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"Prick." It's a comment purely made in jest, as Connie mirrors Will's own knowing look back at him.

"What about you? What's going on with that whole engagement thing?" If out of the two of them Will was the person that had his life most put together it was time for Connie to take a long walk. "You haven't scared her off yet?"

— @willxmeyers

Will casts Connie a look, her half-smile makes him follow suit and then finish the job with a wide grin. "Well, you are very wise when you want to be," he replied lightly.

This was definitely one of those times when it was easier said than done. In her shoes, Will wasn't sure that he wouldn't have done the exact same thing. That fact alone might be a direct result of their similar upbringings.

"Take that time, I'm sure you'll figure it out." Will had no doubt, there wasn't much that Connie wouldn't get to the bottom of.

"I'm no relationship expert, God knows that, but I do know that she makes you happy." If she didn't this wouldn't even be a conversation.

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"I know." That kid was probably the reason the man wasn't back behind that cell for doing something stupid, not egregious, but stupid. "When someone is trying to coax you into a fight, I want you to visualise of your daughter. Talking to her divided by a pain of glass."

— @jamesonxcassidy

“ I try not to punch first. The last time I did that I got sent away” Jameson noted before glancing back to Connie. He couldn’t risk the idea that he’d be unable to raise his daughter again. “ can’t afford to risk that again. “ he noted before processing what she said. “ I’ll promise to keep that in mind. Please tell me I’m not the only one who asks for this kind of advice ?” @connievanderbilt

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

"Will getting into a committed relationship. No shade at all, I just thought he was joking the when I found out."

— @willxmeyers

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"Stuck in an arranged marriage, penniless, and no spine." It's a list well rehearsed, it's not the first time Connie had been asked why she held onto her anger like it was her last breath.

"How do you expect me to believe that when your actions are completely contrary to it?" Her words come with less vitriol, rather momentarily earnest and raw. "I don't trust you Mari. It's as simple as that. You haven't given me any reason to give that trust back."

— @marivelasc

Mariana took a step back. She didn't think Connie would switch so quick. She understood the hate, but she couldn't match those feelings. Instead, she chose to ignore the name calling.

"I wonder who you could've been without it."

Mari wasn't here to fight her once best friend for probably the millionth time. She wanted to peace, but that wasn't going to stop her from giving her almost the same exact attitude. "You can try all you want to make me uncomfortable Connie," She paused for a moment, "but I will always have love for you."

It didn't matter how many times she had to reiterate it. It was the truth. One mistake wouldn't define how she viewed herself now.

"I will always remind you that I am here for you if you ever do need me." @connievanderbilt

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how can i get into someone's nightmares i have a message to send

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"You gaslighting little bitch." Connie bites back at her words, fingerings tightening around the neck of the drink she had half the mind to send flying in the other direction. But Connie knew she had to be careful of how she behaved. "I thrive on that hate. I wouldn't be who I am today without it."

Every time Connie looked her former best friend in eye, she couldn't forget the memory of finding out on national television she slept with the brother that abided in their fathers attempt to punish Connie for leaving her marriage. And more. "So I plan on making every encounter you and I have very uncomfortable for you. For as long as I please."

— @marivelasc

Mari shrugged as she didn't care if it made her mean or nice. "Didn't say I think it would." She knew it wouldn't, but she also knew it would make the conversation just a little easier if the two were drunk.

“That’s fine." She was going to keep trying, but not as much as before. Space was going to be a bigger thing for her. "I just don't understand how you can live with that much hate in your heart." She couldn't imagine walking around every day holding a grudge.

"But, I'll stop trying for now." She said as she held her hands up to her sides in defeat. "I hope everything is good for you, really. It's all I wanted for you." @connievanderbilt

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When did they first fall in love?

