i still got love for you

holly autumns. 40. mother of three. divorcée. owner of ginger's bed and breakfast.

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“Oh no... Oh no... Oh no, oh no, oh no...” Where was it? This can’t be right... Usually the flour was right here. Did they change the store’s layout again suddenly? She was there three days ago... Everything seemed to be in order then... What happened? God, she turns forty and suddenly can’t remember where anything was. Roaming up and down the aisle, the woman on a mission was so distracted she nearly ran into someone. “Goodness me! I’m so sorry, darling. Are you alright? I was trying to find those bulk bags of flour but... My luck isn’t with me today.”

CLOSED STARTER: at frontier foods grocery store // @leilabarak​

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“Dylan!” With a bright smile, Holly ran over to the blonde. After meeting the woman not too long ago, the auburn-haired woman was determined to become friends with her. “Hey! It’s so good to see you. I’ve actually been meaning to check up on you. See how our small town is still treating you and everything.” She gestured up towards the street and tilted her head. Her smile warm as she looked up at her. “Care to join me for lunch? Basic Kneads is delicious.”

CLOSED STARTER: somewhere on main street // @dylan-westwick​

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“You know... I thought I was imagining it at first. I thought to myself, ‘no, absolutely no way. Daniel and Lucille can barely stand each other, much less sit at a table together... and seem to be on a date.’ I mean, that’s totally and completely preposterous.” Sharon had to have been pulling her leg. After all, why would Daniel Salazar and Lucille Brown of all people ever go on a date together? Were they not mortal enemies? As Holly lifted her cup of hot chocolate to her lips, she stopped and narrowed her eyes at her friend. “Unless... My dear friend... There is some truth to it? Hmm?”

CLOSED STARTER: at holly’s place // @danisalazar​

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ozmikkelsens​:

“Yes, ma’am,” Oz agreed, his head bobbing in a nod. “It’s been pretty damn good experience if I do say so myself.” Casual relationships weren’t always his specialty by any means but he’d been friends with Holly far longer than they’d been sleeping together and in the end it seemed to him that their sexual relationship was really an extension of their friendship; another way for them to connect on a level they both seemed to need whenever they found themselves in bed together. He enjoyed any time they spent together immensely, no matter how they spent it and if Holly wanted to do something she’d never done before and he could help with that in any way it was basically a no-brainer in his mind. “I’m not gonna drop you, Holls. You trust me, right? We got this.” Oz smiled, leaning down to kiss Holly’s cheek as his smile widened. He took her hand without a second thought, leading her through the crowd towards the group of students and handful of people who seemed closer to his age who surrounded the keg. He glanced at Holly– tempted, for a moment, to ask her what was bothering her in the first place but as he studied her further he thought better of it– instead offering her an encouraging smile. “You ready to give it a shot, party animal?”

“That it has been,” she admitted, cheeks pinkening and smile growing. He has been one of the few people for her to have slept with multiple times since the divorce. Their friendship has lasted for so long, them adding this didn’t make things awkward or weird. If anything, she trusted him more. Chuckling, she nodded. “I’d be a fool to not to. Okay... Okay, yeah, let’s do this.” Smile growing at the kiss and being led away, she thought to herself, This is good. This is really good. I can forget about everything for awhile and have fun with Oz. This is going to be great. But admittedly, she didn’t fully believe that. Not when she knows now that no matter where she might turn to, she would see them. She would see them laughing, smiling, cuddling and kissing. Doing everything she wished with all her heart that she could do with Ray. Yet she would smile if they looked her way. She would smile at them and wave, be supportive of them and their young relationship. Ignore how much her heart was breaking at the sight of them, especially when she saw how happy they were together. She instead would drink and have fun with her friends, especially with Oz. Glancing back at him after reaching the keg, she smiled. Nodded and took a deep breath. “As ready as I’ll ever be. What do I do again?”

