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dakota-mitchell:

at the Barnyard with ANYONE @fallbrookstarters

Dakota usually waited for the weekend to roll around to head over to the nearest bar and play pool, but he had an annoying day and a drink would settle the stress. He was sitting by the bar with a cheap beer and his eyes on the game on a screen. His favorite team was up by five points and he kept telling the person next to him to give him a minute. “Alright alright, alright. Can you stop touching my hair? Please.” He pushed their hand out of the way. “I’m not trying to look good for anyone so just leave it.”

Riley laughed when Dakota swatted her hand away, but raised the same hand to wave in surrender. “Alright alright.” She repeated after him and laughed at how he reacted. Things were always like that with them, for as long as she could remember. “That’s what you say until a pretty face walks in and then you’re scrambling to fix yourself up.” Riley teased. She grabbed her drink off the bar and turned in the stool to look at the people there. She took a drink and shot a look at Dakota. “Why are we here? You know I don’t watch sports.” She looked at the game on the screen.

#Dakota — 1

tracelawson:

“Well you are a florist and aren’t they one of the busiest careers to have during Valentines day?” He said shrugging his shoulders. Trace nodded his head, following along side her “my daughter is coming home for the holiday break. So spend as much time with her and my son as possible.” He said smiling at her, “what about you Riley?”

“That’s right.” She smiled. “I’m just happy people would still shop with me than at the grocery store for flowers.” She loved how the community thought. “Oh right.” Riley remembered that he had a daughter, but she could not put a name to her face after some time away. “I’m sure it’ll be a fun time for all of you. Me? Same as always. Going to my parents and celebrating with Avia.” Her twin was her favorite person in the world. They made it to the pizza place and Riley opened the door. She stepped inside and held it open for him.

#Trace — 1

tracelawson:

Trace nodded his head smiling at the girl, “oh I’m sure, and with Valentines coming up, I’m sure you are going to have no free time” he said shrugging his shoulders. “I would love to grab some pizza” he said nodding his head.

“What do you mean?” She wasn’t sure. “Okay, let’s go.” It would be a good opportunity to get to know Trace and see what he was like outside of the gossip she heard about him. Riley wasn’t a fan of spreading it, but she indulged in it when women came into the flower shop she owned talking. “Any big plans for Christmas?”

#Trace — 1

where: race track in williamsburg @alexdrakos

Riley was not a superstitious person, she knew that Alex was not a believer either, but she still considered herself his lucky charm. She tried to make it to all of his home races. She would sit with his team in the box and be there for him before, during, and after every competition. The season was going well for him. He was doing amazing and everyone had their eyes on him. It meant that she couldn’t help but feel extra special for getting to be by his side. She was right there screaming with the team at every turn and holing her breathe before every pass before bursting into cheers when he would make it through. She only started following the sport because of him, but ever since then she had not seen anyone who matched him. She turned when he pitted at the end and ran out like she always would. “Alex!” She cupped his cheeks in her palms and pressed her lips against his. “Congrats, champ.”

#Alex — 1

elenaxcarreira:

She nodded and grinned at her words. “Noted.” She said with a laugh and listened more about this boy she had no clue about. “I’ll definitely keep that in mind if he ever comes my way.” Though, if what the woman said was true, she really wasn’t sure if she wanted to meet this man ever. “That’s awesome.” Elena said while trying to rack her brain if she knew anything about the grandma, her potential grandma, owning a shop. “Thanks. Its definitely taking some getting used to.” She explained before shaking her head. “No. I really just got here. Still haven’t unpacked fully.” A little laugh escaped her before she took a deep breath and nodded. “Makes sense then.” She said before looking at her. “Yeah. Sure. That sounds great. I could definitely go for some pizza.”

“So you’re new new.” Riley tried to imagine what it would feel like to step into Fallbrook for the first time ever. She grew up there so it was hard to figure out how she would perceive the town id she hadn’t. “Where are you from, Elena?” She led her towards Slices, dreaming about the slab of peperoni pizza she was going to have while enjoying the company of someone more interesting than most of town. It was not like Riley did not care for people in Fallbrook, but strangers were always full of surprises. “There probably isn’t as much to do here than where you’re from, but if you stick to the right people you’ll have fun. The coffee is really good at Hilltop, if you’re a regular drinker.” The made it closer to the pizza place and caught a few looks along the way.

#Elena — 1

tracelawson:

Trace nodded his head in understanding. “I don’t want to either” he said shrugging his shoulders. “I’m good Riley, thank you for asking. How are you?” He said always finding Riley Fletcher to be a nice lady in the few years that he’d be in and out of Fallbrook.

