like i would

saw your face and got inspired

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

Her brain is working a thousand miles a minute as he talks to her. She’s listening, but there’s also a very loud ringing in her eats. She’s quiet, which is new for her. Typically, she’d be yelling by now. It feels like that’s all they’ve done lately. Evidently, it got them nowhere. So, she’s going to just stop it. All of it. “Alright.” Was all she said. “I’m sorry.” Then, she moves her way back to the passenger side of the car. “Ready to go get a puppy, Lil?” She asks, as she buckles her seat belt. 

        With the expectation of receiving some sort of snarky response, Crash was noticeably caught off guard when Charlie didn’t say anything and although it was a nice alternative to another argument, it aggravated him. “Whatever.” Clenching his jaw, he rolled his eyes and shook his head before stalking off to the car. He said nothing as he backed out of the parking space and drove in the direction of the nearest animal shelter.

[ofserendipity]

Somehow, he was still mad at her. She had done everything in her power to settle him down, but it apparently wasn’t enough. The only sound for the entire duration of the car ride was the radio, and Lilly singing quietly in the background. They pulled into the parking lot, and her daughter practically launched herself out of the car. 

[ofserendipity]

( &. snap @ baby

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

charlie: what the fuck do i say to that

crash: i dont know. dont say anything? crash: i only told you because im tired of doing stupid shit just to get back at you crash: so this is me avoiding opportunities to do said stupid shit

[ofserendipity]

charlie: alright, well. thank you. i guess

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dillon: i am like a bug you can't kill, s

sutton: alright, dummy. doors are open

[ofserendipity]

( &. snapchat @ bff

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

“I’ll stop.” She covers her face with both of her hands, only dropping them to gasp at his messing up her hair. “I’ll have you know I worked hard on that hair.” She laughs, fixing it quickly with her fingers. “Y’know, I think you just want to hang out with me more.”

        “Blah, it’s not like you’re gonna be seeing anyone important at the ice cream parlour.” He shrugged, looking down at his own half-assed appearance. Though to be fair, he tried a little harder just for this hangout. “Oh yeah? What makes you think that?” He jokingly retorted. “Honestly, I’m just happy to get out of the house. It’s been a lonely couple of weeks.”

[ofserendipity]

“I mean, I tried to look pretty. You’re messing that up.” She averts her gaze to her shoes, and lets it rest there for a few minutes. “Just an inkling.” She really isn’t sure. That’s the thing with her, sometimes. She says what comes to mind, then doesn’t have anything to back it up. “I could always keep you company.”

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

“I would win anyway. All I’d have to do is tickle you. Or kiss you. It’d be kind of illegal, probably, but still catch you off guard. How old are you, again?” She asks, looking up from her task to see him flexing at her. “Yeah, how do you save people with those things?” Amelia teases, poking his bicep as she speaks. 

        “Not ticklish, and kissing me would only result in something else.” He simply replied, though it was only a facade as he probably would roll over and die if anyone tickled the bottom of his feet. “Kissing underaged people isn’t illegal though? You cougar, you.” Baring his teeth like a cat, he only laughed at how weird he was sure he looked. “Hey, these things can still do work! They just need some help.”

[ofserendipity]

“Oh?” She inquires, eyebrows raised in slightly amusement. She bursts into laughter at the expression he gives her. He looks like someone out of a music video trying to be a cat. “Tryin’ to tell me something, Keoni?” She asks, shaking her head. As if on cue, she steps a little bit closer to him. “Let’s see ‘em.”

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

“I’m twenty five.” Amelia rolls her eyes as she speaks. “And, I do yoga and boxing. So, fight me, little one.” She carries the pot of noodles to pour them into the strainer, only turning around to catch the smile on his face. A grin forms on her lips when he intertwines his languages. It was one of the things she liked most about him. “I’ll consider it.”

        “I meant active as in, like, not having a career!” He defends, although he’s laughing for no real reason, holding his hands up. “I will gladly fight you and let you win, little one.” He reiterates, standing up just to compare their statures. Moving over to where she was, he lifts his elbow and shrugs. “I could probably use some arm workouts, honestly. It’s not very efficient to be a lifeguard and have noodle arms.” As he says this, he picks a single strand of spaghetti and slurps it up. 

[ofserendipity]

“I would win anyway. All I’d have to do is tickle you. Or kiss you. It’d be kind of illegal, probably, but still catch you off guard. How old are you, again?” She asks, looking up from her task to see him flexing at her. “Yeah, how do you save people with those things?” Amelia teases, poking his bicep as she speaks. 

