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Post by River Hughes on May 10, 2020 18:38:03 GMT
"Mhm, I'm pretty much the spitting image of a bookish librarian," she answered Alex with a nervous laugh.
River sighed and relaxed into Penn, glad that he had her back both literally and figuratively. She felt a million times better already, just having him in the room. Her smile brightened, and she giggled and wiggled her hips a little when he squeezed them.
At Lainey's comment about him looking like a sith lord, she couldn't help cracking up, and she covered her mouth with both hands until she could get herself together enough to say something. "You don't even know the half of it, Lainey. I'll tell you all about it later." She was still giggling when Blake came in, and couldn't even get herself together enough to answer with more than a nod.
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Post by Valeria Winter on May 10, 2020 18:49:39 GMT
Valeria had prepared just enough to have had most of her stuff packed and by the door. It would've been a great plan if she hadn't ended up halfway unpacking a suitcase to rummage around for something comfier than a dress and had to repack it. She grabbed some leather shorts, one of her many crop tops and a denim jacket. Then she rushed to get to the layover suite. When she saw that Blake had beaten her there she snuck up behind him for a hug, arms wrapping around his waist, "Hey handsome!" she said, a more mushy than she was comfortable with sound, as she planted a kiss on the back of Blake's neck. Then she actually paid attention to everyone else in the room. First she looked at Alex and she couldn't help but laugh, " Oh my god Alex you had me expecting some kind of edward scissorhands shit or something, you're not scary at all!" She glanced over to Dean, "I can't say I'm surprised." Penn was last but didn't have any real commentary, after all they had only spoken to each other for five minutes, though Val did think he fit the idea of super nerd pretty well. "I think we need a shot or two, this is still totally wild." |
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Post by Hugh Pennington on May 10, 2020 18:54:21 GMT
Penn smiled, his dimples appearing as he did so, as River Hughes started laughing at Lainey Yurkovich's comment and subsequent question. "Ya, I may have heard that before." He replied with a wink tossed at River and he held back his own laughter, his hand rubbing his chin.
He gave Blake Carson a playfully apologetic shrug for River's inability to properly answer him, but he was totally wrapped in the beautiful sound of her laughter to give him a verbal excuse. And soon Valeria Winter showed up too. He had not imagined her as blonde for some reason, he supposed he was just bad with guessing hair color...could people guess hair based off of voice or personality anyway? He wondered.
"Well apparently the maze did wonders for us." He said, given that it was only day 4. "I wonder if anyone else will join us before we head out."
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Post by Alex Knight on May 11, 2020 14:06:58 GMT
"Holy fucking shit Val!? He said as he almost dropped his drink. "Ok you are the most surprising to me.. I was expecting like not this...Theres a lot of straight up wonderful girls here and I didn't expect that." He laughed as he nuzzled Cleo Saintclair planting a soft kiss on her jaw. "Youre still the most beautiful to me though." He grinned up at her and looked at Hugh Pennington "Yeah like.. I didnt wanna be the one to say it but you're a total nerd in the best way man...I dunno though..Parker was heavy avoiding looking at Blake and Trout last night so there could be something there.. Val. Spill." He pointed his drink at her with a chuckle. "I mean we could always get you like a leather vest River.. Tough ya up a little.. you can beat someone up with your books." He smiled softly. "Yeah thats a good question.. I'm excited to see who all ends up together." He nodded as he resumed his snuggle into Cleo.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 11, 2020 23:13:07 GMT
It took Cleo a second to figure that it was Blake Carson who had entered the room as he hadn't said who he was with, but based on who they all were all guessing would be next she eventually made the assumption, which proved out to be right by the time Valeria Winter came in. She felt a little self conscious as Alex Knight responded seeing Val for the first time and her cheeks turned a soft shade of pink. However, he soon reassured and she felt her self a little bit placated. There were so many beautiful people here. Would everyone seeing each other start to change dynamics of relationships. It honestly scared her a little, maybe more than a little. She finally took a sip of her drink but didn't say anything as she just watched everyone. It was so awesome to see so much love in one room. She was lucky to be part of it. |
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Post by Valeria Winter on May 11, 2020 23:23:13 GMT
Valeria couldn't help but laugh, "Well what did you expect? Or not expect? Indulge me please, I want to know." she said. " Is it the blonde? I totally used to dye my hair red back in the day."