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charliemulgrave​:​

If Charlie had learned anything so far tonight, it was that he was unlikely to avoid bumping into students at an event where booze was flowing freely. So far he’d been caught by three different groups of kids, a few from his Tuesday eight AMs and a couple of grad students he’d been helping out, but none had caught his attention quite as enthusiastically as the group of freshmen by the keg. A keg, god. What else should he have expected? He thought he should probably be more concerned about the fact that they were definitely not old enough to drink legally, but then again he was well on his own way to drunkenness…

“Not since I was young enough that hangovers were more of a concept than a reality,” he answered with a laugh. “If you’re really going for it just don’t let them drop you. Last time I did it I got a black eye.”

“Wha---oh my gosh! I’m so sorry to hear that. Did it heal up quickly?” Shaking her head, she glanced back at the keg. Biting down on her bottom lip rather nervously now. “But yes, I’ll try to make sure that doesn’t happen. I truly do not want to explain to my kids why I suddenly have a black eye.” With Skylar, she knows that he would become embarrassed at the thought of his mother doing a keg stand. With Willow, he wouldn’t understand and just ask more questions. Blair, fortunately, was still too little to understand and wouldn’t know what’s going on. And she couldn’t lie about it either. She couldn’t say it was because of a fight, they knew her better than that. Accidentally walked into a tree branch, maybe? Holly wasn’t sure. But hopefully, no matter what happens, there won’t be any kind of injuries. Especially nothing visible. The woman looked back at Charlie and smiled warmly. “I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen you around before. I’m Holly Autumns.”

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rayxbecker​:

“You’re forty?” He raised a brow, shaking his head. “Nope, I can’t believe that, you don’t look a day over thirty.” He complimented her with a smile. Ray truly believed that at forty, she simply didn’t look like it. As for himself, he was feeling nearly forty as the days went on. “Of course I did, you’re one of my oldest friends,” he grimaced, “and not oldest age wise,” he quickly corrected, “just someone I’ve known the longest.” And someone that meant a lot to him. “More things coming in?” He clicked his tongue, “You really are outdoing yourself this year. I can’t wait to see what else you’ve got coming.” Ray told her with a smile, “Everything is good, yeah,” he nodded his head, “what about with you? How are the kids?”

Holly gasped jokingly. “Raymond Becker, you charmer! Keep it up, and I am sure I’m going to be a bright tomato red.” Then again, anything the man said or did caused her to blush. While she was sure it wasn’t intentional, he always seemed to know what to say or do to cause her face to blush brightly and her heart to flutter happily. “Oh-...” She laughed and shook her head. “No, no, I understood what you mean. You’re all good, I promise. But it’s also true, I am getting rather old.” But it’s fine. At least, for now it was. She might not be singing the same tune in twenty or thirty years, though. And sure, she wasn’t as young as she use to be. But there weren’t too many problems as of right now. Holly nodded happily. “I was actually thinking of doing something new this year. You know of Rocky Horror Picture Show, right? There use to be theaters that would play it on the screen and then have performers dress up as the characters to perform along with the movie, make it a whole interactive experience. I decided to buy a stage set-up to broadcast the movie and then to make an announcement to see who all would like to be involved. I was thinking of doing a showing of it on the 30th. What do you think? They’re great! I celebrated my birthday with them earlier with Joseph and he’s got them for the night. School’s going well for them and Blair’s in a new classroom at the preschool now. She’s getting bigger every day, it’s crazy. I love them so much.” While Holly, of course, loved talking about her kids, she tried to not talk too much about them with Ray. He’s wanted to be a dad for as long as she could remember and she didn’t want to make it seem like she was bragging or anything to him.

