violetcostello:
Violet’s eyes widened at the sight of Juliet; she hadn’t expected to see her here. In fact, she hadn’t seen much of Luca’s ex since they’d broken up. Then again, she’d always thrown herself into her work, her marriage, the business — so much so, she rarely had time for socializing in general. If it wasn’t for Sofia practically dragging her out, Violet would’ve likely been been doing something much less exciting.
— And much better for her health.
Still, the liquor had created a pleasant haze over her vision, numbing the conflict she felt about her husband, and the underlying buzz left over from the events at the wedding.
“Just a cigarette, for now,” Violet grinned, drumming her knuckles across her glass, rings clinking against it, “Other smoking is saved for when I can take off my pants and veg on the couch.”
“Surprised to see you here. You can give me the full update while we pollute our lungs.”
It would be easy to be intimidated by Violet, knowing who she is and what she does. But she was surprisingly easy to talk to, and Juliet was never left with the impression that she was being lulled into a false sense of security. She thought Violet probably was a truly nice person. It was possible to be that, and do morally ambiguous work. Although people often thought Juliet was soft, or prissy, she really wasn’t. Her upbringing saw to that.
So if she was introduced to someone that was married to the second in command of a mob family, and did shady work for them, she wasn’t going to judge as long as that person was nice. Violet definitely was that: she’d been sweet to Juliet. They’d not really seen each other in a while, since she’d broken up with Luca and Violet and Leon were separated, but it felt surprisingly natural to fall into easy conversation.
“The full update?” Juliet asked, slipping off the barstool so they could head outside. “Shit, does sitting in a bar sipping a mocktail make me look like someone with updates? I’m just trying to keep my nose clean. Clean as it’ll ever be, in my line of work anyway. How’s things with you?”














