YOU CAN'T BREAK ME.

Rhaella Thompson. 22 years old. Heteroflexible. Law Student. The serendipist.

[fxghtclxb]

It took him a split second to realize what Rhaella had said before he flashed her a smile, “Oh! Oh– the girlfriend! Wow, he’s talked ‘bout you too; what are ya doing here on the island? Tryin’ to track him down?”

[xrhaellax-blog]

          Rhaella chuckled at his reaction and said “Nice to officially meet you!” She frowned slightly at his question. Did he know that she hadn’t been able to reach him for a while? “Well, I did ‘track’ him, for one. Second... I need some vacation too now that I finished with my exams. Even if it’s belated.”

[thebrycedoll-blog]

“Yeah. He’s dating some famous football player on the island or something,” Bryce said simply, shrugging his shoulders- the tabloids in America had talked about them plenty since Lukas had taken Cecil to one of his games, so he really didn’t feel like he needed to keep that bit a secret. Truthfully- he had no idea what she was talking about or who Max was because he’d long forgotten the movie, but he could at least pick up that she was making a joke, so he did his best to laugh where he was supposed to, a smile on his face. “We both know that I never really go out in general, so I don’t really think it’s a surprise. I go out when my mother insists I go shopping when the seasons change, and when I have to.”

[xrhaellax-blog]

          “Look at you, being friends with a celebrity,” Rhaella teased him with a grin on her face, even though both of them were ‘celebrities’ of their own when it came to rich people. What a lame category to be famous in. “Well...” Shifting her body on the side so she could look at him without turning her head, the brunette put her elbow on the edge of her seat’s back and then rested the side of her neck against her palm. “We could do something indoors, then...” Her free hand caressed his arm up and down, as her blue eyes followed the path it trailed. “I don’t want to force you into going out if it’s not what the both of us want.”

[xrhaellax-blog]

I guess social media aren't taking your side against Evan like you'd expect

A confused frown brought Rhaella’s eyebrows together, as she read the anonymous message. It took her a moment to realize what they were talking about and, once she did, she found the source that had judged her reaction against @daddydavenportt. With so many people in the Electronics shop, it didn’t surprise her that someone had posted about their little encounter on social media. It had been almost a day since the incident, and the girl had her head pretty cleared up. So, she typed:

“My side…?” If this had been real life, the brunette would’ve chuckled. “There is no reason for it, anon, nor is there a war happening. Two people had a heated conversation with eye-witnesses around. People will react to what they see and judge on the knowledge they have, more often than not, sharply. It’s completely natural and expected. Not to mention, they do have a point…”

The memories of the previous afternoon flashed before her eyes like an old tape. She recalled how she could hear nothing after the word “bitch” came out of her own idol’s mouth, out of the blue. How the same word had echoed through her ears countless times, after a slap she’d get from her grandmother and her father. Those were times where she was forced to shut up, or she’d be stuck with them for even longer that she had to. The previous afternoon was the one time where she could show how she wouldn’t tolerate anyone treating her like that. So, her, the calm, collected girl, snapped and talked carelessly.

“ Yesterday, the situation called for me to be a lawyer outside of court instead of a woman, and I wasn’t prepared. So, why would I brag about it? The truth is, I felt great for a solid five minute period, and then I wanted to rush back inside. But I had a case and a debate waiting less than an hour away, and I knew I’d lost that one the second I walked out of that door. Who knows? The island isn’t endless. We might run into each other again some day. “

Rhaella was about to hit the “Publish” button, but there was one thing she was truly curious and startled about. She should as well find out. “Oh, out of curiosity… @aphroditescove-gossip do really people throw punches here if you ask to cut the line? Where I come from, it’s the most natural thing ever. If you just jump in front of another person like a brat you have another thing coming, but if a person has like two items and I have ten, or if it’s an emergency and they ask for permission? We will let them, or even offer them a spot in front of us. It’s not something we see as privilege.”

[fxghtclxb]

“Hmm..now that I think ‘bout it, I’ve never really focused on his last name before, but it must be him. He’s so dang cute; he’s my best friend. How’d you know ‘im?”

[xrhaellax-blog]

“---Oh, you must be Cecil, then! Bryce has talked to me about you. I’m his girlfriend.”

[matthiasbayer]

“Πολύ ωραία.” He responded with a smile. “I lived in Greece for six months or so, a lovely country.” 