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atlaswilliams​:

Making up a lame excuse to leave was basically something he always did whenever a conversation went to a place he didn’t want it to. There were few people that he trusted enough to unload on, but it was more so a lack of confidence on his part that kept him withholding from others. “I didn’t come with gifts because I’m an asshole,” he pointed out, a weak smile on his lips as he looked down at her. He’d make a mental note to pick her up something later; it was better than offering nothing to someone he’d known for awhile. “It’s all good, I promise. It’s nothing I haven’t had before. Last year, I got stitches above my eye because I thought breaking up a wolf fight would be a good idea. I took a paw to the head, so this,” he pointed down at his side, “this is nothing I can’t handle.” Atlas nodded toward the line and looked over to make sure that she’d followed. “Did you see they’re doing loaded fries?” He pointed up at the handwritten menu by the truck. “For twelve bucks, I’m gonna assume they’re meant to be shared.”

“You don’t have to give me a gift, I promise.” Holly has always been the one who preferred to give gifts rather than receive them. Besides, she already had everything she needs. She has her children, her friends, her farm, Ginger’s. Sure, there was something that she wanted. However, Atlas wouldn’t be able to give that to her. It was just something that needed to happen naturally. And eventually, maybe it will. If she had to wait for it, then that was okay. Until then, she has what she wanted the most already. She grimaced as he recounted what happened. “God... I’m glad it wasn’t worse, both instances. I just hope that you’ll be more careful over all. I’m rather fond of you and would be sad if anything happened to you.” Following along, the auburn-haired woman smiled brightly as the scent of loaded fries wafted over her. It was incredibly unhealthy, she knows that. However, it was so good and deeply needed right now. “I would gladly share some loaded fries with you. They smell delicious. Hey, maybe I should start serving that at the café. Fries loaded in chili and cheese goodness. Think it’d be a hit?”

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ozmikkelsens​:​

Unlike his younger sister– who seemed to have taken the earliest possible opportunity to cause as much typical teenage havoc as she was physically capable of – Oz had practically been a choir boy where his behavior where alcohol was concerned when he was younger. That had changed when he’d finally made it to college, of course, and he was no stranger to the various stupid things college students and drunk college students, especially, could and would get into if they were allowed. He’d done less keg stands than any of his friends considering he’d always been fairly tall and trying to prop him up had evidently been a challenge for most of his friends but he was pushing forty now and it was a far cry from being young and impulsive enough to do it. He glanced at Holly, surprise and amusement clear on his face as he laughed. “You tellin’ me you want to do a keg stand, birthday girl? We can probably make it happen. I’m pretty sure I could bench press you, so, y’know– can’t be that hard to hold ya for one.”

Her smile grew realizing the ever familiar man had been the one she turned to. “You certainly have some experience with that, now don’t you?” Holding her, she meant. Sure, they have been friends for quite a long time now. But ever since her divorce with Joseph, they may have grown said friendship a bit more. Far more than she initially expected. Yet in a way that she found herself enjoying completely. “But yeah: I... I want to do a keg stand. I don’t think I’m going to be good at it, but hey, first time for everything. Promise not to drop me? I mean, I already trust you and I know you would be careful with me. But, uh, yeah... Some reassurance would be welcome.” God, was this a bad idea? She wasn’t a teenager or a twenty-something year old anymore. She might not be able to hold it in like she would have when she was younger. Yet admittedly, the thought of drinking enough to hopefully forget things for awhile would be great. Especially after seeing Ray and Asli together. It had been the first time she witnessed seeing them as a couple and, frankly, she wasn’t doing okay. “I just... really need to have some fun tonight.”

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“Confession: I have never done one of those. Never, in my entire life.” Which, considering a new decade has been added, is a very long time. Holly stood staring at a keg stand in contemplation, having witnessed a couple of young twenty-something year olds partake in it. She never did it at parties in high school. The woman had been more focused on taking care of the kids who did it afterwards, especially the ones who felt incredibly sick afterwards. But, admittedly, she’s always been curious about it. “Have you ever done it before?” she pondered, looking over at a nearby passerby.

