Leo Blackwood

Leo Ellis Blackwood || 32 || Film Director || "Preserving Every Memory" || A FOOL'S GOLD RPG BLOG ||

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“It’s almost like she’s trying to create a family that she’s the matriarch of. You know? Like she just sits in her rocking chair watching us all bond with her fingers tented up as she says, ‘it’s as I planned’.” Kwang joked before he sipped some his beer. “I think she just naturally makes everyone feel like they’re at home around her, and she wants everyone to know how much she loves everyone in her life. She’s great like that.” Kwang felt very lucky that he had a boss like her. He knew that no matter what happened between them that she’d never have anything negative to say about him publicly. This meant that Kwang knew he could always tell her the truth even if he thought it might hurt her feelings temporarily.

He completely understood Leo’s concern. Kwang had also been deeply worried about Love throughout the whole thing. That was part of why he had traveled so much. He could have gone twice, and likely everything would have been fine. However, Kwang wanted to know that everything was going to be perfect not just fine. He too had been anxious about Love coming out, and he wanted to make sure that she felt safe enough to do so. “I can understand her being nervous after everything. I think…” He rubbed his neck as a strange sense of discomfort began to rise him, but he reminded him there was no shame in being proud in his work. “I did as much as I could to make sure that she felt safe. I’m lucky enough that my work before this helped prepare me for this work, and I think my credentials helped her know that I was going to take this seriously.” He looked around for her before admitting. “Plus… I do care about her. I try to be professional, but it’s hard not to when she’s so impossibly sweet.”

For a moment, Kwang drank some of his beer as he considered how to answer the question, and decided the brief version would likely work. “Yes, I was born in Boseong, South Korea. I moved to Paris, France when I was twenty-two to join Interpol. I worked there for a long time before I retired. I needed a job away from the darkness of police work, and a friend who works in LA suggested security. I decided getting away from Paris might do me some good, so I moved here. Europe and Asia are amazing. I can’t blame you escaping there to get some peace. They’re both beautiful. I love Korea the most, but I think that’s bias.” He admitted with a bit of a laugh. “Did the travel help with whatever you were escaping?”

“It’s almost like she’s trying to create a family that she’s the matriarch of. You know?” Kwang said and Leo couldn’t help but chuckle and then smile warmly at the thought of the description the man was giving. He wasn’t wrong, his best friend loved people; she wanted badly to take everyone she met and make them feel love and happy. Every single person that crossed her path she saw a possibility to create a bond that would last forever. Of course, it didn’t always turn out like that and in fact, Leo was constantly worried about people taking advantage of how kind she was.

“That’s actually a perfect description of her. You’re right, all she wants is people to get a long and be happy.” He said and smiled a little more as he looked over at his best friend talking to his girlfriend; warmth spreading across his chest.  Leo listened to Kwang talk about himself, how he was born and raised in South Korea before he moved to Europe for work.

“I decided getting away from Paris might do me some good, so I moved here…” He mentioned and Leo couldn’t help but wonder why Kwang felt like he needed to get away from Paris; was he escaping something? Whatever it was, Leo wouldn’t intrude in his privacy. Perhaps if they ended up becoming good friends, later on he would learn the full story residing behind those words. Did the travel help with whatever you were escaping?” He asked, flashbacks of his travels rushed through his mind and a small smile curled up the director’s lips as he saw how it ended up leading to him meeting Rachel.

“Yeah… I mean, it helped me clear my mind. But at the end of the day, I missed my home; my family and friends are here. Heart always calls for the place where your loved ones are, I guess.” He said and nodded with a small smile. “I’m glad I came back, lead me to the exact place I needed to be.” He said being grateful to where he was standing right now.

“How are you enjoying L.A?” He asked with a small grin, “I know it can be hectic and crowded but it has its perks too.”

