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I Already Have a Father Thanks | Harvey & Cecilia

       The closing clerk had been late thanks to a delayed bus, and Ceci had been the one who had had to stay and cover. Thankfully, she wasn’t getting out as late as she had feared and still had time to make it to dinner with Harvey. Racing towards the elevators, the last little bit of her uniform being shoved into her back pack, she bit back a noise of frustration as she saw the doors close. 

       Her foot tapped against the tiled floor as she waited impatiently for the next car. Pulling her phone out of her pocket, she sent a quick text to the man telling him she was on her way up to the Red Snapper. Thankfully another elevator arrived a few seconds later and she was able to catch it up.

        She hoped he was in their usual spot as she made her way through the restaurant. When she spotted him, she smiled and made a beeline right for him. “Hey,” she said with a big smile as she dropped her bag next to the table. “I’m so sorry I’m late. The closer had some bus troubles.” 

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Free Lessons

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Selena was new to the city. She hadn’t seen a familiar face, didn’t know of one that lived here, and had yet to adjust to the fast-paced life of Harbour Pointe. It wasn’t the first time that she had been in a city like this, but it was the first time that she had to fend for herself. Typically, there was a bodyguard or event manager leading the way and keeping the crowds at bay for easy travel. It was nothing like traveling the crowded streets alone.

With the new life came a new job and it seemed like one of the lesser popular ones of the building. The urgency they expressed for an instructor told her that there was either none or ones that weren’t very good and when she arrived on her first day she got her answer. There were none. It was a complete waste of a perfect dance space. She needed to get this studio back on its feet.

“Please display these wherever you can.”

After recruiting the help of a random passerby with a simple batting of her lashes and a welcoming smile, she was able to distribute what she hoped was a good number of flyers for Sound in Motion. For one day only the studio would offer a free dance lesson to those who show up to that hour block. Those who continue to show after or purchase a membership can benefit from discount prices on events, get access to special events, and much more.

       It wasn’t that she was hopeless per say... It was just that music never seemed to feel right to her, And of course it wasn’t music’s fault. No one else seemed to have the difficulty she did. SO as she usually did, she chalked it up to her lack of understanding and decided it was time to do something about it. It had helped that someone had left a flyer about free dance lessons on the front desk at work.

       Flyer in hand, she made her way over after work. It would likely be too busy for her to see any of the instructors in person and see if she liked them, but at least she could look around. Thankfully she’d walked by it more than a handful of times and knew where it was. Opening the front door, she stuffed the flyer into her pocket before stepping inside. 

       Eyes wide, she looked around, mouth slightly agape. She had had no idea the inside of the building was this nice. Made her feel a little out of place amongst it all. Shaking her head a little, she tried to turn her thoughts back to the reason she was here. She followed the receptionist’s instructions and wandered a little further into the building hoping she’d find someone. 

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A Friend in Need || Cecilia & Molly

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Molly hurried inside as if she sought refuge from something. Cecilia’s name tried to escape past her lips, but it caught in her throat, choked by her tears. Instead, she sank into her friend’s couch and buried her face in her hands, shoulders shaking with each sob. 

She was still dressed in her work polo, even her name tag was still pinned to her, but she made no move to remove it. 

       Cecilia watched her friend hurry into her apartment, and for a moment almost wondered if something would follow her in. Shutting the door behind her friend, she stopped along the way to the couch only to grab Molly a glass of water. What had gotten into her friend, she wondered as she filled the glass. 

       Carrying it into the living room, she set it down carefully next to the other woman before climbing onto the couch herself. Slowly, so she didn’t scare Molly, she wrapped her arms around the woman’s shoulders. “It’s okay, Molly. You’re okay. No one’s gonna get you here.”

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Spooks & Hot Chocolate | Ceci & Vaughn

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Letting the cat go off to explore on his own, Vaughn moved to stand next to where Cecilia sat. “Actually, my next night off is tomorrow night.” It was true he wasn’t a fan of crowds, or even people in general for that matter, but when he was with Cecilia it was all a little more manageable.

