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Dinah Jane Irving

"All I want is to get new makeup, stay lit, and play with my cat. Not any of this shit."

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a character in “Gossip Girl: The City That Never Sleeps”, as played by chanelindistress

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I R V I N G


â˜Ŋ "I am a siren, a mermaid; I know that I am beautiful
while basking on the ocean's waves and I know that I can eat flesh and bones at the bottom of the sea." ☞

Confidently Lost || Sabrina Claudio /|\ I Can Only || Jojo /|\ Wild Things || Alessia Cara

Fᴀᴄᴇ ᴄʟᴀÉĒᴍ âœĻ iamhannalashay
DÉĒᴀʟᴏÉĸᴜᴇ Cᴏʟᴏʀ ✧ #8A4E62
TʜᴏᴜÉĸʜᴛ Cᴏʟᴏʀ âœĻ #3A0012


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âœĻFᴜʟʟ NᴀᴍᴇâœĻ
"The thing of it is was that for about three years, I did live with just my mom. She didn't even put my Dad on the birth certificate, so I literally only had her last name. Legally, we added his on, but it's a mouthful so I don't even add on the Bonds."
Dinah Jane Octavia Irving

✧NÉĒᴄᴋɴᴀᴍᴇ✧
Dee or DJ {Likes; would prefer her own name, but these are acceptable} || Siren {Adored, even though she acts like it isn't; jokingly tacked on because of her singing and the fact that her Cali friends said her voice brought out all of the dudes}

âœĻBÉĒʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ & ZᴏᴅÉĒᴀᴄâœĻ
November 6, 2000 || Scorpio

✧AÉĸᴇ✧
16

âœĻGᴇɴᴅᴇʀâœĻ
(Cis)Female

✧SᴇxᴜᴀʟÉĒᴛʏ & MᴀʀᴛÉĒᴀʟ Sᴛᴀᴛᴜs✧
"For as long as I can actually remember, I've lived with my grandma and my dad, and let's just say that the former isn't exactly as open as the latter. So, I've never really experienced anything that would allude to my being non-heteronormative, but I'm not necessarily against it if it does happen."
Bi-curious || Single

âœĻEᴛʜɴÉĒᴄÉĒᴛʏâœĻ
"Ancestry dot com sounds nice, don't get me wrong, but I'm not pressed. This melanin was all I needed to know."
Identifies as African-American, doesn't really know anything in further detail


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✧HᴀÉĒʀ✧
Naturally kinky curly and only having been touched with a straightening device once in her entire life, Dinah's hair is her pride and joy, and the amount of care she puts into it shows in how bouncy, devastatingly thick, and soft it is despite people thinking that it wouldn't be. The darkest shade of brown just before one could classify it as black, her hair appears to be shoulder length, though is much longer when and if she straightens it, and is mostly seen in natural or protective styles such as braids, flat twists, twist outs, corn rows, and the occasional bantu knot or even big puff.

âœĻEʏᴇsâœĻ
Big, almond-shaped and dark brown

✧SᴋÉĒɴ✧
An even and clear dark brown complexion with golden undertones.

âœĻHᴇÉĒÉĸʜᴛ & WᴇÉĒÉĸʜᴛâœĻ
5'7 || 127 lbs

✧In Depth✧
Dinah definitely falls somewhere high on the attractive spectrum and she's aware of that. Call her knowledge of it her being arrogant or whatever you want, but at the end of the day, she knows that she's as much of a looker as any other girl in the world. She's definitely neither the curviest girl in the world nor the skinniest, and there will be some days that she seems to have a little bit of a belly or rolls, and her thighs will forever be thicker than she wants. But at the end of the day, she adores all of her curves and figures that if she wasn't meant to have them, then she wouldn't. So, that obviously means that rather than focus on the negatives, she needs to be focusing on taking care of her body so that she can be able to appreciate the positives. Dinah will say that she has a pretty urban clothing style as that is the culture she grew up in and what she's most comfortable in, but as she's gotten older, there's a sort of "indie" vibe to her as well, along with a carefree girly edge that she didn't have as a child.

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XXXFrank âœĻ Insouciant ✧ Confrontational âœĻ Charismatic ✧ Magnetic
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What Dinah Jane is most known for is her mix of Zen-like tranquility and carefree charm with a layer of unbridled take-no-nonsense realness always threatening to burst through. While she has old friends who have always been known as loud, over the top, and vivacious, and more privy to verbally lashing out, Dinah can be likened to a jungle cat: quiet and almost unassuming, but always seemingly two seconds from pouncing on her prey. At the end of the day, she has never denied that she is a powerhouse. In a household ruled by a matriarch who declared that it was always her way or the high way, she had to be if she wanted to be heard and respected. And while she'll be the first to tell you that she has never and will never require a spotlight (unless, of course, she is on stage), the one thing she will be is respected. That's the thing about Dinah. She has never believed in being a wilting or shrinking daisy, but a rose - and one with all of its thorns. While she can never say that she didn't have a much more insecure phase or that her insecurities in her appearance have fully abandoned her because that would be a horrible lie, she's intimately aware of her worth. She knows her skill set. She knows that she has a purpose in life and goals that she wants to accomplish, and that she's crafty enough to get what she needs done. She knows that she's a smart, attractive and persuasive young woman with a very astute manipulation of words even from her youth. She is very much self-assured and a force to be reckoned with, regardless of if anyone wants to call her too proud or arrogant. As a matter of fact, she wants you to call her those things as she'll be the first to admit that she has a quiet sort of arrogance. At the end of the day, arrogance is arrogance, no matter how you try to sugarcoat it, but that's not what she's doing. She simply justifies her arrogance. If the love and adoration she has for herself, despite not being an over the top person, cannot be seen, then she's not doing it right. And while, under most circumstances, Dinah Jane can be the calm caress of the ocean waves against the sandy shoreline, there's no denying tempestuous sea she is underneath.

For all she cool, calm, and collected with a dash of adventurous enough to not be seen as too reckless, Dinah will be the first to admit to you that she's direct and confrontational. It gets tricky, though. For instance, Dinah isn't the type to sugarcoat things and she's a firm believer in telling it like it is. It goes to show that she doesn't exactly possess the tact that might have been adapted by the kids who have grown up within the culture she's about to be thrust into. It's almost to the point where she would definitely be considered abrasive and she definitely doesn't feel shame about it. She's never been the type to have to pretend to like someone that she doesn't and she definitely doesn't believe in petty things like backhanded compliments. If she's going to insult you, you're going to know that she's insulting you and it's going to hurt. If you've pissed her off, best believe that you will know that you did. She's not about to deal with petty squabbles or some he-say-she-say foolishness. She loves a good dose of gossip, but she'll also be the first to tell you that she said something about you, no questions asked. She's the type to be ambitious enough to go after what she wants. She wants something, she goes for it. Takes it, even. And she has no shame in that. At the same time, that level of brutal honesty inside of her can be sublimated when it comes to getting up close and personal with Dinah. She's not exactly trying to hide anything; Dinah Jane will be the first to admit that she doesn't have some overly tragic background that requires tears and sympathy, or any of that. But she also still doesn't like talking about herself, not if it's not about her music. She's just private. She's not about to share the most intimate parts of herself with just anyone, which goes back to knowing her worth. She's possessive about the people and things she considers to be her own, including those little parts of herself that others don't always get to see.

