Sara Devin

Just a dancer trying to find her footing.

[mrconnorowenandrews-archive]

Connor thought he’d had a handle on the whole parental thing, but it turned out that newborns were a whole different ball game then miraculously well-behaved teenager foster children. Connor was pretty sure he wasn’t going to sleep more than three hours in a row for the next five years or so. As such, he had managed to fall asleep on the table right next to the overly-sugary coffee drink and giant cookie he had just purchased himself. At least until he heard a sudden noise and quickly startled himself awake. “Woah!” he exclaimed, sitting up quickly and looking around, “What was that? Is everything alright?”

[saradevin]

“Hey,” Sara gently nudged the sleeping guy. Was he a student? An overly tired barista? She felt bad when he woke up with a shock. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle, your coffee was about to fall.” She pointed at the coffee cup that she had replaced further away from him, while holding hers on her hand along with a muffin in a paper bag. “Are you alright?” she felt the need to ask seeing how exhausted the other looked.

[dieternolan]

Dieter was seated in a cafe after he got off his shift, still in his uniform because he hadn’t had the chance to go home yet. Sighing deeply, he closed his eyes for a moment. “That had to be one of the craziest shifts of my life” he said lowly, not talking to anyone in particular.

[saradevin]

Sara was just out of an audition that she wasn’t sure went too good. With a bad mood, she entered the first coffee shop she found, ordering herself a hot chocolate. As she was seated, she heard the guy seated at the table next to her, seemingly talking to himself. And in some sort of medical uniform. “Isn’t coming here dressed like that defeat the purpose of being all sterile?” she asked instead of asking what could have possibly happened for a crazy shift.

[mrnoahjeffery]

“Alright, I think I’ve pretended like I know what I’m doing long enough to save my pride … clearly I’m gonna have to get somebody else to look at this.” he said as he stood up, wiping the grease from his hands, “Honestly, it’s a new car too, not even two months old. I just got it as an early graduation present.” he added with a sigh. “One of these days I’ve got to work on those ‘practical life skills’ my parents didn’t seem to think a Devin should have to learn. This is probably something ridiculously simple.”

[saradevin]

“They didn’t think a Devin should learn many practical life skills,” Sara said and rolled her eyes, getting out of the car with a huff. “Noah, I can’t be late to this audition!” she whined. “I need a job - and a background for Juilliard to accept me even though I’m practically a fossil now,” she took deep breaths, clearly stressed out. “I’m calling a cab. Are you coming or are you going to fiddle with this thing?”

[cainwallen]

“Listen very carefully,” he spoke as he put his hand on the persons shoulder, pushing them along with him as he walked along the side of the dark alley. “Someone is following,” now while he didn’t specify who, he knew that it would be best for them to tag along –– someone in danger always obeys. “You’ll be fine,” his scottish accent thick with his words. “Step by step. We’re going to round this corner and one more block and I’ll buy you a drink,” he said picking up pace. “How does that sound?”

[saradevin]

“W-what?!” Sara stuttered in shock. She barely felt the man approach her and put a hand on her shoulder. She couldn’t decide whether to shrug it off and run or trust him and tag along. Her gut feeling was telling her to do neither but the chance of someone following her was also too scary not to move. “O-okay,” she nodded reluctantly, letting him lead the way. She was trying to be cautious of her surroundings but panic had made her blind! 

One more block and somewhere public should appear, she reminded herself as they walked. In case no cafe or some sorts made an appearance, she was going to run for it whether there was another stalker or not. But to her luck, he was right. She let him bring them inside and turned around immediately, “What’s going on?” she asked, unable to hide the stress in her voice.