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Noah chuckled, leaning back slightly. “August birthdays are the best birthdays,” the bartender said with a smile. “Mine is on the first. I’m three years older than you, though.” The realization that Noah was perhaps the oldest out of his friend group made him shake his head. Sydney and Love were both in their late twenties. He had no idea how old Kwang was, though he assumed it was his mid-thirties too. Noah was going to keep his fingers crossed that Kwang was older than he was, though truthfully, age didn’t seem to matter much in Hollywood.

As Leo began talking about the music video for Love’s new song, Noah smiled to himself. Of course, Love would want it to be epic. That song was the beginning of a new chapter for her after a handful of heartbreaking and tragic years. And just like Love, she was including the people she loved in the making of the video. Leo was one of her best friends, Billie Richards had been heavily involved in a lot of Love’s albums. Chuckling, Noah fixed himself another glass of water. “The Church doesn’t like anything,” the bartender replied. “I’m sure it’s going to be a hell of a music video.”

As Leo mentioned getting rid of unhealthy situations, the bartender nodded. Noah hadn’t spoken to Abigail in months. After sleeping with Love for the first time, he had begun to ignore Abby’s texts and calls, which only got more insistent as time passed. When the first pictures of Love and Noah leaked, he had received a message that just read, “I thought you didn’t want the spotlight?” Again, Noah had ignored it, and eventually, Abby had stopped contacting him. The bartender hoped that the actress was taking the hint and that seeing him move on would make her realize that he wasn’t going to play her games.

“Yeah, a guys night sounds fun. I think it’s been years since I’ve actually had guys to hang out with.” As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Noah realized how pathetic it sounded. He had friends back in St. Louis, plenty of them really, but after moving to LA, his entire life had revolved around Abby. After they broke up, Noah’s life spiraled downward to the point that the only real relationships he had were with his family. “You might wanna try to convince Kwang. Sometimes I’m not sure if he likes me or not.” Noah shook his head. Kwang was a good guy who was great at his job, in fact, Noah was quite thankful that he was there to protect Love, but sometimes the bartender got the feeling that Kwang didn’t precisely trust Noah with Love’s heart.

Though, Noah wouldn’t deny that he was a little unsure of Kwang dating Sydney. The songwriter was like a sister to him.

“Maybe we could go to another bar? Or…” Noah trailed off, not even sure what they would do on a guys night. “Or something else?”

“August birthdays are the best birthdays, Mine is on the first. I’m three years older than you, though.” Noah said and Leo grinned before laughing a little bit.

“Really?” He said and took a sip of his drink, “Ah come on, age is just a number. It’s not like you’re fifty five.” He said with a small laugh as he shook his head. “We should celebrate big time then, it’ll be your 35th birthday right?” He asked arching an eyebrow slightly as he started wondering whether Love was already planning something for Noah. Knowing his best friend she would go above and beyond to make that day something extra special for him. “Do you know what you want to do already?” He asked as he grew more curious, immediately thinking if he could get some tips out from Noah to give to Love.

Then Noah started talking about his idea of having a guys’ night and he couldn’t help but smile a little more, it was a nice thought; to have a night to bond among guys in the little family Love Bryant had created the day she decided to be friend all of them and continuously inserting all of them together in several moments of her life. “I think it’s been years since I’ve actually had guys to hang out with.” Noah said and Leo noticed the expression slightly changing on his face, as his words had suddenly hit him too hard. The director thought probably, it was a reminder of all the things he stopped doing as he went through hell with his ex-girlfriend; as far as he could see, that woman had taken too much from him.

“You might wanna try to convince Kwang. Sometimes I’m not sure if he likes me or not.” Noah added and Leo chuckled shaking his head.

“Nah, I think he’s just a little reserved at times and he’s protective of Love I think. But I don’t think he dislikes you, perhaps he just doesn’t know you that well.” He said offering a warm smile, “I’ll make some arrangements, I’m that one friend who likes to plan things. Especially around Christmas, that’s a whole thing for me.” He said with a laugh as he shook his head. “I don’t know I think we could go to a different bar, grab some food. If anyone wants to play videogames I’m not opposed to it, I love those.” He said.