Besides, it isn't like most people particularly notice how much they don't know about Dinah Jane. Her evasiveness can be considered almost magnetic - you want to know more about her. Particularly because while she can definitely be intense, intimidating and tough, Dinah also is enigmatic and charming in her own little way.She talks with people as if she's known them her entire life and even if you've walked away from the conversation with less knowledge about her than you thought you would, you are not dissatisfied. In fact, you are quite the opposite. Regardless of her not knowing how the social scene particularly works on the Upper East Side, her being a touch too tactless and blunt to the point that she may or may not hurt a few feelings, Dinah Jane is true to herself, her beliefs, and what she wants in this life. She has her ambitions; she has her good and her bad. Her intensity can be combined with an unwillingness to truly forgive people, which she sees as being unfortunate for the person or people who wronged her. She hates being called out on her faults, even though she's willing to call you on yours, and though there are only a handful of times where she can honestly be called on for having committed dirty deeds such as lying or manipulating someone to get what she wants, she's still the same very upfront chick from Oakland with the same carefree, positively unbothered vibes that she always has been. And she doesn't see that changing any time soon.

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LÉĒᴋᴇs
Singing ✧ California âœĻ Kehlani, SZA, Sevyn Streeter, Rihanna & Daya ✧ Homemade waffles âœĻ Her favorite shows: Empire, STAR, Power, HTGAWM, & Dear White People ✧ Brownies âœĻ Black cats ✧ Her natural hair âœĻ Video games ✧ Cruises âœĻ Seafood, especially crabs ✧ Spending time with her grandmother âœĻ Starbucks ✧ Makeup âœĻ Performing ✧ Disney World âœĻ Chokers ✧ Sangrias âœĻ Platonic and romantic signs of affection ✧ Trap music âœĻ Tattoos, on everyone but herself ✧ Mangoes âœĻ Barbecue ✧ Infused water âœĻ African black soap ✧ Getting her nails done âœĻ Plants ✧ Himalayan salt lamps âœĻ Anime ✧ Sporting events âœĻ Self-care and love

DÉĒsʟÉĒᴋᴇs
Being dismissed ✧ Cigarettes âœĻ Subways ✧ Traffic âœĻ Her mother {most of the time} ✧ Plain water âœĻ Chocolate and mint together ✧ Orange juice with pulp âœĻ Hangovers ✧ Rodents âœĻ Being looked down on ✧ Black coffee âœĻ Most sodas ✧ Being told what to do or threatened âœĻ Most women interested in her father ✧ Tomatoes âœĻ Someone touching her hair without permission ✧ Unnecessary drama âœĻ Warm beer ✧ Black Friday âœĻ Pigeons ✧ When her eyeliner doesn't do as she wants

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âœĻQuirks & HabitsâœĻ
Eats foods like pizza, strawberries, ect. backwards âœĻ Is a very tactile person and has a habit of touching people rather casually, though it's more intimate if she knows them personally. (ie. for someone she has feelings for, she'll put a hand at the small of their back or she'll have a hand rested on someone's shoulder if they're just friends.) ✧ Has an obsession with sticky notes and always has them on her person. She keeps them in several different colors to put on the board on one of the walls in her room for different song topics, memos, and even positive notes to herself to keep her in a good mood. âœĻ Clasps her fist in front of her person when she's really mad and about to lose her patience, like this

✧Talents | Strengths | Skills✧
Music: Because her paternal uncle is the minister of music at the church back in Oakland, Dinah Jane fell in love with music and excels on the piano and guitar, but her absolute best skill set is with vocals as she has a defined indie voice with sprinkles of Neo Soul, R&B, and Jazz.✧ Cosmetology: Don't think much on this. She's not trained and she's not an expert. But because Dinah had to learn how to take care of her own hair after she got tired of her grandmother blaming snatching her scalp because Dinah's hair was too "nappy," she's watched enough YouTube and read up on products to better care for her hair. She's now capable of doing protective styles on her own, even with extensions, and was the friend her California friends turned to to get their hair straightened or braided up, with or without extensions, and even maintenance for locs/dreads. That was actually how she made her own money. âœĻ Being under pressure ✧ Cooking: She's not exactly the biggest fan of it when her Dad makes the best waffles in the world, but she knows how to do it. ✧ Has a mean right hook

âœĻFlaws | WeaknessesâœĻ
Definitely very headstrong and has a thing against authority figures âœĻ Can be manipulative and persuasive when she wants something ✧ Always tempted to buy makeup âœĻ Very proud ✧ Can be hypocritical âœĻ Holds grudges, even when it seems like she's let the situation go a long while ago ✧ Quite territorial

✧Hobbies✧
Listening to and making music ✧ Playing video games âœĻ Working out, particularly when she's stressed and needs to clear her mind ✧ Shopping âœĻ Finding something fun to do

âœĻFearsâœĻ
Losing her Dad or getting replaced as his daughter âœĻ Needing antidepressants for the rest of her life ✧ Most reptiles âœĻ Needles

✧Secrets✧
Clinical Depression: It's not as much a secret as Dinah just doesn't walk around talking about it. She was sexually assaulted when she was seven by one of her mother's boyfriends, which was why her mom was quick to give her to her father. Afterwards, Dinah spent a good portion of her childhood diagnosed with clinical depression and still takes antidepressants. She and her doctor are considering weening her off of the medication. ✧ Virgin: Again, not so much a secret as her just not saying anything. The assault she experienced hadn't been penetrating and she's had close encounters before, but Dinah just hasn't felt completely and utterly ready with the two boyfriends she has had to do so and she's only losing her virginity if she really loves someone, or is in a relationship.

âœĻGoals | DreamsâœĻ
Become a signed recording artist âœĻ Create a movement on which her platform for self-love and positivity for young girls dealing with depression and even sexual abuse by using art ✧ One day open her own label âœĻ Go to Australia
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✧ Mary Jane Bilal (nee. Irving) ✧ â†Ŗ Mother â†Ŗ Semi-Estranged (Living)
âœĻ Barry Bonds âœĻ â†Ŗ Father â†Ŗ Very Close (Lives With)
✧ Patricia Howard ✧ â†Ŗ Paternal Grandmother â†Ŗ Close (Lives in California)
âœĻ Hakeem Bilal âœĻ â†Ŗ Step-father â†Ŗ Wants Nothing To Do With (Living)
✧ Rick Bonds ✧ â†Ŗ Paternal Uncle â†Ŗ Close (Lives in California)
âœĻ Elizabeth "Liza" Bonds âœĻ â†Ŗ Step-mother â†Ŗ Pretty Darn Good, Surprisingly (Lives With)
✧ Sydney Persson ✧ â†Ŗ Step-sister â†Ŗ Complicated AF (Lives With, Grudgingly)

âœĻHÉĒsᴛᴏʀʏâœĻ
Being the only child of American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds, should have afforded Dinah Jane a childhood that would be considered luxurious, especially according to the Upper East Side standards. Her father has a net worth of eighty million dollars, after all. Yet and still, the most that she can say in regards to financial well-being was that she was comfortable. There was never anything in excess. They lived in a pretty big home, sure, but Dinah Jane could never say that it was bigger than most of her classmates' homes. Of course, this doesn't include her first three years living with her mother. Dinah Jane doesn't remember that. All she was told was that, angered by Barry not wanting to marry her (or any other woman he came into contact with during his younger years), Mary Jane had chosen to keep the pregnancy from him upon their breakup. It wasn't until Dinah's grandmother, Patricia, saw Mary at a supermarket with a toddler that Dinah was even discovered.

At first, they had a partnership. Barry, because he was wealthier and could not exactly promise that he could provide all of the emotional support and physical presence needed, would provide child support and have Dinah during every other weekend and they would switch off for the holidays. It was a fine arrange-ment until Dinah was seven and admitted to her father that her mother's boyfriend had sexually assaulted her. The deal then changed. Mary Jane could only have Dinah at her place if she promised that Hakeem would come nowhere near Dinah. She didn't want to believe that Hakeem would harm her child; he had been there from the beginning. This continuous denial would mark a turning point in Dinah and Mary's relationship. Not only was she dealing with the effects of having been sexually assaulted by someone she trusted and actually liked at such a young age, Dinah Jane was depressed and her own mother was basically calling her a lie. To help the situation, especially considering he would no longer be as active in the baseball world, Barry sought full-custody of Dinah Jane without asking for any type of monetary assistance from Mary Jane and made her one last offer: visitation rights without Hakeem. And if Dinah one day decided to go and spend time at her mother's place, he wouldn't stop her, but he would make sure she was equipped with the means to protect herself since her mother couldn't seem to understand that she was bedding a predator. It worked for a time. However, as Dinah grew older, she grew less and less tolerant of her mother's decision to remain with Hakeem and eventually chose not to make as much of an effort. For her own mental health and growth, she thought it was wise. Why put in the effort for someone who clearly could not do the same? It was Dinah, after she moved in with her father, who had initiated calls and visits. Dinah who would send text messages and emails. And she was mature enough to recognize that as the child in that relationship, she shouldn't have had to be the only one putting in so much effort. So, she focused on her number one outlet for emotional stress: music.

