sheri holland

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💔 – a goodbye kiss (clay) @theclayjensen​

Sheri couldn’t focus. Clay had invited her over to do homework, both of them sitting on the carpet, their backs against his bed. But she couldn’t focus on it. Not when her mind was racing with the knowledge of what she was planning to do. She had to - her guilt had been eating her alive for a long while and she simply couldn’t take it anymore. A part of her was scared, of course. She didn’t know exactly what would happen after she came clean. But she needed to.

Clay was so good - a kind of good that she hadn’t considered herself as being since that night. She’d wanted to tell him so many times, but she just couldn’t. She was a coward - she didn’t want him to hate her or look at her differently. They’d gotten so much closer lately - it wasn’t exactly uncommon for their homework sessions to turn into making out instead, even if they hadn’t had any kind of ‘what are we’ talk yet. Admittedly, Sheri ahd been a big factor in holding back from that. She liked Clay so much - but her guilt was consuming her and, especially now, she couldn’t let herself drag him in with her anymore than she already had.

“Clay,” she started after a moment, shaking her head. She was going to do this today, she decided. Before she lost her nerve. “I’m sorry, but... I can’t stay. I gotta go,” she bit her lip, seeing the confused expression on his face. But she didn’t let him speak. It’d be harder for her - she had to go. Turning away, she quickly packed up her book bag. But then she paused. She didn’t know what was going to happen to her after this. If she would still be around...

Turning back to meet Clay’s eyes, still as confused as ever, she lifted her hands up to cup his face and gently leaned in, brushing her lips against his softly. She held the kiss for a long moment - longer than she should have before she finally pulled back. “I’m sorry,” she repeated. “I gotta go. Take... take care of yourself, okay?” she implored, her thumb brushing over his cheek.

Pulling her hands back, she quickly got to her feet and started towards his bedroom door. She paused in the doorway, turning to look back at him over her shoulder with a sad smile. “Bye, Clay.” Giving a small wave, she then sweeped out the door, knowing her nerve would be gone if she stayed a moment longer.

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theclayjensen·:

“In that case, maybe I should give up the job search and start working on my stand up material.” Clay knew she was just teasing; she’d always been kind to him like that. He managed to joke back, lightly, hands coming to pick up the pen between his fingers. He dropped his gaze to focus on it briefly as he shrugged. “I’m here right now, aren’t I?” Clay glanced up, a half smile on his lips. “We’re friends. I’d say this counts as a hang out.” She was technically getting paid, but he also technically wasn’t wrong. “And what about you? What are your exciting summer plans?”

Sheri gave a good-natured laugh. “Maybe. You never know till you try it,” she grinned back at him, jokingly. Sheri hummed, giving him a slow nod in reply. “Touché. You got me there,” she admitted. At his question, she gave a simple shrug of her shoulders. “As of now? I got nothing. Just working here all summer then moving onto the thrilling life of a community college student,” she answered, raising her eyebrows as if it was the most exciting thing in the world. Reaching over, Sheri gingerly plucked the application out of his hands. “Where are you applying anyway?” Her eyes scanning over the application, she smiled. “You going for a bus boy position? Cute, but unless the uniform is as cute as your Crestmont one, it’s a no for me.”

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jcssxdavis·:

Jessica jumped as Sheri whispered in her ear,. “What the hell?” she said, swinging her body around only to see Sheri standing there laughing. She shook her head at the other. “You’re such a creep,” Jess joked before she spun back around. She picked up her iced coffee and took a long sip from it before placing it back down on the table in front of her. “Not much, just trying to wake up after a long night. How about you? I’ve never seen this place so empty. You scaring customers away?”

Sheri grinned back at Jessica, giggling loudly. The two girls got along swimmingly and Sheri had always held the opinion that Jessica was one of the coolest, most badass girls she knew. Sheri let out a soft groan, leaning her head back as she dramatically stretched herself out across her armchair. “Tell me about it, Jess. It’s driving me nuts,” she shook her head. Still, her lips quirked up teasingly. “Maybe I am,” she hummed. “Am I scary, Jess? Should I go back to dressing all preppy so people feel more comfortable approaching me?” she joked.

