unstoppable

Isabella Lopez. 36 years old. Local. Heterosexual. Single. Criminal Lawyer.

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ddouglas​:

“The kid’s going to pay 12$ and barely get a buzz,” Devon explained simply, a deep chuckle trailing from his lips. “If he’s gonna drink in a place like this, he might as well order something with actual alcohol in it. You know, get his money’s worth.” It was true, everyone had been in that position at one point in their lives. But if there was one thing the chef learned during his time in kitchens, restaurants an subsequently bars, it was the importance of stretching your dollar as far as it could take you. “See, you’ve gone wine. Solid choice, not my favourite but still good choice. You’re getting your money’s worth rather than a sugar rush at the end of the night.”

“Not sure if you are more offended by the underage kid or him getting the rum and coke,” Isabella chuckled before bringing her glass to her lips to take another sip of her red wine she was having. Running her tongue over her lips, she looked back to the man beside her and nodded. “Wine gets me where I want to be so maybe that’s the same for the kid with the rum and coke,” she pointed out with a smirk before leaning back more in her seat. “Anyways, I’m Isabella. What’s your name?”

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atlasxprice​:

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‘‘oh– ‘‘ lowering the file as he sees the attorney approach, his brows knit together as he lowers his feet that have been propped up on his desk. ‘‘pleasure seeing you again, isabella. i can save the time for you & tell you your client is guilty.’‘ he nods, a hint of an amused smirk over his features as he brings the file back up to distract himself.

Isabella needed to talk to Atlas about her client and when she approached his desk, she chuckled to see how quickly he took his feet off of it to look more professional. “And here I thought you were only good for your looks,” she teased with a chuckle. “Thanks for helping me out with this case, you know I always appreciate it.”

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thejamiea​:

“I swear… this is my third cup of coffee. No matter how long I’ve been here, I miss California in the winters. It’s been ten years and I still can’t get used to the cold.” Jamie shivered just a bit while holding onto the cup of coffee with both hands. Even with gloves on, she was hoping it would warm up her hands. “How do you even deal with this? I can’t count how many layers I have on right now.” @codstarters​

Isabella laughed softly to Jamie’s words and smirked as she stood beside her with a cup of coffee in her hands as well. “Try living here your whole life,” she responded with a chuckle, lifting the cup to her lips to take a sip. Sure, she was used to how cold it got during the winter though she was human; she got cold. “The coffee will warm you up,” she paused with a smirk, “only for a little while,” she half teased.

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ddouglas​:

“A rum and coke? C’mon. I thought you’d do better than that,” Devon taunted, leaning over to speak to the person sitting next to them at the bar. “In my experience, college kids who rely on fakes are the only people that rink that. Get somethin’ else like an Amaretto Sour. The Lychee Martini is good too, unless that’s too out there for you.” The Chef nodded in thanks as the bartender set a glass of dark liquor before him. It had been a long night of searing steaks, roasting chicken and making sure every dish that left his kitchen’s window was perfect. One glass surely wasn’t enough to coax his tense and tired muscles to relax, but it was a start. “Just don’t get a damn rum and coke.” @codstarters​

After a long day of work, Isabella found herself sitting in a restaurant bar waiting for her take-out that she ordered on the way there. Turning to look at the man beside her who was talking to a young kid in the next seat, she chuckled to his words before raising her glass of red wine up to her lips to take a sip. “Let the kid live his life. Hell, we’ve all been him before,” she chuckled, running her tongue over her lips as she thought about the days where she had a fake ID and was running all over the city with it.

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isaacsp​:

“Isabella!” Isaac responded, glad to see a friendly face around. He smiled at his friend and nodded, “You have my word.” He waited as she settled in beside him, faking an offended reaction at her words. “Wow, that hurt. I expected it from anyone else, but not you,” he teased, laughing some as he shook his head. With her help, he began to try again with the gingerbread house, glancing at her from time to time as she spoke. “It’s been pretty great actually. This place is fun. Until this, of course,” he responded, gesturing to the work before them. “How has your night been? Aside from playing hero and coming to my rescue.”

Isabella laughed to Isaac’s words, thankful to have him as a good friend in this big city. The two have always been pretty close so she knew she could tell him anything as she trusted him. Plus, they teased each other non-stop and she loved his sense of humor. “You can cry about it later,” she teased with a laugh before tucking some of her hair behind her ear as she listened to his next set of words. “It really is, isn’t it,” she said about how much fun this festival was. “My night has been great so far, thank you. I’ve been thinking about going ice skating and even though I’d fall on my ass several times, I’d have fun with it,” she said with a shrug and grinned. “Did you come to the festival alone tonight?”