During her teen years, Dinah Jane's relationship with her father had grown exponentially. He became her rock and her number one guy. Where some children from her economic background can positively say that they have a rather negative or even nonexistent relationship with their wealthy parent, Dinah has memories of being her father's one and only priority. If there was a game he was attending or a practice he was helping with, she was there, regardless of the fact that she could have stayed with her grandmother. They made it a tradition on Saturday mornings to watch her favorite anime while eating a bowl or two of Cocoa Puffs, watched football on Sundays when it was that time of the year, and he always made sure to keep her occupied with her music. He bought her her first guitar and piano, and supported her desire to get lessons. All of the necessary equipment to record songs in her room, he provided. Her ability to effectively and honestly express herself,
he never stood in the way of. Barry taught Dinah Jane that she was beautiful and should recognize it, even influenced her self-care routines such as learning to care for her natural hair as opposed to conforming to societal beauty standards. He even has gone and will go makeup shopping with her, and has even done it for her once or twice. Despite how close she was and still is to her grandmother and uncle, and even the church family they had, Dinah's father had become her world.
Which was why she had slowly become a bit skeptical of every female he involved himself with. At some point during her rearing, Barry became interested in long-term relationships. To Dinah, however, it felt like most of the women he wound up involving himself with didn't really care about him. Some didn't even care about his money. It was about his notoriety, the shady side of his baseball history. To be able to say that they had gotten with the surly baseball pro seemed like some kind of accomplishment. Then he met Elizabeth Persson.

What shocked Dinah wasn't even that her father fell in love. For all that he was supposedly unsocial, hard to get to know, and intimidating - much like his precious daughter, when Barry Bonds fell in love, he fell hard. And it really seemed like this random woman had fallen too. It was disconcerting to Dinah. She wasn't used to genuine feelings for her father and yes, she's still territorial. But she didn't exactly throw a fit at the engagement announcement, throughout the entire wedding preparation, or even the wedding ceremony. In fact, it was beautiful. She actually even likes Liza a lot. What she hadn't been a fan of was being told that she was moving to New York, and especially in a household where she is. Dinah liked visiting New York. She could appreciate the weather change because as much as she adores California, some snow has always sounded appealing. It was a nice excuse to be lazy and sip tea on a couch while watching Empire re-runs. But it didn't mean she wanted to be moved, and she even used the excuse of being without her grandmother. Perhaps it's a fear that she'll be replaced now that Barry has a new daughter to fawn over or maybe it's the fact that Dinah's pretty sure that it does look a touch suspect for her to be good friends with her step-sister's boyfriend when she wasn't even the one to introduce them. All that she can say is that the best things that have come out of this deal are that Constance looks great on her resume, her bedroom is kinda nice even though its size definitely still surprises her, the fact that she'll be closer to said friend - despite what her step-sister has to say about it - and her adorable Bombay kitten, Serket, that her father got her just before the summer.

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sit still look pretty | Daya
Could dress up
To get love
But guess what?
I'm never gonna be that girl
Who's living in a Barbie world

Could wake up
In make up,
And play dumb
Pretending that I need a boy
Who's gonna treat me like a toy

I know the other girlies wanna wear expensive things
Like diamond rings
But I don't wanna be the puppet that you're playing on a string
This queen don't need a king

Oh, I don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, that is where I'm gonna be because I wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
You get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But no, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty

Mr. Right could be nice for one night
But then he wanna take control
And I would rather fly solo

That Snow White
She did right
In her life
Had 7 men to do the chores
'Cause that's not what a lady's for

The only thing a boy's gonna give a girl for free's captivity
And I might love me some vanilla but I'm not that sugar sweet
Call me HBIC

Oh, I don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, that is where I'm gonna be, because I wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
You get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But no, I'm never gonna be, 'cause I don't wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty

[2x]
Sure, I'm a pretty girl
Up in a pretty world
But they say pretty hurts
And I don't wanna sit still
I'm a pretty girl
Up in a pretty world
But no, I won't sit still, look pretty

Oh, I don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, that is where I'm gonna be because I wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
You get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But no, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty

Oh, I don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, that is where I'm gonna be because I wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
You get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But no, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna be
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty

Sit still, look pretty [4x]

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So begins...

Dinah Jane Irving's Story

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Date: Friday, August 18, 2017
Time: 1:45 PM

Leave it to New York to be one of the fewest places during the summer that you don't want to be at in August. Seriously, who the hell told the weather to just drop like that?

Hey, readers, Gossip Girl here and luckily for you, Manhattan's little darlings won't let some small drop in the weather ruin the rest of their summer fun and I'm pretty sure James Airth is going to be the leader of our little motley crew in the next four hours since he's throwing a yacht party. They're disembarking from the Hamptons, so you already know to be prepared for scantily clad minors running around with alcohol they probably stole from mommy and daddy's liquor cabinets. Then again, I'm pretty sure that a lot of it was purchased with mommy and daddy's credit cards, but who am I to judge? As you all already know, I will be one of the first to order one of those succulent apple martinis because love him or hate him, but Airth's bartenders usually make the best martinis. And what will our favorite little darlings be doing in the meantime?

Well, last I checked while Sydney and The New Girl's - and yes, I do know her name, it's just so much more fun to call her The New Girl for a bit longer - parents are still on their honeymoon until the school year starts, you actually haven't seen the two together yet. In fact, you haven't seen them anywhere near each other. I wonder if we should ask Airth about that since Alaina's been getting real chummy with her and he went bowling with those two the other day. And believe it or not, Katherine Arnault is back in town. I know, I know - she just dropped off of the face of the planet and without either of her besties, Alexis or Sydney, at that. Isn't she like, their little lapdog or something? Then again, sweetie's been caught in the worst divorce ever since neither of her girls are talking and isn't Alexis just coming back from vacay? Or are we still not ready to just call it what it probably was, which was rehab? Or damage control? I'm sure we can all find something we can agree upon when referring to our now crown-less diva. Nevertheless, while I myself am getting ready for this yacht party and the jacuzzi that you all know I'm gonna stay in, let's see what our little lovelies can get themselves in to in the meantime.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOXO, Gossip Girl.

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By now, the annual yacht party that Jameson threw felt like second nature to a point where he wasn't stressed about it. His mother was the one who truly planned in, since he couldn't have cared less about the color of the table cloths in the dining area of the ship, or what was going to be served on the menu, or what brand vodka would be carried. As long as there was a dance floor, DJ, food and booze, he knew it was going to be a good time. Though his family owned boats of their own, they were smaller, and more intimate luxury yachts. Not boats capable of holding one hundred guests. That was why they preferred to charter boats. Having minors drink on a boat that wasn't yours always required some special connections and a little bit of extra money up front in order to have people agree to turn a blind eye on the legality of it, but it always worked out in the end in a world where money equaled power and exemption from the rules subjected on normal people.

