stuck on the puzzle.

[lucifer-chloe]

[catherinereed]

heatherxjones:

“So, exactly how bad is it if I were to, oh I dunno, spike this hot chocolate with jack daniels? I mean, flavor issues alone arise, sure, but it’s also after 5pm, so I’m not being a day drinker or anything. Come on, just make me feel better about my potential life choices.“

"I don’t think it’s the act that’s the issue. It’s the choice of alcohol. If you’re going to make bad decisions at least make it taste good. I’m thinking rum would be a better fit.”

[glamoroussource]

[catherinereed]

literally every time i come back SOMETHING happens, and this time it was finals week which hit me really hard but IT’S FINALLY OVER SO..... my 3RD return post in the last 3 weeks GOD.

[catherinereed]

drayacarlson:

“I watched The Flintstones a lot as a kid,” she offered as an explanation while showing a picture of her French bulldog. “‘He’. I used to be a le to scoop him up with one hand no problem. But now he’s bigger and more energetic.” Draya giggled a little but it melted into an, “Awwwww,” when Catherine told her that she had a pig. “That’s cute for a dog name. Do you get to see her. Or do you think you’ll get yourself another dog sometime?” Draya absolutely loved dogs. She then smiled again, “Guy this time. We talked a little online and then met by chance at my favorite diner in town. I don’t know how long we were talking but we clicked pretty quickly and I’d given him my number. I didnt think I was gonna hear from him but I’m so glad I was wrong about that. He’s amazing, so sweet to me and we’re both a little corny and dorky together.”

“I actually recently saw her.” Catherine mused with a small smile on her face, as if replaying the memory in her head. “Like I said, she loves me so she jumped all over me and gave me tons of kisses. But I don’t think I’m ready right now to get a dog on my own. I would only one hundred percent get one if I knew I was capable of it, you know?” She explained. “Once I know I can take care of it and dedicate my time, then I’ll consider it.” Catherine continued to look at the different stores around them until finally she saw one that looked decent, motioning Draya with her hand to follow along without interrupting her. “That’s so cheesy.” She teased her with good intentions as they went in, nudging her with her elbow. “I could never do online dating but I’m happy to hear it worked out for you. Is he cute?” Catherine laughed. 

[catherinereed]

noahlevinstein:

A soft moan left her lips the moment Catherine started to kiss her harder and she wrapped her arms around her shoulders, completely getting lost in the kiss. She was a little breathless and had her eyes closer for a moment as their eyes met but she didn’t dare move away from her. “Of course I missed this,” she whispered and pulled her hand back to rest it on Catherine’s cheek. “I miss you, I miss….us,” she admitted and just looked at her for a moment, sure her heart rate was through the roof at this point. “Stay with me tonight,” she whispered before kissing her again, this time with even more passion as she slid her hands underneath the front of Catherine’s shirt and slowly backed her up towards the bedroom. 

As Catherine waited for the answer she wanted to hear, she looked into Noah’s eyes; whatever words she would say already evident in them. Whatever they were doing was probably a mistake, but apparently neither of them cared. Kissing her back, Catherine nodded at her request and let herself be led into the bedroom where she broke off their kiss if only to take a look at the room. The place was just like she remembered it and a great contrast to her one bedroom apartment in St. John’s—just another reminder of everything she lost. Taking a hold of Noah’s hand, it was her turn to lead them into bed: gently pushing her to sit near the end of the bed only to lean down and kiss her again, fingers tangling themselves in Noah’s hair. Eventually her lips moved down to her neck and hands found themselves pushing at Noah’s blouse to slide it off her shoulders.

[catherinereed]

drayacarlson:

Draya giggled listening to Catherine. “Okay good. Because I know I was busy for a while but..” her words trailed off with a few laughs. “Okay, sweet!” She matched Catherine’s grin and started walking with her to look at baby garments. “Me having a baby right now? Noo, no no. I mean someday I’d love to, but these days the only baby in my life is my fur baby, Dino.” She puleld out her phone to show how big he’d gotten since she first got him. He wasn’t going to become a big dog as it was, and he was still very much a puppy, but he had grown. “But things have been pretty good to me lately. I’m in a new relationship–my first since moving to Portland–and it’s been incredible so far.” 

