[detectivecordcva]

“Probably hanging out with some of her more fun, possibly male, friends, but it’s alright. I’m much more than what meets the eye, I think I can handle myself.” Audrey grinned, tilting her head slightly to the side, “but if all else fails, you can always risk your life for mine, agreed?” 

[stilesdad]

Wesley shrugged, grinning. “I don’t know about that…You let a complete stranger move in across the hall from you. If no one else kills you, I could easily kill you myself,” He teased, adding in a subtle wink, “Not to say I would kill you, I still need a place to stay.”

[detectivecordcva]

“Yeah, that wouldn’t be a very good way to show your gratitude. I could think of like, 10 things off the top of my head that would I appreciate much more than murder.” Audrey offered, an innocent smile on her lips, as she subconsciously took a step towards Wesley and leaned her side against the wooden door frame.

[detectivecordcva]

“Oh, thanks,” Audrey said, slightly surprised. “How generous of you,” she smiled gratefully and put her wallet away. 

[josh-wilde-here-blog]

“Anytime,” Josh felt his face warm up. Was it a little too obvious that he likes her? He never really had experience with asking someone out, so he didn’t know what to do. Josh handed her the cappuccino,  “Oh, look, there’s an empty table over there,” he pointed at the table and slowly started leading Audrey over to it.

[detectivecordcva]

Audrey followed Josh over to the small table and slowly took her seat. “So..” She began, a small smile on her lips as she raised an eyebrow. Audrey took a small sip of her coffee unsure on what to say.

[detectivecordcva]

“That’s terrible,” Audrey frowned, then her eyes widened as she continued. “What a bunch of two-faced hypocrites!” She gasped, anger bubbling beneath her surface. “I can’t believe they’d do that to you, honestly!”

[quinn-jameson]

“Tell me about it.” Quinn said before rolling her eyes playfully. “None of them have even called to see if I’m doing alright, how pathetic is that?”

[detectivecordcva]

“People like that absolutely mystify me, I mean, how can they live with themselves?”

[detectivecordcva]

“You’re pretty cute yourself,” Audrey said with a grin, her tone becoming more confident the more she drank. “And we’re both going to get drunk anyways, meaning I’ll also be probably doing some things I don’t normally do as well so.. flirt away.” She eyed Wesley up and down, a hint of a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

[stilesdad]

“I’m glad we settled that,” Wesley grinned, feeling the most relaxed he had felt in a long time, “So, where’s this friend of yours? It wasn’t very nice of her to leave you all alone like this- you’re an easy target.” He leaned closer to Audrey, the party making it difficult for Wesley to hear Audrey.

[detectivecordcva]

“Probably hanging out with some of her more fun, possibly male, friends, but it’s alright. I’m much more than what meets the eye, I think I can handle myself.” Audrey grinned, tilting her head slightly to the side, “but if all else fails, you can always risk your life for mine, agreed?” 

[detectivecordcva]

[detectivecordcva]

“I don’t mind at all. I look forward to seeing a hungover Wesley,” Audrey grinned. “Honestly, I don’t know very many people here either. So I suppose I should be glad to have you keep me company.” Audrey took another sip from her cup, and she wasn’t much of a drinker so she could already feel the alcohol slightly taking its toll on her.

[stilesdad]

“Trust me, you won’t like me when I’m drunk,” He said as he took another sip of his drink, “We’re both lucky to have each other,” It was probably the alcohol that was making Wesley flirt without immediately feeling embarrassed. “Forgive me if I start flirting, by the way. I tend to do that when I’m drunk- you being insanely attractive doesn’t help either.”

[detectivecordcva]

“You’re pretty cute yourself,” Audrey said with a grin, her tone becoming more confident the more she drank. “And we’re both going to get drunk anyways, meaning I’ll also be probably doing some things I don’t normally do as well so.. flirt away.” She eyed Wesley up and down, a hint of a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

[detectivecordcva]

“Oh, what a gentleman,” she joked as she took the drink from his hands, inspecting it for a moment. “What if you pass out as well?” Audrey asked, raising an eyebrow before bringing the cup to her lips and matching Wesley’s actions; chugging down her drink and tapping it against his. “Cheers.”