“Have you ever been to Anonymous? It’s not awfully crowded; they have great beer and pool, darts and what not. I think there’s a band playing live there some days.” He suggested, thinking for a moment before looking around Flux; it was a great place. Leo himself had enjoyed the place since it opened, but now that he personally knew the place he couldn’t help but wonder the story behind it.

“Can I ask a question? How did you come up with the idea of creating Flux? I’m just curious.”

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Rachel wasn’t afraid of relationships. Love to her was another adventure, one that should be dived into with a reckless abandon. It was later that the stylist began to put on the breaks. She wouldn’t lie, at times she could get easily bored…like her sisters said, it seemed like the brunette couldn’t find a man who could keep up with her. Yet, Leo Blackwood seemed nearly as fearless as Rachel was. Whatever was happening between them, the director seemed more than willing to wander in the unknown with Rachel.

As he smiled, the corners of his eyes crinkled, and Rachel could feel her heart thump unevenly in her chest. His index finger touched the bottom of her chin, turning her head up so that their eyes met as he parted his lips and spoke those three words that the stylist had been longing to hear. Chills ran down her spine as she smiled warmly, looking into those orbs so much like an endless blue ocean. It wasn’t the first time a man had told her that he was in love…but as those beautiful words echoed in her ears, she realized that it might as well have been the first time that she heard them. Leo made every past relationship seem dull in comparison. The past was black and white…Leo Blackwood was multicolor, vivid, and burning bright.

“You are crazy,” the brunette said with a laugh, “but so I am…both crazy and in love with you.” Leaning in, Rachel pressed her forehead against Leo’s. “I know what you mean, though…about everything feeling new.” With a smile, she let out another soft laugh. “I don’t know about incredible…but I’ve worked hard to get to where I’m at, and with you…I think things can only get better.”

Pulling back, Rachel grasped Leo’s hand and gave it a soft squeeze. “I really should thank your mother. She took a chance on me back then. I had just started working as a stylist, and after everything that had happened…” The brunette shook her head. “Let’s just say it wasn’t easy for me to get clients back then. After your mother though…work came pouring in. Even with all that mess hanging over my head, people trusted your mother’s opinion, and I was able to make a name for myself outside of modeling.”

“You are crazy,” His girlfriend said with a laugh, “but so I am…both crazy and in love with you.” She added as she pressed her forehead against his, making the warm that was beginning to bloom in the center of his heart spread to the rest of his torso and body until it filled every extremity of his. Leo never doubted Rachel’s feelings towards him, and although some people could think it was cocky of him being so sure that the woman loved him even without her saying it; it was just how secure they were of their relationship, Leo was able to put his full trust and heart in Rachel’s delicate hands and knowing that she would keep it whole.

“I don’t know about incredible…but I’ve worked hard to get to where I’m at…” Rachel started saying and there was a sense of anger growing in the back of his head. From the moment Leo met the woman, he learned quite early on that Rachel was very involved in the MeToo movement and liked to help woman who had gone through any type of harassment or assault because she too had been a victim of it. However, there were still so many details the man was unaware of because he never pushed his girlfriend to tell him anything as much as he wanted to know to be able to understand her better; he allowed her to take her time and space to be ready to talk to him about it, if she ever wanted to do so.

However, the little he knew already made him mad that she had to experience something like that. “I really should thank your mother. She took a chance on me back then. I had just started working as a stylist and after everything that had happened… Let’s just say it wasn’t easy for me to get clients back then. After your mother though… work came pouring in. Even with all that mess hanging over my head, people trusted your mother’s opinion, and I was able to make a name for myself outside of modeling.” She added, letting him in a little further on the horror she had experienced before they even met.

“I think I know what she is going to say.” He said with a small smile dancing on his lips as he looked at her, studying her face for a moment before speaking. “She’s going to say it was all you, you and your talent spoke for themselves. With or without her, you would’ve made it anyway.” He said softly, “Listen, I… I know you probably don’t need a reminder of it but you’re the strongest woman I’ve ever known and I’m so proud of everything you’re doing, you don’t need me to be proud of you; you don’t need me at all, you can take the world by yourself.” He said with a small laugh. “I’m just proud I get to walk beside someone like you.” He said smiling at her softly before leaning down and kissing her.