"Dino?” Catherine questioned her before Draya explained herself with the picture on her phone, a smile appearing on Catherine’s face once she understood what she meant. “He or she?” She asked, still looking at the picture, her next words thoughtless. “I’ve got a pug named Kennedy!” Catherine was excited to share the news before catching herself in her error, shaking her head. “Well, used to. My ex-wife has her now but let me tell you, that dog loves me.” Changing the topic, Catherine smirked mischievously at Draya’s words; always the one to meddle. “Ooh, a relationship. Big word. Who’s the lucky guy? Or girl, you know me.” 

[catherinereed]

thejohnnyrom:

johnny chuckled, just like he usually did when met with rebuttal. “preach, sister,” he would have raised a glass if he had one. but that was the problem, that’s why she was here. “you probably more than me if you’re working at this shit hole,” he took a moment to look around. it’s not that he was above it, he wouldn’t be here otherwise. and lord knew he had subjected himself (and even lived in) far, far worse. but he did feel bad for the staff. and that had less so to do with the establishment itself and more so to do with the fact that they’d have to deal with people like him and worse. “really only came for the coffee,” he slid his empty mug towards her.

"We manage, here at the shit hole.” Catherine couldn’t help but get a little defensive at his tone of voice, eyeing him carefully. He was absolutely right; the place was a shit hole, but it was better than it had been for the past decade or so. Reggie had essentially let her do whatever she needed to do with the place and money was always the obstacle, but she made it work. At least she thought so. “Coming right up.” She flashed him her signature fake smile before taking the mug from his hands, quick in refilling it for him and placing it down in front of him again once done. “Anything else?”

[catherinereed]

OK MY INTERNET ISSUES HAVE FINALLY BEEN RESOLVED I AM SO SORRY AH!!

[catherinereed]

kiara-watson:

Kiara chuckled at that. It actually felt good to do that instead of worrying about something as small as paying it forward. “If you’re serious, I can definitely help you with the whole spa day treatment. Hair, nails, massage, and facial.” This was right up her alley and she didn’t care if she didn’t get paid for this. It was something that made her happy and other people happy. “No charge at all. Whenever you’re free.”

Not wanting to miss out on the opportunity and with her interest piqued, Catherine listed before nodding her response. “Oh, I like you.” She let her know shamelessly, laughing along. “I’d be honored. And grateful, of course. Not every day someone offers you a little piece of heaven free of charge.”

[catherinereed]

thejohnnyrom:

the week johnny had was not ideal by any means, and now he was adding an all-nighter filled with drawn out business nonsense to the list of shit. he had hoped by the time he left the den he and his associates locked themselves in for the better part of twelve hours–the sun would be out. unfortunately, portland wasn’t like that. and it was another overcast type of day. johnny let out a long sigh. “i need a fucking vacation.” 

"We all do, you’re not special.” Catherine heard herself speak the words before even thinking them, catching herself only a second after which is when she graced him with the fakest smile the man had probably seen. “I mean— welcome to Reggie’s.” She recited the words. This is exactly why she didn’t want her closing girl leaving, but an emergency was an emergency and what was Catherine supposed to do? Not let the poor girl go see her sick child? “Closest thing we’ve got to a vacation is a piña colada.” She offered, the more she looked at the man the more he looked familiar

[catherinereed]

kiara-watson:

“Today I was out shopping and unfortunately, did not notice until I got up to the register that I actually left my wallet. Thankfully a kind person behind me paid for my items and told me to pay it forward. Now I’ve got to think of a way to pay it forward. Any suggestions?”

“I am an excellent candidate for a charity case.” Catherine was only half-joking. “I mean, look at me. I’m a mess. I deserve a nice day at the spa, don’t you think? Lord knows I haven’t stepped foot in one in ages. And I smell like fried food all the time? I’m just waiting to be blessed by you.”

