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Post by Parker Domino on May 17, 2020 2:21:51 GMT
"Oh my god it's Santorini!" Parker just about shouted when he saw the plane ticket. "I love Santorini! Cycladic architecture is it's entire own genre and it's from Santorini! Greek architecture itself is just something else! I guess it's not like we can to go Athens or anything, but still! Oceanside terraces, the colors, the views!" He was just bouncing with joy about this whole thing as they walked through the airport. "Got your bag? I can carry it for you if you want," he offered Shaan Vladislav when they got out of the car. In another car he saw what looked to be someone familiar but decided it was absolutely impossible. Blake Carson and Valeria Winter should've been long gone. |
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Post by Shaan Vladislav on May 17, 2020 4:04:16 GMT
She was fucking terrified, she figured it was going to be a long flight and she had made some stupid fucking promise to herself to not drink. After her and Parks little fun they had she had changed before they left. She was wearing a massively oversized grey long sleeves shirt and some baggy black jeans with a huge black hoodie over it, hood pulled up. Something that completely hid her and washed her out, something that she felt safe in. "I.. I..Uh yeah..Sounds.. exciting.." She said almost totally zoned out.
"Oh uh.. y..yeah.. If uh.. you wanna?" She said as she softly slid the bag off her and offered it to him, quickly shoving her hands back in her pockets.
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Post by Parker Domino on May 17, 2020 4:43:16 GMT
Parker slung Shaan's bag over his shoulder. All he had for a carry on was his backpack, thank you curbside bag checking! He put his free arm over Shaan's shoulder. "It's ok if you're nervous, just remember that I'm right here with you the whole time. I'll take care of you," he promised. "We can pick up some snacks along the way, and if we're flying first class there will be unlimited amounts of ice cream and wine."
He leaned down to give her a kiss on the cheek, "And then when we get to Santorini we can do whatever we want," he whispered.
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Post by Blake Carson on May 17, 2020 4:58:47 GMT
Blake was giving Val the stink eye. His eyes narrowed at her from the backseat of their car as it pulled up to the curb. "You sure it's Xanax?" He asked holding the little pill in his palm. They weren't allowed their phones so he couldn't have Val check the numbers pressed into the pill that would confirm it's identity for him, so he'd have to take her word for it. "And Alex gave it to you?" He said for confirmation. He didn't like it. Not one bit. But after yesterday's airport fiasco, if it would prevent him from fainting in the airport, he was more lenient on taking it. Especially if it was just Val and him. He didn't want her to worry and have to deal with him by herself. "Oooookay." He sighed, before he popped it into his mouth. He knew he'd have some time before he before it hit before they were through TSA. He looked out the window then, and his eyes went wide. "No fucking way..." He grinned largely and then dragged Val out of the car. Quickly getting their bags out and passing them to the people who would check them in for them. "Val, Val, Val!!!!!" Blake was jumping up and down excitedly. "You aint gonna believe who's here." He practically cackled. Giving her a quick kiss, before he was off at a sprint. His vans slapping the pavement as his long legs carried him .Parker reached down to kiss his girl, who Blake still didn't know who it was, other than they had their hoody on and blocked their appearance. Blake wrapped an arm around Parker's shoulders on his other side, and then dipped his head to whisper in his ear. " Not without me you ain't." Before planted a slobbery kiss on Parker's cheek. Blake then turned to look to see if Valeria Winter had caught up with him. "Babe I found Parker!!! WITH HIS SHIRT ON THIS TIME." He said turning to look back at Parker with a look that would tell him Blake knew exactly what he had done. |
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Post by Valeria Winter on May 17, 2020 5:10:49 GMT
After the previous events, Val was on pretty high alert this time, making sure they got to the airport plenty early because one way or another Blake was getting on that plane. And then they could go to Santorini where she would finally get that much needed alone time she so badly wanted. She had just gotten her bag on her shoulder when Blake suddenly took off. Well this was certainly a change from yesterday. For a second she began to worry Blake had taken something other than a Xanax. Then it all made a lot more sense when Blake ran over and... kissed? a guy who turned out to be Parker. But if Parker was there, that means only one person could be beside him. Val frantically waved as she jogged over to the other couple. "Shaan! Looks like we're on the same flight!" Then she looked over Parker, deciding he was definitely hot. She beamed over at her friend, "Good job girl! Looks like we caught ourselves some pretty ones."Val had also worn a different outfit that day. |
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Post by Shaan Vladislav on May 17, 2020 5:13:21 GMT
She gave him a weak smile as she fished around in the hoodie pocket and held up two separate orange pill bottles. "Bonus about having bad anxiety is medicine for panic attacks and sleeping pills.. I will sleep this flight away if it freaks me out." She nodded as she tossed the bottles back into her hoodie. She wondered if she should mention the entire thing with it all or just keep it as it was. She was pulled from her thoughts by his comment
"Oh! O..oh uh yeah!" She squeaked the words out with a bit of a blush. "I'm happy I'm here with you.." She said softly as she happily snuggled into his side. "So..how do we do this.. I mean I know the bag checking is done..but.." She asked softly.