" So.. that's so tough to say. Because in my opinion there's not like a set 'time' someone falls in love. It happens gradually over time. Either a short or long time. So I can't really pinpoint when I fell in love... but I know for sure I am in love right now. " @connievanderbilt

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"She's an emotionally driven person." Connie shrugs her shoulders from side to side. "I'm not, so I try and minimise saying that could be misconstrued." Glancing off to the side, she slumps her hip against the counter for a moment, parsing over her words. "I know it's not possible to do that all the time, but I know she wouldn't react well to this." "My uncertainty of being able to put a word to my feelings again after I told her I loved her back... She might think I lied about having strong feelings in general."

— @emiradursun

"Oh, come on, babe. Why would she regret taking you on?" Emira asked with raised brows, getting fed up with her negativity. "Why are you talking about regret when she's the one that loves you for you? You are deserving of this new and exciting love, Con and Imani is deserving of it, too," she told her, hoping that she would listen. "All of this uncertainty is scary, but the negativity you're carrying around with it is worse. Just take it day by day. You don't need to put all of this unnecessary pressure on yourself or the two of you." Of course Emira was saying this out of love for Connie and she sure wasn't going to sugarcoat it.

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"According to the law, yes. Just don't punch first, okay?" The rest she'd work out how to defend if Jameson got a little excited if caught in a fight again. He wouldn't be the first, and probably wouldn't be the last. "As long as it appears your defending yourself, not further inciting violence."

— @jamesonxcassidy

“ what’s that?” He asked when it came to proportional force. Jameson believed he was smart but he actually wasn’t sure what a lot of legal terms meant. They just reminded him of his time in court. “ right “ he noted as she’d explained it moments later. “ so if someone comes after me I have to pull my punches just to avoid getting jail time again? “ Jameson repeated back to see if he was on the same page. He really wanted to avoid fights in general but he also just wanted to make sure he didn’t get sent back. He’d lose everything. His family and friends. Any chance he had with Mila again. “ I try not to knock people out “ @connievanderbilt

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A beat of silence passes. "I hate when you do that." A small smile threatens in the corner of her lips, "Quote me to myself." Will was right, this was exactly what she'd tell him to do. But at the same time she struggled with taking on her own advice. There was nuance, she could only imagine how Imani would only centre in on the fact Connie replied on impulse and assume that she was having second thoughts about the relationship. "I just want to... work out what my feelings are. Maybe I am in love, and don't quite realise it." "Frankly I feel she'll be incredibly upset if I tell her."

— @willxmeyers

It had been a big year for Connie and obviously Will had not the slightest idea what going through something like that was. He could understand that fear though. Of losing something you weren't entirely sure you'd end up getting.

"I get not wanting to hurt her feelings, Connie. But you can't twist yourself in knots for someone else like this." It was clear from her body language that this has been weighing her down. "If I had come to you with this problem, you'd tell me that I should tell her the truth. That no one deserves to be lied to." Connie was always the North Star, never faltering when it came to her opinions on what other people should do. But a lot like Will, it was easier to give out the advice than it was to take it.

"You know what's best for you," he adds, knowing that at the end of the day, people were always going to do what they were going to do. "I just.. I hate seeing you like this. Relationships are hard, but you should always be able to talk to each other about what's bothering you." At least that's what he's learnt in his relationship with Lemie. As a person who always kept things close to his chest, it was a steep learning curve for him.

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"You're the only person that'll ever get away with it." Happily objectified by the woman half her height, Imani's eyeline was probably right in the line of sight of said 'package'. "You're going to be blue for a while." It already took long enough for Imani to get the costume ready itself. "Ah— Hey!" She shakes her head mocking an look of disapproval, "Champaign. Not very good champaign."

— @xoimani

Imani reached up and gently brushed her thumb near Connie's temple. "Oh you know I wouldn't ignore those eyes. But sometimes I just wanna see the entire package." He said with a whistle as she checked out her girlfriend. "Girl you are bringing out this childhood crush of mine..." When Connie put her arms over her she smiled. "I actually might need your help in the shower later. Like for real. This shit is like.. glued on." She gestured down to essentially her naked body. "What you drinking baby?" She reached up for Connie's glass to steal a sip. @connievanderbilt

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"I guess..." Connie shrugs, raking a lock of hair back from her face. This was all equally exciting as it was new and uncertain. She didn't want to mess things up for them, but at the same time she didn't know how to be a good girlfriend. At least not the standard she wanted to be. "I don't want her to regret taking me on. Like, I'm not the easiest to be around."