[mrnoahjeffery-archive]

Noah had decided that nurses who were acting suspicious were his new least favorite thing. Fortunately, there wasn’t much they could say beyond that he seemed to be a little underweight. There had been a whole crowd full of witnesses to attest that he had broken his wrist in the middle of the NYU vs Brooklyn College soccer game. However, that in itself was a huge problem for Noah, as he sat in the closest place he could find to the hospital that served coffee, arm in a sling as he sipped at the cup of black coffee with his free hand. It wasn’t even the same arm as last time, but apparently he’d messed the wrist up so badly that he was in the splint and sling only until swelling went down enough to put him in a cast that would go past his elbow and halfway up his upper arm. He could kiss the rest of the soccer season goodbye. His last soccer season. He spotted someone nearby and sighed, “At least we won the game anyway?” he managed to say, “I guess they don’t exactly need me, the team should be fine.”

[saradevin]

As soon as she heard the news, Sara was on her way to the hospital to see Noah. She didn't remember him to be a clumsy person but also, soccer could be pretty dangerous too when it was a good game. Jogging through the crowd of people at the entrance, she finally spotted her brother, who inevitably looked upset. "Noah..." she said sadly, obviously he minded that he wasn't be able to play even if he said the team wouldn't need him. "That's not true. You're a good player," she assured him, sitting at the empty seat next to his. "What did the doctor say? Any chance of it healing soon?" she asked, thought even as she asked she knew the answer to be no. He seemed so...fragile that at this point it looked like it could take even longer to heal.

[chvndlcr-blog]

saradevin‌:

Hailey was watching cartoons on TV as she ate cereal on the couch, with a blanket bunched up over her legs. She was supporting a messy bun she had made the night before and didnt bother changing into normal clothes nor cooking, hence the cereal. Her ears perked up as she heart the door being opened. It was unmistakably her roommate but her voice confirmed a second later. “Over here!” she called over from the living room and put her bowl on the coffee table, putting the TV on mute. As she saw Aya enter the room, she began, “Before you say anything, I wanna say that I’m sorry,” she muttered, playing with the corner of the blanket to avoid making eye contact. “I said some stuff I shouldn’t have. It was uncalled for. And I’m sorry,” she repeated, this time lifting her gaze to meet hers.

Aya took a deep breath before she walked into the living room. Was Hailey still mad at her? Was she going to say more hurtful things? And Aya had a lot to apologize for, herself. She entered the living room, and as soon as Hailey started talking, Aya leaned in the door frame. She blinked in surprise when Hailey apologized. She hadn’t expected that. “Don’t be sorry,” Aya shook her head and sighed. “You didn’t say anything that wasn’t true.” Talking to Hudson had made Aya painfully aware of that. She had amazing friends and family, but she didn’t treat them the same way. “But I am really sorry I got you arrested. I never should have asked you to do that.”

[skylarhale-blog1]

“Aya, no,” Hailey shook her head with a sarrow expression. “I’m not saying you didn’t do anything wrong, cuz you have, but I have too. I could have said no - even better, I could’ve prevented you from doing something bad too, but I didn’t. I was curious and I wanted to do it. I was just… I was being mean. I was freaking out and I wanted to blame someone else,” she admitted. “Apology accepted. We got out,” she said with a hint of a smile. “But let’s just…not do it again. It wasn’t fun.”

[chvndlcr-blog]

@saradevin

Aya had been avoiding the apartment for a few days. She had a second set of toiletries at her recording studio and had gone clothes shopping. But with all the mixes she’d been hired for done and sent to their respective musicians, and an entire bucket of grilled chicken eaten, she knew she had to go home and finally talk to her roommate about their night in jail. The musician drove to her apartment and went inside, taking a deep breath before she opened her apartment door.

“Hailey….are you here?” She called out from the hall as she took her shoes off.

[saradevin]

Hailey was watching cartoons on TV as she ate cereal on the couch, with a blanket bunched up over her legs. She was supporting a messy bun she had made the night before and didnt bother changing into normal clothes nor cooking, hence the cereal. Her ears perked up as she heart the door being opened. It was unmistakably her roommate but her voice confirmed a second later. "Over here!" she called over from the living room and put her bowl on the coffee table, putting the TV on mute. As she saw Aya enter the room, she began, "Before you say anything, I wanna say that I'm sorry," she muttered, playing with the corner of the blanket to avoid making eye contact. "I said some stuff I shouldn't have. It was uncalled for. And I'm sorry," she repeated, this time lifting her gaze to meet hers.