[xrhaellax-blog]

       “Nice!” Rhaella exclaimed, pleased. Despite having found at least a handful of Greeks almost everywhere she went in Europe, finding foreigners who could speak the language, even a little bit, was a pleasant surprise. “It is! I used to visit it only during summer when I was still a student, but now I study Law in Athens, so I get to be there all the time. Were you staying on an island?”

[jakebrxxks-blog]

“Yeah, I really don’t give a crap what you say, kid. I’ve got way more important things to do with my time,” Jake muttered gruffly, rolling his eyes.

[xrhaellax-blog]

        Rhaella mimicked his reaction unwillingly, rolling her eyes as well in annoyance. “Then, by all means, go do them. I don’t have you tied arms and legs to keep me company, do I?” she questioned lightly with an eyebrow arched upwards.

[dakotacartan]

“Thank you…I think.” he chuckled softly while attempting to decipher what she meant by that. “I figured they would think other things, and due to being unsure if I actually want to know, we can chalk that up to muscle spasms.”

[xrhaellax-blog]

      Rhaella arched an eyebrow. “Muscle spasms...?” Involuntarily, a wide, amused smile was spread on her full lips. “Spontaneous, or planned out ones?”

[xrhaellax-blog]

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[xrhaellax-blog]

rhaella basically *drops mic like a bawse*

|| lmao aaw isn’t she? baby girl feels crushed but proud af. so am I tbh.

[daddydavenportt-blog]

“No it’s not,” Evan said simply. “Because if you hope I’m going to be nice but I’m not… You just come off like a privileged little bitch who expects everything to be handed to her… Which you did.” He took his receipt and the box easily, shoving his change into pocket so he could finally relieve the babysitter he hired from hopefully a second temper tantrum from his daughter. “They were a waste for me. I’ve got kids to take care of, and twenty five law firms to run.”

[xrhaellax-blog]

        Rhaella stood on her trails while she was picking up her bag and receipt, freezing for a second before slowly glaring up at the man. “Excuse me?” Grabbing the bag and, despite the several pairs of eyes that were now staring at them, she took a step closer to stand fully in front of him. Never meet your heroes, right? “Then here is an advice gone to waste for you, Mr. Davenport.” Twenty five law firms. It didn’t take a genius to realize who she was talking to. “This, here, isn’t the court. You don’t have authority here.” One more step closer. A final one. ”Here, you are a privileged little bitch who uses a simple question coming out of human decency as a way to practice what you learned in court, and make a show for themselves. Congratulations, you just made one;” jerking her head back to those watching them, she spat “A fucking circus show.” With that, she walked past him and out of the electronics shop.

[jakebrxxks-blog]

“If you’re below the age of thirty, you’re a kid. Hell, my ex wife was a kid.”

[xrhaellax-blog]

“And if you ask a 60-year-old, they will tell you the same about forty and fifty year olds. It’s all about perspective. In reality, since I’m not wearing piggy tails or need anyone’s permission to drink or go anywhere, it means that I’m not a kid.”

[thebrycedoll-blog]

Bryce slid into the car easily, a small hum escaping him. “Yeah, I know,” he hummed- not entirely being honest. He supposed she did- but he really just didn’t care enough to remember, so it’d gone in one ear and out the other. “Honestly, I’m never really doing much- I spend most of my time with Cecil, and other than that…” Maybe giving her the name of his new best friend wasn’t the smartest idea, given his profession, but he didn’t want to be concerned with that anymore, and instead just let the topic drop. “Honestly, it’s not like I really went out of my way to make friends here.” Or, more like most of the people on the island annoyed him.

[xrhaellax-blog]

          “Cecil?” Rhaella turned her head to look at Bryce curiously. “You’ve never mentioned that name before... New friend?” She knew all of his friends---which weren’t many---which led her to believe they were someone he had met on the island. This idea made her gradually hopeful. If anything, despite many girls she knew, she wanted her boyfriend to have friends and spend time with them. “Yeah, it makes sense... Any place can become routine. Back home? I hardly saw anyone until my last exam was done. I was about to pull a ‘Max’ and ask my brother to describe to me what the sun looks like,” she joked, referencing the movie ‘The Book Thief’ that they’d watched together once, after her suggestion. It was one of her favorites.

[jakebrxxks-blog]

“Oh, if you think that was shouting, you better hope you don’t see me on a bad day, kid.”

[xrhaellax-blog]

“---Oh, that’s your good day face?” she asked sarcastically whilst arching an eyebrow. “Don’t call me kid.”

[dakotacartan]

“I mean, I think I’m pretty funny looking. If you don’t think so, to each their own.” He smiled politely before folding his arms over his chest.