[ofserendipity]

( &. snapchat @ bff

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

There’s a very evident shade of pink painted on her cheeks when he kisses her hand. She doesn’t know exactly what to do about it, so she attempts to cover it with her free hand. She hasn’t become much of an expert at ridding herself of the butterflies in her stomach. “I’m always here, y’know. Optimism and all.”

        The obvious attempt at a diversion from her blush brought out a light laugh from him as he squeezed her hand before letting go to ruffle up her hair. “You’re so cute it’s killin’ me.” He praised, throwing his head back against the seat as if to speak to the heavens. “Maybe if I hang around you enough, all of that’ll start to rub off on me. Fingers crossed for that.”

[ofserendipity]

“I’ll stop.” She covers her face with both of her hands, only dropping them to gasp at his messing up her hair. “I’ll have you know I worked hard on that hair.” She laughs, fixing it quickly with her fingers. “Y’know, I think you just want to hang out with me more.”

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

It pissed her off that Crash could just buy whatever he wanted, when he wanted, and he was using it on their daughter. It was as though he was trying to get the upper hand, and of course it was working. “I have to work for the shit we have. When you were gone, sometimes I didn’t know if I was going to be able to buy food for the week. My parents completely cut me off, so I’ve been making money alone until you came home. Lilly knows that. But, you can just offer her things without even talking to me about it first?”

        “I worked my ass off for the money I have too?” He retorted, unable to comprehend where she was coming from. “Charlie, I get that you two had your own things going on before I came back for good, but I’m here now, so that you don’t have to worry about finances. I probably could have gone about it in a better way though, and I’m sorry for being so impulsive. You were just being moody, and it pissed me off.” He looked at the child sitting patiently in the car and shook his head as he recalled his own experiences. “I’m not trying to overshadow you, but she’s my kid too. And I don’t want her to feel like she can’t have nice things or that she’s a burden because of money issues. That kind of mentality just– really fucks up how you think about things.”

[ofserendipity]

Her brain is working a thousand miles a minute as he talks to her. She’s listening, but there’s also a very loud ringing in her eats. She’s quiet, which is new for her. Typically, she’d be yelling by now. It feels like that’s all they’ve done lately. Evidently, it got them nowhere. So, she’s going to just stop it. All of it. “Alright.” Was all she said. “I’m sorry.” Then, she moves her way back to the passenger side of the car. “Ready to go get a puppy, Lil?” She asks, as she buckles her seat belt. 

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dillon: you already said yes. it'd be rude to take it back

dillon: besides im already on my way so you cant get rid of me now

sutton: could lock all the doors

[ofserendipity]

( &. snap @ baby

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

charlie: i’ll make it up to you, promise charlie: go have fun w the guys please

crash: alright, confession. one of my friends is dating a girl i hooked up with crash: and i cant risk seeing her and more than likely getting into some dumb shit crash: i wanted to at first but it’s not worth it

[ofserendipity]

charlie: what the fuck do i say to that

[ofserendipity]

( &. snapchat @ bff

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

“I will get rid of my terrible fear of you seeing my hurricane of a car.” She adores him, especially when he smiles. His entire face lit up when he grinned, and it was her favorite thing in the whole world. “That is not very good.” Vanessa’s lesser lip juts out into a pout after she speaks. “You’re almost there. You can do it.” She places her hand on top of his, to comfort him. 

        It felt good to joke around and just talk to someone other than his grandparents after being cooped up in his room for innumerable days. His overall presence was lighter, seemingly happier, and maybe Vanessa had been the one to bring it out. “No, it’s not good at all.” He couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head at how much she resembled a child at times. Briefly glancing down at her hand, he shifted his own up to grasp hers and bring up to his lips for an appreciative kiss. “Thanks, baby V. I could use some of your optimism for– well, pretty much everyday of my life.”

[ofserendipity]

There’s a very evident shade of pink painted on her cheeks when he kisses her hand. She doesn’t know exactly what to do about it, so she attempts to cover it with her free hand. She hasn’t become much of an expert at ridding herself of the butterflies in her stomach. “I’m always here, y’know. Optimism and all.”

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

Her heart sinks a little at the way all of the expression falls from his face. She wants to ask, but she doesn’t want to pry. He resembles something of a puppy until he begins to explain his job to her. “I’m glad you like working.” Amelia nods her head. She moves to where he’s sitting, and leans on the table. “Maybe when he’s not two years old and tiny.”