[evieharmon]

saradevin‌:

Hailey knew he was right. He was. There was no doubt about it. It was just…Hailey hasn’t processed the whole thing yet and she was indeed worrying about the wrong thing at the moment. But still, she expected more from Hudson. She wanted him to hold her and say it was going to be okay. Not just stand there and yell at her for fucking up. “I know, I know I fucked up, okay?!” she yelled, the unshed tears falling on her cheeks. “I know I disappointed you, and my parents are going to feel the same way. And - and,” she started, trailing off and pulling the ends of her hair in frustration. “And yes I am worried about telling Elijah because he’s already perfect and I’m going to be the shameful child in our family! He’s you and I’m your siblings. I’m aware,” she added, her voice getting quieter as she spoke. The truth of her words suddenly settled, and along with Hudson pushing on more about her irresponsibility, she couldn’t hold back the sobs building in her chest.

Turning around, she started to walk away. “I wish I didn’t call you at all,” she muttered but still loud enough for him to hear. She wanted it to come out harsher but she was too aware of her mistake to snap at him. Instead it came out hurt and disappointed. She grabbed the ends of her cardigan and pulling them close across her chest and folding her arms as she walked with her head hanging low. She’d rather walk home than see him so disappointed in her. Her body was shaking with her silent sobs as she walked.

He didn’t like being angry but then again, he didn’t enjoy being pissed at her. She was a saving grace but right now, he was blinded by this dumb situation that was just a pile up from his own life. He crossed his arms as she went on her rant, his expression staying the same. “No, that’s not what I said–– I never fucking said that. You’re not a shameful child, you just did some stupid shit that you shouldn’t of done and you’re not Derek and Baylee, they do this shit to me on purpose. You’re not them,” he came to her defense. He didn’t know why the hell he did that, but hearing her put herself down was heart wrenching. 

As she started to walk away, his anger grew. “Wait what?! What the fuck no ––” he said reaching for her arm and catching up with her, leaving his car. He ended up in front of her, stopping her path. “How the fuck is this fair? I come bail you out of jail and you’re the one that’s pissed at me? I’m allowed to be angry, Hailey, I’m allowed to take my fucking time. You can’t expect everything to be fine after doing something like this. You don’t get to say that to me.” 

[saradevin]

Hailey looked at him and her mind was nothing but blank as she tried to say something. Her breathing was fast as she panicked to find words, her anger was just keeping on growing and her shame was not dimmed even a little even if he said she wasn't Derek or Baylee. "What do you want me to say, Hudson?!" she cried hopelessly. "I apologized a thousand times already, I said I know I fucked up, and I'm going to pay you back for bailing me out. I don't know what you want me to do! If you want to make me feel shittier than I already feel, you're succeeding," she said, harshly wiping her tears away with her sleeves.

"I didn't say it was fair. I'm sorry if I can't be fair right now. I wanted my friend to be here for me, not just to bail me out but to tell me its going to be okay, even if I screwed up big time. You deserve to be angry but don't I deserve to be angry? Don't I deserve to panic? Because I am!" she said, throwing her hands in the air. " I am freaking out, Hudson, and for once, once I wanted - no, needed - needed /you/ to be /my/ support system," she said, her index finger in the air as she said 'once'.

"And you don't even understand, do you? You think I'm pissed at you?" she scoffed, a mirthless chuckle leaving her lips, "Im not angry with you, Hudson. I'm angry with myself because I know you're disappointed. Because I know you're angry with me," she said, her voice coming out resigned. "Do you know how hard it was to call you for something like this when I know very well how you feel about bailing out Derek and Baylee? But I knew I could trust you. I knew you'd be by my side when I needed you, even if I screwed up. I just didn't think you'd go so hard on me," she admitted finally, her voice cracking as she finished and she buried her face in her hand, turning around so her back would be facing him instead of her face.