OPEN STARTER: at the bash, near a keg stand, happy 40th b-day holly bby (capping at 3 characters) // @providencepeakstarters​

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rayxbecker​:

starter for @hollyxautumns​ location: bonfire

“Holly,” he grinned, walking up to the woman, “I hear it’s your birthday,” he lifted an extra drink in his hand, “for you, if you want it. I have your gift, back at my place but I didn’t think you’d want to lug it all around here.” He chuckled with a smile. “Which speaking of, I really hope you like it.” Ray was proud of himself when it came to finding the thoughtful gifts that people might like. And when he stumbled across some antique Halloween decorations for her, he couldn’t pass them up. “How have you been? The farm looks amazing all set up.”

Forty years. It didn’t feel real in some ways. Holly has always considered herself to be an old soul. That she has always been older than she was. So every year as she got older, it was a shock in some ways. ‘Wait, wasn’t I already that age?’ Nope. No, indeed she hadn’t been. Hearing the ever familiar voice, the one that always caused her heart to race happily and her smile to grow, she looked around and spotted him. The older woman waving happily at the man. “Hey! Thank you, truly. I can’t believe I’m forty... Could’ve sworn I turned forty-two last year,” she joked. Laughing, she took the drink with a grateful smile. “Thank you. Wha---Raymond! You didn’t have to get me anything, you pure soul you.” How exactly like him. The auburn-haired woman felt herself fall for him even more. Which, admittedly, made her angry with herself. “So far, rather good. I can’t believe how quickly it was all set up. And I still have some more things coming in. Business has been wonderful out there. How about you? Everything going good in your world?”

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atlaswilliams​:

location: food trucks ; paintball tournament

character: @hollyxautumns​​​

With an early elimination, Atlas was looking forward to food. After a quick scan of the trucks, the male noticed a familiar woman doing the same. “I was thinking about Farm to Fork. If you don’t have plans already, maybe I could buy your lunch.” It was his way of apologizing for walking out on their last conversation when it had gotten a little too heavy for him to bear. “If not, you’ve got three other choices. It doesn’t matter what you pick, but my offer stands.” It wouldn’t make up for being closed off, but it would be an act of good faith and to prove that he was capable of moving forward. “I might ask for a bag of ice too. I got nailed during the tournament.” By his own damn teammate, but he’d leave that detail out for now.

After their conversation turned sour, Holly kicked herself repeatedly. She wasn’t sure what it was that caused things to go that way. What she might’ve said or what was also going on in his life. Yet she was disappointed in herself for not being able to get him to talk. Sure, the man has always been terrible at it. He’d rather do anything else than talk about his thoughts and emotions. Yet after the past few months of him working on himself, she’d been hoping that he might’ve been able to start that big step. Clearly, not a great idea. Turning around at the sound of his voice, Holly smiled softly. “D’aw, you remembered that today is my birthday?” Smile growing, she walked over to him and nudged him. The woman nodding. “Farm to Fork sounds perfect. Shoot, how bad is it? Have you been icing it since you left the field?”

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mekhelamaes​:

Mekhela couldn’t help but smile softly. She was a little overwhelmed by all of the questions and offers but honestly what was new? This entire process was overwhelming. In a way she actually appreciated what this women was doing for her, gave her a little sense of relief that she wasn’t alone. Well she wasn’t alone, she had Nevin but it was nice to have someone in her corner that had actually been through this once or twice before. As much as she appreciated Nevin he had never been through this before either. “I would love to meet some new people, especially other parents.” She nodded with a smile. The thought was weird but none of her current friends had any children so it may be nice to get a jump on meeting new faces, who knows maybe there would be a few possible playdates in her future. She blushed lightly when Holly brought up the age old question of if she had a partner or not. “The father is in the picture.” She smiled lightly “However it is also his first time so we are sorta bouncing our worries off of each other.” She said with a small chuckle and a shake of her head “Reassuring to have someone going through it with me but some information from someone who has already been through it is definitely nice.” She smiled, wanting to reassure the women that she hadn’t overstepped and that Mekhela definitely appreciated her. Mekhela smiled when she offered to inform her on different delivery methods. The fact that she had mentioned having a few different plans was a good idea. She had started to talk over different plans and methods with her doctor but she had never mentioned the possibility of more than one birthing plan. She figured that maybe if she had more than one she wouldn’t be so upset or stressed out if things didn’t go exactly as planned because honestly things were beyond unpredictable when the time came. “I would actually really appreciate that.” She smiled gently. “Um actually.” She started before reaching in to take out her cell phone with a chuckle “Could I bother you for your number?” She smiled softly. This was a little out of her element… she wasn’t used to meeting people, asking them a ton of personal questions and then asking them for their number so that she could continue to bother them with more in-depth questions and concerns.

