As soon as Annelise stepped foot on Constance grounds, she was bombarded by her band of little followers. They were a cute bunch of wannabes and they all were practically fawning over her, which yeah, it made Annelise preen. She could help but fall in line with the girls - no, that's not what happened. They fell in line her. The girls gushed over her hair and her skirt, one definitely loved her heels. All she did in return was smile, pleased, and allow them to be in her presence long enough for her girls to appear. She sat atop the Constance stairs, legs crossed demurely and her eyes focused on her planner. As she noted the fact that she needed to check one last time with the lounge to see how everything was going preparation-wise, her phone pinged again and grasped her attention. Annelise's lips twitched amusedly at first when she read Alexandra's text, but upon putting her phone back down, any trace of a smile disappeared. The text only solidified her resolve to maintain the platonic relationship she had with Cliff. Nothing more than that could be pursued.
"Annie!" A very familiar and welcomed voice exclaimed and Annelise's head slowly rose from her little golden planner. She closed it with a fond smile and stood just as Alexandra wrapped her long arms around her. Grinning as they pulled away, Annelise ran her eyes up and down her friend slowly before flicking her gaze back up to meet the blue-gray eyes that always seemed to have some mischievous glint in them. Annie's eyebrow rose as she commented, "And you look like you're up to no good." Her eyes flitted over to Cliff for only a moment before she tugged her best friend a bit closer to say quietly with a broad grin, "And don't lay it on him too hard. You might scare him away." Regardless of what anyone might have had to say about Annelise, she was a good friend at the end of the day. And it didn't matter how attractive Cliff was or how much Annelise would like to pursue him herself, Alexandra came first.
Always.
"And hello to you too, stranger. Considering the fact that you've disappeared for the umpteenth time, I'm beginning to think we're not good enough for you, Cliff," she said casually, joking really. At this point, they had all grown used to Cliff disappearing during vacations and such, finding some new adventure on his own. It wasn't that Annelise blamed him for getting away, but seeing his gorgeous face more during the summer would not have hurt anyone. And she would have been the last one complaining. Finally, she returned her attention back to Alexandra when asked about how she was feeling. Annelise sighed at first. "Let's see - I'm freaking out over decorations, I'm still not even sure what I'm wearing tonight, my mother has yet to come home, and I'm very close to doing a shot and you know I don't even like shots." She added the mother portion very flippantly, accented by the carefree wave of her hand. However, only Lexi would understand how much she did care and the fact of the matter was that once again, her mother was away with whomever doing god knows what and Annelise was left alone at home once again.
Some things never change.
"Annie!" A very familiar and welcomed voice exclaimed and Annelise's head slowly rose from her little golden planner. She closed it with a fond smile and stood just as Alexandra wrapped her long arms around her. Grinning as they pulled away, Annelise ran her eyes up and down her friend slowly before flicking her gaze back up to meet the blue-gray eyes that always seemed to have some mischievous glint in them. Annie's eyebrow rose as she commented, "And you look like you're up to no good." Her eyes flitted over to Cliff for only a moment before she tugged her best friend a bit closer to say quietly with a broad grin, "And don't lay it on him too hard. You might scare him away." Regardless of what anyone might have had to say about Annelise, she was a good friend at the end of the day. And it didn't matter how attractive Cliff was or how much Annelise would like to pursue him herself, Alexandra came first.
Always.
"And hello to you too, stranger. Considering the fact that you've disappeared for the umpteenth time, I'm beginning to think we're not good enough for you, Cliff," she said casually, joking really. At this point, they had all grown used to Cliff disappearing during vacations and such, finding some new adventure on his own. It wasn't that Annelise blamed him for getting away, but seeing his gorgeous face more during the summer would not have hurt anyone. And she would have been the last one complaining. Finally, she returned her attention back to Alexandra when asked about how she was feeling. Annelise sighed at first. "Let's see - I'm freaking out over decorations, I'm still not even sure what I'm wearing tonight, my mother has yet to come home, and I'm very close to doing a shot and you know I don't even like shots." She added the mother portion very flippantly, accented by the carefree wave of her hand. However, only Lexi would understand how much she did care and the fact of the matter was that once again, her mother was away with whomever doing god knows what and Annelise was left alone at home once again.
Some things never change.
Lex Manning wasn't sure when he had allowed himself to go back to sleep, but when he awoke again, it was about 7:45 and well, he was rushing. He had woken up at around five in the morning to go to Annelise Walton's penthouse with his mother and helped prepare her morning meal. He had already showered and simply thrown something on for the trip. Afterwards, he had went back to their family home in favor of cleaning up because God knows how many times his mom complained about having to do everything by herself, and because he had the time, he had decided to shut his eyes for five minutes. Those same five minutes turned into forty-five minutes, which was why he had to hurry up and shove on his uniform. He gathered his brown satchel, breakfast sandwich, and travel mug filled with coffee and headed out, shooting his mother a quick text to alert her that he was leaving.
"See you, Max!" Lex yelled over his shoulder as he jetted out of the elevator of their apartment complex and rushed to the parking garage where his motorcycle was. On typical days, he would drive. However, his father had taken the car out of town on some business venture and well, you can't drive something that's not there. Besides, he wouldn't be able to rush through the New York traffic or the little back alleyways he had found that would get him to school on time. What sucked more, he realized as he fastened on his helmet, was the fact that today wasn't even a real school day. Constance and St. Jude's always thought everyone needed some kind of orientation or assembly, as if the fact that they were seniors or juniors didn't alert you to the fact that they were all very much familiar with the way things worked, but he wouldn't argue. Before he roared his bike up, Lex sent a text out to Cliff and Alexandra. Nine times out of ten, Annelise was already with Lexi and he didn't feel the need to check on her. They would see each other soon enough.
To: Lexi, Cliff
Omw. U guys @ school?
"See you, Max!" Lex yelled over his shoulder as he jetted out of the elevator of their apartment complex and rushed to the parking garage where his motorcycle was. On typical days, he would drive. However, his father had taken the car out of town on some business venture and well, you can't drive something that's not there. Besides, he wouldn't be able to rush through the New York traffic or the little back alleyways he had found that would get him to school on time. What sucked more, he realized as he fastened on his helmet, was the fact that today wasn't even a real school day. Constance and St. Jude's always thought everyone needed some kind of orientation or assembly, as if the fact that they were seniors or juniors didn't alert you to the fact that they were all very much familiar with the way things worked, but he wouldn't argue. Before he roared his bike up, Lex sent a text out to Cliff and Alexandra. Nine times out of ten, Annelise was already with Lexi and he didn't feel the need to check on her. They would see each other soon enough.
To: Lexi, Cliff
Omw. U guys @ school?