[chvndlcr-blog]

saradevin‌:

Hailey scoffed when Aya talked about her connections. “Stop talking like a mobster. What connections? You mean a lawyer?” she rolled her eyes at her. Well, part of her did think maybe, just maybe, Aya had other connections who were not lawyers, but also this wasn’t a movie and she probably only had lawyers. Still, Ayas kind of connections were the least of her worries and she was getting off track again with her thoughts.

Even though on a normal day Hailey would agree and laugh along with Aya’s statement about Elijah, at the moment she wasn’t amused. She turned to face her fully once again, with fury written all over her face. “Boring? I beg to differ, Aya. He has his shit together, has a great career and what? That’s boring? What’s not boring for you? Being in jail, maybe? Because let me break the news to you: we’re in one! Is this fun enough for you, Aya?” she asked, her tone clear that the blonde was accusing her roommate for getting them both in trouble.

“Just one night I wanted to hang out with you and have fun and look where I ended up with. Do you just have to live up to your reputation?” she spat, running a hand through her messy hair and sitting on the floor at the opposite end of the small cell. “I can’t believe I was about to buy drugs. Me. I was supposed to be last person to do that!” she groaned, all she can think about being Hudson. “He’s going to be so disappointed. He’s not even gonna talk to me again,” she muttered, hugging her legs and burying her face against it. “All thanks to the best roommate ever!”

Before Aya could clarify the ‘mobster’ comment, she felt like the wind had been knocked out of her. Sure, it was her fault Hailey was in this mess, but that didn’t make anything Hailey was saying okay. The career and reputation points were especially shitty. Her eyes flickered angrily as she tried not to say anything she would regret later. “Fuck you.” She finally said, her voice low and broken. She couldn’t even think of anything else to say, her mind was blanked out. How could Hailey make some of those comments? If Aya didn’t get out of here soon, she was going to start crying.

[saradevin]

"Yeah sure, fuck me!" Hailey said from her spot. She knew she wasn't being fair. Aya didn't drag her put to get drugs and everything was all sunshine and rainbows until they caught. So for her to turn on her friend like that was uncalled for. But also the amount of stress she was suddenly burdened with and the upcoming panic attack were also pretty much uncalled for. The younger girl didn't know how to handle the situation so she attacked blindly, Aya getting caught in that fire.

Hailey wanted to say more. To say she was going to move out, to blatantly say it was Aya's fault, to say she wished she never knew her, to say it was her fault they were going through this, to say Aya singlehandedly probably ended whatever friendship or relationship she had with Hudson. But the truth was, she wouldn't mean any of them because she knew she fucked up just as bad. And most importantly she knew her roommate didn't want her to get in trouble in the first place. It was just their lack of luck. So instead of arguing further, she shut her mouth and both girls sat on the opposite sides of the cell until a police officer came to get them out.

[chvndlcr-blog]

saradevin‌:

“Not big of a deal?!” Hailey asked, getting up. “Aya this could end up in my permanent record!” she cried, frustrated with not only the situation itself but with her roommate too. “Love doesn’t mean anything when it comes to this. Dammit, why couldn’t I be more like Elijah?!” she said, now angry about it too. Her focus was constantly changing because she didn’t want to think about being in jail. She just…couldnt. “I already called Hudson, he’s on his way,” Hailey muttered when Aya said she’d call Keiran. “I’ll tell Elijah too. And my dad. One of them /has to/ find a way to get rid of this,” she sighed, however her voice was still unsure. Her dad was a police, Hudson’s dad was a police and her brother was a lawyer. They /had to/.

Aya continued to let her roommate say whatever she needed to get out. “This won’t end up on your permanent record. If your connections don’t take care of it, mine will.” She insisted. What she really meant was she could hire an amazing lawyer, but she was worried about sounding like an asshole. “You don’t want to be like Elijah. He’s boring.” Yes, Aya was just as freaked out as Hailey, but for other reasons. She wasn’t going to let Hailey see that right now though. Someone had to be calm, after all. “I promise you, it’s going to be okay. I’m not going to let you get in trouble.”