"You're all cute, but this one is my favorite," Valeria said with a wink before playfully nipping at Blake Carson's jaw. "Anddd... I may have some insider info on who's next... though I don't think I know when...." she said slowly. After all she was the last one in the house to to hear all about it. Honestly she was just as flabbergasted at those events as she was about her own. |
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Post by Lainey Yurkovich on May 12, 2020 0:28:39 GMT
Lainey looked up at Dean Baelish when he started to cough. The arm around his waist went to gently pat his back. “ I know I’m funny babe but there’s no need to get so choked up.” She grinned. When She glanced over at River Hughes and gave her a wicked grin. “ From the way you’re laughing I’m going to hold you to it!” She told her. When Blake Carson came in, She scoffed and shook her head at him. “I’m telling ya Doc! It’s better if you’re a boy band! My convert days are over.” She told him with a grin. She arched her eyebrows as he outed Dean, and glanced up him. “That’s okay, I was the heart emoji too.” she giggled as she leaned up and kissed his cheek before she leaned back into him. Enjoying the naturalness of the two of them there. It was as if they’d been been doing this for years rather than just the time they’d been in the suite. In response to anyone else showing up, Lainey did a head count. The only one she could think of was Shaan, which left it narrowed down to Trout and Parker. “We’re all just gonna have to wait and see.” She said with a smile. She gave Dean a side hug then. “If you all want shots, we can start the search for the liquor and us none drinkers can take shots of virgin vodka or Dr. Pepper.” She suggested, looking around the room. |
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Post by Blake Carson on May 12, 2020 0:42:17 GMT
Blake grinned at Dean Baelish , and then at Hugh Pennington and River Hughes , and when he felt arms go around him he jumped slightly. Resting his hands over Valeria Winter 's while he turned his head to see her. “Hi beautiful.” He said, wrapping an arm around her shoulders to pull her into his side. At Lainey Yurkovich ’s mention of doing them as well, he glanced at the others and gave her a thumbs up. As Alex Knight mentioned Parker, Blake actually grimaced and tightened his hold on Val. He didn’t want to think about the world of hurt Parker was in considering him and the tequila bottle got pretty cozy under the pool table last night. “You were a redhead?” He asked suddenly surprised, looking down at Val with a grin, but when she nipped at his jaw, his face suddenly turned bright red, all the way to the tips of his ears. "I uh- Hrmm." He reached up and nervously scratched his cheek, getting a bit flustered. “How about them shots?” He asked. “Did they provide snacks? Or I should ask, their definition of snacks? He chuckled. He looked down at @val, still taken aback at how lucky he’d gotten with her. “You want a drink?” He asked her softly. He rubbed her back and would wait for a response before he moved to go scour the fridge. |
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Post by Dean Baelish on May 12, 2020 1:49:51 GMT
The room was starting to feel...quite crowded and while he was happy for everyone and their love stories and who ended up with who, he was starting to feel a little claustrophobic. He slipped his hand around Lainey's waist and moved to whisper in her. "How about you and me hit the hot tub instead." He suggested, quiet enough for only her to hear.
Once he got approval the two of them slipped out of the room, Dean grabbing their bags on the way out.
[EXIT DEAN AND LAINEY]
Bunny permission granted by Lainey.
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Post by Valeria Winter on May 12, 2020 1:54:29 GMT
"Two years, in college. I got frustrated being too matchy matchy with my twin," Val said with a light laugh. She was having a really hard time not just staring at her soon to be husband.