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owenmason​:

Owen made sure to pay close attention to her as she spoke. While he could read lips, he wasn’t always the best at it, sometimes getting lost but always tried to make sure that didn’t happen. She seemed to be speaking slow enough that once more he could get everything that was being said and he raised his eyebrows some. He made a face like he was debating for a second before smile, pulling his phone back up, and typing quickly once more. Alright, you convinced me. I’m willing to give it a try. At least if we both fall, I won’t look like a complete fool on my own. he grinned, showing the phone over to the woman, giving her the chance to read it before deleting the words and quickly adding, Owen by the way- nice to meet you. 

Isabella chuckled to his debating face and when he showed his phone to her so she could read it, she quickly did before connecting back with his pretty eyes. “My name is Isabella and it’s very nice to meet you, Owen,” she said before running her tongue over her lips. “And I’m glad you’re agreeing to falling on your ass on the ice with me,” she laughed softly before motioning her head and walking over to where they get their ice skates before going to the benches to get them on. “So, where are you from, Owen and what do you do?” She asked, making sure not to talk too much or too fast as she looked at him.

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calebimitchell​:

Now there was something he couldn’t argue against, she knew him well despite the constant barrier between them in the past. “And you remember it well.” A grin widens on his lips but it is swiftly hidden by the glass that kissed them now, taking his time with that sip of his drink. “Sweet and kind hearted.. don’t let anyone hear you it might bring down my reputation.” He leans closer to her as if what he’s just said was something confidential, eyes locked with her brown ones. Hearing the word ‘divorced’ coming from her was music to his ears, impossible to completely hide how relieved that left him. “You finally came to your senses and realised he wasn’t enough for you? Good, I’m glad.. how are you dealing with it?” He asks out of nosiness, not fully realising that his first words might have come out wrong - for someone that rarely felt anything for anyone and with parents that never married, it was hard to understand a divorce and its emotional baggage, the closest he had been to something similar was a breakup with someone he thought he was ready to settle with, and even that he tried to suppress in his own memories.

“Even though I let you flirt with me and gave you a hard pass when I was married, I could never forget about you,” Isabella said and while those words would go straight to his feeding ego, she was telling the truth. There wasn’t anyone quite like Caleb Mitchell. When he leaned in closer to her, a smirk formed on her lips. Her eyes couldn’t help but drift down to his lips though they stayed on his piercing ones as much as they could. “Now who would ever want to do that sort of a thing?” She teased with a wink before taking a sip of her drink and letting her tongue run over her lips. Raising her eyebrows at his words, she was about to be shocked and was going to slap him, though she remembered how his childhood was like and sighed as he didn’t know anything about marriage or divorce and the feelings behind it all. “It was painful in the beginning and while he will always be a part of me, It’s time that I move on and I’m doing just that by being out at bars and flirting with men,” she replied, keeping it light and not wanting to go in depth with Caleb as she wanted him to be a distraction for her. “Do I even need to ask how your love life is?” She teased, the smirk finding its way back on her red lips.

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edgarmendoza​:

Laughing a little at her language, Edgar nodded in agreement, “I think it’s really fucking cool, too.” Meeting her eyes at the next sentence, Ed paused, and smirked, “guess we’ll have to run into each other again. Or just later tonight.” It was a welcome change being around Isabella, someone who had no preconceived notions of who he was and his life. Being able to do whatever he wanted with no repercussions felt good. As they waited for the order, his wide smile matched hers, “glad we’re on the same page then.” He collected the glass of whiskey from the bar, nodded towards the booth for her to follow, “you know I always thought anyone who drank whiskey for fun was too badass.”

“Later tonight, huh? Well, depending on how the night goes, I’m sure we might be able to make that happen,” Isabella flirted with a smirk as her eyes never left his. When the two first met a while ago, they easily flirted and talked like they have known each other forever. Tonight was kind of like that night though she was going to flirt just a little more to see what happens. Walker was still in her head and she needed to get him out before she could move on. Taking her glass of whiskey, she chuckled to his words as she followed him to a booth and sliding in beside him. “I’d like to think I’m badass,” she started off. “I am a criminal lawyer after all,” she chuckled before taking a sip of her drink and leaning back into the booth. “I have fun with other hard alcohol as well but I’ve really grown to like whiskey.”