Riley smiled at the man and laced her hands together behind her back. “Doing great! The shop is big this time of the year.” Flower arrangements sold well during any holiday season. “I was headed to grab some pizza because I burned dinner. Would you like to tag along?”

#Trace — 1

elenaxcarreira:

“That obvious?” She asked with a grin and looked back over at the woman beside her before nodding at her explanation of it being a small town and wondered if she really did stick out like a sore thumb. “Right.” Elena grinned and looked back towards the guy she had initially asked about. “Noted. Stay far from Tanner P. I just hoped whatever happened there wasn’t too bad.” She said before turning back towards the woman. With the mention of just her first name, Elena thought about the family she had come to meet, but she wasn’t sure if this was the Riley she was actually slightly searching for. It was a common name and who knew how many Rileys were actually in town. “Elena. Nice to meet you.” She said before looking at the shop and nodding. “You own your own shop?” She asked before looking back at her and shrugging. “I have some family that’s from around here and my mom was here when she was younger. She passed recently and I guess I’m just… searching for something. Not sure exactly what, but a new town and fresh start is never bad, right?” She smiled. “Have you lived here long?”

Riley nodded and repeated the new woman’s words. “That obvious.” She was an easy going woman who fit into a small town like Fallbrook as a supporting character in many people’s lives while living as the main protagonist in hers. Riley never went out of her way to stand out above others or listen to gossip that circulated Fallbrook, but she was unmistakably curious about the raven haired, blue eyed doll who showed up out of nowhere. “Depends on who you ask, but I try to avoid him on principal.” Riley stuck out her hand for her. “Nice to meet you too, Elena.” She nodded again and looked at Bethel’s. “Yeah, I inherited it from my grandmother. It’s named after her. Oh yeah?” She wondered who Elena could be related to. “I’m not sure if Fallbrook is the best place for a fresh start if you’re looking for new opportunities, but I hope it treats you well! Live here long?” Riley laughed. “My whole life. Most people you’ll meet around here have, that’s why you stuck out as new right away. Hey do you want to grab some pizza? I burned my dinner and Slices is just down the street. I’ll give you a little tour.”

#Elena — 1

bellaamarquez:

Location: Maggies Diner Open: @fallbrookstarters

Isabella had a long week ahead of her and normally she didn’t eat out but she was tired, and wanted to be lazy and decided to skip packing herself a lunch for work, so here she was in Maggies Diner waiting to order food in a long line one that she’s not used to seeing at Maggies. “So I woke up early this morning to a very lengthy text from a stranger. At first I was going to tell them they got the wrong number, but instead I just went along and replied as if I was the person they intended to text. Apparently, I am now ‘sweet buns’ and I’m supposed to meet their parents for lunch in about two hours. Am I a bad person?” She stated to the person in front of her.

Riley was eating out a lot more because food during the holidays because all of the food during the holidays spoiled her into thinking she could. She walked into Maggie’s Diner and said hi to a waitress on skates before going to sit at a booth but the waitress held her back. Riley looked at the woman confused until she saw that Maggie’s had a long line for the first time in forever. “Wow.” She nodded and took a spot behind Bella. “Hey Bella.” She smiled, but the woman had already started talking. “I don’t think so. It’s their fault they got the wrong number. Are you going to go?”

#Bella — 1

tracelawson:

Trace’s wife was god knows where, he actually never really knew where she was. His daughter was out with some friends, and his son was at a sleepover. So he decided that it was about time to take a walk around Fallbrook and take in the holiday’s. He’s lived on and off in Fallbrook for three years now but hasn’t actually been around for Christmas so it was nice to see this side of the town. Shaking his head, he looked at the girl in front of him “I don’t know, who do you think it is?”

Riley felt shade come over her and looked over to the tree named Trace that approached her side. He was the perfect cover so she took a step back and to the side so he could cover her from the person. “I would rather not stick around to find out.” She smiled at the man. “How are you doing, Mr. Lawson? How is the fam?”

#Trace — 1

avia-fletcher:

Avia would’ve made fun of her twin sister had she been a better cook but considering the fact that she was shit in the kitchen, she was out there walking to get pizza with Riley too. Avia brought her coffee cup closer to her body as she evaded a group of people walking opposite of them. She had just made herself a cup when Riley mentioned the pizza so she was out and about with a mug from home at hand. “What?” The brunette came to a halt alongside the other and she made a face as she noticed them too. “You’ve lived in Fallbrook for how long and still hook up with people here? You know it’s a tiny ass town, Riles. You’re going to run into them.” She half smirked. “C’mon, let’s get out of here. Unless you want to say Hi?”