For a moment, she was worried that she was coming on too strong. Truly, it wasn’t her intention; She just wanted to support the girl and help her. Pregnancy, especially your first one, is a wild ride. And sometimes, it feels very isolating. Holly had been lucky to have Joseph, her family, and her friends to be by her side. She’d been married for a few years, graduated college, and had a job she loved by that point. In many ways, she was in an ideal position in her life to be pregnant. But not everyone had that. And while she wasn’t sure what Mekhela’s was like, she wanted her to know that she wasn’t judging her and at least knew that if needed, she would love to be someone she could reach out to for anything. Even if it wasn’t exactly tied with the pregnancy, she’d love to help in any way. “Perfect. Some of them have little kids and are new parents as well, so I have no doubt that they’d love help you out.” Her blush deepened slightly. Out of all of her questions, that one had certainly been the most invasive. Not everyone had a partner and frankly, they were able to go through the pregnancy like a champ. She knew of a few people who did and were incredible the whole time. “I’m sorry still, that was uncalled for. But I’m glad to hear it. You both are going to do great, I’m certain of it. If you want, I could also get Joseph and my friends Daniel and Atlas to meet him. I think talking to some dads could help him a lot.” Joseph and Daniel were experienced at this point and while Atlas was still rather new, he was a wonderful dad to his two girls. Fortunately, there were a lot of parents the two could talk to. Holly’s smile grew at her question. “Not a bother at all! My number is 719-455-6721. I’m Holly Autumns.”

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rayxbecker​:

Ray barely caught the pumpkin toy tossed in his direction. The small orange toy spinning in his hand before he set it to the side. “Almost got me,” he laughed, shaking his head. He wasn’t entirely athletic in the sense that he played sports. Ray remained fit from working out to keep up with the younger search and rescue teams. He wasn’t quite ready to give it up. No matter how hard the searches got, how much they destroyed the man when things didn’t go their way, he knew he couldn’t quit. “Is someone else helping you?” Ray teased her, looking around the room for said favorite person. It didn’t matter how many times people said he was their favorite, that he was perfect, the best person they ever met, he simply was a modest man. He was humble in his own way, not expecting to be prized for being a good person. “Wow,” he breathed. As an archaeologist, he had discovered many items from eras way, way older than the Victorian era, but it still amazed him that she had been able to keep and maintain many generations of decorations passed down for the tradition of making the haunted pumpkin patch. “I’m sure it’s here somewhere, but honestly, you take such amazing care of all these items, you should be proud of yourself.”

Giggling, her heart raced at the sound of his laugh. Oh god... she was awful for loving that so much. She felt awful for enjoying that she got him to laugh like that, for wondering if Asli made him laugh that way or if it was just her. It wasn’t fair and she knew that. Yet despite her better judgement, she loved it. And she felt like the worst person in the world right now. “Of course, I know how athletic you are,” she teased. Okay, he wasn’t athletic in the sense of a sportsperson or something. But she knew that he’s kept himself in good shape for his job. “Oh yeah! Blair’s imaginary friend, Pam the Ham! She’s been such a great help recently. Though we keep on having this one disagreement over the giant fake spider that’s typically on the ticket station. She thinks it should be a giant piggy instead.” She rolled her eyes playfully before smiling. “You know I love you, Ray. And seriously, thank you for helping me. I know that you have been busy recently and I would’ve understand if you hadn’t have been able to.” Would she have been crushed? Yes. But still, he had a life of his own. Had he been busy and couldn’t help, it would’ve been fine and completely understandable. His words made her blush. “Thanks, I appreciate it. I mean, it was mainly my family before me that should receive the praise. I’m just trying to keep tradition.” Pressing her lips together, she had a question for him. But at the same time, she knew it would break her heart. “What about you and Asli? Do you guys have any plans or traditions that you’re planning on having this year for the holidays?”