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jenningsdean​:

Dean wasn’t one to go out often, usually he was working and if he wasn’t at work he’d be spending time with his family, working from home or watching sports. His sister had been nagging him lately that he needed to get out more which is why Dean found himself at a bar that night, at least this place had the game on the tv behind the bar, he sat drinking his beer and at an ad break looked around, a steady growing crowd was there tonight and as his eyes raked over the room they stopped when they landed on a familiar figure. He was positive he knew the woman but it took a moment before it clicked, Isabella. He smiled at the sight of the fellow NYU alumni and made his way over to her, “Isabella?” He called out before he reached her, not too sure if she’d remember him, “hi, how’s it going? It’s Dean” he flashed her a charming toothy smile, “from NYU.”

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Isabella had been sitting inside a bar, like most night either with a glass of wine in hand or a glass of whiskey. White wine was her choice tonight though she was also craving something a bit harder. When she heard her name, she turned to see a familiar face approaching and she couldn’t help but smile. As he confirmed that it was him, Dean, her eyes lit up with excitement. “Dean! It’s good to see you after a while,” she greeted as she turned her body towards him. “How are you? Have how have you been since we saw each other last on graduation night?” That was a night she was never going to forget as she had a blast partying with her friends and family who celebrated with her.

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brookswalker​:

Walker had to look away as Isabella continued to talk. He couldn’t make eye contact with her. Not now. It would have been easier thinking that she hated him and wanted nothing to do with him rather than hear her say that she still loved him and would always care for him. Thinking she had ill feelings towards him helped him after their divorce, but now…it was all reversed. He remained silent as she continued on, at a loss for words. What was he supposed to say? Admit that he felt the same way, too? That’s not what she wanted. She was trying to move on and if he were to admit any of that, he’d only be preventing her from doing so. At the end of the day he wanted her to be happy and how could she be happy with him? It didn’t work out the first time, so why would it work out the second time? “It might make things easier.” Walker finally mumbled, turning back to look at her. “I don’t know how to deal with it, Bella. I don’t. What are we supposed to do here?”

While after their divorce she was fumed with anger and hostility towards him but now, after so long for not seeing him, Isabella couldn’t think...she didn’t know what to do. While she was telling him the truth and thinking that she was getting somewhere with this, Walker asked what they were supposed to do and she shook her head. “How the fuck am I supposed to know, Walker? Us trying to live in a world where we don’t exist? Pushing each other away may seem easier but all of the memories we have together, good and bad, will always stay with us,” she told him, trying to figure out what else to say in the moment. “If you want to throw away those memories of us and forget about me all together, then fine. Do it. I won’t because you helped me become the person I am today,” she said truthfully and while her blood was boiling right now from how angry she was from this obnoxious conversation, this obnoxious conversation was bound to happen sooner than later.

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owenmason​:

Owen had been walking around the Winter Wonderland for a while when he finally came across the ice skating rink. He leaned against the side of it, his arms resting along the rail as he watched every skate around. It had been quite a few years since he had been out skating on the ice and hell, he didn’t even know if he could still stand up on a pair of skates. Though he was debating it quite a bit. It was that moment that he turned to look at the woman standing next to him, catching the movement of her lips. At her question, he gave a smile and light shrug of his shoulders as he reached into his pocket for his phone. Quickly he pointed at his ear and gave a shake of his head, his go to sign that he couldn’t hear what was being said. Quickly he typed on his phone, holding his response out to her. You asked if I was thinking about getting out on the ice, right? And let me tell you, I really am considering it. Though it’s been a few years since I’ve been skating. Debating if I want to risk falling on my ass in front of an audience. 

Watching as the male pointed to his ear, Isabella realized that he was deaf and she nodded, not saying anything as she assumed he was typing her a reply back to her question about ice skating. Taking a step closer, she listened to his phone and she couldn’t help but laugh to his response. Opening her mouth to reply, she realized how attractive he was and my god, he was gorgeous. “I…uh…” Seriously? She was fumbling over her words right now? Chuckling to her embarrassment, she shook her head and smiled. “Believe me, I would fall on my ass as well,” she admitted before running her tongue over her lips. “Maybe we could make a fool out of ourselves together? What’s the fun in it if we don’t try.”

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calebimitchell​:

Her words are a melody that feed his ego and it overflows through that smug smirk, he shrugs his shoulders though as if she had been stating the obvious. “You know me, never lose my touch.” Only a few people could handle his overly confident persona and he was glad it didn’t push Isabella away before and neither did it look to be doing that now, if anything the opposite. “I’d wonder what got into you because you’d be honest about how you feel about me for the first time.” He winks, grabbing his own glass and ready to take a sip when he’s stopped by the awful feeling that he couldn’t leave it at that. “I missed you too.” There he said it, now he could take a sip of that drink, or so he thought he would until he notices exactly what she wanted him to, the wedding ring missing. Slightly raised eyebrows come involuntarily for how unexpected it was. “Only until you find the right adventure.. seeing you here after all these years makes me wonder what made you come back?”

