I don't wanna grow up

Hadley Fairchild | 23 | Senior From Coventry, England Majoring in Fashion and Apparel Design Delta Rho Gamma Former Actress & Fashion Correspondent

[anthonyharris-bnu]

Making Time

Life was good. Anthony had finally gotten his grades to a place where he felt comfortable and confident, he had a routine for studying and homework with time worked in for all of his Kappa and basketball responsibilities. He’d even worked in time in his schedule to continue helping Nia with her math homework. There was a balance in his life that he’d never had before and he found that he was much less stressed out and a lot more pleasant to be around. The only downside to his new found “balance” was that he’d unintentionally left out planning for spending time with his girlfriend. 

As he approached the Delta house with a mixed bouquet that the florist swore would make any woman swoon, Anthony found himself nervous. It’d been about three days since he’d seen Hadley and he’d missed her more than he’d ever admit… but as the texting became more infrequent he knew that he’d gotten himself into the doghouse somehow and he was all ready to get himself out of it.

Taking in a deep breath, Anthony looked up at the door for a moment before exhaling and ringing the doorbell. He waited a few moments and then smiled wide as the door swung open and Hadley stood on the other side. “Hey babe,” he leaned in to place a kiss on her cheek. 

[hadley-fairchild]

When the doorbell rang Hadley had no intention to answer but soon after she heard someone calling her name and saying it was for her. It didn’t take long for her to realize they hadn’t even bothered to open the door themselves and so this visitor was still a surprise. Even more of one when she did open the door and saw Anthony standing there. Automatically she crossed her arms in front of her chest just in time for him to lean in and kiss her cheek. 

“I’m busy so it’ll have to be quick,” Hadley answered as she turned on her heel and walked back into the foyer, expecting him to follow. She’d seen the flowers but she didn’t bother to comment on them. Not until a swell of jealously rolled up within her. “I don’t know if you recall but Avery moved out,” she found herself snapping before she could bother to think it through. It was a stupid thing to say since she was far past that but she was frustrated. 

[anthonyharris-bnu]

“Oh right… math.” He grinned a little and rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand as he leaned back in his chair. “Well, how about you show me some of those designs, hm? My poor brain can’t handle letters and numbers being so chummy anymore.” Smiling as she linked her fingers through his, he crinkled his nose up to tease her as she placed a kiss onto it. “Yeah, I’m good I promise. Just got lost up here in this empty space.” Laughing lightly, he reached over and scooped her up into his lap, his smile only growing as she let out a laugh of her own. He pressed a soft kiss into her check and rested his chin atop her shoulder, “So c’mon. Show me what you’re working on.”

[hadley-fairchild]

Hadley was all about showing off her designs, despite the fact that he probably didn’t realize numbers could be involved in that too. She was meaning to sort through them but doing it with one hand didn’t really go so well and instead she had leaned forward to kiss his nose and watch wrinkle it. “It’s not completely empty space up there,” she teased before letting out a laugh as he lifted her into his lap. Reaching forward she grabbed a few papers, including the biggest project she was currently working on. “These first few are just a few everyday pieces I drew and plan to start making but this one here,” she explained, flipping to the dress she had drawn far too many times. “This is the one I really want to be working on. I just can’t get it to look exactly how I want on paper so I don’t know how I’m supposed to make it look right when I actually start designing it. Plus it’ll probably look terrible one me since I’m so short so I’ll need to recruit a model. One who doesn’t make me totally jealous of how they look in my dress,” Hadley rambled before stopping and giving him an apologetic look. “Sorry. You wanted to see not hear my rambling,” she murmured, biting down on her lip. 

[anthonyharris-bnu]

Snapping out of his thoughts, Anthony turned his head to look over at Hadley and flashed a charming smile her way. He’d made it through the fall semester with her help but his upcoming status as a junior was still in jeopardy. With football and Kappa festivities (and his relationship with her), he’d lost focus on his schoolwork and his grades once again slipped down into failing marks. He hadn’t told her yet, as he’d hoped he would be able to pull them out of the gutter on his own by cracking down and popping a few of his roommates Adderall pills, but even with his extra focus he was only able to get three of his five classes back up to par. He needed to get his math and engineering classes back up to at least a C, something that his father had really started to drill into him as finals quickly approached. “Nothin’s wrong, sorry. Just got a little distracted.” He chuckled softly and turned his attention back down to the page of math problems in front of him. “Now, where were we?” Glancing back up at her with a sheepish smile, Anthony reached over and placed a gentle hand on her knee. He was tired of looking weak in front of her, so he was going to conquer these classes on his own (and probably with a little help from Nia).