Then she heard a voice and tensed. Some guy had attached himself to Parker and kissed his cheek. She jerked back out from under his arm and tensed. She was fully ready to take the concrete. Then she saw Val. She was happy and also kind of not at the same time. Like it was her friend and she was super excited to see her.. But also there was history between her and Parker. She just opted to stay silent and fade into the background. She was the quiet one of them so it should have been easy. She offered a small wave and shoved her hands into her pockets. "Oh uh..y..yeah." She said to vals comment, she was kinda thrown for a loop, they should have already been gone.
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Post by Parker Domino on May 17, 2020 5:23:44 GMT
Parker yelped when suddenly attacked, "Holy fuckery! Blake what the hell are you doing here?!" he asked, bewildered. He blushed at the whole shirtless thing. That one was mostly Shaan's fault... He wiped Blake's slobber off his cheek with his sleeve.
Then he saw the woman that had followed Blake and did a double take. "That's Val?" he blurted out. He then looked over to Blake, "Dude, I love you and you're cute and all, but she's completely out of your league," he told his friend. And then second he said that, he put an arm around Shaan and gave her a quick peck on the lips, "And you are totally out of my league," he said quickly, and he meant it.
He straightened back up, cocked his head and looked at the other couple, "But seriously, what are you two doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in some love nest in Santorini? Miss you flight or something?"
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Post by Blake Carson on May 17, 2020 5:52:54 GMT
Blake too his arm off of Parker and went over to Val, wrapping an arm around her. "Damn right it is." He said placing a kiss on her cheek. "Kinda true, you are out of my league." He told Val with a smile before he gave her a quick kiss.
He looked to Parker then and felt his face getting red, and then looked at the building, and then at Val, and then down at his feet. "I don't want to talk about it..." He mumbled, practically reliving his embarrassment all over again. He lost count at how many times he'd apologized to Val last night for missing their flight because he had fainted and Production didn't want a lawsuit.
"I'm sure you'll hear all about it later from everyone else." He told Parker. He looked down then and tilted his head, before he threw a smile at Shaan. He'd only had the one date with her but he'd definitely liked talking to her. "Nice to have a face to your voice now Shaan."
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Post by Valeria Winter on May 17, 2020 6:12:16 GMT
Val blushed at the commentary between the two guys, "hey now you make still wonder if I'm going to wake up from a dream," she told Blake Carson . "Let's... just call it a missed flight for now," Valeria said with a wink. She grabbed Blake's hand and squeezed it. " But hey, maybe it worked out for the better this way," she said cheerfully. Really she couldn't wait for some gossip time with Shaan Vladislav . Also it was a bit of a relief knowing that there was an experienced traveller with them. She looked at Parker Domino for a moment, a little unsure about how to do this interaction. It's almost like they were exes but not actually and not as awkward but still awkward. "It's nice to finally see you Parker," she said with a warm smile. What even was appropriate for this? A handshake sounded way too weird considering they'd already kissed. A high five also didn't really sound right. So she went in for a hug, a very chaste and slightly awkward hug and her hand that went back to Blake's right after. |
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Post by Shaan Vladislav on May 17, 2020 13:42:15 GMT
She felt her heart kinda drop at Parkers reaction to Val. It was what she was expecting it still didn't make her particularly pleased. Then there was the add on which gave a small smile to, returning the tiny peck on the lips. She cocked hee head slightly but did offer a warm smile to Blake. "Nice to put a face to your voice too.. You kinda look like what I expected in a good way." She said softly.
