Post #2601773 in Second Time Around, a roleplay on RPG

As soon as they got into the limo. Violet took out her phone to occupy herself for the duration of the ride. Just as they started off, Ryley spoke and Vi didn't move her gaze from the phone. "So what movie is that we're headed to see?" He asked and it took Violet a few moments to respond as she typed a slightly extensive text message on her phone. She was sending Jack a rather long and extensive message about the hickey. "Yeah, some romantic thing... I'll look it up." She said and closed out of her messages on her phone and pulling up the e-mail she had received earlier that day. "Yours Truly, James Marsden and Katherin Heigl." She finished before turning her attention fully back to her phone.

Violet hated car rides with Ryley more than living with him. She hated how close they were, hated the fact that she had to touch him. Every time they were in a car, she resorted to her phone for entertainment. However, there was a time when they used to laugh and have a good time on their way to events like these. But those days were over a year ago, and that was before he decided to cheat on her. Most of all, she hated car rides because it always meant that when they reached their destination she had to put on the facade that they were still in love, happy, and there was nothing wrong. As an actor, it wasn't a problem. As Violet, it was a big problem.

"We'll be there soon." He said, and Violet didn't acknowledge his words. Rather, she opened the camera on her phone and pulled her lipstick from her purse to touch up the handiwork she had done earlier. Once she was done, she reached back into her small bag and pulled the Altoids container free. Violet knew she was risking Ryley seeing, but she figured she was careful enough. She opened the container and pulled a mint and a pill free. As she popped them into her mouth, the limo hit a bump. Enough to move the pills in the container around. Closing the lid before the situation got worse, she placed the container back into her bag.

It was just a few seconds later that the car slowed to a stop and their driver was exiting the vehicle. He came around to open the door for them, Ryley being the first to get out. Once he was out, Vi was close behind him. Once she was out and standing, she immediately moved to stand close to him. She wrapped her hand around his waist, her eye level was just at his shoulders as she stood next to him. She smiled and waved at the cameras that immediately bombarding them. Turning after a moment to look up at Ryley and smile sweetly. However, in her mind, she thought about the same thing she always did.

When were the drugs going to set in? She hated touching him, all she thought about was finding him in bed with another. There was a time when his closeness made her feel like she was invincible. When his touch made her forget about all of her worries. A time when she wasn't on pills every waking moment of the day. Now, no matter how close they were, she felt so alone. That her arm was simply wrapped around a body, a stranger. To the outside world, it appeared as though Ryley was far from a stranger to her. Rather, he was someone she adored and loved dearly. He appeared to be the person that Violet used to see him as. Her rock.

They started their way down the elegantly designed red carpet, and she swayed her hips as she laughed daintily. They stopped at the various checkpoints along the way, but it wasn't until the third that they were bombarding by a reporter. "Well look what we have here, our fabulous lover birds!" The woman had started as she spoke into a microphone, a camera man just behind her. The woman was skinny, with long straight hair and a narrow face. "Your fans have been the most supportive as of late, however, there's some rumor flying around that you two have had something going on that has been putting your relationship to the test. Can you tell us more about that?" The woman spoke, and Violet's stomach sank. She kept a smile, nodding at the woman's words before looking from her up to Ryley.

"Ah, yes. So they've caught on!" She started as she stalled, hoping that Ryley would come up with something to cover for them. If he didn't, Violet would have to resort to the statement she only planned to make when they stuttered for too long. She never wanted to make the statement, because it meant a lot more problems to follow, however, she had it in the back of her mind in case of emergency situations.

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located in Los Angeles, California, a part of Second Time Around, one of the many universes on RPG.

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