la brie en rose, arts district, 11:59am
la brie en rose, arts district, 11:59am
carson grabs allison and hopes that she didn’t mean lily feng…
carson: (frantic) w-wait, y-you said lily?
allison: yes! lily feng! you know her?
carson: (nervously) we’ve crossed paths….(mutters) shit…
allison: (rolls eyes) yeah…she can be a REAL see you next tuesday. but unfortunately, i have to play nice with her considering (gestures vaguely) everything
carson: (laughs uncomfortably) ahh, i can imagine…
allison: (eyes light up) actually…it would be a PERFECT opportunity to introduce you. she really could use your help.
carson: (mutters under his breath) don’t think i haven’t offered. (louder) um, allison, i’d love to but um, i think (nervous) it’s saturday, i’m sure she doesn’t want to be pitched to.
allison: oh please! we’re rich. we get pitched to all the time! come! join us! (turns to tabs) you too…
allison pauses, looking slightly embarrassed as she tries to remember if tabs introduced herself yet or not.
tabs:– tabitha
allison: (relieved smile) tabitha. i like that name.
tabs: thank you. (turns to carson) we should join them! we wouldn’t have to wait for a table if we did…
carson: (voice breaks) w-what?
carson looks desperately at tabs to back him up. brunch with simon’s wife, his mistress, and his uncle’s enforcer would be an extremely uncomfortable situation. carson quietly thinks of possible outcomes and none of them are good. his brain settles on the most likely one: simon’s name would eventually pop up in conversation, as allison loves to brag about her husband. tabitha, a woman who is not good about hiding her feelings, would react negatively and not be able to hold it together. she’ll end up crying in front of allison and co., admitting EVERYTHING. lily feng, a woman with a complete lack of empathy or remorse, would pounce on this golden opportunity and use it to her husband’s benefit. she’d convince a very vulnerable tabs to work with her husband against simon under the guise of ‘revenge’ and discarding her to the wolves (ie the press) once she (and victor by extension) get what they want.
carson inhales sharply and hopes this last hail mary works….
carson: (stammering) u-uh…right but um, (turns to allison) you see, i-i just wanted to have a nice breakfast together with my (winks at allison) uh f-friend.
allison: (smiles) ohhh i see…
carson looks at allison, hoping that she understood his cue…lucky for him, she did.
allison: (winks back)i didn’t want to intrude on your (pauses) breakfast..
she heads towards the terrace
allison: (smiles) i better get back. you two have fun. it was lovely meeting you tabitha! stick with this one, he’s got great taste!
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