She was certainly having mixed feelings right now so she kind of awkwardly stood there a moment. "So I uh. Guess we should hurry.. So we don't uh miss the flight?" She quietly suggested.. Not that she was looking forward to going into a place full of people.
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Post by Parker Domino on May 17, 2020 16:25:34 GMT
"Yeah- you too Val..." Parker said, glancing to both Shaan Vladislav and Blake Carson with caution as he just as awkwardly accepted Valeria Winter's hug. His hands stayed very well where Blake could see them. "Well we have a 15 hour flight and a nice walk through the airport, then a vacation so I'm sure you'll tell us all about it," he said, giving Blake a curious eyebrow raise. "Yeah I mean I'm not glad that you guys missed the flight, but hey we have some extra time to catch up now and something tells me that Blake packs the best snacks!" Parker said brightly. He looked at his watch and shouldered both his and Shaan's carry-ons, gave Shaan a kiss, took her hand, and started leading them through the airport. "I've flown out of here and I've flown into Santorini before, but I always had my phone to guide me... But if we hurry we have just enough time to stop to get snacks and guide books" he said, actually stopping to read the signs. " Oh and if you're into stuff like luxury chocolate, handbags, stuff like that, airports are actually one of the cheapest places to get them past the gate. There's no tax because it's considered international space or something. You can even buy bottles of liquor and it gets delivered to your gate for you," he explained. "Anything you need to pick up babe?" he asked Shaan.
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Post by Blake Carson on May 17, 2020 17:51:39 GMT
Blake knew there was history between Val and Parker, so he tried not to let their hug get to him. He was not going to be that guy. Especially if Parker was quickly becoming a really good friend. He took Val's carry-on from her and took her hand in his other one and then shook his head Parker. "Gonna be a hard no from buddy. You can find out that story from Alex and Penn, not I." He said. He glared at the airport. it was quickly becoming his least favorite place.
He squeezed Val's hand as they started to follow after Parker, the airport guide. Blake could feel his nerves kicking in again, and this time he forced himself to take slow even breaths. He was okay. It was going to be fine. He was good. The Xanax would kick in soon. Hopefully.
He focused on what Parker was telling them to distract him. He had Rivers Audiobook she'd given him in his backpack that he hoped would help zone him out on the plane, but if it was a 15 hour flight he'd probably need another for the ride home. "They got a book store?" He asked. He remembered where TSA was from their walk yesterday, so that made him feel a bit better.
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Post by Valeria Winter on May 17, 2020 18:35:15 GMT
Val squeezed Blake's hand again before pulling his arm around her waist. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek as they arrived to TSA. "You gonna be ok babe? If you feel woozy again, I'm right here," she whispered into his ear.
TSA was easy considering production had taken their electronics. Val got in line before Blake in case she needed to clue him in on anything. She slipped off her shoes and jacket to go through the metal detector and waited on everyone else. "Bookstores, newsstands, lots of stuff on this side." she said as she pulled her boots back on and tied her jacket around her waist.
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Post by Shaan Vladislav on May 17, 2020 18:56:59 GMT
She couldnt say that she was totally comfortable with all of the hug, but he was also his own person and she wasn't about to be a dick over it. She smiled slightly when he grabbed her hand and gave her a kiss, one that the returned eagerly. She was excited to get to the resort and have him to herself for a full night. She just had to get through the flight which was not the funnest idea to do.
"...A bookstore sounds nice.. " She said after a moment as she looked at Parker with a small smile. She did give Val a questioning look after what Blake said about having to hear it from someone else. She did however note the comment about feeling woozy, huh maybe she wasnt the only one who was panicking about the idea of flying. She did try to think for a moment if there was anything she actually wanted to pick up.
"...Those little chocolates with the liquor in em..." She said with an almost pout. Those were something she really liked and she had no idea if she was able to get them here..Still it didn't hurt to ask?
"So how did the layover on your end go..?" She decided to ask, making some amount of small talk.
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Post by Parker Domino on May 17, 2020 21:10:28 GMT
"Bookstore, top of the list," Parker said decidedly. He was excited that he was going to have so much for his blog when he got back home, and some really big announcements. Parker could've gone easy street TSA pre-approval but he figured Shaan would probably kill him if he left her so he did take off his shoes, hoodie, and belt after placing both bags on tray.