[hadley-fairchild]

Part of her was tempted to ask what had managed to distract him this time but Anthony had already said that nothing was wrong and Hadley didn’t want to press him. She was sure he was already under enough pressure just like the two of them always were. When he asked where they were and placed a hand on her knee she couldn’t help but smile. It was exactly what she had expected. “Well you were working on math and I was working on a few designs,” Hadley began as she placed her hand atop his. “Now I think it’s beginning to seem like someone may need a break,” she teased as she picked up his hand and maneuvered it so that her fingers laced through his. “Are you sure you’re alright,” she asked as she leaned out of her chair and kissed him right on the nose. “Because as long as you’re sure we can take a break and do something else. Breaks are good.”

[hadley-fairchild]

Another Monday night of studying was slowly wasting away as Hadley attempted to maintain Anthony’s attention. She’d realized long ago how challenging that was but she had gotten better and better at not giving up. She had no idea what was distracting him now since it was usually obvious things, such as his hand on her leg or him playing with a pencil, calculator or his phone; when he managed to find it. Now he just looked like he was staring off into space. “We’re never going to be done here if you keep failing to pay attention,” Hadley scolded. Not sure if he heard she waved her hand in front of his face. “Earth to Anthony. What’s wrong now,” she asked, feeling a bit of concern over how he seemed more distracted than ever.

[hadley-fairchild]

Hello Stranger || Hadley & Anthony

[anthonyharris-bnu]

"Oh yeah?" Anthony couldn’t hide his smirk as she spoke, "wanna fill a guy in on what those are?" His smirk slowly spread out into a grin as she moved closer to him, his arm encircling her waist tighter to hold her body against his as his eyes peered into hers. He had been lucky with Hadley, slowly getting to know her better while navigating some weird Delta love square between the two of them and Hilary and Avery. He hadn’t led any of them on intentionally, really, everything with Avery was just something to pass the time. As soon as he realized she was using him as some sort of play thing in a weird power trip against Warren, he’d pretty much cut her out of his life. Hilary hadn’t been so forgiving, though. She had slapped him so hard when he told her that she wasn’t the only one he’d been seeing that his cheek still stung when he thought about it. But Hilary had always been too challenging for Anthony, while her ambitions were admirable, she’d always been too high strung.. she didn’t know how to have actual fun.

But Hadley, well, Hadley had quickly become his favorite Delta sister. She knew how to have fun, she treated him like an equal and she made him laugh. That was the most important part to Anthony, the fact that they could laugh together. He’d found that when he spent time with her, all that was on his mind was how beautiful and smart she was. She was his Goldilocks. But it took him too long to find out and the school year came to an end and she got on a plane.. but that didn’t stop them. They’d talked as much as their phone bills would allow, but they were each caught up in family and summer activities to keep in good contact. However, now that she was back in his arms and his lips were pressed against his, all of their time apart faded into black. He had missed her and he was so glad to be back at school and have her in his arms. “I would love one..” he grinned, returning her kisses. “And I could definitely show you the same..” His hand came up to cup her cheek as he kissed her deeply, doing his best to keep his word and show her just how much his didn’t like the fact that there was an ocean between them for a few months.

[hadley-fairchild]

Maybe it was because things were so casual but Hadley certainly felt more in control of her relationship than she ever had before. Her heart had a different idea entirely but she had learned not to expect certain things and she had just let a friendship grow naturally into what she was now experiencing. Everything about it was so much better. Things between them felt right and she knew her sisters weren't any competition now. If anything needed to be done now that they were back together it was probably that they make things official but as soon as he was kissing her back she couldn't focus on anything. Every nerve in her body was alive with feeling from his mere touch and she was melting against him.

It was like some relief in her heart was lifted. Yes she'd felt secure in their affection for each other but the separation with an ocean between them could make anyone worry. Worry that the spark would be gone or that they would have reverted back to friendship. Her whole body was pressed to his as she gave back the same intensity of kisses that she received. Hadley only broke the kiss as she remembered they were on the porch. "Come inside," she insisted as she slowly loosened his grip on her but instead took his hand. Leading him over to the door with a tug she pushed it open and pulled him into the house. 

