la brie en rose, arts district, 11:51am

????: what a small world!!! i had no idea you knew carson!

tabs: (smiles) he’s a popular guy…

carson puts his hands on his face and inhales slowly

carson: w-wow (voice cracks) a-allison, it’s sooo good to see you. here…right now…in this restaurant….in this city and hopefully without your husband…?

allison: (laughs) oh i left him at home. he’s so busy now because the whole ele–

carson gets up quickly and tries to stop allison before she finishes her sentence

carson: ah-ha no need to get into that here. (sweating) w-what are you doing here?

allison: brunch!  me and a few friends get together weekly to mostly talk and catch up, gossip, eat, drink. it’s our weekly (rich) bitches who brunch group!

tabs: (smiles) that sounds nice.

allison: it is! we usually eat uptown but it was nancy’s turn to pick the location this week. they couldn’t accommodate us with seating inside so we’re on the terrace. i’m only down here because i just had to get away. lily is killing me with the complaints about direct sunlight. (shakes head) like a vampire…i had my theories but…

carson’s nervous smile slowly morphs into a panicked expression as the details of yesterday’s conversation with his aunt slowly come back to him. right about now would be the time to start planning an exit, but unfortunately, this restaurant wasn’t on his spreadsheet…

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