And after what he had put her through? And he still got to be with her? Vaughn would spend every moment of his life making her happy. 

“They’ve hired on some more security lately so shifts aren’t as tight.” His violet eyes glanced over her homework. It was a foreign language to him. Although he did well enough in school to pass, he had moved much in his youth and never had anyone pushing him to excel. In the end, academics simply fell to the wayside. But that was fine with him, he was better at other things. 

His eyes came back to hers. “If you’re free, we can go.”

       She looked up for a moment as Vaughn approached and smiled to herself.  He was close enough that she could shift in her chair an inch and lean against him. So she did. Head resting against his side, she closed her eyes for a moment and let herself pretend her lab was over and done with.

       What did she have to do tomorrow night? She worked the afternoon shift tomorrow thankfully, she’d be done just around dinner time, which meant they’d still have plenty of time to go. All she really had was homework, but if she worked hard the rest of the night she could finish it all, or at least finish most of it.

       Cecilia opened her eyes and tilted her head back so she could look up at him.”I work until five-thirty, but if you want to meet at Baycourt afterwards we can head over from there.” 

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Halloween Party

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      She hadn’t originally planned on asking Vaughn to go to the Halloween party. Originally she had planned on staying in with him, making dinner, maybe a watching a movie. But then she’d seen a couple online dressed up as Belle and the Beast, and she hadn’t wanted to do it too. It thankfully hadn’t taken Vaughn much convincing, and she silently promised to make it up to him later.       The only problem was she was running late thanks to forgetting something at school. So instead of doing the curls she had originally planned on doing, she put her hair up in two braids. She had to shake her head a little at the amount of bobby pins holding it all up. The dress and make up only took a few minutes to do, and soon she was texting Vaughn to let him know she was finally ready to go. 

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Spooks & Hot Chocolate | Ceci & Vaughn

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While Cecilia focused on her school work, Vaughn was only a few feet away with one of the animals he had taken in for the time being. Another cat. It was much more common for cats to be strays than most animals. This one frightened easily and had taken quite a bit of time to warm up to Vaughn. He wasn’t all that bothered by Cecilia now either. 

Cecilia. 

Vaughn occasionally glanced over at her as she worked. He still needed to confirm her presence to himself sometimes. 

Her question came as a bit of a surprise, but Vaughn answered her readily. “Of course.” He’d be willing to do a lot of things with Cecilia. “When do you want to go?” There was a bunch of those attractions now that it was October, but he wasn’t familiar with them. 

       Cecilia had expected to wait while he thought the question over. Crowds weren’t something either one of them was overly fond of, but she wanted to get out and enjoy a night with him for once. Having Vaughn back in her life still felt like a dream some days, but she was trying not to think too long on it. He was here right now and that was what mattered.

       A wide smiled stretched across her face as he agreed to go with her. Leaning forward, she rested her elbows on the table and tried not to kick her feet happily under the table. Ever since someone had brought it up in class the other day she’d been wanting to go.

       “Whenever you have the chance. You’re the one who’s going to find it hardest to slip away for a few hours.” Resting her head in her hand, her smile grew lopsided. “I’ll even bring hot chocolate for when it gets cold.”

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Spooks & Hot Chocolate | Ceci & Vaughn

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       Cecilia sat in her usual spot at the table, legs stretched out trying to relieve some of the soreness of a long day, and books spread out as she tried to focus on finishing a lab. There was still plenty of time for her to do it, she just wanted to get it out of the way now while she could. Every so often, she’d look up, searching to make sure she hasn’t been left alone. As much as she loves Vaughn’s animals, she doesn’t think she’d ever treat them with the same amount of love and self-confidence he possessed. 