[stilesdad]

“Then I guess you’re going to be the one taking care of someone all night. Which is probably likely, just to warn you,” Wesley laughed, leaning against the wall with the side of his arm to face Audrey. “I don’t even know why I’m here, to me it’s just a party full of strangers. Well, all except one,” He added, eyeing her up and down. 

[detectivecordcva]

“I don’t mind at all. I look forward to seeing a hungover Wesley,” Audrey grinned. “Honestly, I don’t know very many people here either. So I suppose I should be glad to have you keep me company.” Audrey took another sip from her cup, and she wasn’t much of a drinker so she could already feel the alcohol slightly taking its toll on her.

[detectivecordcva]

“Whatever, Wesley,” she gave him a playful shove at the shoulder and shook her head, “and I’m going to need more if I plan on hanging around you the entire night.”

[stilesdad]

Wesley grinned at her before quickly disappearing to get her a drink. “Here. If you pass out, I’ll probably have to be the one to drag you home so drink at your own risk.”

He quickly chugged down his drink, licking his lips afterwards. Smiling, he raised his cup and tapped it against hers. “Cheers.”

[detectivecordcva]

“Oh, what a gentleman,” she joked as she took the drink from his hands, inspecting it for a moment. “What if you pass out as well?” Audrey asked, raising an eyebrow before bringing the cup to her lips and matching Wesley’s actions; chugging down her drink and tapping it against his. “Cheers.”

[detectivecordcva]

“I did not follow you! Why would I follow you? A friend invited me over and I simply thought that it might be fun. Though I’ve kind of lost track of her by now..”

[stilesdad]

“Hmm…You sure it wasn’t just an imaginary friend? Maybe you’ve had a bit too much to drink.”

[detectivecordcva]

“Whatever, Wesley,” she gave him a playful shove at the shoulder and shook her head, “and I’m going to need more if I plan on hanging around you the entire night.”

[detectivecordcva]

“Don’t test me Wesley Fitzgerald… What are you doing here anyways, shouldn’t you be- actually, I have no clue what you like to do in your free time, is this it? Partying?”

[stilesdad]

“No, I actually collect stamps. But I thought I’d switch it up tonight. And what brings you here? I get that we live together and all but you don’t have to follow me.”

[detectivecordcva]

“I did not follow you! Why would I follow you? A friend invited me over and I simply thought that it might be fun. Though I’ve kind of lost track of her by now..”

[stilesdad]

“Sorry, I didn’t see you there.”

[detectivecordcva]

“As long as this isn’t a joke about my height, don’t worry about it.”

[stilesdad]

“It wasn’t but now that you mention it…” 

[detectivecordcva]

“Don’t test me Wesley Fitzgerald... What are you doing here anyways, shouldn’t you be- actually, I have no clue what you like to do in your free time, is this it? Partying?”

[stilesdad]

“Sorry, I didn’t see you there.”

[detectivecordcva]

“As long as this isn’t a joke about my height, don’t worry about it.”

[detectivecordcva]

“A cappuccino is fine for me.” Audrey smiled, as she took out a five dollar bill from her purse. “Here,” she said as she handed it to him.

[josh-wilde-here-blog]

“Two cappuccinos please,” Josh ordered. He took out his wallet, he had a twenty dollar bill and handed it to the cashier. He got the change and smiled, “No need, it’s on me.”

[detectivecordcva]

“Oh, thanks,” Audrey said, slightly surprised. “How generous of you,” she smiled gratefully and put her wallet away. 

[detectivecordcva]

wesleysfitzgerald:

“You know, you can start taking away a few of those debts right now by washing the dishes for me.” Audrey grinned, taking the last bite and setting her plate down in the sink. She matched his posture, crossing her arms and leaning against the counter as well, raising her brow in a playful manner.