Being at Avia’s side since the wound meant that Riley was more used to her sister’s tasteless comments more than other people. She always got to see the side of Avia that others only started to know after she blossomed out of her shy phase in high school. Anyone else would have rolled their eyes and pulled her away from the scene, but Riley laughed. “Yeah, no. That’s never going to happen. I know you like being single, but I don’t okay? I’m just not in the mood to deal with a tinder date gone wrong right now. Let’s go get that pizza. I’ll buy you some apple cider if you don’t make a scene.”

#Avia — 2

elenaxcarreira:

Elena had been in the town for a few days now and while she was hesitant about going out in the town with the idea of running into her family, she was also curious about it all. Plus, she was tired of staring at boxes and not sure where she was going to put anything in her apartment. However, her cat was loving having it all to climb on. So, she came out to look around town and discovered they were doing a winter market thing so she decided to check it out and see what it had. It was weird not having someone to buy a gift for. It was the first year she didn’t have a list and honestly, it made her sad. She was thinking about just leaving when someone stopped close to her, leaned in, and asked her a question. She looked towards where the woman was looking, but knew she wouldn’t know the person. Other than names of the family on her father’s side, she had no idea about faces and probably couldn’t pick them out of a crowd. Or tell if they were the ones actually talking to her. “I don’t know, but I’ll say yes for the hell of it.” Elena smiled at the woman.

The woman’s reply made Riley smile. People had a vibe about them. Like an aura but different, because aura’s where all about who people were and vibes were about how they made others feel. Riley had the kind of vibe that got along with most people and the woman seemed to have it to. “You’re new here. Aren’t you?” She cocked her head to the side instead of talking about the person in question right away. There was something familiar in the woman, but Riley knew a newcomer when she saw one. “Small town.” She chuckled out the explanation with a shrug. Her light hues looked back to the guy. “That’s Tanner P. No one likes him. He’s the epitome of a town douchebag so remember his face and stay away from it. I know I wish I had.” She turned to the woman. “I’m Riley.” The were downtown so she looked behind her to the flower shop. “That shop’s mine if you ever need an arrangement. What brings you to town?”

#Elena — 1

where: Winter Market @fallbrookstarters

Riley burnt the roast she planned for the evening so she was out around town, headed to Slices to pick up pizza for dinner. It felt like everyone in town was at the winter market that weekend and now everyone would know that Riley was a bad cook when they saw her walking back with pizza boxes in half an hour. She took in the scene and smiled at some familiar faces until she stopped in front of one of the elves that strayed from Santa’s workshop. “Oh god, is that who I think it is?” She leaned closer to one of the people near her, assuming that they were looking at the same thing she was.

#open #fallbrookstart #fallbrook christmas

imranozdemirr:

Juli’s Grocery Store Run In

Where: Outside Juli’s grocery store When: Evening Who: Open @asteriastarters

It had been a long week. Between the Earthquake, the death of Malcom Rhodes, and the status of his house boat being unknown it had felt like the week had dragged into a month. All Imran wanted to do was grab a drink, maybe some junky nachos, have a few laughs with some of the locals he’d met and just forget this week ever happen.

Imran had jumped in his car, so that he could head over to Pit Stop Bar. Turning the key, and trying to start it. Hearing the clicking of what seemed like a dead battery, he slammed his hands against the steering wheel. Of course because his truck wasn’t working, his rental car wouldn’t either. Getting out, he popped the hood hoping he could tell it was just a dead battery. Not that’d it’d matter seeing as no one was around to help him jump his car.

“Shi-” He stopped himself from releasing the curse word fully, pulling his hand out of the engine to see the blood streaming from the new gash. He gave a frustrated slamming of the hood with his injured free hand, sighing. “Can anything else go wrong?” He said out loud.

“Oh no, looks like some bad luck hit you this evening.” Riley took a couple of steps forward from where she was watering the plants outside of the flower shop across the street. She was looking at the man struggling with his car. Asteria was small so walking was terrible, but the earthquake scared a lot of people. She wasn’t even getting the regulars at the shop because they were all staying home. “I can call someone to come get you or give you a ride back home if you want.” Riley had no idea who the man was, but everyone felt like a safe bet in Asteria. She relied too much on people knowing who she was and them noticing if she ever went missing.