       Her phone sat on the table, occasionally buzzing as friends from school and work messaged her. It was after checking on the messages from a friend at school that she started smiling. Her gaze rose from textbook to Vaughn, and her smile widened. She’d been wanting to go out and do something while the weather was still mostly nice, and her friend had given her the perfect idea. “Vaughn? Would you ever be willing to do a hayride with me?” 

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A Friend in Need || Cecilia & Molly

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“C-Cecilia?” Molly knocked on her friend’s door with urgency, her other hand pre-occupied with stemming the flow of tears down her face. It was late, she might not even be home, or she could be studying. Despite her state of distress, Molly would hate to be a burden, but she really needed someone right now and Cecilia was the first to come to mind. 

      Hearing the urgent knocking, Cecilia pulled herself away from her spot on the couch to open the door. She wasn’t ready for the sight of her sobbing friend, and the tears that were pouring off of her face. “Molly?” Her voice rose in concern as she reached for her friend. What had happened to get her in this state? Later. That question could be answered later. For now the other woman needed to come in and sit down. “Come here, lets go sit on the couch together.”

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Just Like A Bat || OPEN

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Though guests had been allowed to finish dining on their meals and there was a general struggle to check people out manually rather than relying on computer systems to do the math for them, Manna was finally being allowed to go home.

She hadn’t quite anticipated the building being as dark as it was.

With no windows in the hallways - windows were dedicated to the surrounding offices, after all - Manna struggled to feel her way down a wall in order to reach the fire escape to take her down to the lobby. What a day to have left her cell phone at home! She yelped when she tripped over her own feet, barely catching herself, then thought she might perhaps hear footsteps - and saw the swing of a flashlight or a cell phone illuminating the floor. “H-hello?”

       What a night to stay behind. But it’d been needed, and she had managed to get more than she wanted done, so for now she’d call it a victory. Come the morning when she was exhausted? Maybe not so much. But she could worry about that later. 

      This late at night, all the lights in the building were off. So she had pulled out her to cellphone to use the flash light on it to find her way to the lobby. Cecilia was lost in thought, coming out of the store when she heard a faint cry. Head snapping up, she turned her phone up and down the hall, trying to see if it had come from around her. Staring at the fire escape door, she hummed softly to herself.

       Wandering over, she pushed the door open and shone her flashlight inside. “Hello?” she called out, wondering if whoever had cried out could hear her. “Someone need help?”

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       Bag stuffed full of textbooks and binders, Cecilia made a mad dash for the lobby doors. She was running behind because her shift replacement had missed the bus and she had had to stay to cover them. Now she had half an hour to make it to class, and she had a bad feeling she wasn’t going to actually make it. Hand on the door, she pushed it open just enough so she and her bag could make it through.

     Sliding through the small hole in the door, she saw the bus pulling up to the bus stop. A soft cry of frustration left her and she tried to hurry up. Only to hear a ripping sound, followed by several loud thuds behind her. Slowly to a stop, she stared at the bus as it slowly started pulling away from the curb. Her eyes closed for a moment, fighting back frustrated tears. 

       Cecilia turned before opening her eyes, and regretted it almost immediately. Half of the bottom of her bag was stuck in the door, and her textbooks and binders laying on the ground. Jaw set as she fought back sobs, she bent over to start picking everything up.

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Gotta Relax | Open

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Oh man, why was he part time? “Why indeed?” he drawled with a shake of his head. His normal good humor became a little more sluggish as he leaned into the counter and sighed.

“I’ve only been at the university, what, a couple of years now? The other professors in my field have been there for a decade or more. They’ve got tenure. They’ve got first choice of the classes they want to teach. And they’ve got all the full time positions.” With a dry chuckle, Basil rubbed the bridge of his nose. “Until they retire or move on to other places, there’s no full time position or benefits open for me. So who knows how long I’ll be there part time? I’m working at Urban Garden just to make ends meet. Just got a roommate because my mortgage is outrageous too. It’s a whole thing.”