[stilesdad]

Wesley glanced down at the dishes then back at Audrey, shaking his head and chuckling. Once realizing that Audrey was being serious, he furrowed his brows. “Ah, fine. But you’re helping me,” He sighed dramatically before lightly nudging Audrey’s side, “I’m warning you though, I’ve never done the dishes before,” Wesley turned himself around and turned on the faucet. He looked to Audrey for guidance with a helpless smile. “Water’s on. Now what?”

[detectivecordcva]

Audrey laughed, amused by his genuine cluelessness and shook her head. Nonetheless, she walked up beside him to the sink and handed him a sponge, “now you put some dish soap on that and just start scrubbing away,” she grinned up at him.

[detectivecordcva]

“Sure, why not?” Audrey grinned, shrugging a shoulder. 

[josh-wilde-here-blog]

Josh led the way to order the coffees. “So, how do you like your coffee?”

[detectivecordcva]

“A cappuccino is fine for me.” Audrey smiled, as she took out a five dollar bill from her purse. “Here,” she said as she handed it to him.

[detectivecordcva]

Whispers In The Dark

  Audrey approached the peculiar device, and following the barista’s instructions in her head, she hesitantly entered the glass hair-dryer..? Then flicked the microphone on. Taking a deep breath, she bit her lip and decided, why not? She couldn’t exactly tell anyone her secrets, and this was a pretty good alternative. Besides, her voice wasn’t particularly recognizable, and no one would know. Except.. no, as long as she didn’t say any details, she would be fine. And so she began. “Um.. okay, well, I was arrested twice, one for breaking and entering, and the other time for stealing. I do it so..” Audrey pursed her lips, eyes flicking around the Brew tentatively, “so my parents can pay attention to me rather than their stupid jobs.” She let out a deep breath, closing her eyes for a moment, before opening them again. 

  Now onto secret number two.. “and uh, I helped my friend when she was in trouble.. she didn’t mean to- to kill the girl, but it just.. happened. And I couldn’t let her go to jail, it was just an accident.. so I helped her. I lied to the police, and told them I was with her the whole time, and it couldn’t have possibly been her. I helped her, and now someone else is in jail for her mistake...” Audrey glanced up from the microphone, so far, no one had even paid her any heed. No one cared, they couldn’t hear what she was saying. No one knew. The Brew was too loud anyways, and everyone was still too busy with their own lives to bother with some stranger. She could still keep going, and she did. 

  “My uncle in law.. he had.. taken a liking to me, and he.. showed that, very clearly by the things he did. And I enjoyed it, I found it flattering, and thrilling, it made me feel sick and excited at the same time. He- He divorced my aunt for me, but.. I told him it couldn’t happen. I-I couldn’t do it, and he left, left town, maybe even the state. No one found out, and god-” Audrey’s voice had began to get shaky and rushed, she found it hard to swallow and she had shut her eyes completely. Without a word, she turned the microphone off and hastily left the Brew, avoiding eye contact with anyone and everyone, her stomach feeling empty and hollow, like it had been scraped out with a dull spoon, and her chest feeling heavier than it had when she first came in. 

[detectivecordcva]

“Sometimes I’ll think about that rule as well,” Audrey admitted, “but I keep reminding myself that the first one is much more positive and helpful.” She smiled at her, “unfortunately some people are just like that, no matter the situation the person’s in.”

[quinn-jameson]

“Trust me, back in New York I don’t think I had one friend who was there for me one hundred percent. In fact almost all of them pretended like they didn’t know me when I told them all that I was pregnant.” Quinn shook her head. “Yet I stood by each and every one of them whenever they had to take an “emergency” trip to the abortion clinic due to dodgy hook ups after house parties and one time flings behind the bleachers after a big game.”

[detectivecordcva]

“That’s terrible,” Audrey frowned, then her eyes widened as she continued. “What a bunch of two-faced hypocrites!” She gasped, anger bubbling beneath her surface. “I can’t believe they’d do that to you, honestly!”