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artofconvincing·:

riley’s eyes were glued to the wedding book in front of her- what was original only family and close friends turned into most of riverwood attending and there were some changes riley still needed to take care of, so her mind was totally not focused on anything else which made her jump easily- almost jumping out of her seat at the motion; then she lets out a breath and shakes her head at the other with a smile.’it’s okay, sorry- i was just really into trying to figure out some last minute details.’ she points towards the wedding binder.’ what’s up with you?’

Sheri offered an easy-going smile back to the girl, laughing softly. “Girl, I still cannot believe you’re getting married already!” she shook her head, giggling. “Not that it’s too surprising. You and Noah are, like, the sweetest lovebirds around this place. Makes me think maybe it isn’t totally impossible that I’ll find that for myself one of these days.” Hopping up from her seat, she changed position to sit with Riley, looking down at the wedding binder. “Nothing,” she waved a dismissive hand. “This shift is just boring as hell.” Her eyes searched the binder for a second before glancing back up at Riley with a grin. “I gotta know, though - you picked out a dress yet?”

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fcukboyfitzgerald·:

“Wouldn’t you like to know, huh?” there was no way in hell he was letting on just what he was up to. Brooke was complicit in their actions, what happened stayed between them and he certainly was not letting any knowledge get back to Sofía. “My banking info, not that thrilling I assure you- wouldn’t want someone getting their hands on those riches. And please, bother away, what can I do to entertain you?”

Sheri lifted an eyebrow. “Your riches?” she questioned, skeptical. “Whatever you say, Fitzgerald,” she shook her head. Still, meeting his gaze with an amused smile, she simply crossed her arms and shrugged her shoulders in reply. “Surprise me. I’m sure you can come up with something,” she almost challenged. “If you succeed, I’ll throw in a coffee on the house.”

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theclayjensen·:

He settled down slowly at Sheri’s disarming smile. She’d always been the type to mess or joke around, funnier than he’d ever been. “And you think I’m entertainment? Out of everyone here. Wow, how are you still awake?” He rested his hand on the application for the restaurant around the block, thumb toying with the edges of his papers. “You know what they say about keeping busy.” He raised an eyebrow. “It’s better to…do that.” Clay said lamely, absentmindedly turning the application over just for something to do with his hands. “What else am I going to do this summer?” School was over now, and he was feeling the absence of the distraction. “No,” he defended lightly and too fast. “I just happen to notice things when I’m here. And that you don’t tend to work at this time. No one else comes to try to scare me,” he joked.

“Hey, don’t sell yourself short, Clay. You can be pretty entertaining when you want to be,” she argued, shooting him a grin. “Sometimes, even when you don’t want to be.” Then again, Sheri found Clay charming much the way he was. Maybe it was just a her thing. “Yep, that is what they say,” she chirped, lightly teasing but not in a way that was mean-spirited. If anything, Sheri had always found Clay’s little awkward tendencies cute. “Um, lots of other things?” she scoffed in reply. “Hang out with your friends? You can’t want to spend your entire summer just working, Clay. Come on now.” Still, she smiled and leaned back in her chair, a laugh falling from her lips. “Yeah, okay, I’ll give you that one. That’s a good point.”

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marmamoosemason·:

Moose was on his way to the community pool but decided to stop at the Brew before heading into work. He was in desperate need of some caffeine if he was going to deal with a whole eight hour shift at the lifeguard stand. As Moose walked in, he spotted Sheri and she seemed to be preoccupied with something else. He decided to get her attention by whispering hey in her ear as her back was to the counter. Moose laughed when he noticed that he’d jumped her. “Oh no, you didn’t scare me. I scared you though.” He said with a playful smirk. “Nothing much, I’m in need of a quad espresso  if I’m going to get through the day at work.” 

Sheri rolled her eyes back at him, though a playful smile traced her llps. “Haha, very funny,” she deadpanned back at him as she slipped behind the counter, beginning to make him his coffee. “Oh, that’s right, you’re working at the community pool this summer, aren’t you?” she glanced back at him, over her shoulder. “You’re more patient than I am, Mason. No damn way would I willingly choose to spend my summer taking care of a bunch of little demons.”

