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Jane Lynch

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a character in “Upper East Side”, as played by BurningBridges

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Full Name:
Jane Catherine Lynch

Birthday:
"Reppin' the Aries sign."
April 10th

Age:
"17, unless you're the bartender... then I'm 21, I swear."
17

Sexual Orientation:
"Still waiting for my Prince Charming...."
Heterosexual

Grade Level:
"One more year and I'm out of here. Thank God."
12

Hometown:
"I was born in France but New York will always be my home."
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (Birth - 2 years)
781 5th Ave, New York, NY 10022 (2 years - present)

Ethnicity:
60% French, 25% English, 5% Dutch, 10% German

Character Role:
"Don't hate me because you're poor."
The Heiress

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Family:
Jane lives with her father, Adrian Lynch and step-mother, Nicole Reeve-Lynch. Her mother, Laura Beck, is now married to Christopher Beck and they have a 2-year-old son, Greyson, together.

Jane's relationships with her mother and step-father are strong, but the pair and their son live in Los Angeles, so she only sees them a few times a year. Although she often claims that she would be much better off living with them, the fact that she doesn't see them very often probably contributes to their positive relationship. Jane's attitude and lifestyle make it hard for her to have a healthy relationships with the people in charge of her. Laura is a concert pianist and Christopher is a retired professional baseball player.

Adrian has primary guardianship of Jane, so her relationship with him and his second wife of two years is more prominent and notably, is generally poor. He's a business tycoon and the 13th wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of 37 billion dollars. Adrian is the chairman and CEO of LMVH, a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate, which incorporates various well known brands such as Marc Jacobs, Sephora, Hennessy, Dior, Donna Karen, Cรฉline and Bulgari. Her father is of French nationality but moved to New York when he divorced Jane's mother when she was two years old. He was forced to temporarily relocate to the states due to a custody order, but after it was worked out, he decided to purchase a permanent home in New York. Since then, he travels back to his company's Paris headquarters two or three times a month but does most of his business in Manhattan. Despite this, he never had enough time, or as Jane believed, desire, to invest his energy in her upbringing. Their relationship was always minimal. until she hit her teenage years and he was no longer able to ignore her bratty and rebellious attitude. From then on, it consisted of little more than yelling and screaming, and making empty threats to empty her bank account.

Home Life:
Adrian and Laura met when they were in their 20's. She was a student at Juliard in New York City, and he was visiting a cousin who happened to attend the school as well. They fell in love and after she graduated, she moved to France where they continued dating, and eventually eloped. They had been married for a few weeks when they intentionally conceived a child. They were young and in love and ready to start a family together and for the first few months, everything seemed wonderful. However, by the time Jane was born, it was apparent that they had moved too quickly. Adrian's work life was consuming him, Laura missed her family and life in the states, and neither were prepared to put their lives on hold to care for the baby. Their divorce was finalized when Jane was a year old and luckily, it was completely civil. They agreed that Jane would reside with Adrian on a regular basis, but Laura had visitation rights and it essentially worked as more of shared custody than anything.

In order to allow Laura regular contact with Jane, Adrian purchased a penthouse in New York where Jane was raised. Although it was her father's apartment, he wasn't the one there caring for the toddler day in and day out. Those duties were given to an assortment of nannies and caregivers who did everything from make her breakfast in the morning, to teaching her how to ride a bike. She never developed a close emotional relationship with her father and he tended to express his love through gifts. Jane would wake up in the morning and instead of being greeted by her father, she would find a new Tiffany bracelet waiting for her. It sounds great, and Jane would never complain about the gifts, but she did want to know her father.

A few weeks after she turned fifteen, she found out via text that her father had impulsively married a mediocre "aspiring actress", Nicole, who he had been dating for a few months during their trip to Italy. Jane wanted no part in the woman, despite her attempts to reach out and become involved in Jane's life. She was already comfortable with having no authoritative parents in her life and wasn't about to open up to some girl who was old enough to be her sister. After a few screaming matches with between the two, Nicole mostly gave up on trying to befriend Jane the two avoid each other more than anything now.