“So… another glass of wine? Food? Do you want anything?” He asked, putting a strand of dark hair behind her ear. “I have a question… What else do you want to do? Professionally speaking? I know you’re a great place right now. I’m just wondering if there’s anything else you would want to achieve. Something tells me you have a lot more to cover.”

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Violet had always considered herself difficult to befriend. She refused to get close to anyone while she lived in Toccoa, so by the time she arrived to London she knew how to push people away… far too well. Sometimes, she hadn’t even realized that her behavior was adverse to making friends. It took a while for Violet to realize how much of her behavior was based on protecting herself from the humiliation of someone discovering what her home was like. She was lucky enough that there were some people that saw through that, and she did have some friends during that time. Most of her friends though came after that.

Unfortunately, her relationship with Dominic had been divisive. The first friends to leave her were the ones that didn’t like Dominic and how she kept running to his defense. Then after she ran away from Dominic the rest of her friends stopped associating with her. Her friends that stayed were close to Dominic, and they didn’t like how her Uncle Ted talked about Dominic. Now, Violet was glad those people were out of her life, but at the time it had been disheartening.

Moving to America had been Violet’s attempt to restarting her life, and almost instantly Love crashed into her life with wine in her hands opening her heart up to Violet to help her heal. That trust was attractive to Violet who was used to people playing games and hiding themselves, and Violet threw herself into that friendship. By far, Love was the fastest relationship she had gotten into, and in a strange way Violet considered that one of the best part of their relationship. Violet wasn’t given time to second guess it, and that helped her trust Love.

Instantly after they got close, Violet began to consider the people Love talked about as her friends too. She couldn’t find anything on Kwang that she wanted to read (everything he was attached to seemed too dark), and there was really nothing but gossip to learn about Noah. However, she did listen to everything that Sydney Clark had written. She looked for themes that would tell her about Sydney. At the same time, she watched all of Leo Blackwood’s work too. It was easier for Violet to spot themes in film as she was an actress, and so she tried to do the same with Leo. One thing she noticed with Leo was how good he was at getting the best out of actors and actresses that Violet had previously not thought much of. He really had a talent with directing.

More important to Violet though was how good of a friend he was to Love, and so she decided to invite both him and Rachel (her stylist) to her birthday party. It seemed like the nice thing to do, and she wanted both of them to know that she cared about them.

As she pulled back, she smiled at the sight of her favorite wine. She was really going to have to thank Love for being such a wonderful friend. More so though was how thoughtful the card was. “Oh this is perfect!” Violet said with a warm smile as she hugged him with one arm. “I love vintage things as you can tell! Plus, I adore books too! This is perfect for me! Thank you!” She waved him in before placing the gifts lovingly on a table with the other gifts she was given. She didn’t want the party to be about gifts, so she tried not to draw too much attention to them.

What was more important to her was the friends that were there. “Isn’t the house beautiful? It was built in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The stained glass…” She turned to him before shaking her head. “That’s not important. The party seems to be going well! I’m enjoying being with my friends!” She waved her arms excitedly before walking towards the dining room and grabbing a glass of peach whiskey. “Just a reminder no pictures, and anything you see here stays here. I’m not ready for people to know some things just yet. You know… with everything.” She assumed that Love had given Leo a brief description of Violet’s position, so she didn’t hang on that. “How has your day been so far? How is Rachel?” 

“I love vintage things as you can tell! Plus, I adore books too! This is perfect for me! Thank you!” Violet said and Leo smiled and nodded as he was happy that the actress was content with the gift he had given to her.

“I can’t take full credit though; I had help from a little singing bird.” He said, letting out a chuckle as he walked inside the home with Violet and looked around the place and carefully listened to Violet talk about the house’s history, Leo’s blue eyes roaming every corner of the house as the woman’s voice narrated a story about the house before abruptly stopped, causing the man to look back at her with a chuckle.

