “Oh, that’s nice.”  A small chuckle left his lips, “actually heading home myself.  Got to love the bus not taking me all the way to the neighborhood.”  Being poor sucked, he usually had to rely on the bus or his family to help him out.  So most of the time, he stuck to the bus so he didn’t burden anyone.  “Guess we can walk together since it appears we are heading in the same direction.”

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jordan-prescott​

Even after all the space she’d put between them, the lengths she’d gone to separate herself, Jordan could still feel the hurt radiating off of her ex boyfriend. There had been a time, before Aiden had been born that they could practically read each other’s minds. But that was long past and these days the raven haired women did her best not to consider what might be lurking in Cassidy’s mind. History had informed her that it was often a darker and less safe place than she wanted to be. Especially if she was no longer responsible for him. “I know. I’ll try to encourage him more to get over and see them. But they’re also welcome over here any time, just so you all know.” The principal added. If it was just about being around his three younger siblings Jordan had a feeling her son would be over at the Bolton house more often. But at the moment it seemed Aiden’s desire to avoid his father outweighed his desire to see them. As much as she appreciated Cassidy’s renewed interest in being an active part of their son’s life, Jordan didn’t feel right risking the relationship she and Aiden had built by trying to push him into a relationship with his dad he wasn’t ready for. She nodded her head in thanks to acknowledge his assurance before inhaling sharply in response to his next words. “I know. But I’m not the one you need to convince, Cassidy. Aiden is.”

Some part of Cassidy wondered why he stopped by, he knew his pleas would not get very far.  Not because his ex didn’t care, he knew the woman did.  But she was a smart woman and knew not to get pulled into his drama.  Anyone that got between him and someone else usually got burned.  “I know they would like that, they miss Aiden.”  Even if he couldn’t be part of it he wouldn’t take it away from his other children.  There was a moment of silence between them, it seemed a lot of their interactions got to this point.  That moment of awkwardness where he didn’t know what to do or say.  “I know,” he softly stated.  Although he had been sober three years, that didn’t excuse over a decade of poor choices at the expense of his oldest son.  “I do love him and I know you know that, I just hope he does.”  He took in a deep breath, “I guess I should probably go?  I know after everything I’ve done, you only tolerate me for Aiden’s sake.”

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eviebolton​

“Okay, so, I guess I’m taking her to target later to buy black shorts and fishnets.” Whatever would help her grandchild shed some of the layers in the god forsaken heat. “I don’t mind the black, but I draw the lines at letting her get corsets and chains. She’s still a child.” Evie did her best to be supportive, but their were some instances where she had to be the bad cop. “Ouch…” Evie’s face scrunched up in discontent as she reached over to pat cassidy’s arm. “I’m sorry honey. I know it hurts, but I’m sure he’ll come around.. He’s been through a lot, and he’s at that age..” Evie had been there with Danny, though Aiden’s issues seemed to be more with trusting that his dad would stay clean and not mess up again. Evie hated how strained they were. “I’ll see if I can get them to stop by for a few minutes.” Evie could usually convince Aiden if she played the sad grandma card, or mentioned Lily. “What?? I’m just.. making sure he knows how to be safe. Clearly the talk Jack gave you didn’t sink in so..” Evie threw her hands up. “ i’m glad Jordan talked to him, maybe I should’ve talk to you..”

“I think your hair looks cute when it’s curly, I bet Marcia would find it cute too.” She winked. “As much as theI adore uncle Danny, I’m sure they prefer you getting out there with them sometimes too. ” She scolded him lightly, wishing he would get out there a little more. “I understand, I’m just saying I’d like to see more of her. You should bring her to Sunday dinners.” She innocently remarked, ignoring his pleas not to overdo it. “How is giving her a little card and a small gift over doing- it?” Evie scoffed. “It’s called being polite, sweetheart. I only want her to feel welcome.” She shrugged, a smile forming when Lily’s toy began to sing again after she’d replaced a couple of wires. “Of course, honey. I want this to work out for you, after everything you’ve been through with Riley, you deserve a good woman. Lily seems to really like Marcia, she talks about her a lot.” She smiled triumphantly when the toy began to sing again. “Well, no wonder it wasn’t working. The wiring was shot, They connected it wrong and it blew., Who’s approving these things to leave the factory?”

“Do what you want, hopefully she will go with you and pick out a few things.”  Cassidy shrugged, “mom, she isn’t a child anymore.  She is thirteen and in junior high.  I think she is going to wear what she wants.”  He wasn’t exactly thrilled, but he knew better than to tell a young woman what she could and could not wear within reason.  If she wanted chains and corsets, he didn’t see an issue with it.  Sucking in a breath of air, he nodded.  “It is rough.”  And, he knew it was his fault.  Long ago, he broke that trust with his son and it was hard to fix.  “Sounds good.”  Not that he thought Aiden would fall for it, but maybe he would get lucky if the sixteen year old dropped by.  Cassidy turned to her about the mention of the talk not working on him and gave an unamused expression.  