— @emiradursun

Watching her best friend anxiously and nervously picking at the tops of her own nails, Emira reached over to rest her hand on top of hers for her to stop. "I think you're putting too much pressure on yourself here, Connie," she said softly. "Yes, this is your first relationship with a woman, yes, you've told her that you loved her even when you didn't feel as if it was the right time...this is all very new. All you two need to do is take this day by day," she told her, hoping that her words would help. "But, if you need to scream, throw things, punch some walls...we can do that, too." @connievanderbilt

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"I planned to." Connie offers, rather plainly. Returning her drink to the table, suddenly turned off by the sight of the alcohol. "Don't think it would make me any nicer." She was not ready to forgive Mari, nor did she appreciate the not so subtle push for Connie to get over the decisions the woman made in the past. But it was useless to beat that already dead horse and argue any further about it. "I'm not going to 'soften' up to you, I'm sure I've already made that pretty clear by now. I don't know why you keep trying."

— @marivelasc

The smile that was on Mari's face instantly vanished. She wasn't expected to be greeted kindly, but even a simple hi couldn't hurt. "Maybe you should get drunk." She said with a shrug, "I just came over here because I like your costume. It's very fitting and you know, at the end of the movie, Isis did end up softening up to the other team." She wasn't sure if Connie would forgive her at this point, but she wouldn't be the one getting white hairs for holding onto grudges. However, she wasn't going to apologize tonight. "Just a plotline though." @connievanderbilt

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'Proportional force." Connie's head dips from side to side. "I'd ideally like you to avoid situations where fights could occur, however, legally self defence only counts if a retaliation is met with equal or lesser force." Even a misdemeanour charge could land him back in jail for six months. Jameson couldn't afford another stint, in the slammer at this point. He'd progressively get harder to possibly defend in the future if more charges make it onto his criminal history. "Heavy emphasis on the defence. That doesn't count any big swings to knock someone out."

— @jamesonxcassidy

Jameson hated that Connie was right but every word out her her mouth was true. He wasn’t some dumb kid anymore, he had a family to look after and he wasn’t gonna pull the shit he had on his family and friends again. “ so if they throw the first punch do I let them beat the shit out of me?” @connievanderbilt

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Starter: @marivelasc Where: Sharky's

"I'm not drunk enough for..." Connie motions latently between the two of them, "For dealing with whatever you've got to say." Tonights jarring comments made towards Mariana had a little less venom in them, purely as it was exhausting to keep having the same interactions over and over. Mariana would try and apology, Connie would tell her to shove her apology up where the sun didn't shine. Sure, at first it was cathartic to try and make Mariana feel as small as she made Connie, but not so much anymore. Yet, she still couldn't find it in her heart to forgive Mariana.

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Connie had drunk a lot tonight. It's not often she found herself completely letting herself putting aside inhibitions and going with the flow. Despite the feelings she'd been processing over as late, they didn't seem to matter in her drunken stupor, hearing Connie come from behind her. "Hey — My eye's are up here" Wasn't much else one could see from that angle, "You look gorgeous." Almost naturally, she finds her arms dangling over Imani's shoulders.

— @xoimani

Who? @connievanderbilt

Where? Sharky's party

Imani packed a small tube of blue paint for touch ups if needed. Having run to the restroom to check and make sure she was still covered from head-to-toe, she ran back out, pleased with the longevity. Seeing Connie a ways in front of her she walked up behind her and said, hoping she'd hear. "Look at that fine ass cheerleader. I am gonna try to take her home tonight." Imani smiled as she got closer, reaching for her girlfriend.

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