Nobody else was there so she pushed him right back against the door once it was closed. "I really missed you," Hadley murmured, letting the weight of her words reach the look in her eyes. As much as she loved kissing him and wanted to continue she knew where that led and even though he never pressured she felt like now would be the time she would struggle to resist him most. Still her body found it's way to his on it's own accord as she moved forward, her unoccupied hand moving upwards to curl into the hair at the nape of his neck. "I bet now is the time I'm meant to kiss you again or ask about your summer and I already know that second part really well. We talked about it a bit too much even," she teased.

[hadley-fairchild]

Hello Stranger || Hadley & Anthony

[greerkingstcn]

Anthony stood on the porch with a crooked grin on his features as he looked down at Hadley. She wasn’t as prim and put together as he was used to seeing her, her hair was messy and her heels were kicked off, and that only caused the smile on his face to grow bigger because in that moment, she was beautiful to him. He hadn’t been able to see her all summer, and talking was kept to a minimum due to those pesky high international rates.

Shaking his head as he broke out of his thoughts, and held out his hand to help her up. His arms instantly came around her torso tightly as her arms came up around his neck, he dipped his head down and rested it gently into the crook of her neck, gently breathing in her scent. He had missed her more than he’d like to admit, and as her lips brushed against the sensitive spot on his neck, he smirked. “Of course not, Hads. How could I ever forget you?” And as she quickly pulled away from him and leaned back against the house, Anthony’s smirk grew. He brought a hand up to rest against the wall to the side of her head while his other one rested on her hip; he wasn’t letting her get away that easy, not after he’d waited all this time to be close to her again.

"You? Interrupt? Never.." He grinned as he moved closer to her, his arm slipping from her side to around her waist. He chuckled softly as she spoke of throwing the boxes across the porch and shook his head, "Is that my cue to volunteer my services?" He leaned in more and gently pressed a kiss to the corner of her lips, "Because I’d be glad to help."

[hadley-fairchild]

Hadley more than enjoyed his answer to whether or not he had forgotten her. She didn't like to admit just how much she liked hearing it really and so she definitely wasn't planning to at any time soon. She had tiptoed around admitting too much to him to fast for as long as she had known him. Even more so when he seemed to have a thing with her former president but now she wasn't worried about her. No it wasn't other girls that worried her, it was herself. She smiled slightly as his hand came to rest beside her head and the other rested on her hip. It was harder to avoid his gaze like that and when he spoke again and moved closer it became impossible as her eyes flicked to his. 

On impulse her body moved into his touch as his arm circled her waist and she braced a hand on his shoulder since he was quite a bit taller. Hadley wanted to focus on what he was saying but the chaste kiss reminded her how much she had missed him. "It was," she murmured in agreement, still holding his gaze. "I might have a few better ideas right about now," Hadley continued breathily as she pushed up onto her toes, his arm luckily still holding her waist and grabbed either side of his face. "Care for a show of how much I missed you," she inquired before pulling his face down to hers and kissing him full on the lips. "Or perhaps you could show me the same," she muttered before another kiss.

[hadley-fairchild]

Hello Stranger || Hadley & Anthony

[greerkingstcn]

Anthony had been back at school since the beginning of July. After making a trip home and having to face his father with his failure, his inability to successfully make up for his failing freshmen semester while handling basketball and Kappa business, he had come back to campus early in order to take a full summer semester of classes and try to save some face and become a junior by the end of the fall semester. He was back into the swing of things, going to class, working out and slowly getting his GPA back to where it needed to be. 

He had to admit that while the summer semester was coming to an end and things were looking up, he was only juggling school and working out — it was nothing like what the actual school year would be with basketball and Kappa obligations. Once those were added to the equation, he knew his juggling game would quickly crumble and he’d be right back where he started: with slipping grades and a meek social life. 

Shaking off all of the negative thoughts, Anthony finished lacing up his sneakers and stood up off of the couch of the Kappa house. He was ready to go on his daily run, and as he bound out the front door and jumped down the two front steps, he began his usual five mile hike. But as he rounded the corner and the Delta house came into view, he noticed something different. For one thing, Avery’s powder blue Volkswagen convertible was missing, which was a welcoming sight, but in it’s place was a new vehicle. And as he joggled closer he noticed the red head on the porch and a large smile overtook his features. He jogged up to the steps and walked up, the smile only growing larger as he came closer. “Fancy seeing you here, stranger.”

[hadley-fairchild]

After what only felt like a few minutes Hadley heard footsteps coming closer and she frowned to herself wondering who had randomly decided to show up. It took her another moment before she opened her eyes and they locked onto the figure just as he spoke. Anthony. Immediately she attempted to sit up a little bit straighter and smooth out some of the red curls that had fallen loose from her updo. International calls were a bitch so she hadn't really been in much contact with him this summer, definitely not as much as she would have liked, and this was not the reunion she had in mind. She was a mess. 