Cassidy rolled his eyes, “mom stop.”  Of course, he loved it when his mother or well anyone complimented him.  “I get out there on occasion, but I’m on my feet all day at the diner and I got your Irish side skin where I freckle and burn easily.”  He said laying down the excuses as to why he wanted to remain seated.  “Maybe, we will see.  I don’t want to scare her off.”  He shrugged, “I dunno.”  It was hard making excuses, he wasn’t trying to keep Marcia from the family.  Mostly, he was nervous things about his past would be brought up.  Even though Marcia knew he was an addict, it still scared him that she could learn some of the stories and be completely turned off by him.   He softly smiled, “Lily really likes her and she is super good with her.  They watch Disney movies and play out scenes.  It is actually adorable.”  It was always amusing to watch his mother at work, “I dunno mom.  At least we got you to fix it.”

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colbieconstance​

Colbie was used to doing all sorts of photoshoots. She’d only done a handful of weddings - mostly for close friends she’d made through the years - due to the stress level that came with them, and she did a lot of headshots for companies throughout the years as well. However, she was used to doing family shoots, and candid’s had always been her favorite type of photoshoots, just simply because it was that much easier to get the perfect picture. So, when Colbie had seen that Cassidy had requested a photoshoot for his family, she couldn’t help but to be thrilled to shoot her first real photography session since being in Sonoma. Sure, she’d shot many things while here, but nothing was quite as memorable - or allowed her to do her best work - quite like a family shoot. 

“Of course! I appreciate you reaching out.” Colbie smiled, nodding as she looked over the lake’s scenery as the man spoke. “This is honestly the place I would’ve suggested, especially for more of a candid shoot. I don’t think I could’ve picked a better place myself.” she beamed, looking around tat the children. their father speaking highly of them of course. “That makes complete sense, yeah! Candid shoots are more of my thing anyways; I feel it’s much easier for people to leave happy and content with the pictures they receive so I will be more than willing to do a candid shoot for you. Are there any specific types of pictures you’d like?” she questioned. “All of you together, just your children? While candid shots are wonderful I would like to do at least a few formal pictures of, well, whoever you’d like in the picture!” It was obvious in the way that the man spoke that he cared about his children, and that made Colbie that much more excited about doing the shoot. “Frozen. That’s an excellent choice.” she nodded. “I think I could work that in for sure.” she smiled, letting the camera strap relax against her neck as she extended her hand. “I probably should formally introduce myself. As you already know, I’m Colbie. You’re Cassidy, correct?” she questioned trying to remember the name she’d read on the form he’d filled out on his website. 

In the background, Aiden stood there standoffish not wanting to deal with his father.  While the twins were chasing after Lily, who wanted to play around.  By some miracle, he managed to get his eldest child to agree to the photoshoot mainly using his other three as a guilt technique.  When she spoke, he nodded.  “Thank you, I really hope this all turns out right.”  With Aiden and Cassidy being at odds, it was hard to know exactly how his son would behave during the photoshoot.  But he was hoping all five of them could be running around and playing.  Even though no one that knew him would believe he went outside and played around the lake with his children.  Still, he wanted the damn pictures.  “All of us together.  But mostly of the children.  Yes, having a few formal ones would be great.”  Cassidy was glad she was understanding exactly what he wanted.  “Yes, but please do the Frozen stuff after everything.  I don’t want her wearing that blue dress with these pictures with the family.”  Reaching out, he took her hand and shook it.  “Pleasure to meet you.  I am Cassidy,” and he began to point at each child.  “Right there is my oldest Aiden, those are the twins Devin and Patrick and the little one is Lily.”

Once everything was settled, he moved over with the children.  “Okay, so should we just play around and have fun?”  He asked.  “Or would formal be better first before we get all sweaty?”

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niamhcassidy​

“Got to get money to you somehow, I have years of spoiling you rotten to make up for.” When she was little Niamh had always imagined being the ‘fun’ Aunt one who would drop in from travelling the world with lavish stories and fantastic gifts for all the children. Life hadn’t worked out like that but she could at least help financially if they’d let her. “Yeah well, maybe if I’d left with some semblance of choice then it’d be different,”

“Oh, I don’t think you need to worry about spoiling me.”  Cassidy responded with a pleasant smile.  It was strange how the two of them lived parallel lives in so many ways.  Usually, he was not the most pleasant person but with his aunt he tended to be a lot more easy going.  “It is just so hard to believe you were forced to leave.  I dunno what I would have done if my parents made me leave when Aiden came about.”