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dylan-westwick​:

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Dylan nodded, understanding only through sympathy, both of her younger sisters were married now, and one had a child already, but Dylan had focused most of her adult life on work. Although now she was ready to find her someone and hope to be a mother too. She smiled and gave a nod of gratitude, “Thank you so much! So far it’s been great!” She could smell the stables off in the distance before she saw it, but once she did, she was getting all the fuzzy feelings that came with being back on the farm. Her attention went back towards Holly with a bit of surprise, “Really?” She felt almost honored in a way, and gave a nod, “I’d love that, that’s so nice of you.” Tucking some of her hair behind her ear, she didn’t know exactly how she could thank her for this kindness. Seeing some horses as they got closer, she felt a rush of energy go through her.

“You’re welcome! And I’m glad to hear that. Though admittedly, I’m a bit biased. I’ve lived here my whole life and I love this town so much.” It was her home. Of course, part of her has wondered what it would be like to live somewhere else. Move to a completely different place where she didn’t know anyone and start over. When she was younger and a bit more adventurous, she played with that idea so much. But now? She couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Especially when she has three kids. She wasn’t sure how she and Joseph would make that work otherwise. Nodding, Holly smiled warmly. “Yeah, of course! It’s the giant farm that looks like it’s slowly becoming HalloweenTown with a giant spider near here. Very hard to miss.” That was the absolute best way to describe it. They got closer and closer to the stables and Holly felt her own excitement grow as well. Opening the door, she led her right on in. “Hi, babies! I got a new friend here who wanted to meet you.” Twelve horses, six on each side.

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atlaswilliams​:

“Better watch it, Autumns. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were coming onto me right now.” His deflection by the way of humor was easier than admitting that he didn’t exactly believe he had any good qualities to offer. He was an asshole with a temper, he found himself in trouble more often than not, and he’d somehow managed to make an enemy out of his own mother. “It’s also okay if she just looks like me.” He would have preferred her to take after Asli and to have a few basic features of his own. If that was the case, it’d save her years worth of trouble and that was all he wanted for his daughter. “I appreciate the offer, I do, but I don’t know if I’m ready for that yet.” There was so much he wanted to say, but nothing could fall from his mouth when it came time to say it. It was frustrating and it was enough to make him fall into a pit of silence. “I just, I can’t.” The last thing he wanted to do was get angry at someone who was merely trying to help, but he couldn’t. He’d heard a few people tell him about Aslihan’s feelings, but it’d never made sense to him. If she’d wanted something more, why hadn’t she ever said it? “Avery likes to imagine shit that isn’t there.” It was the only reason he could think of and now it didn’t even matter. “Ray’s a good guy, right? It worked out.” He hated hearing that she’d missed out on some chance and as much he wanted to, he couldn’t even blame it on the guy for fucking something up.

“Yeah, I’ll send those to you whenever I get them at the same time.” In the moment, he wanted nothing more than to see his girls together. After feeling like he’d once again hit some kind of metaphorical bottom, he needed something good. “Not even close.” It was a weak attempt to joke, but with as much stuff on his mind, it was basically a fail. “I should get going. We can do this again sometime. Just call me or something.” 