“Knock on wood. I don’t think Asteria can take much more destruction.” The last several months took a big toll on everyone there and it was only fair that mother nature was kinder to them for a while. She wasn’t aware about what happened to his home out on the marina either, but she was trying to ease people’s troubles that day and had even handed out some free flowers. Her family was okay even though she was terrified for Avia for a minute there, so there were things to celebrate too.

#Imran — 1 #earthquake tw

sadiejunecallahan:

downtown with @rileyfletcher

“No, I wasn’t looking at anything! Just porn!” Sadie June slammed her laptop shut the second her door swung open like when she was a teenager doing something bad. The only people who had a key to her apartment where her sisters and her best friend. She bounced up in her bed and looked at the latter of the two groups. “Riley!” The look of guilt on her face was unmistakable. Sadie sat up and cleared her throat, hoping that Riley wasn’t looking at her computer screen before she had a chance to close it or she would have realized that Sadie was stalking Evan and Mara on Facebook. So pathetic.

“Sadie June!” Riley had been trying to get in touch with Sadie for days and if she hadn’t decided to go get her friend then the blonde might have missed the festival. Not on her watch. She walked into her apartment and went straight to her room where she only caught a glimpse of the laptop before it was shut. “What are you hiding?” Riley jumped on the bad and rested on one elbow. She raised her eyebrows at Sadie, but had no idea. “Tell me right this minute or I’m going to pry that thing open.” There was no way the southern belle was watching porn, but the idea amused Riley.

#Sadie — 1

theharperphillips:

“That was my thought exactly. I love getting to paint with a variety of different colours, and I love the details on flowers.” Harper told her with a small nod. She listened to Riley’s suggestions, trying to keep track of everything that she was saying. “Yeah, that sounds like it would be great honestly.” Harper replied, because she trusted that Riley knew what she was doing and how to make a good display piece.

“You’re going to love it.” Riley had always been confident in her art. She loved what she did for a living and she trusted her grandmother’s expertise. “Thank you for stopping by. It’s the first time I do this idea of building your own bouquet and I wasn’t sure how it would turn out.” She handed the woman a small bucket to start placing some flowers in, but showed her where to start off and with which colors and kinds.

#Harper — 1

lucas-bradley:

Lucas nodded and followed her around to look at a few different colored flowers in buckets. “Huge apology. Flowers are just step one in my twelve step redemption process.” That was likely doomed to fail anyway. “She likes lots of colors. I used to get her pink peonies though back before I was a colossal moron and screwed things up.” His eyes scanned the buckets to see if she had any of those out. “I don’t care what it costs, just help me out here, I need a miracle.” Earning his way back into Verity’s good graces was going to be a process, he knew that, and this might totally backfire anyway but it was worth a shot.

“Tell me. Do you have the other eleven steps planned out or are you making them up as you go?” Riley was entertained by the idea that Lucas was proposing. He always looked like a confident guy when she saw him around town, but everyone had their heartbreak story and it was nice to see he was trying to fix things and not make his current situation one of those stories. “Lots of colors, I feel you. I’ll do what I can.” She pondered the displays of flowers as he talked. He wanted a lot of colors, the girl he was after must be a wild card. Riley liked that idea and ran with it. “I don’t know if I can get you a miracle, but hopefully close. How about these peonies but with a bohemian spin. We can pair them with wildflowers and cascading ferns.” She started to point out the different flowers for him. “And those coral and fuchsia colors lean toward seductive and warm rather than bright and overly cheerful, you don’t want that because you’re apologizing. I think these would make the perfect palette for the touches of yellow and purple buds. Nothing short of a midsummer night's dream.”

#Lucas — 1

theharperphillips:

“Fair enough, fair enough.” Harper replied with a small chuckle. She was glad that Riley seemed to be willing to help her figure theses out. “Myself I guess. I’m an artist and I was thinking about using it for a still-life painting.” She explained, figuring it was fine to be honest. It wasn’t like she had anyone to give them too. “I tend to like blues and yellows.” Harper said, not sure how useful that would be.

“A fellow artist!” That was what she also considered herself to be, but her twin would like to argue against it. “Flowers are amazing for still life.” Riley heard Harper out and knew what to do right away. “How about five sunflowers stems, five blueberry stems, three of the taller forsythia stems, and five of the smaller sunflowers or marigolds. We can add three white peony stems to fill in the space and add some balancing white!” She was pointing to each of the flowers as she said them so that the woman could get a picture.

#Harper — 1

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