[catherinereed]

drayacarlson:

Draya laughed, “For yams? Not in this lifetime! But I am a little stoked to try them with marshmallows. It sounds like two things that shouldn’t go together but apparently do.” She was donning a surprised and uncertain gaze when asking if Catherine was pregnant, but laughed it off when her friend clarified. “Ohh, okay. Whew, I was about to ask if I missed a whole lotta somethings.” Listening to Catherine talk about her sister madeher giggle a bit, “I haven’t had a reason to shop for baby clothes in a while but they’re always hella cute. Can I tag along?”

"You missed a whole lotta nothings, trust me.” Catherine assured Draya with a firm nod, placing her hands on her stomach. “This oven is not cooking anything up. It’s only contents are yams. And marshmallows.” She grinned then before scoffing, “A hundred-percent yes, of course. You can catch me up on what you’ve been doing while we shop. No babies of your own, I assume?”

[catherinereed]

i’ve dropped most of my threads from before my hiatus but if you want to continue them or start any new ones feel free to message me ah!!!

[catherinereed]

noahlevinstein:

Noah had a million voices in her head when she had started texting Catherine but she knew that she was just finally doing what she had been thinking of since the last time they spoke. Her conversation with Killian had weighed heavy on her mind and while she was nowhere near able to forgive Catherine just yet, part of her wanted to see what was still there between them. She missed her, that much was easy to see but she didn’t know if she was clinging onto something that was no longer there. 

Her heart started racing the moment she heard the door open and she was quick in checking her hair over oner last time in the kitchen mirror, having done her best to sober up as much as possible while her ex-wife was on the way over. The sight of Catherine and Kennedy caused a warmth to flood her chest as the familiar sight made her a bit nostalgic, the image all too precious to be easily forgotten. “I guess someone miss you,” she said softly and pointed at the pug, taking slow steps towards Catherine, feeling a lot less bold than she had on the phone for a moment. 

“I don’t,” she said honestly and took a few steps closer, sliding her hands along Catherine’s shoulders as she took in a shaky breath. “Thank you for coming over,” she whispered, clearly having zero interest in pretending like she hadn’t asked Catherine over to do exactly this. She felt like her heart was racing, sure that Catherine could hear it as she leaned in and kissed her, unable to stop the sigh of relief that left her mouth the moment their lips connected. “HI,” she finally mumbled against Catherine’s lips.

Catherine would be lying if she said she didn’t know what she was there for, because she knew exactly what she was doing there. She had debated her actions a million times over but every single time she came out with the same conclusion: she wanted to be there. No matter what the consequences were, she was willing to take them. Even if in the end Noah just wanted her in and out and never again. It was better than nothing.

“Of course.” Even her voice softened when Noah approached her, her touch familiar yet new at the same time. When Noah leaned in to kiss her Catherine didn’t hesitate to lean right in herself, a hand instantly moving up to Noah’s neck. Just as she waited for more, Noah mumbled against her lips, and Catherine couldn’t help the silly grin that pulled at her lips- saying nothing and only pulling her in by the hold on her neck, kissing her deeply. Whatever doubts had crossed her mind less than an hour ago, they were gone. “I missed this.” She admitted once she reluctantly pulled away, in a total change of mood than the frightened ex-wife she’d been a moment ago. “You can’t say you didn’t miss this.”

[sparkling-lux]

[catherinereed]

itsnikkiarmstrong:

“So you’re paying then?” She asked teasingly. “All I have to do is figure out Angela Bassett’s skincare routine and I will look exactly this way for the next 30 years. Shooting boys while looking hot is such a mood. This is why we’re friends.”

"We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” Catherine deflected the question quick, more than aware that by her own merits she wouldn’t be able to afford such a thing. “Or maybe by then I’ll be a successful sugar baby, you never know.” At her next statement, Catherine grinned. “Get ready to crush some balls.”