First Impressions

Alex entered the suite and put a few things on his plate, tossing himself down on one of the couches and waiting for some of the other guys to arrive. He decided the best way to do that was to begin stuffing his face with bread.

"I need a drink." Those were the first words out of Parker's mouth when he entered the living space and made his way straight to the bar. "Fall in love already? Yeah me too, only like half a dozen times." He found a bottle of apple sake and proceeded to drink it directly from the bottle as he meandered around the buffet. "It's too cold in here without their warm smiles and laughs," he sighed, to no one in particular. 

Percy had been done rather early since his last date was quite short. He showered and was wearing a plush robe and house slippers, not even caring that he was on tv. He had his swim trunks underneath since he planned on hitting the pool or hot tub next. "They were nice, I think I clicked with a few, but maybe we will warm up to each other. Lots of quieter ladies, I have my favorites" he said thoughtfully as he selected a light dinner from the buffet. "Dean Baelish , you're the professional, cold swim and then hot tub or hot tub and then cool off with a swim?" Percy was the type to work out his feelings quietly before actually saying much. 

Blake came in with bags of groceries. He had to give production their credit, ask, and you would receive. "Hope no one minds me taking over the kitchen!" He hollered, walking and putting bags on the counter. He was going to be a cooking machine that night, and he had a lot to prep for. He was a man of his word.

He kept his ear on what the others were saying though as he began to organize himself. "Heck yeah Val is." Blake said in comment to what Dean Baelish had said. "Woman is gonna give me a run for my money that's for damn sure." He sighed a bit wistfully. "But so is Shaan." He admitted. "Damn how did you already settle on the one what makes you think Lainey is your one Dean?"

Percy watched Blake Carson "Smart man, showing off some skills to impress a lady? How many did you promise dinners for hmm?" he teased as he finished off his salad and went to pour himself a glass of red wine. "Valeria is a bit much for my tastes, but it sounds like a good thing that I'm out of the running for that one. Cleo though, Cleo was really kind and I imagine she has a really nice smile."


(My recommendation here is we split to a hot tub/pool area convo so it's easier to keep track of who's talking to who as they leave the kitchen and go outside. Branch thread Here)

Dean laughed at Blake Carson's comment about Valeria. "She was really cool, I liked her, but not exactly a spark there. I can see hanging out with her for sure, just nothing romantic. I have no doubt that she'll find someone though." He said.

"As for Lainey..." he smiled again thinking about how to answer. "I don't know that I can put it into words. It's all the obvious stuff like having a lot of things in common. But we had a bit of seriousness and a bit of silliness, and just ... something I can't really put into words. I just hope she wants to see me again too." He said with a little laugh. Though for a moment his smile fell just a little at the thought. It could happen.

He shook it off as Parker Domino started getting all dramatic and mushy and gave the man a cheeky smile before finishing off his pizza. He shook his head with a little chuckle to see Alex Knight jump into the pool fully clothed. He moved into his room to change into his swimsuit.

[Exit Dean as he heads to the other thread]

"I only promised one burrito!" Blake said defensively. "But the rest is all a surprise! So paws off my cheesecake." He declared. He didn't say much as Parker talked about how hot Val was. Yeah she was. She was pretty spectacular. He decided to start on the cheesecake first as he started looking around for bowls. "Dean's in loooooooooove." He called after him chuckling. At least someone was feeling the love. But Parker seemed to be feeling it too with everyone.

"Parker Domino buddy, if you need medical aid, give me a holler. I can glue your heart back together. Being a doc has its benefits." Blake called out to him with a smirk. He grabbed out the plastic container of strawberries and opened it, bringing it to the sink with a bowl. He looked over at Hugh Pennington and grinned widely at him. "Brother, I don't got time to eat, I gotta work." He said. "Bonus points to being a chef, I get to make sure the food is edible." He said biting into one of the strawberries. "How did your dates go?" He asked him.