“I don’t know if I want to keep feeding your already large ego, but from what I can remember, nothing can bring it down,” Isabella said with a soft laugh as she smiled at him, feeling more relaxed and at ease beside Caleb. Seeing him and now talking with him was like a breath of fresh air. “I’m still that way, but some things have changed,” she said, leaving it at that. It wasn’t until he told her that he missed her too and that’s when she grinned. Even though he was one of the cockiest people she has ever met, he had a good heart and he was always genuine towards her. “Now there’s the sweet and kind hearted man that I know,” she winked right back at him before sipping her drink. Licking her lips, her fingertips ran over the edge of her glass and when she met his eyes again, she knew that he saw her empty ring finger. “I’ve always been around, just more devoted to my work.” More than usual with being single. “Walker and I got divorced a while ago so I’m now getting myself back out there,” she said honestly to him, feeling as if she could trust him more than she had before.

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grgiapch​:

“I’m having plenty of fun, but I think I should hit the brakes soon. I recently slept with two brothers and well, things got a little messy. A little too messy for my liking. Plus, Grant somehow weaseled his way back into my life…a break is needed. Time to go back to focusing on myself. You, however…you do need to have some fun. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to go out and get laid, but it is about time you enjoy yourself. Whether that be with me, some of your other friends, or even a new crowd. You deserve it, babe. If you ever need me, I’m only one phone call away - and I’ll always be down to have a good time with you.” She said with a smile, reaching over to grab Isabella’s hand and give it a squeeze. Georgia wasn’t close with many people, but she viewed the woman sitting next to her like the sister she’s never had. She meant a lot to her and hated seeing her hurt. “Oh, no. That sounds messy - which is what I like to avoid. I’m sure it’s different though, since you two were married and everything. Do you want to move on? Or is there still a part of you hoping there’s still something between ya’ll?”

“Two brothers? Of course that would get messy,” Isabella said with a laugh though continued to listening to her words. Nodding slowly, her smile grew and she looked at her good friend that she could call a sister, in awe. “I appreciate you so much and I will take your advice and have more fun with my life because God knows I need it,” she chuckled. “You are amazing and I’m excited to find out what you decide to do with focusing more on yourself,” she added. Taking yet another sip of her drink, she closed her eyes for a moment as she enjoyed the way the liquor ran down her throat. Looking back to Georgia, she sighed and shrugged. “As much as I want to move on, there will always be that part of me that will always love him, ya know?” She took a breath. “He was once my best friend, my rock. He made me feel complete and we should have fought harder for us, but we didn’t… I’ll always love him and care for him no matter what, I just didn’t realize that after seeing him after so many years that it was going to be harder to move on. Honestly, as angry and sad I was in that moment, I also wanted to hug him,” she explained and let another sigh escape her lips. “Just like you said, it’s messy.”

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edgarmendoza​:

“I might be kinda biased, but I recommend it,” Edgar quipped, “I actually live above the store too, reckon I have the best rooftop in all of the Bronx.” While Edgar was never one to boast, he was happy to make joking remarks just to get Isabella smiling. Subtlety didn’t seem to be something either of them cared for at the moment, as Edgar let her take him by the hand, leading him to the bar. “Sounds good, I’ll have whatever you’re having,” Edgar leant against the bar as they waited to order, turning his attention toward Isabella. “I’m glad ran into you, by the way,” he tucked his curls behind his ear, grinning at her, “I gotta say, you left quite the impression last time.”

“Yeah? Now I think that’s really fucking cool,” Isabella said, not caring about her language as she wasn’t thinking about work. At work she was professional but on the streets of New York, she was a true native and spoke her mind. “You’ll have to show me the view sometime,” she said with a smirk as they waited for the bartender to come their way. Once she got their attention, she ordered. “Two whiskey neats.” Turning back to Edgar, she ran her tongue over her lips before grinning to his words. “Yeah? Because I could say the same thing about you,” she said, her smile widening. “I’m glad I ran into you as well and I’m looking forward to seeing where this night takes us.”

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brookswalker​:

“That is your name, isn’t it?” Walker knew what she meant. Most people referred to her as Bella, but when he did it…it was different. And he knew what kind of affect it had on her. Was it fair of him to be petty towards her right now? No. The two cared for each other, yet even after this time apart they couldn’t bring themselves to have a conversation without doing so. From anger, to sadness, back to anger, Walker’s emotions were making his head spin with how back and forth they were. He wanted nothing more than to walk away and return home and forget about this meeting he was currently having with his ex. Yet here he was, still talking. Maybe a part of him didn’t want to leave quite yet. 