“Oh please, you wish you were that lucky,” she quipped back. But her smiled softened. “I mean it. You’re a great guy. Yes, you’ve made some bad choices. That doesn’t mean they should define you and who you are now." Sighing, she shook her head. Elizabeth, James, and so many others did such a number on him. And frankly, it made her angry. It made her so frustrated that he’s now been conditioned to not believe in anything good about himself when that simply wasn’t true at all. “Atlas...” Groaning, the redhead nodded. Backing off now. “Okay. Okay, we won’t talk about... whatever it is that’s going on with you.” Yet she looked over at him, making sure to make eye contact. “But whenever you feel you are ready. You know where to find me. Okay?” Her lips pursed. She tried to think about it, tried to think back to any instances where she’s noticed the two together. Admittedly, she’s thought that she saw something a few times. “Why do you say that?” Avery was many things, but to imagine something that’s not there? That wasn’t the girl at all. She was rather observant and meticulous about things. She didn’t believe that Avery would say anything if she didn’t truly believe it with all her heart. She nodded. “One of the best,” she admitted. Ray truly was a genuine person. Anyone would be lucky to have him.

Smiling softly, she nodded. “I’d love that, yeah. And if you need anything for Maggie’s room, I got some things still from back when Blair was still a baby that I can give you. I most certainly am not going to be using them again any time soon.” The auburn-haired woman had three children. She was certain that she wasn’t going to have anymore. Face falling, she was saddened at the idea of him leaving. “Yeah. Yeah, sounds good. Don’t be a stranger, alright? It’s been too long since you’ve been at the café; I’d love to make your favourite sometime soon.”

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danisalazar​:

starter: @hollyxautumns​ location: expresso yourself, day. 

No one could ever say Daniel didn’t have a taste for dramatics, as he’d arrived at the coffee shop under Holly’s request ( there was a text about something urgent pertaining to the PTA ) in sunglasses and a somber expression. As he took the corner table with his friend, Danny had considered keeping the shades on for secrecy’s sake, but decided that it would be far too much. Alas, he only is left with that severity clinging to his features, concern shielding his eyes rather than dark lenses. 

Leaning forward, he folds his arms across the table and speaks in a low volume, perhaps unnecessarily so. “Okay, be honest: do I need to order an Irish before you tell me what this is about? How urgent is it?”

Ever since meeting Daniel Salazar, she has grown to love his dramatic flare. The moment she spotted him through the window, her smile grew and she had to bite down on her bottom lip to calm herself from laughing loudly. Settling instead for gentle giggles. “Hey agent,” she mused. “First off, I ordered your favourite and it should be here in a moment. And second: word on the street is, Karen may or may not be thinking of challenging your spot as head of the PTA. Just wanted to warn you ahead of time so that you can brace yourself for the war.” Was Danny a type of PTA demon? Yes. But Holly loved that about him. He was passionate and wanted to ensure that things went perfectly. How could she not be supportive of her friend when she felt the same way?

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dylan-westwick​:

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Laughing even more as he let her in on the joke, she mimicked a zipper motion across her lips before throwing away the invisible key. Dylan let out another laugh of understanding, “Well hey, you’re the one who created him, I think he knows you’ll always know his tricks even when he gets away with it.” She felt her smile growing by the moment as she found this place more and more charming. Taking her card back, Dylan placed it back in its place before following alongside Holly. “I just moved here for a job, I’m working at the Fine Arts Club as the art curator,” she shared as she looked around the area outside, it was like walking into a fairytale almost the way that the place was so real yet looked like it came off of the page of a novel. 

Watching Dylan joke around with her son caused her smile to grow. Holly knew that not everyone amused children and their antics. So seeing the blonde do so made her happy. For a moment, she was hoping that Dylan would be staying in Providence Peak for awhile. She would love to befriend the woman. “One of the joys of motherhood,” she laughed. Willow was an incredible handful and she loved him so much. Nodding, she beamed brightly. “Well, welcome to Providence Peak! I hope that you’ll love it here.” Getting closer to the stables, a thought occurred to her. Her smile soon growing and she looked over at the blonde. “Why don’t you come join my family and I for dinner tonight? We’d love to have you there.”