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emilyxfields·:

Emily had been frequenting the Brew often since she came back to Riverwood. It was nice being able to go to the place without having the responsibility of actually working there. She spotted Sheri and said “hey,” but Emily didn’t realize that she’d end up startling the girl. Sheri’s jump caused Emily to jump as well. “Well… It looks like we both scared the crap out of each other.” She said with a nervous chuckle. “I was just saying hey and asking how you were doing.” 

“Emily, hey!” Sheri smiled, tugging her former co-worker into a brief hug. “I’m pretty good. Now that graduation’s out of the way, just been going with the flow - that’s about it,” she shrugged her shoulders breezily. “Enough about me, though. What have you been up to since you got out of this place, girl?”

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sclanix·:

lately midge had been jumpy , not for any abhorrent reason. just that sleep deprivation and high caffeine intake never meshed well together for anyone. ❝ jesus ! might not want to do that next time , Sher I could have hit you ! ❞ she breathed , always being the aggressive sort – startling her could be a literal hit or miss. ❝  trying to make it long enough to fill out these college applications – ❞ she shot at her playfully but let out a long sigh. ❝ what about you ?? how’s your day going so far ? we really should catch up. ❞  

“Sorry, girl,” Sheri laughed in apology. “I’ll be more careful next time. With you, at least, because you do have the tendency to start swinging. Glad I got lucky this time,” she replied jokingly. “Where you applying to?” she asked, curious. Sheri’s plans included community college and that was about it. “Just working. The day’s been slow, though. Which is why I came over here to grace you with my presence,” she grinned.

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fcukboyfitzgerald·:

Juggling two women took skills and when both were messaging at the same time he needed his entire focus on it. Sofía was wanting him to join her parents for dinner, whilst Brooke was trying to get him to join her at hers for a ‘swim’. He was focused so much, that when a female voice whispered in his ear he jumped, slamming the phone down on the table quickly as he glared slightly at the arrival of Sheri. “Apart from having a miniature heart attack just great. Slow shift?” he asked, picking the phone up again and quickly checking for any damage. 

The boy’s reaction had been intriguing in a few ways - one definitely being that she didn’t take him for the type to scare too easily. Maybe she’d just caught him at a good time. “Damn, you hiding something?” she asked bluntly, the way he’d slammed his phone down on the table a little too obvious for her not to comment on. “Not that it’s any of my business. I just came to bug you since I was a little bored, yeah.”

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theclayjensen·:

Clay practically knocked his cup of coffee off of the small table when a voice echoed in his ear. His whole body jerked, eyes widening even as he realized who it was. His pen dropped from his hand and rolled across the surface, clattering noisily to the ground. “Sheri–” he started, flustered by his reaction as he stretched down to quickly retrieve the pen. Once he’d leaned back in his chair, he straightened up and looked at her incredulously. “Well, I just had a heart attack, but not much.” He said, a tad bit on the dramatic side, before his shoulders relaxed a bit. "Just filling out this job application. I was thinking of trying to find another summer job.”  He figured he could use the distraction, but he was having difficulty focusing. “What are you doing in? I didn’t know you were working today.” 

As amusing as the large reaction was, Sheri did feel a bit bad about scaring him now. She knew Clay and he tended to be more on the nervous side of things usually, so she really should have held back. “Sorry, sorry,” she smiled lightly back at him. “A girl’s gotta find some entertainment somewhere on a slow day like this.” She ran a hand through her hair, laying out across the comfy armchair, her legs hanging out over the armrest. “Yeah? The Crestmont not keeping you busy enough these days?” Sheri nodded lightly. “I wasn’t supposed to, but the girl that was supposed to work called in.” She paused, shooting him a teasing grin. “How’d you know? You got my schedule committed to memory?”

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It had been a slow shift at the Brew for Sheri. Which wasn’t so bad for some, but it tended to drive her crazy when almost nobody came through the coffee shop. Which was why, as she saw the back of a very familar head, she grinned and creeped up behind them, leaning down to whisper a ‘hey’ into their ear only for them to jump in response. “Oh, damn,” she started with a laugh, moving around them to sit down across from them instead. “Didn’t mean to scare you. I mean, I did, but not that much,” she giggled. “What’s up?”