“That’s not…that’s not somethin’ I wanna hear. How am I supposed to get over you with you standin’ here sayin’ you love me? Makin’ it a bit hard, if you ask me.” He huffed, crossing his arms over his chest as Tex walked back over to Bella, taking a seat besides her as the two continued to argue. As her tone began to soften, Walker let out a sigh. “You were the best thing for me, Bella. You were.”

When Walker snapped right back at her, Isabella scoffed and looked away, shaking her head as she couldn’t handle all of this shit right now. Sure, there were plenty of times during this conversation between them that she could have turned and walked away from him and Tex, but there she was, not moving a single bit. Was it because a part of her loved seeing him again? Was it because she still had feelings for him? What she did know is that a shot or two of tequila were waiting for her when she got home. Again, with the sadness and anger between them right now, she really did want to give him a hug because he once was her best friend…her rock.

“What do you want me to tell you then? That I hate you and never want to see you again?” Isabella asked with eyebrows furrowed and her arms crossing back over her chest. “I’m not going to lie to you, Walker. I can’t.” Closing her eyes for a moment, she took a deep breath in and out before looking down at Tex and stroking the top of his head. Pressing her lips together, she looked back up at her ex and sighed. “We should have fought for us and I’m sorry that we didn’t. As much as we can push each other away, a part of us is always going to be connected whether we like it or not,” she said more softly. “That’s just something we’re going to have to deal with.”

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isaacsp​:

Third time must be the charm. Or at least that’s what Isaac told himself as he started once again on the gingerbread house that collapsed on him twice now. Just as he was sure the walls dried enough to hold the roof, an exasperated sigh escaped him when that in fact was not the case, and his project had come tumbling down once more. He was not one to give up and was determined to get this done one way or another. “Excuse me, this gingerbread house is giving me somewhat of a hard time. Interested in giving me a hand? I’ll buy you some hot chocolate or anything else your heart desires,” he asked the nearest body to him with what he hoped was a convincing smile on his face. @codstarters​

“Isaac?” Once Isabella turned to see her co-worker and good friend struggling with a gingerbread house, she chuckled to his words as she approached. “Anything my heart desires? I’m in,” she smirked as she settled herself next to him. "You know I love you dearly, but it looks like you’re the one giving this gingerbread house a hard time here,” she teased with a soft laugh as she started to help him set up the walls to start. “How has your night been otherwise?”

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brookswalker​:

It was like all the years of pent up sadness, anger, and annoyance came to surface as his ex-wife stood in front of him. This was a conversation the two were meant to have at the beginning of their divorce, not now. However, it looked as if that’s exactly what was happening. Tex looked between the two, letting out a low whine as he sensed tension between Walker and Isabella. “I tried, Bella. I remember the sleepless nights filled with too much alcohol and thoughts of you. I sent you texts. I tried calling. But you didn’t want to hear it.” He pursed his lips, trying to hold in everything else he wanted to say. It was hard, as seeing her now just made him want to spill everything. 

Walker listened to her speak, not really finding much to say. She had every right to avoid him after the two had broken it off. She was hurting, just like he had been (well, he still is.) It made sense, but part of him wanted to argue against it. Part of him wanted to be angry for Isabella staying away. Why couldn’t they had made things work? If they really mattered to each other, why didn’t it work? The problems that the two had didn’t seem to be too hard to work through, so why the hell weren’t they able to? “No. You can’t…you can’t sit here and say that you’ll always love me. I don’t want to hear that bullshit of how I’ll ‘always have a place in your heart’, yada yada yada. After all this time…”

Isabella’s eyes widened to the words that were leaving Walker’s mouth. She could feel her blood start to boil within her, more anger than sadness starting to arise. “Don’t Bella me. You don’t get to say that. Not here, not now,” she snapped and while that was a bit harsh, this was a two-way street with them. “Of course I didn’t want to hear anything from you Walker. Like I said, my heart was broken.” As much as she wanted to scream and yell at her ex-husband, she wanted to hug him just as much. Of course a part of her was angry at him, broken, but the rest of her still loved him. He made her a better person whether they fought or not.

Glancing at Tex to his whine, she hoped that his whine would conclude this conversation but hearing his next set of words, she furrowed her eyebrows. “Well too fucking bad because I do still love you even after all this time. Why? Because you made me a better person, Walker. You made me whole whether we fought or not,” she explained, taking a second to sigh and relax a little. “You were my best friend and even when sad and angry, I’ll always care about you because I want the best for you.”