“That’s not important. The party seems to be going well! I’m enjoying being with my friends!” She said, it was then Leo could understand how Violet and Love had become such close friends in such short time; their personalities were similar. ‘It’s a cancer thing’ Love often liked to joke about that but something told Leo that it was just the similarities between their characters as well as their differences that seemed to help the two women make a perfect match.

The director turned back to look at her again after she asked him not to share anything about the party, he could understand where she was coming from; the talk about what happened to Violet was the hot topic of the past month or two, people liked to make judgements and have an opinion on the matter as if they knew Violet or were even there that night. That was something Leo hated about Hollywood, people assuming they had a right to speak about things they didn’t know about.

“Don’t worry about it, I completely understand.” He said giving him a comforting warm smile as they continued to walk, his smile growing a little bigger after Violet asked about his girlfriend. “Rachel had something to take care of but we agreed to meet here, she’ll come a little later tonight.” He said taking out his phone only to check he didn’t have any missed calls or texts from her before putting it back into his pocket and looking at Violet with an apologetic smile, “Sorry, wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anything.” He said softly, “My day is going good, I finally picked on a project; after going through a lot of scripts I found the one. Billie, Love and I had a meeting about the next video that you guys will be part of; apparently I need to watch a bunch of romantic comedies to get a better idea of what Love wants” He said with a chuckle. ”Are you excited about that?” He asked with a smile.

“How about you? Hope your birthday is going good so far.”

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What was it about Rachel that first caught your attention?

Everything; have you seen her? She’s the most beautiful amazing creature on this earth (chuckles). I think the first thing I noticed, physically, was her smile; it’s just so warm and whenever she smiles it goes up to her eyes, it really takes your breath away. And then the first thing I noticed about her personality was just how easy going she is, there was no need to try hard to impress each other from the moment we met; it was like we looked at each other, smiled and just decided that was it. I’m a lucky man.

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Do you think growing up rich and privileged has given you a distorted sense of reality? You have never struggled with money before. Do you ever sometimes have to check yourself in that sense? Why or why not?

I think it’s very easy for someone who’s grown up not knowing what it’s like to see or hear your parents worried about bills and stuff, it’s very easy for someone like me to completely disconnect and just not think about how privileged we are in comparison of most people. But luckily one thing my parents always wanted made sure I learned was not take things for granted and understands that all that we had was due to their hardcore, I was always constantly taught and reminded that there were a ton of people who obviously couldn’t live like we did. I’m a really lucky person, I’m very aware of that and I like sharing that with people who are less fortunate; I make sure to be involved in organizations and charities dedicated to help others, going to donate even just clothing and seeing this families and people value and cherish them really helps that sink in if I ever need a reminder.  

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What's the funniest rumor you've ever heard about yourself?

Funniest rumor hands down has to be the one of me and Love apparently having a secret child. It started like five years ago, one day we just woke up to the story that she had given birth to my kid even when she had been seen out and about with her boyfriend at the time and without any sort of belly (laughs and shakes his head) And we thought it would just be one of those ridiculous things that eventually disappears but It didn’t people seem to think we are actually together in secret and we have this secret child. It’s ridiculous but we like to celebrate our kid’s birthday every September fifth. (laughs)

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What hobbies do you do a lot? How did you get into that?

Photography, that’s a hobby I took since I was a little kid when my dad bought me my first camera. And it’s just something I’ve like doing since then. Usually, I’m that friend that brings a camera with him when I go on vacations or trips or have some sort of celebration or even just randomly. I really like preserving the moments with the people I love. I think Rachel is probably tired of me snapping pictures of her while she cooks in the morning (laughs)

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What five songs have you most overplayed recently?

Fell in Love at a Coffee Shop by Daniela Andrade

Share Your Address by Ben Platt

Baby I’m Yours by Artic Monkeys

God is a Woman by my best friend; of course I had to mention this one.