"I always want a drink," she told him. She leaned over and put her lips right by Blake's ear, "You are just too cute when you blush." she growled quickly.
"Seriously, Alex and Cleo, you're going to have like the cutest kids one day." Valeria commented. "Ok so where do you think they're going to take us for this romantic getaway?" Valeria asked the room. "My gut says beach but my heart hopes for a ski resort."
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Post by River Hughes on May 12, 2020 3:10:40 GMT
Once River was able to get her giggles under control, she turned around to hug Penn, resting her chin on his chest to look up at him. She smiled peacefully up at him for a moment, ignoring the rest of the crowd until she heard the door open and saw Dean and Lainey go out when she turned her head to see what was going on. "Hmm."
She turned back to Penn and raised an eyebrow. "Are we allowed to just do what we want?" she whispered.
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Post by Hugh Pennington on May 12, 2020 3:21:40 GMT
Penn was smiling casually at the conversation, he was never really one for big parties and lots of people but he felt comfortable with all the guys by now and it was interesting to finally see all the girls. However, he was far too distracted by River Hughes to pay all that much attention to anyone else and he soon lost track of the conversation.
He looked down at her with a soft smile and rubbed her back gently while she looked up at him. He hadn't even heard the door but followed her gaze to see the last bit of Lainey's red hair disappear behind the door of one of the rooms. He looked back down at River.
"Who's gonna stop us?" He whispered back with a playful smile. He made a subtle nodding motion towards the door with a question in his expression. Should they get out of there too?
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Post by River Hughes on May 12, 2020 3:29:26 GMT
River nodded in reply, although her smile was pretty obviously nervous. She released him from the hug but quickly grabbed his hand to tug him out of the room before anyone else noticed. She was pretty sure if anyone said anything, she'd blush so hot she'd spontaneously combust.
[EXIT RIVER AND PENN]
Bunny permission granted by Penn. <3
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Post by Blake Carson on May 12, 2020 3:46:16 GMT
As if on cue, Blake blushed more when Val pointed it out, and gave her a small smile as he pulled away from her to head into the kitchen. He passed Dean and Lainey on their way out and raised an eyebrow as he passed them, looking back at them, looking a bit confused until he realized what was happening. He looked over to see River and Hugh were also heading out apparently. His blue eyes locked on Val, and then he nodded to one of the bedrooms. Winking at her as he found a bottle of wine, and grabbed two wine glasses, and then went to the fridge. He nearly growled in frustration at what he had to work with but grabbed some cheese, and what looked like sandwich meat. Making a small organized meess on the counter he quickly he made two meat and cheese makeshift tray with some club crackers. He whistled over to Alex Knight and Cleo Saintclair, and raised up one of them so they could see it. "In case you two get hungry, looks like everyone wants alooooone time." He said with a grin. He left it on the counter, while he grabbed his and Vals, shoved the wine bottle under his arm, and held the two glasses in one and and went to find the room Val disappeared into. (exit Blake and Val) Bunny permission from mah lady <3 |
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Post by Alex Knight on May 12, 2020 4:10:31 GMT
Alex had been wrapped up with playing with Cleos hair and holding her that he noticed everyone leaving. He realized slowly what was going on though it took Blakes exit to actually make it slap him in the face. He looked Cleo with his eyebrows raised as he fumbled over his words for a minute. They were alone. "Um.. i uh. So they're all totally leaving...well Blake and Val are totally leaving to.. Um.." He fumbled a small bit as he stared off for a second trying to put some amount of words together for what he was thinking. He tossed his head back and finished his drink, running a hand through the back of his hair.
"We uh.. Never talked about the physical stuff.. I um.. Boy this is awkward.. We uh.. Im not expecting.. I dont.. I should just shush it huh?" He laughed nervously feeling the pressure.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 12, 2020 4:29:00 GMT
Cleo’s cheeks and ears got more and more pink with each person who left. When Blake offered them a meat, cheese, and crackers tray she managed to lift her hand in thanks before he disappeared.
