ย ย ย ย ย itโs a regular night , theyโre hanging out - as friends ( even if heโs well aware that recently theyโve crossed certain lines within their friendship ) , gordon ramsayโs playing on tv - the sound of kitchen nightmares filling the room as mason headed back into the living room . itโs strange really , how heโs able to balance two drinks , some nachos and a full bowl of popcorn . itโs almost as if heโs done this before - but he hasnโt . if heโs lucky enough he wonโt trip , and really - t h a n kย g o d he doesnโt .ย โย alright -ย โ he starts of by placing both bowls down on the coffee table - the smell of butter and melted cheese filling the room , his lips finally curling into a grin as he turns his attention to her .ย โ i checked the app - the pizza should be here in .ย .ย . twenty minutes ! โ thereโs a brief pause as he offers her the drink , allowing himself to fall back onto the couch next to her , taking a sip of his own beverage .ย โ itโs vodka lemonade .ย โ itโs nice , to just spend time with her - s a f e , away from all the drama , all the bullshit . mason tried his best really , even if he wasnโt the greatest guy out there - or one that made the right choices ( the things he did , professionally speaking , werenโt the best after all ) he did try his best to ensure everyone he cared about would remain s a f e . he leans forward , places the glass down on the coffee table , his digits sliding into the pockets of his jeans , briefly glancing over at her .ย โย imma roll us one , yeah -ย โ and it doesnโt take him long to - helping himself with the grinder , before heโs pouring the weed onto the transparent paper , soon follow by a small amount of tobacco . it takes him a couple of seconds to roll the joint , but itโs d o n e - and just as quickly heโs leaning back against the couch - , his free hand landing on the blondeโs thigh .ย โย esme ,ย โ heโs holding the joint up for her to take , whiskey hues gazing into the femmeโs chocolate ones . really , the joint heโs offering her in that moment , isnโt something heโd offer anyone - / heโs never been anyone to share his drugs / but as always , sheโs an exception - the exception . he chuckles softly , the hand upon her thigh shifting to take a hold of the lighter , thumb pressing down only to light the joint . โย care to do the honours andย take the first hit ?ย โย