And last but not least, Electric Love by BORNS.

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TMI Thursday

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She took my heart upon a one way trip, Guess she went wandering off with it. Unlike most women I know, This one will bring it back whole.

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violetdelacroix​:

Birthday Girl II Open Starter

Violet had seriously considered not telling anyone that it was her birthday. It felt simpler to post something on Instagram thanking her fans for all of their well wishes, blow a candle on a cupcake, and hide out in Ben’s house for her birthday. She felt it might be in bad tastes for her to come out so soon doing something big for her birthday. It might make it look like she wasn’t taking what was going on in her life seriously.

But then Love started texting Violet about her birthday, and Violet began to question those thoughts. Why did she have to shrink herself to meet those kinds of expectations? Why should she stop her life for that bastard?

She began to plan something relatively small, but as she thought about it she realized she wanted something more. A large portion of her life she shrunk herself for the men in her life, and she was tired of it. Violet wanted something that really showed people who she was behind everything they thought she was.

So she sent out invites letting everyone know about the house that she rented that a small number could RSVP to sleep over at (but a larger number could party at), and she let everyone know that they should wear literally anything that they felt like wearing (lingerie, costumes, gowns, regular clothes). She wanted to have a diverse crowd having the most fun of their lives.

By the time people arrived at the house for the party, Violet had about three glasses of whiskey, and it showed as she opened up the door for another guest. Her smile was wide as she held out her arms for a hug.  “Hey! Welcome to what I wish was my house!”

Love had a tendency of pulling people into her life and simply never let go off them.

Making friends for the woman was easy, sometimes a little too easy; often Leo worried if new people in her life were really in it because they simply liked who she was as a human being and not because of her fame and fortune. Violet De La Croix was someone that showed up on day into the singer’s life and simply never went away; Love was constantly talking or saying about plans or things she had talked about or experienced with the well-known British-American actress and Leo immediately knew that Love had found a friend for a lifetime, or at least he hoped that.

Leo and Violet had been around each other only a couple of times, he remembered seeing the woman during Coachella and at the after party that Love had thrown for those who were closer to her but the two hadn’t really got a chance to truly know each other yet. Regardless, when Violet kindly invited Leo and Rachel to her birthday party he decided to accept without hesitation.

That day had been a little busy for the director, other than planning the shooting of Love’s next music video; the man had finally found a project that called him to come back to the job he enjoyed the most; directing films. He had a couple of meetings earlier that day to talk about the script and see what could possibly needed to be modify before the team started discussing on elements they wanted to see in the people they would end up casting as the main roles of the film. After that, the man quickly grabbed lunch with his girlfriend and planned on how they would get to Violet’s party as Rachel had a busy day of her own. Finally, after walking his dog, showering and getting dressed to attend the party; the man locked up his home and drove off to the address in Violet’s invite and soon enough, he found himself parking the car and walking up to the door of the big fancy house Love had told him Violet rented for the evening.

Leo knocked on the door and quickly, Violet opened the door with a big smile spreading across her face, “Hey! Welcome to what I wish was my house!” She said, making him laugh softly before he gently hugged the woman an congratulated for her birthday.

“Happy Birthday!” He said and smiled before handing her a box that contained a bottle of her favorite wine and then a small envelop with a card inside, “I wasn’t sure what to get to you but from what I’ve heard you’ll love that place; it’s a gift card for you to buy books at this wonderful bookstore; it’s very vintage and very selective store, I wasn’t sure what books you would like so I thought you would enjoy just get to the store and select your favorites yourself on my account.” He said with warm smile as he walked further in with the woman.

“Wow, I feel like I’m entering a different era,” He said with a small chuckle, “This looks great. How’s your birthday going so far?”

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As Leo admitted that he had wanted to be a part of her life since the moment they met, a soft blush rose to her cheeks. She had never met quite like him, one so willing to jump into a relationship with his eyes closed. Her past relationships had moved at such a slow pace that it felt like a crawl. Rachel had always been willing to put her heart and soul into something she believed in, and seeing that Leo was ready to do the same caused her heart to swell.