        Right away, he could tell that his attitude change had unsettled the female, so he tried rather hard to bring the atmosphere back up ( even though she surely wasn’t as fazed as he made her out to be ). "Well I’m still pretty young and active. Who knows, maybe I’ll get tired of everything when I’m your age.” He pointed out, a cheeky grin staining his features. His humor with her really was just based on their differing ages and personalities. “Two is the best age for kamaikis, uh– sorry, babies to get out on the water. But I’ll be good and wait.”

[ofserendipity]

“I’m twenty five.” Amelia rolls her eyes as she speaks. “And, I do yoga and boxing. So, fight me, little one.” She carries the pot of noodles to pour them into the strainer, only turning around to catch the smile on his face. A grin forms on her lips when he intertwines his languages. It was one of the things she liked most about him. “I’ll consider it.”

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

She follows her boyfriend and their daughter out to the car. She knows they’re not done fighting, so her heart beat picks up when he’s standing in front of her. “We are fine.” She allows a shrug to tug at her shoulders. “Don’t we have a dog to go buy?” She asks, pulling her purse up onto her shoulder. 

        It took a hell of a lot out of him not to blow his patience, an obviously annoyed expression taking over his features as he squeezed his fists at his sides. “Will you cut the bullshit already? I’m trying not to look like a giant asshole in front of our kid, but you’re making it so damn hard.” He slowly exhaled, looking around to remind himself not to cause a scene in public.

[ofserendipity]

It pissed her off that Crash could just boy whatever he wanted, when he wanted, and he was using it on their daughter. It was as though he was trying to get the upper hand, and of course it was working. “I have to work for the shit we have. When you were gone, sometimes I didn’t know if I was going to be able to buy food for the week. My parents completely cut me off, so I’ve been making money alone until you came home. Lilly knows that. But, you can just offer her things without even talking to me about it first?”

[ofserendipity]

( &. snap @ baby

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

charlie: i love you baby. 

crash: i love you too crash: but im still annoyed with you 🙄

[ofserendipity]

charlie: i’ll make it up to you, promise charlie: go have fun w the guys please

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dillon: i don't think i stuttered?

dillon: sir. i like that. we should keep it

sutton: man idk if i can let you drink my alcohol now

sutton: alright, we will

[ofserendipity]

( &. snapchat @ bff

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

“It’s disgusting, actually.” She chuckles at the memory of his clothes, paperwork, and other belongings scattered all over the vehicle. “Are you going to get a raise anytime soon? I know you don’t have time to work two jobs. Two thirds is better than nothing!” Typical Vanessa, always looking on the bright side. 

        “No worries, I probably won’t ever see it, so you don’t have to live with the fear of me judging you forever.” He playfully retorted, a teasing grin falling upon his lips, even as she brought up the sad reality of his salary. “Doubt it. I’ll admit I haven’t been the best employee as of late. Hell, I’m surprised they haven’t fired me yet.” Although his entire living depended on this job, he passively shrugged. “I guess you’re right. It just seems like forever away, you know?”

[ofserendipity]

“I will get rid of my terrible fear of you seeing my hurricane of a car.” She adores him, especially when he smiles. His entire face lit up when he grinned, and it was her favorite thing in the whole world. “That is not very good.” Vanessa’s lesser lip juts out into a pout after she speaks. “You’re almost there. You can do it.” She places her hand on top of his, to comfort him. 

[moreselfs-a]

ofserendipity.

She doesn’t seem shocked. They both knew she was only joking. “You have a nice smile.” She comments, dropping the subject all together. She wasn’t lying. He may be younger than him by a mile, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t notice. “Really? I’m proud of you.” Amelia nods her head. “I think he’ll adore you.”

        “I hate it.” He replied like an instinct, shaking his head without taking his eyes off the food. “But thanks.” There was an obvious difference in tone from what he said only moments ago, but he decided not to ponder it too long as he shrugged. “It doesn’t feel like a job, to be honest. I mean, I mostly work with tourists, but they’re just like friends to me.” His features suddenly brightened. “I love kids. Maybe someday I can take him out to the big blue and teach him a thing or two. You know, if you’ll let me.” He taunted.

[ofserendipity]

Her heart sinks a little at the way all of the expression falls from his face. She wants to ask, but she doesn’t want to pry. He resembles something of a puppy until he begins to explain his job to her. “I’m glad you like working.” Amelia nods her head. She moves to where he’s sitting, and leans on the table. “Maybe when he’s not two years old and tiny.”