With a big party only a few hours away, most people would be busy working out the final details and making sure that everything was in order for the night, but that was the opposite of what James was doing. His mother, still in Manhattan, was probably busy doing all of that (though in Jameson's defense, she actually enjoyed event planning, so he wasn't unfairly subjecting her to any unwanted stress), but he, on the other hand, found himself comfortably lounging on a pool chair outside of his family's Southampton home. Laying on the chair beside him was the beautiful blonde that he was lucky enough to (currently) be calling his girlfriend. Even if he was calling her that, he wasn't sure if he was calling him her boyfriend in return. His relationship with Sydney was a complex one filled with instances of cheating on his part that he was ashamed of (though at the same time, wasn't completely ready to abandon), and instances of cheating on his part that Jameson had no evidence of, but enough gut-feeling to suspect. Why he and Sydney continued to date, especially when their temporary breakups could involve such raw and volatile emotion, James did not know. He knew that he was never going to marry Sydney one day. Their relationship wasn't that deep. Still, though, he liked her. He liked her to a point where when he wasn't officially dating her, he found himself constantly calling and texting her and checking her social media. It was one of those "you don't know what you've got til it's gone" things, where he wanted her more when they were apart than when they were together. That wasn't to say that they were miserable together, or that the whole relationship was a scam to deceive the public eye, because it wasn't that either. Times like now with Sydney were good. They were relaxing, and just living. He knew that she was stressed over the recent issues that had arisen within her girl group of friends, but who could blame her? Jameson wouldn't acknowledge that she was probably stressed about her step family situation as well, because his friendship with Dinah probably contributed to that, so he focused on feeling sympathetic for her revolving around her issues with Kat, but mostly with Alexis. That's why he hoped tonight was relaxing fun. Not the drama-inducing kind of fun that he sometimes liked to watch from the sidelines. Just plain, pure, good fun before school started. He didn't know if it was possible given how his peers tended to be, but a guy could hope.

With a deviant smirk on his face, he got up from his chair and grabbed Sydney's ass as she laid stomach-down on her chair, possibly sleeping. Giving it a nice squeeze, he reminded himself that being able to do that whenever you wanted was one of the best reasons for having a girlfriend. Even if she was crazy. He was still smirking even as he stepped back a few feet from eliminate her from any wrath she might take in her immediate vicinity, and he held his hands up in playful surrender. "Didn't mean to disturb you, Sleeping Beauty. I'm just going inside to grab a drink. Want anything?" He waited for her answer before going inside, fetching himself a water bottle. Sitting out in the sun for a little while had not only left him thirsty and hot, but tired as well. He knew after showering he would perk up and be ready for the night, especially since he had slept in considerably late today. Before returning outside, he answered a few texts his mother had sent him, before texting a few people of his own. Along with some of the guys in his immediate friend group, he texted Tristan, Alaina and Dinah.

To: Alaina
My mom wants to make sure it's clear that unless you're staying at one of your friends houses tn you can stay here. I think I've gotten 20 texts about it within the last hour so text her back Image

To: Dinah
Hey! You already out here? I asked Syd if you were at her dad's house down the street since Ik she was there earlier but she literally ignored me lmao. Feel free to come over if you're out here already though.

To: Tristan
Don't be late tn and this year your invite doesn't include and plus ones Image those sluts from loyola that you brought last year were hot but not worth the drama

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Some people might feel weird living in a house with a person they barely - if at all - interacted with, but those people weren't Dinah. She and Sydney obviously weren't meant to even really be associates; the blonde had made that much pretty clear and Dinah didn't do begging. She wasn't dependent upon her social life, didn't need validation or acknowledgement from another individual if it was not genuine. If Sydney didn't want to be bothered with her when Dinah already knew enough (or at least told herself that she did) to not want to be bothered with her, Dinah figured that that must mean that the both of them were mature enough to co-exist without it being some over-dramatic teen drama beef like on the CW or something like that. It would stand to reason that Dinah probably could have just spent the rest of her summer back in California or at least not in the Hampton home with the same girl - and imagine having to tell yourself not to feel awkward in being in the vacation home of the man who's wife and daughter your father now calls family simply because the guy decided to let them use it only for his daughter's comfort - but Dinah wasn't about to deny herself the pleasure of being near water. She was a Cali girl at heart and she wasn't disturbing anyone. She stayed in one of the guest rooms, came out for food and sun exposure, and occasionally just went out to relax.

Relaxing was the exact thing she had been doing. Strangely enough - and yes, it was strange for her because despite the money her father made, her grandmother ran that house so there were actual rules to follow - the staff had been elated to provide Dinah with a strawberry mimosa she couldn't even consider turning down and a light salad with fresh berries and grilled chicken. So, she had been eating and texting friends back in California when a notification from James appeared. Chewing her current and close to mouthful, she set the fork down and retrieved her Samsung, shaking her head and rolling her eyes. Dinah wouldn't say that she wholeheartedly supported whatever it was that Sydney and James told themselves that they had. It was obviously strained and stained with just too much foolishness on his part, and a surprising bit of lax outrage and nonchalance on her side. It just didn't work and Dinah didn't think that things that didn't work needed to be continued. It was a waste of time both emotionally and mentally, and Dinah didn't have time for things that didn't enhance her in those aspects, and especially not spiritually. But to each and their own and Dinah's job wasn't to judge nor tell someone what to do. She wasn't really that person in the first place. However, James was her friend, even being able to go so far as to say becoming a pretty good one. So, Dinah was his friend as well and friends helped friends not to be idiots. Especially since she didn't know what he wanted out of that relationship anymore.

To: James
BruuuuuhhhImageU dont ask ur gurl bout da gurl she dont like. Dont do dat again.

To: James
i aint got shit else to do. omw

"Are you finished here, Miss Bonds?" One of the maids whose names Dinah had just been able to remember simply because of a celebrity she had once liked, Farah, inquired and Dinah didn't even bother correcting her. The concept of having maids, even at the Manhattan home, was still a novel concept to her. Her family was wealthy, sure. But servitude when you were just capable of doing things yourself just seemed unnecessary to her. She was still experiencing that culture shock and it took the summer for her to get over the fact that this was somebody's job, and that she had to respect the fact that they wanted to do this for the benefits and the pay, and not just because richer people were just lazy sons of bitches. "Uh, yeah, thanks, Farah," she responded and slid off of the bar stool, trotting out of the bright and spacious kitchen to head back to the upstairs bedroom she was currently inhabiting. On her way, she couldn't help but text Katherine, just to see where she was and to see if she was going to James' party since Dinah was slowly learning that Katherine was definitely Sydney's number one follower. A bummer, but one she was having to come to terms with.

To: Kitten
U coming 2 James' party?

Dinah had already picked out her bikini last night; Liza, Sydney's mom, had said that it looked exceptional against her complexion when they went shopping. Liza had decided that she "needed" new clothes for her honeymoon and Dinah had been running out of her favorite eye shadow palette, so that had hit up Fifth Avenue...and then didn't leave for about five hours. It had definitely been one of Dinah's longest excursions, but she had enjoyed spending time with her stepmother. Even if her stepsister hadn't looked too impressed upon being informed of said excursion. Nevetheless, Dinah changed quickly and jogged back down the stairs, lingering by the front door for a moment before Farah spotted her again. "Do you need transportation, Miss Bonds?" Dinah blinked; she would rather her own truck, but her Dad had warned her about Manhattan weather and originally, she wasn't supposed to be in the Hamptons, so they didn't send it over. Then she cleared her throat and shrugged sheepishly with a small smile. "Yeah, anyone can take me to Airth's place?" Farah nodded. "Of course, I'll get Greg on that right away." Dinah obviously still had some adjusting to do, she figured, as she watched the blonde scurry off to accomplish that task.

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James received answers to his text messages pretty quickly, and he sent back responses as he retrieved a water bottle for himself, before filling a glass with ice water and a lemon for Sydney.