“You are so perfect,” Rachel said as she snuggled closer to the director, taking in his scent of leather and vanilla. “I’m sure they’ll adore you. I know my sisters will.” Both Melissa and Julianna seemed slightly concerned that Rachel would never find a man that could keep up with her. Both of them had married at a reasonable age and already had children, and they knew that it was something that Rachel wanted too, but only with the right person. “My brothers…well, they’re brothers.” The stylist said with a laugh.  "Sam is protective, but he’s incredibly kind…while Issac…well…“ The brunette shook her head for a moment. "Issac thinks he failed me, and to make up for that, he’s almost too protective, and it’s caused us a few issues. It might take him a bit to warm up to you. Drew is wrapped up in his own world, so I doubt he’ll care either way. As for my parents, I’m sure my dad will want to talk to you about directing since it’s something he’s dabbled in, and my mom will fawn over you.”

As the conversation returned back to Leo’s parents, the brunette smiled. Rachel wouldn’t deny she was a bit nervous. Meeting the Blackwoods was almost like meeting Royalty. Letting out a chuckle, Rachel reached for Leo’s hand and held it tightly in hers. “I don’t think anyone could be more adorable than you are,” the stylist said with a grin, “but I’m sure if he’s anything like you, he’ll be quite the ladies man.” Rachel leaned in and pressed her lips to Leo’s cheek. “I mean, you managed to sweep me off my feet in less than two minutes, which is probably a world record. I’ve been told I’m hard to impress sometimes.”

Letting out a contented sigh, the brunette laid her head on Leo’s shoulder as her green eyes looked up toward the sky. “Thank you,” she said softly, “Really…for all of this. I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you’ve just…” the brunette shook her head and smiled as her eyes moved back to Leo. “I just feel very lucky to have found you.”

“They’ll adore you…” Rachel said and Leo couldn’t help it as the corners of his lips curled up into a soft smile while he listened to her talk so fondly about her family, her eyes seemed to light up and smile on their own as she talked about her sisters for a moment before she started mentioning her brothers, Sam was first and Leo nodded as she understood why her brother would be protective of her; it was in their nature. He didn’t have a sister but he surely saw Love as his adopted sister and he was very protective of her too, so he could understand why Rachel’s brothers were too. However, as the brunette begin to talk about Issac, he noticed as Rachel’s face changed a little bit as a little bit of concern showed in her eyes before she moved on to talk about Drew.

Leo reached out and gently took one of her hands, squeezing it softly as she continued to talk before he smiled at her as she finished. “Well, I’ll be ready for any possible situation; adoring sisters, overly protective brothers and maybe charm my way into making your distant brother to like me, who knows.” He said and chuckled a little bit before kissing her head and laughing against her soft hair a bit as she made a joke about who he held the world’s record on sweeping a woman off her feet.

“You know, I should probably contact Guinness. I think it would be a cool thing to have in my office.” He said and laughed a little bit more before he grew quiet as he looked at Rachel as she began to thank him, making his heart flutter a little more.

“Thank you… Really…for all of this. I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you’ve just… I just feel very lucky to have found you.” She said and Leo could feel the warmth in his heart spreading across his body reaching to the corners of each one of his limbs as he looked at her and smiled before shaking his head.

“Thank you… for taking a chance with a random dude at a coffee shop.” He said with a small smile, placing a finger under her chin and smiling a little bit more, “I love you, Rachel. I don’t care if people says I’m rushing things or if they think I’m crazy… I know I have a history of dating women but… I’ve never felt this way about anyone before; everything with you is different and new… in fact I wished I had paid more attention when you were styling my mother.” He said with a small chuckle and shook his head, “You’re an incredible woman, if anyone here is lucky; that’s me. You do know that right?”

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To Leo:

Thanks for being the big brother I never had. I wouldn’t have made it through some of the darkest moments in my life without you.

Love you so much weirdo.

- Love