[xrhaellax-blog]

        “Hm.. Your face does inspire comedy---in a good way,” she admitted as she looked at his features. He gave off the vibes of a fun-loving person. “What I meant, is, funny isn’t the word that comes to a woman’s mind when a man is flexing his muscles.” She hesitated for a moment before adding, for the sake of proper explanation, “...other things do.”

[daddydavenportt-blog]

Evan raised a single eyebrow at the female, unable to stop a scoff from escaping his lips at her words. “Yeah, I think I’d know that,” he said simply, face calculatingly blank. “Here. Have a piece of advice then. You expect special treatment to get prepared, because you won’t get it. You deal with what you get in court. If you have to wait five extra minutes in line for some stupid electronic thing, that means you work five minutes faster, not expect those five minutes to be cut out. A good lawyer never depends on other people being nice. They make their living off of being cold hearted and cutting their own paths, instead of expecting them to be made.” He gave a small roll of his eyes before stepping forward, sliding the box for the tablet onto the counter and pulling out his wallet, extracting a handful of hundred dollar bills as the cashier rang him up.

[xrhaellax-blog]

          If she was being honest, Rhaella wasn’t expecting this answer from him. Not the lack of politeness, because that one was a given from the moment he looked at her as if she was beneath him. But him, being a lawyer too? That was a different story, one that urged her to keep on arguing with him as she stayed behind him on the line. “There is a difference between expectation, and putting effort into simplifying things. Hoping that you would be nice is better than just staring at my watch and huffing.” As her turn came, she flashed the cashier a polite grin. And yet, it was him she was talking to. “The dramatic metaphors aside... That is some really good advice.“ The brunette took out her wallet and slid three hundred dollar bills on the counter. “It turns out that my three minutes with a ‘cold-hearted lawyer’ weren’t a complete waste, after all.”

[thebrycedoll-blog]

         Bryce’s face scrunched up in confusion at her words, his head tilting to the side slightly. “You… Do know this is Greece, right?” he questioned, because even he knew that. “I mean- kind of. It was a Greek island, but the government kind of… forgot about it,” he muttered, shaking his head as he opened the door of the car for her, a small hum escaping him. “There’s the waterfall, though. It’s nice. Me and a friend I made when I got here hiked up to it. But you know I don’t go sightseeing, so I don’t know much.” Honestly, other than going to clubs and the one hike up to go skinny dipping in the waterfall with Cecil, he hadn’t done much other than spend days in his suite getting high.

[xrhaellax-blog]

        She nodded once at his question. "I do. My bad---I excluded it because it’s not part of modern Greece. It hasn’t been in decades, if not more.” After flashing him a quick smile, she slid inside the car, took a seat and waited for him to get in, as well. “And you know how much I adore waterfalls.” Rhaella was a landscape lover, she enjoyed spending her time in seeing new places, instead of getting wasted anywhere. Bryce was the opposite. That was one thing in the everlasting list of the things they didn’t have in common. “We could pay the waterfall a visit later in the afternoon. The rest...it’s no big deal. I guess I will take a look around on my own whenever you have other plans to attend to.”

[daddydavenportt-blog]

Evan wasn’t in a good mood- granted, he was never really in a good mood, but today was a particularly bad for multiple reasons. Dalton had upset Brynn, and she’d thrown a temper tantrum and ended up cracking the screen on the iPad they played games on, so he really had no choice but to go out and buy a new one. He knew some people would tell him to just replace the screen, but- well, to avoid a second temper tantrum from his daughter, he had to get a new iPad as soon as possible. Hence why he was standing in line, box balanced in his hand. 

But then his shoulder was being tapped, and he really wasn’t in the mood to interact with the masses- and this stupid girl, asking to cut in line? His temper wasn’t equipped for that. “Then maybe you should have thought about that beforehand, now shouldn’t you?” he quipped easily, raising an eyebrow at the female. “There’s nothing about you that makes you any more special than the rest of us.”

[xrhaellax-blog]

          “I can’t really think, or plan ahead things that I wasn’t aware were going to happen in the future, could I?” Rhaella responded to the stranger’s mocking question, just as calmly and politely as she would have responded if he’d asked her about the weather. She didn’t see a reason for this behavior on his part, but then again, a side of her (soon to be) job included dealing with outraged people. She quickly glanced back at the woman who’d let her cut in line before, and she swore that the look in her eyes was apologetic. Then, she returned her gaze upon the moody male and shook her head. “Oh, absolutely not, Sir. I’m just a girl who is trying to do her job quickly when emergency calls out of the blue. No court, or case cares if a lawyer is prepared or not.”