[saradevin]

Hailey scoffed when Aya talked about her connections. "Stop talking like a mobster. What connections? You mean a lawyer?" she rolled her eyes at her. Well, part of her did think maybe, just maybe, Aya had other connections who were not lawyers, but also this wasn't a movie and she probably only had lawyers. Still, Ayas kind of connections were the least of her worries and she was getting off track again with her thoughts.

Even though on a normal day Hailey would agree and laugh along with Aya's statement about Elijah, at the moment she wasn't amused. She turned to face her fully once again, with fury written all over her face. "Boring? I beg to differ, Aya. He has his shit together, has a great career and what? That's boring? What's not boring for you? Being in jail, maybe? Bevause let me break the news to you: we're in one! Is this fun enough for you, Aya?" she asked, her tone clear that the blonde was accusing her roommate for getting them both in trouble.

"Just one night I wanted to hang out with you and have fun and look where I ended up with. Do you just have to live up to your reputation?" she spat, running a hand through her messy hair and sitting on the floor at the opposite end of the small cell. "I can't believe I was about to buy drugs. Me. I was supposed to be last person to do that!" she groaned, all she can think about being Hudson. "He's going to be so disappointed. He's not even gonna talk to me again," she muttered, hugging her legs and burying her face against it. "All thanks to the best roommate ever!"

[chvndlcr-blog]

saradevin‌:

Hailey’s cries have been quieted down but endless tears were still rushing down her cheeks. She had never been in this much of trouble and she had never been in custody. The most she’s done illegally was underage drinking and…who didn’t do that?! But drugs? That was new. That was the first! And they were caught. Her mind was all over the place, thinking about herself, what this would do to her in the future, in her records, what she’d tell her parents… They’ve been always easy on her but this, this was too much for any parent to accept. She knew it and she regretted her actions already.

She was pulled back to the present by Aya’s voice. She loved her roommate and while she didn’t mind what she did, bringing Hailey in was irresponsible. Frankly, Hailey agreeing was her own risk and equally irresponsible, but the blonde was looking to blame somebody in time of fear and stress. She snapped her head towards Aya. “The worst? The worst?! Aya my life - my life is gonna go hell! What were we thinking?! What am I gonna tell my parents?! How are we gonna get out? I can’t call Elijah either, he’d kill me if he found out what I did!”

Aya felt horrible about Hailey getting dragged into this. It wasn’t that long ago that Aya was buying drugs regularly, and she had never been caught. Part of her felt invincible. Sting operation drug deals happened to other people, and on TV, but not to her. And for Hailey to be with her when her luck finally ran out? She was angry at herself, so when Hailey’s head snapped in her direction she knew - and felt she deserved - whatever her roommate was going to say. Instead, Hailey was focused on herself, and spinning out about the consequences of their night. She calmly waited for the other girl to finish what she was saying.

“I get why you’re upset, but it’s really not that big of a deal.” Aya said in an attempt to calm Hailey down. “I’m going to get the charges dropped. Your parents love you, they’ll get over it. I’ll call my brother and see if he can bail us out.” She decided not to mention the paparazzi might get a hold of the night’s events and put both their names and faces all over the internet and what few print magazines still existed. Hailey was freaked out enough as it was.

[saradevin]

"Not big of a deal?!" Hailey asked, getting up. "Aya this could end up in my permanent record!" she cried, frustrated with not only the situation itself but with her roommate too. "Love doesn't mean anything when it comes to this. Dammit, why couldn't I be more like Elijah?!" she said, now angry about it too. Her focus was constantly changing because she didn't want to think about being in jail. She just...couldnt. "I already called Hudson, he's on his way," Hailey muttered when Aya said she'd call Keiran. "I'll tell Elijah too. And my dad. One of them /has to/ find a way to get rid of this," she sighed, however her voice was still unsure. Her dad was a police, Hudson's dad was a police and her brother was a lawyer. They /had to/.