To: Tristan
She'll be at the party tonight. I'm not looking to hookup with anyone other than Syd lol so go for it

His response to Tristan was easy. He didn't know Dinah that well where he felt like he needed to be introducing her to everyone that he knew. It would have been one thing if they were friendly and she wasn't related to Sydney, or if they were friendly and she was still related to Sydney, but got along with Sydney. Then, it would have been easier for him to integrate her into her social circle and welcome her into the scene. That wasn't the case though, and right now, he really wanted this relationship to work with Sydney. She had her flaws, but she was still the most coveted girl in school. She was beautiful, smart, and his family liked her. He could overlook those flaws for the rest of the year, because once school ended, he knew that it was a given that they would part ways. All he had to do was keep up the relationship image for the rest of the year, and he would be good. Besides, it wasn't like he was doing it for just the image. He and Sydney did have something real there. There was a spark. It just... sometimes they brought out the worst in each other. Jameson knew that acting too chummy with Dinah would bring him nothing but trouble, so while he was content with pushing his limits to a point where the two would become friends this year, he also wasn't going to go above and beyond. That was why after reading Dinah's text message, he regretted inviting her over. Call it the thoughtless tendencies of a teenage boy, but he hadn't considered that Sydney wouldn't be happy with him for including Dinah. If Dinah was warning him against talking about her around Sydney, then he knew that inviting her over would only be trouble. Trouble he didn't need to deal with hours before his party.

To: Dinah
If you think Syd will be mad then let's rain check hanging out. I didn't realize you guys still aren't in a good place and don't want any unnecessary drama lol. Alaina's coming over before the party if you wanna come over then when it'll be less awkward and tense

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Valentino's summer had not been overly eventful, but he preferred it that way. He spent two weeks in Buenos Aires with his family, visiting both sets of his grandparents and the rest of his parents' families who still lived there. He spent a few days in Los Angeles with some friends, and a weekend in Miami too, but other than that, most of his time was spent in the city. He found a two week shadowing opportunity at NYU Langone Medical Center where he was able to shadow physicians in a couple of different fields, but that was the most of his accomplishments. Being fairly inactive didn't bother him though. He was happy to have free time to spend with his daughter, Ariana, and to have a break from the stress of the school year. Everyone always said that junior year was the most stressful year of high school, and Tino believed them. Last year had taken a toll on him, but then again, part of that was because of the social conflicts he was facing with his once good friend Jaxon sleeping with his ex-girlfriend, Alexis, and a sex tape coming out from that. That in itself was hurtful enough for him, but even though he was hurt by Alexis sleeping with Jax too, he also hurt for her. He knew how much her social life meant to her, and how hard she had worked to get to where she was, and to watch it all fall apart over one stupid choice was heart-breaking. He felt bad for her, he truly did, but he was also at a point in his life where he didn't think that he had time to get caught up in such messy, childish behavior. He had a daughter to take care of, and continuing to invest hope in regaining a relationship with a girl who had apparently changed from the one he had once loved was futile, and maybe even harmful to his mental health.

This summer was just what he needed: relaxation. It seemed like it was destined to end on a good note too, with tonight's yacht party that James was throwing, combined with a few other activities that he had planned over the next week. Although the party didn't start for another few hours, Tino was already in the Hamptons. Unlike many of his peers, his family didn't own a house on Long Island. It was hard to use the "it's too expensive" excuse when they owned a townhouse in Manhattan, but his parents weren't the type to spend money on things just to keep up with the crowd. The had found an area just outside of Miami that they liked better, and that was where their summer house was. Today, Valentino was spending the day at his friend Jake's house, where they had spent the morning and early afternoon surfing and hanging out at the beach. He had just finished showering in the private bathroom off of a guest bedroom when he texted a few friends, including Alaina and Dinah, whose whereabouts and plans he was curious about. Additionally, he sent out a text to his parents to check on Ari, since they had taken her down to Florida for the weekend.

To: Alaina
Wya and what's your plan for tonight? I feel like I haven't seen you in forever lol

To: Dinah
Are you going to James's party tonight?

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It would be when Greg had already pulled out from the driveway and Dinah was comfortably lounging in the back of the vehicle that James would text her back, and she didn't feel the need to fight the eye roll that came upon reading the message. It was a touch too late for him to tell her not to show up. Mostly because no, she was not about to retreat back to her bedroom until it felt "safe" for her emerge. She was growing intolerant of that now that the summer was almost over. It wasn't her fault that Sydney had an issue with her. It wasn't like Dinah asked to randomly have the girl's boyfriend contact her out of left field. Could Dinah have chosen to keep him deleted from her contacts? Yeah, but he seemed like a cool guy at the time, not a complete and utter fuckboy. Definitely a fuckboy to some degree, but Dinah had pardoned some before - hell, some have even been considered some of her close friends and a part of her main crew back in Los Angeles. So, she couldn't' exactly fault him for his drunken behavior and declare that all communication should be muted. Nevertheless, she didn't ask for Sydney's disdain. She didn't ask for a sister or even another mother. She didn't ask for a new friend. Shit just happened. Now, was she trying to stir up more shit? Not at all, which was why she found herself having to caution James when it seemed like he was being too careless. Dinah knew what she would want from a guy and being asked about a girl who obviously made her uncomfortable when said girl was around her boyfriend, especially since he had never mentioned knowing her before, was beyond uncomfortable. So, she was going to help him out if she could. That didn't mean she felt like being somebody's dirty secret. Plus, James said he was down the street as if they were in walking distance and not as if this drive wouldn't make Dinah mad if she had honestly tried walking it. So, she wound up texting him, and then Alaina because the girl's opinion on her cousin always amused Dinah, even though she could tell that there was love there.

To: James
Dude srsly?? Image its 2 l8 4 dat n im almost there. is she there?? Cuz i kno u gotta have a game room or sumthing.

To: Alaina
Y is ur cuzzin like dis?? Plz tell me u can come 2 his place a lil earlier? i need 2 be saved plz

It was only after her text to Alaina was delivered that Dinah received the notification about Valentino's text, which made a small smile form on her face. Dinah couldn't say something as cliche as Valentino not being like a lot of the guys she both hung with and had been involved with, but he had a maturity about him that Dinah honestly did prefer in her circle. Now, a part of that might have more to do with the fact that he had a kid with him when they met, but in all honesty, Dinah hadn't hesitated in asking for his number that day in the park. She hadn't meant it lasciviously or anything like that; she had just really liked his vibe. The cute little girl and the fact that he himself had been really cute with her may or may not have aided in getting Dinah just a touch more interested in getting to know him. Besides, New York was going to be a permanent residence and though Dinah could tell herself day in and day out that she didn't depend exclusively on social interactions and developing interpersonal relationships, she did need them, to some extent.

To: Valentino
actually omw 2 his southhampton place now 2 chill. care 2 keep us company??

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Alaina had checked out of the discussion, evident by her wondering eyes. Before she got the chance to think and answer the question that she already wasn't paying attention to, Anna's sing-songy voice rang through the room. Surprisingly, the woman was short with her departing speech, the shuffle of bodies and bags erupting shyly from the tables as people gathered themselves and their things. While Alaina didn't care about staying after since she wasn't in any real hurry, she wasn't pressed to stay either. She purposely ignored Anna's stare on the two of them, but glanced over when she saw another participant distract the director. She briefly caught sight of Anna's widened, gleefully surprised eyes as the girl began talking to her. Alaina looked back at Kat, perking her brows briefly, her smirk mischievous. With a final two-finger salute, she slipped through the door, phone in hand as it vibrated for what felt like the umpteenth time. The most recent one being from her mother, letting her know that they were outside. Her mother had a tendency of saying she was outside when she was really five minutes away, so it was a pleasant surprise to see the white car just outside the center. And had she had any doubts about if the car was her mom's or not, the small pair of frantically waving hands from the backseat would have eradicated them all. In a near direct contrast with her behavior inside, her lips spread into a wide, goofy smile as she waved back at her sister just as crazily. Alaina squishes her face against the back window, immediately making Izzy giggle, and just as quickly hearing about it from her mom.