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oakley-dokley​

Oakley had just finished his shift, and was walking home for the night. Oblivious, as always, with ear buds cancelling out most, listening to the concerto he was in the process of learning right before dropping out of school earlier in the year. Piano used to be his life.. and now it was hard to even listen to someone else play. Not sure if he was too depressed to play or if he felt too guilty (from things that were completely out of his control) to allow himself to enjoy it again. Either way, he hadn’t played in months. Every few weeks, he would try to surround himself with it, hoping something would spark his love for it again. As always, it fell flat, and he just found himself feeling sick to his stomach over it; much like in this moment. It had to be the guilt. 

A sudden feeling of something run into the back of his legs tore him out of his thoughts. He turned, looking down to see the little girl and her father that he continued to run into. Quite literally. Oakley removed his ears buds, kneeling down to be eye level with the young girl. “Are you following me, lovie?” He chuckled, looking up at the girl’s father when he apologized. “She’s fine.” He assured. “Sonoma must be smaller than I thought. You two come to the park often or something?” He wondered since the park was so close.

If there was some cosmic universe Cassidy believed in, he would assume it hated him and enjoyed playing tricks such as these on him.  In retrospect, Oakley had always been kind and sweet every time Lily and him had run into him.  But, as everyone who knew Cassidy, he was not a people person.  But for the sake of his daughter and her little crush on the boy, he would try to place nice.

The little girl nodded at his question, her tiny index finger against her bottom lip as she stared up at the man all big eyed.  “I don’t know what has gotten into her lately,” Cassidy commented.  It was true, he never saw Lily take to someone this quickly.  “Yeah I guess so.”  He nodded, “yeah it is one of the things I can afford.”  With four kids and a job that pays less than minimum wage, Cassidy struggled big time to do things with and for his children.  So when they found cheap or free things to keep their time occupied he went with it.  “What are you doing out so late?”

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talia-dragoumis​

There was a time when Talia thought she’d be on track to have her own kids by now, thought that she’d have her own perfect family. It wasn’t to be, however. Not then, and not for the foreseeable future. Talia hadn’t been in any kind of relationship since James, since her downward spiral had begun. And for now, it was more important that she get herself back on track, before dragging anyone else into her life. 

“Sounds… like a good time.” She hummed, not quite sure what to make of that. But she hated the summer too, and her air conditioning was also shit. Not that she was going to admit to chilling out in her apartment naked or anything. 

A shake of her head when Cassidy asked if she wanted anything else. She wasn’t ready to eat anything yet, the coffee was enough. “No, thanks. I’m good with just this.” Talia waved a gentle hand at him, waiting for him to return with his own drink. A shrug fell from her shoulders. “I— I don’t know. Mostly avoiding the heat.” She offered, not quite sure what else to say. She was still bad at this ‘opening up’ thing. 

“Oh, loads.”  Cassidy responds sarcastically.  Of course, he would not change it for the world.  He loved all his children, even though right now they tended to be at certain ages that drove him crazy.  A rebellious sixteen year boy, thirteen year old twins hitting puberty and mastering sarcasm and last but not least his toddler.  Damn, did he miss the baby age and that nice age when kids love their parents and always want to be around them.

When he returned with his black coffee, he nodded.  “Tell me about it, I feel like this summer has been hotter than usual.  Or maybe, I ‘m poor as fuck and the apartment has shitty air conditioning.”  He said with a shrug.  “Anyway, besides that.  How is your sobriety going?”  Cassidy usually was not great at discussing his addiction with people, but Talia wasn’t just anyone.  She has been in a similar situation as him and she too had troubles with substance abuse.  For whatever reason, it created a bond between them.  Both could understand the struggles better than anyone else.

[cas-bolton]

rileymadden26​:

The touch of her fingers grazing along his throbbing member was titillating, there was no denying his attraction to her.  Last thing he expected when she showed up at the door was for them to be kissing in a wild passion, stirring up all these dormant feelings that he thought were gone.  Cassidy smirked to himself feeling that wetness between her legs, knowing he was the sole reason for it.  “Yeah baby, I do.”  He murmured between their lips.

With them, things could get aggressive on both sides as he tugged her hair back to give him access to her neck.  “Not assuming, figured you were in some crack house.  But my dick is hard and I want to get it wet.”  At times, Cassidy could be sweet and romantic.  However, this was not one of those times. Hearing she was at the infamous motel, he chuckled to himself.  He should have known that is where she would have ended up.  Plenty of times, he went there for a good lay or even to get high with a couple of people.  As their bodies parted and she gripped his wrist, he began to follow her towards the motel.

On their way there, he occasionally gave her ass a nice slap just for shit and giggles.  “You know, this would have been a whole hell of a lot faster if we just Ubered there.  How the hell did you get to my parents?”  He said.  “I swear, I’m gonna get blue balls by the time we get there.”