[vxsilicv]

saradevin·:

Hailey was doing the moves Dimitri told her to do, but when she saw him exit through the back door, she quickly dropped the weights and followed. She could tell by the way he talked, he probably didn’t assume it was her, so she picked rather light hearted tone instead of matching his sullen mood. “I’d suggest quitting smoking for the first thing. I don’t know what to think when my personal trainer is smoking in between exercises.”

    He jumps when he hears Hailey speak. He didn’t think that she would follow him outside. Dimitri looks down at the carton again and slips it back into his jacket. “I hadn’t…there wasn’t one lit.” He clears his throat and looks down at the ground. “I was hoping me stepping away wouldn’t cause you to stop. We’ve only got an allowed amount of time before they close down the rink for cleaning.”

[saradevin]

"I'm sure there wasn't," Hailey chuckled. "It's okay, I do smoke every once in a while, too," she shrugged. "what do you meant wouldn't? I can't work out without my best trainer," she said, swaying on her feet, her tone just a tiny bit flirtious. "Couldn't we ask for more time?" she asked with a little pout.

[mrnoahjeffery-archive]

saradevin‌:

Hailey chuckled at her cousin’s antics. “It is obviously fake,” she nodded sadly. “But I don’t know, maybe from afar, and if you pretend to hide it, he can fall for it. Can we actually, like, do this over the family dinner on Thanksgiving? I kinda need to see my parents’ reaction too, so I know how they’ll react to this one,” she grinned, pulling her up a little to show the tiny tattoo behind her ear. “It’s been getting really hard having my hair down all the time,” she rolled her eyes.

Brenna laughed a little at Hailey’s words. “I’d have to do something else if I was going to pull that off over Thanksgiving. But I was thinking about getting something for real - that’s why I was gonna test his reaction.” she explained before leaning in to look at the tattoo her cousin showed her. “Oh, that’s really nice!” she explained. “How about this, I’ll get something for real soon and be everyone’s guinea pig, then you can reveal yours unless they totally freak?”

[saradevin]

"Oh would you really do that?!" Hailey said excitedly. "I don't know why parents make such a fuss about it. I know for a fact my parents had done crazy shit in their days," she said mischievously. "Mom doesn't know I know about her shenanigans," she giggled. "Besides, how much of it can they hide when I know they met in England. Like? What even? You both are from New York and you meet in another continent?" she laughed gleefully. "She ran away from home. Imagine if I did that and came back with a guy?" she wiggled her brows. "Imagine Uncle Noah if /you/ did that!" she went even further with her imagination.

[evieharmon]

saradevin‌:

He was giving her the cold shoulder. It was more than obvious. And although Hailey knew she deserved it, she didn’t necessarily need it right at that moment. She was already freaking out and was in shame of her irresponsible behavior and Hudson looking so…indifferent did nothing but stress her out even more. “Okay,” she said quietly like an obedient child, following behind him until they were outside. She told Aya to get home (and be safe) and that she’d come soon after. How soon would depend on Hudson but Hailey didn’t need to say it out loud - at least her roommate and she were on the communicating with looks level at friendship.

Once they were outside, she took a deep breath as if she had been released from jail after twenty years. She didn’t realize she was shaking like a leaf until she looked at her hands mindlessly in hopes to avoid Hudson’s gaze. But once aware of her own ongoing panic, she didn’t know how to put a stop to it. Internally having a panic attack, she somehow managed to make eye contact with her trusty friend. “Are you mad?” she asked, his image blurry due to the tears that haven’t fallen on her cheeks yet. “Of course you are,” she said before his reply, “I screwed up big time, I know,” she said, biting her lips nervously, starting to pace as she ran a hand through her blonde locks. She once again looked at Hudson, hoping he’s have an answer. “What am I gonna do? Do I tell Elijah? He’s gonna be pissed.”