"How many times do I have to tell you to stop doing that?"

Alaina leaned between the two front seats as she buckled in, ignoring her mom. "Hi, chicken," she said, Izzy clucking in her customary response. Before she was able to fully enjoy the moment when her sister, her mom went into what she liked to call Survivor Mode, where the woman would turn something fun into a list of chores. Alaina slipped one ear bud as she half listened, picking up some arbitrary reminders such as showering, and thanking her aunt for taking her. She was good for making parties seem like a task. Whenever she did this, she had a hard time fathoming all the stories her dad told her about how her mother was quite like Alaina at her age. She was fun and sociable. Glancing at the woman now, she couldn't help but think what happened? "I'm listening," she said when she felt her mother watching her. Reading through her texts, she saw Tino's and attempted to think of the last time they saw each other. It took an uncharacteristic length of time, which was really only about a few seconds, but that was enough to prove his point. She knew it had to have been before she left for the beach, which meant around the beginning of the summer. It was a frustrating fact, but she figured that tonight would be the perfect way to catch up for lost time, at least some of it. She was typically open with him about a lot, but she didn't mention her going to group therapy, and didn't plan on it. The lack of transparency felt weird coming from her finger tips, since he was one of the few people she could really vent to, but it would have been a bit of an abrupt shock to say 'hey! it's been forever. just got out of therapy for my eating disorder, ttyl!' And then knowing Tino and how he was much more lax with the party scene, at least compared to his old habits, get shitfaced would prove all the more difficult.

To: Tinooo
in the car with my nagging mother. & i plan on making up for lost time and getting dangerously drunk with you :))))

She added the exaggerated smiley in place of a question mark, because she was half serious, only because she knew what the answer was, but figured it was worth a shot. It was no secret Alaina prided herself on being her own person, and as such, she appreciated people like that as well. So she respected Tino's transformation, because she could see it objectively and why it was good for him, but she also enjoyed the fact that it was a separation from the status quo. Still, though, Alaina wasn't so caught up on being unlike everyone else that she confined herself. Like a lot of her peers, she enjoyed going to parties and getting drunk. She wasn't caught up in getting into every single party, since it wasn't that deep to her and it sounded more like a task or a business strategy than what it really should be, which was fun. As with many things, going to parties and getting drunk were a lot more fun when you were sharing the thrill and experience with your friends. And while Alaina wasn't one to stop and persuade people to be just like her (at least not so directly), when it came to this, she broke her own habit. It was hard to really enjoy yourself when the point was to let loose, and your friend was next to see you not doing the same. Being irresponsible around a responsible person kind of ruined the whole irresponsible aspect. She wasn't banking on him getting as drunk as she planned to, but with it being a minute since seeing each other, as well as it being the first party of the year, she at least hoped she could get him to being a little tipsier than he normal got.

To: Tinooo
don't freak out, i'm only kidding (sort of). you're taking at least one shot with me

Reading Dinah's text brought a confused grin to her cheeks. She shook her head, electing to text James first. She didn't know Dinah that well, especially since she only met the girl through her cousin and had yet to get to know her as well as Gossip Girl claimed. She planned on seeing her around school more, and she was excited about that aspect because another brown face in a predominately white space was always welcomed. That being said, Alaina didn't think anything of the girl's friendliness. Some people, in the beginning of relationships, were usually quite shy and cautious with their words, but for her personally, that was a waste of energy. Still, she couldn't help but wonder what had happened down there that would require her.

To: Jamie
lmao you need supervision. what did you do to do dinah?

She wasn't just trying to prove a point with Kat back there, she really was taking her time. She still needed to get a few things from her place, something that her mom chastised for since Alaina could have done all of that this morning, but chose not to. She of course had to be ready in enough to time to fly in with her aunt, but she was really doing the bare minimum. She didn't have any pre-party rituals or anything of the nature. It was probably also because it was her cousin's party that she was more relaxed about it since it inherently felt less formal. Alaina didn't like being on other people's time; she enjoyed her independence, but her parents were careful with how much to delegate. She would have been fine with training to the Hamptons, but her parents refused to do that, just as her aunt insisted she not take a car all the way out there. Not that her family would ever get a helicopter for her to go there, or anywhere for that matter, they still had their uppity ways about them, although Alaina couldn't see the protective nature of them not wanting to send their sixteen year old daughter two hours out by herself.

To: Dinah
what happened? lol. i'm coming in with my aunt, so i'm really on her schedule

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All he wanted to do was relax before his party! He wasn't as stressed for that as he could have been anyway, and he couldn't really even feign stress given that his mother was handling all of the pre-party worries, but that didn't mean that hosting wasn't going to be a job in itself. Even if he planned on having a lot of fun tonight, he still had to be somewhat aware, as to make sure that nothing too crazy occurred when it was a party representing him. He couldn't be in a completely carefree mood like the rest of his party-goers could, so he felt like he did deserve a little bit more time today to get in the mood for that. Hanging out poolside, in the relaxing silence that he and Sydney had grown comfortable with, was all he wanted. In an hour or so, he was planning on going inside and showering and getting ready before some of the pre-game antics began, but he wanted this hour of relaxation. Originally, he thought that Dinah could aid in that, since she was chill. From what James knew of her, she didn't seem like the type to attract drama, so the idea of her joining them rather than sitting at Sydney's alone seemed like something that would benefit everyone.

He stupidly didn't consider how that would bother Sydney, and even though he knew that part of the disdain between the stepsisters probably stemmed from pettiness, it wasn't like place to judge. He had messed up before by cheating on Sydney with her best friend, and he had confessed to that even though he didn't and still doesn't know that Sydney had cheated as well. Regardless though, if he cheated on her with her best friend, could he really blame her for being skeptical of him growing close to another person who had a close relationship with her? Especially when he had known Dinah without Sydney's involvement. It looked sketchy and James was aware of that. That didn't mean that he was willing to completely reject Dinah as a friend, because he had a backbone and morals, and more than that, he liked Dinah. He really did. She was real and that was a breath of fresh air in Manhattan. At the same time, he also wasn't going to neglect his relationship with Sydney just to nurture that friendship. There had to be a balance somewhere there and clearly, James had not found it yet.

Since his family didn't live full time in their Hamptons house, they weren't like many of their neighbors who felt it necessary to hire full time house staff to keep up with the house. His father, especially, disliked the idea of strangers being in his home at every moment, and for that reason, they had housekeepers who came a few times a week to take care of most of the housework, and landscapers who came weekly, but that was about it, aside from staff they would sometimes take on when they had lots of guests over. Simple wasn't a word that could truly be used to describe the Airth's, but they weren't helpless enough to feel like they couldn't pour themselves a glass of water or cook dinner. However, since tonight was an event in itself in his mother's eyes, even though it wasn't actually being hosted at the house, there were a few housekeepers currently in the home finishing up a few hours worth of chores. He didn't know any of their names, since they were hired from an outside company and they seemed to rotate every time they came, but James still tried to be as polite to them as possible. As his dad had once warned him at a hotel, if he wasn't, there was always a chance that they would clean the toilet with his toothbrush and he would never know. When one of them entered the kitchen, that was when he decided not to even answer Dinah's text about already being on her way. "Hey, uh, I know it's not your job anyway, but if anyone tries to be buzzed into the gate, could you make sure that you and none of the others open it? I'm not allowed to have friends over right now," he said to the woman. It was absolutely, positively wrong of him to decide that the only way out of this awkward situation was to ghost Dinah, pretend he had never seen her text and that his phone died, and just not let her car past the gate when it pulled up, but James didn't think he had any other choice, so he powered off his phone, left it on the kitchen counter, and headed outside with the drinks for himself and Sydney. He didn't even answer Alaina, because while he knew she wouldn't rat him out, and could possibly deter Dinah from coming by telling her it was a bad idea, he knew that Alaina would have something smart to say about him getting into this position to begin with.