Her delay in saying anything made Hadley feel even more idiotic so instead of doing so she held out her hand, waiting until he took it and helped her up. Then she was throwing her arms around him and ignoring the fact that she had abandoned her heels. It seemed like all of her security blankets were MIA at the moment. "Stranger, huh? Forgotten me already, Harris," she breathed, still holding on tightly. Of all the people she knew she had missed him most. "Don't worry I'll give you a few reminders," Hadley continued, her lips brushing the sensitive on his neck before she pulled back just as quickly. 

Leaning back against the house she looked up at him and then took in his attire. He appeared to be dressed for running and although she had plenty of things she wanted to say now that her mind was working again all she could do was tease him. Which was her defense mechanism to keep from seeming too desperate for his attention. "Was I interrupting something? If so by all means get back to where you were headed," she mused with a slightly coy look. "Besides I have more boxes to throw across the porch since my legs decided to gave up," she continued with a shrug as she glanced downwards.

[hadley-fairchild]

Hello Stranger || Hadley & Anthony

Having spent some time at home Hadley was pretty pleased to be moving back to school. Her sister was just as hard to deal with as usual and being home had meant the risk of being recognized. She had finally begun to feel like people liked her for who she was not the work she had done on television and in fashion at her college. Really she still wanted to be liked for her fashion but in a completely different way which was why she was going to school in the first place. Most of her stuff had remained in storage nearby and this year as a Junior she would be moving into the Delta house. As one of the few girls that had come this early to get stuff organized she was doing all of said moving by herself. Nobody had even shown up at the house yet or at least they weren't there then.

It didn't take long for her to start cursing herself for having so much stuff and deciding that wearing heels was still required. Actually her entire outfit was completely wrong for what she was doing. A short skirt, cropped top and heels wasn't even close to convenient for lifting things. Which was why she was struggling even more than she should be as she walked back and forth from the car she had newly bought to the house. The car being another inconvenience as it a bit too sporty to carry much of anything and she had already made multiple trips. This was her last one thankfully but it was mostly heavy boxes. One of which she was currently carrying as she cursed her heels once more. Just as she was mumbling to herself her foot caught on the front step and she fell. 

The box flew out of her grip, landing near the doorway to the house and making a loud noise as it hit. Hadley would have been worried about that but she was too busy catching herself. With a slightly indignant huff she pushed herself up back into a standing position and brushed off her knees, one of which seemed to be bleeding which was so not what she wanted to deal with right now. For once in her life she kicked off her heels and sat down on the porch, stretching out her aching legs and putting her head against the wall of the Delta house. She was definitely too tired for anymore of this and as if to prove that she even let her eyes slip shut as she sat there. Maybe all she really needed was a little bit of a break. 

[rodenlove]

Behind the scenes with Holland Roden for Maxim magazine.

[hadley-fairchild]

Definitely ooc

Well I thought I would have time to do this independently but I can barely keep up with the group I run at the moment due to work and the planning of a vacation so I think I'll disappear for a bit. I might come back to see what's happening once the hectic pace of my life slows down but until then if you really want to roleplay with me hit my personal up for the group I'm in/run and come join. My personal is hale-derek as I've stated before. I love you all! 

[lord-nick-blog]

Ben & jerry’s has the best ice cream. You can’t argue that.

[hadley-fairchild]

I can and I will. Ice cream is nothing compared to gelato, Nicholas.

[hadley-fairchild]

What are you trying to say?

[holland-roden]

New York Moves Magazine (2014)

[stelenaz]

“I would rather have a half assed version of a relationship with someone who I truly enjoy spending time that might not want to marry me or even “officially call me theirs” then a marriage proposal to someone that just looks good on paper.”

[hadley-fairchild]

Hello, Handsome. 

[millie-callahan]

All I’ve seen at work lately are cropped tops and hot pants. When did this become a thing again? Why not just walk around in a bikini?

[hadley-fairchild]

People seem to think whatever is trendy is the only thing they can wear but they seem to miss that there are good trends and bad trends.

[beingvnsa]

Why do girls insist on wearing heels around campus when they know they’ll end up limping in pain after twenty minutes?

I really don’t like being stared at for help. 

[hadley-fairchild]

Some of us were practically born in heels or maybe that's just me. Regardless haven't you heard? Beauty is pain. Or at least I've heard it is for some people.