He paused. “You don’t breathe a word of this to any of your professors or faculty, by the way. I shouldn’t even be gossiping about it. They’d probably have my head if they heard I was speaking down about everything.”

       Hearing the sigh, Cecilia’s head tilted to the side. She listened in silence, more than understanding of what he was going through. How many times had her father complained about some of the professors he worked with? She could remember a lot of their conversations and how bitter her father could be about some of the more senior members of faculty.

       Slowly, she reached for Basil’s arm and gave it a gentle squeeze. “My lips are sealed,” she promised him with a small smile. “If it makes you feel any better, all the tenured profs I know look like they’re on their last legs. So maybe something will open up for you soon? I’m hoping so. Being part-time and having two jobs is never easy.”

       She pulled her hand away and reached for her drink to take a small sip. “Where are you living that the mortgage is that bad? I need to know so I can stay far far away.”

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Work Buds || Cecilia & Frey

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Now that was a lie, because Frey’s pretty sure only Ceci would’ve thought of that. She’s amazing in her eyes. Frey giggles lightly as the other was just a ray of sunshine, and a beautiful treasure trove of ideas and inspiration.

“Give yourself more credit Ceci~ I really think you’re amazing! You put the magic in everyone’s work~”

Frey playfully elbows her work friend as she gives her a sweet smile. 

       Cecilia could feel the blush starting to spread into her ears and neck. Shaking her head, she hugged her arms to her chest and tried not to look too embarrassed as her friend gave her a nudge and a smile. Every response she could think of died on her lips, but after a few moments she managed to stutter out, “T-Thank you.”

       Looking away, she managed to smile a little to herself. It felt good knowing someone treasured and valued her, even if she wasn’t sure how to handle it sometimes. Turning her gaze back to Frey, she tried to widen her smile. “You’re the one who’s going to make it amazing though. You throw so much passion and love into everything here at the shop.”

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Work Buds || Cecilia & Frey

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“Of course! I think it’s super awesome actually!” 

She was pumped up now, Cecilia always had the best ideas truth be told, and she sometimes wouldn’t know what to do without her. She rubs her own cheeks before nodding. Thinking about it, she wishes her grand father were still here so she can tell him about the great people she met and befriended. 

“We can ask Basil for promotional ideas!” She felt her heart beat with excitement, true beauty was always in simplicity and message of the flowers after all.

“Thanks Ceci, you’re amazing…!”

       Frey’s energy was infectious. Grinning widely, Ceci nodded her head rapidly a few times. Basil would surely have a few ideas for promotions they could do. She bounced from foot to foot, excited that they’d managed to come up with a possible solution to their problem. “And we could always have a class during the day on simple flower arrangements you can do at home.” 

       Hearing her co-worker call her amazing, her face immediately turned to flame. “Oh gosh no! I’m no such thing! I’m sure someone else would have come up with the idea if I hadn’t.”

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Peony for Your Thoughts || Cecilia & Calvin

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Calvin’s brows rose under their hat and they eagerly followed her deeper into the shop. Cacti sounded perfect! They were already familiar with them since a lot were found on desert dig sites but they couldn’t say they knew the exact care they needed.

As such, Calvin listened intently as she started speaking and quickly shook their head when she stopped. “No, no, please, go on. I’m mostly familiar with desert cacti types. We had one we kept as a kind of mascot once.” They laughed. “I’d love to have one. Or a few.”

       “You had one as a mascot? I hope you guys managed to keep it alive and not drown it in water.” Chuckling softly, she beckoned him to the back corner of the shop where they had the cacti display. Standing next to the shelves, she gave him a small smile. “Or maybe you were luckier than I tend to be and managed to keep it alive for a longer than two months.”

         “Any colours you had in mind? We have a few more in the back if you don’t see anything that are to your liking here.” Reaching for one of the shorter, chubbier ones, her face brightened. “I personally prefer the chin cactus because of the large, beautiful pink flowers. But if you’re looking for something pricklier we have those too.”