"Miss me?" he said with a grin as he placed the glasses down on the table between their chairs. Somewhat hoping that Sydney would suggest inviting her over herself, since James was already feeling horribly guilty (though in a terribly weird position where he was damned if he did, and damned if he didn't), he continued with. "I know that I might have to file a domestic violence claim after asking this, but is Dinah at your place alone, or are your parents out here too? " Opting to play things a bit safer, he added, "My mom should be here in a little while, so once we leave, I'm sure she's gonna want someone to hang out with since my dad's out of town."

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Somehow, luck was on her side because like Alaina, Katherine managed to slip out of the session without being caught by Anna. She didn't even glance in the woman's direction to see if she was going to attempt to stop her, because she didn't even want to risk it. Not only did she feel like she did not have the time to deal with any unnecessary lectures, but since Alaina was gone, being stopped now would only infuriate her all the more, since she would feel like she was the only one getting in trouble for something that she was convinced was 95% Alaina's fault. She would take responsibility for 5% of it, but only because she knew that declaring that Alaina had to be bulimic was inappropriate, even though she was still certain that it was true. That was the least of her worries now, though, she told herself as she slid into the back of the black SUV that was waiting for her outside. She had bigger things to worry about than a girl whose name would not be known to a single soul had her cousin not been relevant.

Said cousin was one of those "bigger things" that Kat had to worry about, actually. While Katherine had learned to act civil towards Jameson, only because Sydney demanded it, she disliked him. Strongly. Could anyone blame her? While James had not wronged Katherine personally, and in recent times, had actually made attempts to befriend her in ways that were nicer than she deserved, she still didn't like him. He had been the one to nearly destroy her friend group (before it destroyed itself) when he cheated on Sydney with Alexis. Sure, Alexis was to blame there too, but since Katherine still wanted to be friends with her, and for a moment, Sydney claimed that she forgave Alexis for it, Kat found it easiest to blame James. He was the one who should have known better, whether the logic was there to back it up or not. So, while she acted civil towards him, and could make conversation when it was absolutely necessary, it was no secret to those in their inner circle that Katherine preferred to not be around him. It was impossible to ignore him completely given how closely their social circles ran, but that didn't mean that she didn't try. She didn't understand why Sydney was still dating him, and she also didn't understand what was so alluring about him that Alexis had slept with him when she and Sydney were still on good terms, but she did know that he was trouble. Trouble and drama, and those were two things that Katherine had enough of from other sources.

To: Sydney
I should be there in 45!!! Image

To: Dinah
Ofc!!! You are?! ImageImage

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To: James
Rlly?? Dude did u leave or sumthing??

It wouldn't have occurred to Dinah that James was actually still in the house and just refusing to have her inside. She wasn't aware that he was that shitty just yet, just absentminded and careless. It would make sense to her brain that perhaps he wasn't there, which was why the guard said no one was allowed to be buzzed in, and not because James was actually inside with Sydney, and didn't want to have his girlfriend go off on him. He hadn't read her first message from what she could see, so Dinah had nothing else to go off of in this situation. It didn't, however, not make something drop in the pit of her stomach, an uneasiness that had her not responding to Alaina in the way that she would have prior to the current series of events.

To: Alaina
nvrmind. its nothing. ill c u tn

Dinah wasn't what one would call a particularly emotional person and something like this was not bound, in any way, to make her cry. But it was a stark reminder that this wasn't her home, her people, and these were not her friends. She already had known that, but severity of that knowledge had only slowly begun to permeate her consciousness. She wasn't an overly self-conscious person. Dinah didn't spend her life faltering in her steps nor being weighed down by what she called unnecessary insecurities. There wasn't going to be another person who looked exactly like her, so why be ashamed of her darker complexion and natural hair? Or even not being as skinny as some of her other friends have been? But all of those were superficial insecurities she learned to shove away. This was new. This was a sense of belonging and she hadn't fully gotten that since being in New York. New York had just been an interesting place to visit whenever her father brought her along or her grandmother decided she wanted to see snow in a different place than on the West Coast. New York had always been a stop on the map, but never a permanent location...until now. And it wasn't Dinah's location. And she hadn't been confronted with that fact so much as she had been in this one moment where someone she thought was a friend dissed her. She didn't know for a fact that James had just dissed her, but it felt like it.

But again, Dinah wasn't an overly emotional person. Even though she felt the random, sharp sting at the back of her eyes, she released a heavy breath and shrugged to Greg in a what-can-you-do-manner. Besides, the situation was a reminder that she need not "Guess I'm shit outta luck," she shrugged, not really expecting an answer. The older guy, more than likely in his early thirties, gave her an apologetic and patient look. He was nice and he hadn't even been in Dinah's presence for too long for her to know it, but she felt it in his kind blue gaze. "So, what do you want to do, Miss Irving?" Dinah quirked her lips in consideration, phone already having notified her of Kat's text while she was looking up shops nearby to entertain herself with. "Cold Stones?" Greg's answering grin made Dinah smile just as brightly.

To: Kitten
Yep. is there a dress code i need 2 kno about? da host is ghosting me

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As soon as he had sent his text out to Jaxon, Tristan was already summoning an Uber. He knew that the bus or train could have aided in his travels, but there was something about waiting for them - especially since he didn't feel like being disappointed by the online schedule at that particular moment - when he was already hungry that didn't sit right with him. Besides, as he had figured it would be, it wasn't time for surge pricing just yet, so he was willing to pay the four dollars and fifty five cents to get to Johnny's. Johnny's was worth it anyway and he probably would've went even if Jax hadn't agreed to be down for the cause. It just so happened that the blonde was and who was Tristan to not want some company while he chowed down on some mozzarella sticks?

To: Jax
C u soon

On the way, Tristan laughed to himself about James' current desire to be the good guy. It was honestly laughable. As a person already filed under the category of shitty guys that girls still wanted to get with despite knowing that they were shitty, James was higher up on the list than he obviously wanted to believe or acknowledge. The dude could still get some ass, that much was certain. Regardless of how much they wanted to be mad about being used and all that, the same girls who would whine to their crew one day were the same ones thirsting after the exact same kind of guys that hurt them before, knowing damn well the guys were drawn to formulating friendships with one another for a reason. Shittiness attracts/begets/whatever-word-you-wanna-use shittiness, that was how Tristan rationalized it. So, it was laughable that James could honestly tell himself that he was all for Sydney now after the shit they had been through. Tristan was a lot of things, but the one thing he had never been was the person who had cheated on someone. Granted, his only real relationship had been with Alexis, but it had never occurred to him to step out on someone. He might currently be one of the guys girls were convinced that they could step out on their significant others with, but he didn't do the cheating, mostly because he didn't delude himself into thinking that he was for relationships at the moment. Tristan honestly saw it all crashing and burning for James in the future when it came to Sydney. But he was going to take this "permission" to go after Dinah as what it was. Eventually, Tristan had arrived at Johnny's and got a table by the window, not even hesitating to go ahead and order himself both french fries and mozzarella sticks, and a Sprite.

To: James
Will do

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Although Tino smiled at the quick response that Dinah sent him, he had to decline. He recalled James mentioning earlier in the week that he would likely spend most of the day with Sydney before his party, so even if Dinah was going to be there too, he figured that if James had actually wanted him there, he would have invited him himself. He guessed that the three of them hanging out had something to do with Sydney and Dinah being related, so that being an easy option for James, and that his presence might force their easy and relaxing day to be less casual than James intended it to be. Plus, since Tino was with Jake, at least until they figured out their pregame plans, he wasn't just going to bail on him, and he also wasn't going to invite Jake along too, when he himself was already Dinah's plus-one invite. Unknowingly to Tino, it was a good thing that he had declined Dinah's offer too, because he definitely would have had a few choice words for James, even if he didn't know that he purposely ghosted Dinah, and assumed, like Dinah, that he had invited her over and then thoughtlessly left and didn't tell her that. He didn't know Dinah to any extent where he felt an inherent need to protect her, like best friends would, but she seemed like a really cool and nice girl, and any person knew that what James was doing wasn't cool. While he and James were good friends, even with their differences, something like that easily could have led to a rift in their friendship because Valentino was at a point in his life where he wasn't afraid to call people out on their shit. He was comfortable with who he was, and though his upbringing and youthful behavior left him with many friends in that "A-list crowd", he was no longer interested in following trends and doing things just to be cool or fit in. His goals and interests no longer aligned with that. He had matured in a good way, and he wasn't ashamed of it, even if his friends liked to tease him about it.