Fiddling with his keys, he could only imagine his family group chat right now. His little sister probably going off the walls that he had to pick up his friend, one that he had deep feelings for, from the police station. But of course, no one was focused on their relationship, Hudson would rather focus on that but honestly he couldn’t tell where his mind was. She was always his support system and while yeah, people can mess up from time to time and have their own shit, but this was different. She broke the law, she could’ve been processed through the system. Jobs, futures, schools, everything would’ve been gone if he hadn’t stepped in. 

As the purple haired girl left, he sighed with relief before turning back to face her, leaning against the hood of his car. She answered her own question as it was, he was mad. He was very mad. “What are you gonna do? You’re worried about telling Elijah? Hailey –– I just bailed you out of jail. Out of fucking jail, do you get that? And you’re worried what you’re gonna tell Elijah?” He ran his hand through his hair. “Unbelievable,” he shook his head, keeping his eyes at his feet. “You fucked up bad. I can’t believe you did something so.. irresponsible.”  

[saradevin]

Hailey knew he was right. He was. There was no doubt about it. It was just...Hailey hasn't processed the whole thing yet and she was indeed worrying about the wrong thing at the moment. But still, she expected more from Hudson. She wanted him to hold her and say it was going to be okay. Not just stand there and yell at her for fucking up. "I know, I know I fucked up, okay?!" she yelled, the unshed tears falling on her cheeks. "I know I disappointed you, and my parents are going to feel the same way. And - and," she started, trailing off and pulling the ends of her hair in frustration. "And yes I am worried about telling Elijah because he's already perfect and I'm going to be the shameful child in our family! He's you and I'm your siblings. I'm aware," she added, her voice getting quieter as she spoke. The truth of her words suddenly settled, and along with Hudson pushing on more about her irresponsibility, she couldn't hold back the sobs building in her chest.

Turning around, she started to walk away. "I wish I didn't call you at all," she muttered but still loud enough for him to hear. She wanted it to come out harsher but she was too aware of her mistake to snap at him. Instead it came out hurt and disappointed. She grabbed the ends of her cardigan and pulling them close across her chest and folding her arms as she walked with her head hanging low. She'd rather walk home than see him so disappointed in her. Her body was shaking with her silent sobs as she walked.

[saradevin]

Hailey was standing in front of Elijah’s apartment in Brooklyn. It was the next day of her arrest and she still hasn’t told her brother about it. Part of her wanted to hide this forever, but her more rational side knew that Elijah was a good lawyer and he needed to know.

The only problem was he wasn’t home yet and she was early, apparently. Pacing back and fort in the hallway, the sound of the elevator door opening caught her attention and there Elijah stepped out. “Hey,” she said lowly, with one hand in the air and one tucked in the back pocket of her jeans. 

@thackerybaltierra

[vxsilicv]

    He had picked up his bad habit of smoking from Yevgeni and while normally he’d scold himself for picking up the carton, he was way too stressed out. Dimitri stares at the carton and lighter in his hand however, lost in thought. “I don’t know what to do.” He says softly. He was worried about so many things and he knew he couldn’t go to his dad for advice on this one.

[saradevin]

Hailey was doing the moves Dimitri told her to do, but when she saw him exit through the back door, she quickly dropped the weights and followed. She could tell by the way he talked, he probably didn’t assume it was her, so she picked rather light hearted tone instead of matching his sullen mood. “I’d suggest quitting smoking for the first thing. I don’t know what to think when my personal trainer is smoking in between exercises.”

[helena-rowe]

“So, what can I get you? Unless you just want some advice from a great bartender. To be honest, I should start charging for the amount of counselling I give people.”

[saradevin]

Hailey rested her head against her palm, looking at him kind of dreamily. “You know you love me. So cut it out. You wouldn’t charge me,” she giggled, sticking her tongue out at him. There was something about Blake that Hailey just couldn’t get over. He was handsome for sure, but he had charisma. She could just sit there and watch him mix drinks all night.