He held Shaan's hand in line and gave her another kiss while they waited, "I'm practically your genie today so chocolates or anything you want, just say the word," he said. Parker didn't know why he felt that little bit of guilt from hugging Val, but he was determined to make everything up to Shaan. This needed to be the most perfect vacation ever.
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Post by Blake Carson on May 18, 2020 15:47:28 GMT
Blake wrapped an arm around Val as they walked, knowing she was there made him feel better, and he looked at the signs to tell them what to do. He removed his shoes and then put them in a bin and then removed his old CD player (as technically he couldn't surf the web or do anything then listen to via his CD's) complete with the Reptar and Lisa Frank stickers his CD case, and the audiobook River gave him in one, and then slid the rest down. It was relatively painless, and he quickly put everything away before taking Val's hand again.
Phase one complete. Next part of the mission was the bookstore.
Adjusting his glasses, Blake looked around and followed Parker. Seeing the various shops and everything reminded him of a shopping mall more than a airport. But he guessed you never knew what you might need while traveling.
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Post by Valeria Winter on May 18, 2020 19:06:33 GMT
Valeria grabbed back onto Blake's hand on the other side of TSA. She decided that the 10 minutes apart had been long enough, even though she never considered herself a clingy person. She also eyed the Victoria Secret next door to the bookstore, but would wait until the guys were properly distracted to sneak over there. She gave Shaan Vladislav a quick wink and nod in that direction, but pressing a finger to her lips to keep it a delicious little surprise as she followed Blake and Parker into the bookstore. She rested a chin on Blake's shoulder, "So I never did ask, what do you like to read?" |
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Post by Shaan Vladislav on May 19, 2020 1:00:09 GMT
Holding his hand was nice, it actually did make her feel a bit more at ease. She took a second to go through, taking off her jacket and belt, even her boots since they actually did have a lot of metal in them. She came out on the other side and began putting herself together as she thoughtfully hummed. She went back to his side and held back onto that hand, it was her own little safe bubble. "It actually would be really nice to kinda have some of those"
She caught what Valeria Winter was pointing to and her face flushed a little bit. Well there was no shame in it right, she gave a quick and short nod as she looked over at Parker. "So do I only get three wishes or is this the unlimited kind?" She asked with a tiny smile as she looked at Val and Blake. They were cute together. |
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Post by Parker Domino on May 19, 2020 1:30:22 GMT
Parker smiled over at Shaan Vladislav . The airport was pretty much his happy place. "Well you're in luck because I love those too," he said with a chuckle as he went straight for the travel and guidebook section. "Anything you want love, provided it fits on the plane ya know," Parker said, not really thinking too hard about it. He just figured that he must probably be boring her to death browsing travel guides. He hesitated for a moment, "I guess we can divide and conquer," he said before he reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet and retrieved a credit card, "get extra for me, and a bottle of champagne. The gate is C27 so worst case if you can't find us, that's where we'll meet up." he said, giving her a quick kiss and tucking the card into her pocket. "Don't worry I won't go far." He'd suggest taking Val with her but also Valeria Winter seemed pretty glued to Blake Carson at the moment. |
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Post by Blake Carson on May 19, 2020 6:55:09 GMT
One thing at a time Blakey. He told himself. Bookstore was good. Glanced at Val and began to laugh. "Cook books." He snickered. "Honestly I don't have time to read unless it's medical terminology or hypothesis, or scholarly journals and articles. Some of it's really interesting, but also," He pretended to nod off like he was about to fall asleep before he straightened up. "On my second date with River she gave me an audio book, Frankenstein." He said with a smile. "Since it's about a doctor. Thought I'd try to find another one for the flight back." He said giving Val a quick kiss on her cheek.
"When I can read, I actually really like Jim Butcher. The Dresden files are my favorite, they're about a wizard private investigator in Chicago, and he helps the police as their supernatural consultant. So they call him in when they can't think of a reasonable explanation for a crime, and it's suuuuuuper funny and good and-" He caught himself about to nerd out on Harry Dresden, and stopped himself. Giving Val a sheepish smile. "Sorry, I was about to give you the complete rundown of Harry and Murphey." He said. "Aaaanyways...." He said.
He glanced over at Parker who seemed to be sending Shaan off for something, and he tilted his head curiously, but then glanced at Val. "Do like to read?" he asked. He didn't peg her for a reader, but he also knew you couldn't judge a book by it's cover.
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