To: Dinah
Gonna have to pass on that one lol I can only take so much Airth in one day and tonight will meet that quota. Excited to see you later though!

Jake called out to him that he and their other friend, Blake, were heading out to the car since they were all getting ready to get lunch at La Parmigiana, a nearby Italian restaurant. Tino yelled back to let them know that he was coming down too, and as he slowly made his way downstairs and outside, where he slid into the back of Jake's Jeep, he texted Alaina back.

To: Alaina
Always trying to get me wasted so you can finally have an opportunity to take advantage of me, Clarke. Don't think I don't see your motives. Despite what everyone wants to say, I know I haven't lost my charm

To: Alaina
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To: Alaina
But lol really no shots for me. I'm gonna stick to beer like always. Or maybe I'll be classy and have wine. I know your aunt always keeps any party under her name stocked with the good stuff.

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Date: Friday, August 18, 2017
Time: 6:50 PM

Okay, so lovelies, the reason that I absolutely love yacht parties isn't even the opulence of the ships. It's not the margaritas, though I will tell you that these apple margaritas are literally to die for!! What I love so much is that there's literally no place to run. On land, you always have the option of leaving. You're upset? Someone stepped on your Jimmy Choos? You found out that Ashley has totally been making out with Jake behind your back even though she swore that she didn't because she knew you were just waiting on making your move on him? You get to leave. You get to about face and run all the way home to mommy and daddy, and cry into your Egyptian cotton and wait for the next day to pretend like nothing had ever happened. Your reputation remains pristine. With yacht parties, as fun as they are, the drama is even more fun because you have nowhere to go. Oh, you can go on another part of the ship. You can even hope and pray that one of the state rooms are still available so you can blow off some steam. But at the end of the day, more than likely, they're not available and like or not, the person you don't like is going to be in the same vicinity as you. And I am forever living for the insurmountable possibilities that situations like these can bring!

Nevertheless, it's been about an hour or so since the good charmer Jim Jam - come on, you all were thinking it too - had us all set sail and I don't know guys...the party's great and all, but don't things feel a bit...tense? Maybe because the good sis Alexis Leon surprised everyone by showing up tonight and looking mighty fine. One might even say she makes for a better blonde than Queen S...of course, one would say that if they weren't deathly afraid of getting their eyes scratched out. Then again, I'm pretty sure the host isn't having too good of a day either. I mean, I know it's not a big deal cuz she's new and not really as important because she hasn't really done anything - and I'm in serious need of the entertainment if she's gonna do something - but new girl definitely swerved him. That's the word, right? I'm not exactly hip to all this young people linguo. But anyway, that definitely happened and it might not seem like much, but not many girls - or any, to be quite honest - swerve the good charmer. And I'm sorry, but if I see a girl put her finger up at him of all guys so that he can't say a word, and then proceed to walk away without giving him the time of day. And go out on the dance floor and dance with - out of everyone - the player?? I'm of the right mind to speculate that something juicy's probably gonna pop off. Maybe she got tired of playing the other woman?? I'm also not so sure, but I honestly could've sworn I saw Alaina and Katherine coming out of a building in Manhattan together earlier today. Is the old queen's return the only thing the new queen's gotta worry about? Cuz I spy with my little eye a possible new bestie for baby Arnault. But I could be wrong...we'll just have to see.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOXO, Gossip Girl

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It was probably a good thing that Dinah had reached out to Katherine long before the party had begun and changed her prior attire because Dinah would have been sorely under-dressed. She had already had one problem. She didn't need another to sour her night and make it impossible for her to truly feel comfortable in this brand new living situation. She hadn't been able to meet up with the brunette just because the timing had never added up, but she honestly did appreciate the distraction, especially because it was fashion. Even through text, Kat lit up when it came to it, which made sense considering who her father was, but it was definitely encouraging and engaging. Dinah wound up going home and getting lost in all that she owned, half tempted to go to one of the nearby shops and buy something new at the last minute. However, she ended up settling on the jumper simply because she was in love with her bust line and how things were still tasteful but definitely sexy. And without even trying to text James, she went on ahead to the party, putting in the extra to smell like oatmeal cookies due to her body butter and body scrub as her own self-comfort.

What she definitely wound up not appreciating even more than all of that was the way Gossip Girl spun the situation. For one, the fact that there was a glorified stalker who's word wasn't taken with a grain of salt was baffling. How did this person get away with slandering kids of some of the richest people in the world, or at least, in the US? There was literally no one that they could hire who could hack this Pretty Little Liars version of Wendy Williams? Absolutely no one? Really? And then two, it wasn't as dramatic as Gossip Girl made it seem. Dinah didn't think that she dissed James and if it was awkward, it was awkward only in the sense that the one person she was friendliest with at the time was the one person she didn't really feel comfortable with. She definitely appreciated the compliment because Dinah had been worried it. It was definitely kind. But she wouldn't say that she dissed him. She just excused herself and said that she just wanted to do things her own way. She didn't have that social grooming where it was for the best that she sucked her shit up and grinned through things. She didn't have to do that. She'd either just tell someone she wouldn't be bothered with them or just plain not be bothered. At least she had been nice enough to word it in such a way that it wasn't an entire snuff to the guy and if James took it as such, then that was going to be his own problem because Dinah hadn't been worried. He wasn't someone she was comfortable with at the moment. Dinah wasn't going to throw an entire fit in public with tears and threats, but she didn't have to pretend that earlier in the day hadn't felt like a snub. Dinah had also just recognized that it would be in their best interest to leave the situation for another time - if they ever got to having a discussion about - and just enjoy the night. The fact that Gossip Girl even acted like Dinah had held her hand up in James' face like that only solidified a testy mood that was only solved with a red sangria.

To: Kitten
i dont like gg. dat bitch is a lie. r u here?? i havent seen u

Surprisingly enough, Dinah did do a bit of socializing and all without James' help. She had found a handful of people, mostly from the arts department at both St. Jude's and Constance. They seemed pretty cool and they had all laughed about the fact that despite the fact that everyone clearly was dressed to show out, their own clothing (Dinah's included) were from boutiques, not from the same designer stores that a lot of the other kids had gotten their things from. She had even danced with that one guy from earlier, though it was Gossip Girl who had given her his name because she surely hadn't gotten it. Yet and still, Dinah wandered back to the bar, a much brighter grin on her face after dancing. Dinah was just beginning to think about what her next drink was going to be when her gaze fell on the same girl she had spotted on the dance floor. The first things that had gotten her attention was how cool her hair was and the fact that Dinah could always appreciate another girl's legs. And if her gaze happened to linger a bit, even as she danced with the guy from earlier, Dinah just thought appreciation could be silent for the time being and it had been a welcome distraction - a reminder that she was supposed to be having a good time tonight and that she would. Tilting her head curiously, Dinah watched the girl from the corner of her eye until she made an alcoholic demand and with a smirk, filled with a random burst of interest, she stated loud enough for the girl to ear, "If that's the name of the game, then I'm in too." The bartender's attention snapped to her in interest, but Dinah's smirk was for the Asian girl beside her, a bit of a challenge in her gaze as she added, "I'll have whatever she's having."

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