Then Alex started mumbling which only made her even more nervous. “Oh, ya, they are definitely going to-“ she agreed, also not finishing the statement.
She suddenly felt very flustered and aware of just how close they were right now. But his stumbling was also very sweet and she managed a smile through her nerves. “Ya, um, I mean...we should probably talk about that right?” Now? Did they want to talk about that right...now?
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Post by Alex Knight on May 12, 2020 4:36:54 GMT
She was so beautiful he swore his heart almost stopped. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment. "I didn't really plan on coming here and..yeah.. I don't know why but I kinda pictured maybe.. Holding off till the wedding night? I could be way off base and thats not at all your style but I.. I'm down for whatever you want.. I mean.. I have.. Before.. I just kinda.. I am gonna shut up." He gave a small nod and sunk back into the chair trying to sink into himself.
"Ya know what is awesome. Cheese. Do you want me to grab you some of thar cheese. I can find us like some... I dunno something."
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 12, 2020 13:05:00 GMT
Cleo looked a little bit surprised as he told her he imagined waiting til their wedding night, she honestly hadn't expected that. She gave him a small smile, still feeling completely overwhelmed and awkward. She didn't really know what she thought about that. Part of her was relieved, part of her was disappointed, part of her worried that maybe he just didn't want her that way after seeing the other girls and he'd have to convince himself that he wanted to be with her...in that way. She knew she was overthinking this but she couldn't help it.
As soon he mentioned cheese she jumped up. "Cheese! Yes, cheese is great. I'll go grab it." She said perhaps too enthusiastically. She moved away from him, feeling flushed and nervous and went into the kitchen to where Blake had left the platter. "Do you want another drink?" She asked, since he had finished his.
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Post by Alex Knight on May 12, 2020 14:43:43 GMT
He noticed her surprise and her looking a small bit uneasy. He nodded at the thought of the drink. He had noticed he probably said something wrong, maybe he should have been more.. eager? "Yes, I totally want another one..I'm ok with it being soda or whatever.." He took a deep breath as he stood up, moving to the kitchen and sneaking up behind her, he would place his hands on her hips, giving them a small squeeze.
He leaned his mouth down to her ear and spoke in a voice hardly above a whisper. "Cleo.. Don't think for a second I wouldnt hoist you up on that counter and take you for myself.. If you want things to go there we can.. but I was hoping to save it for our first night at the resort... but I do want you.. No one but you." He said softly as he gave her ear a tiny nibble before straightening back up and walking to his chair and plopping down, his face bright red and acting like nothing happened.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on May 12, 2020 16:21:57 GMT
Cleo moved to the fridge and pulled out a drink, the first thing she came across was a can of Coke so she grabbed that. It was as she was standing that Alex came up behind her and for a second she tensed up in surprise. She quickly softened though, his touch was so comforting. His words had her blushing again and she couldn’t help but smile.
She took a moment to gather herself before grabbing the tray and heading back towards him. She set the food down in the coffee table and handed him the drink.
She sat down on her knees in front of the place he was sitting and looked up at him, her hand moved to rest on his knees.
“I suppose one thing you should know about me.” She began. “Is that I’m pretty insecure. I try not to be, but it’s hard not to constantly be doubting myself. I have only ever been...intimate with one person, my ex, Jake. And I don’t think that helped with my already self conscious nature. I’ve never felt good enough.” She felt the urge to look away but forced herself to maintain eye contact. Though her eyes were starting to tear up, she was trying to keep from actually crying.
“I didn’t peg you for a traditionalist in that way but I’m fine to wait or to not. If you want to wait until our wedding night then I’m okay with that. If you want to wait until we get to the resort, I’m okay with that too.” He had said both so she was honestly a bit confused. “I don’t want to force anything, I want to just...do what feels right.” She tried explain, though she was sure she was doing a poor job.
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