The biggest struggle that Jane has faced in her life is the eating disorder that she was diagnosed with at age fourteen. Looking back, she knows it's something that's been around since she was a child, but it started to become debilitating in her teen years. Her father was forced to acknowledge it when she fainted one day at school and was sent to a hospital to be examined. Since then, she has been forced to see a psychiatrist regularly. Things seemed to be okay for a few years, but last spring she took a turn for the worse and hit a dangerously low weight which her forced into the Timberline Knolls treatment facility in Illinois. At that point in her life, she probably would have ran away if she knew she was being sent there, so her father convinced her that they were going on a weekend trip to Chicago to force her to the center. It worked, but left Jane with no time to give any of her friends an explanation for why she would be falling off the face of the earth for the two months of summer.

Academic Career:
"School is hell on earth. Definitely not my favorite place to be."
Jane might be the perfect example of money equaling power, because it's apparent to nearly everyone who goes to Constance that there's no way she would have been admitted to the school if it wasn't for her family's money. She struggles to maintain a GPA over a 2.0 and seems to be on the brink of failing every class besides French. It's her father's native tongue and the fact that she's bilingual is probably the only strength she has academically when compared to her bright peers. She does not participate in any sports but reluctantly joined the French club upon Sydney's request.

Future Plans:
Jane doesn't want to go to college and probably will probably end up taking at least one year off after high school, but is being forced to apply to a few big-name schools just to appease her father. She is considering moving to LA next year and getting an apartment near her mother's house. Her biggest goal right now is to get healthy.
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Personality:
Jane comes from wealth and isn't afraid to flaunt it. She fits the bill of your typical trust fund baby - the girl who has never had to work a day in her life and never will have to. She has daddy funding her credit card with a seemingly unlimited pile of money at the other end, and never hesitates to splurge on a new pair of Chanel boots that she just has to have. A lot of her friends also come from money, but few of their parents are worth the 37 billion dollars that her father is valued at. Although she is obsessed with having the newest and nicest everything, shopping has become more than just getting new things for Jane. It's therapeutic for her, a way to distract herself from any problems or stress going on in her life. Though it's helping in the short term, it's apparent that her reckless spending habits keep her distanced from the real world.

She can be shallow, often judging people based on their appearance and the little information that she's heard about them through gossip. While she probably would talk about them behind their back, she wouldn't normally bully or taunt anyone to their face. She claims that it's okay to be a bitch, but not to be mean and when it comes to gossip, she's more of a follower than the mastermind behind it. Although she doesn't mind contributing to the rumors circulating about other people, she does become very emotional when ones start spreading about her. She's sensitive to criticism and is usually the girl who ends up hysterically crying about a problems from months ago after a night of drinking. Her biggest insecurity is her weight. She has been diagnosed with an eating disorder and although she recognizes that she's statistically underweight, it doesn't change the way that she feels about her body.

As a child, Jane developed an obsession with Veruca Salt, a fictional character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Although she knew that the way the girl acted wasn't pleasant or admirable, she envied that she was able to get whatever she wanted, like Jane did, but also had her father and her beck and call, which Jane didn't. In some ways, Jane mirrored Veruca's demanding and insolent ways and even now that she's no longer bratty in that way, she still expects to get her way in most situations and will never hesitate to complain if something isn't up to par.

Despite the flaws, Jane is loyal to her friends. She's affectionate, reliable and warm, but her impulsive and absentmindedness can sometimes get the best of her. When she's in a moment of gossiping and isn't thinking thoroughly, she's known to accidentally air her friend's secrets to other people, but now that there's a new Gossip Girl, she's working on keeping her mouth shut more.

In almost every area of her life, it's clear that Jane is impulsive. Whether it's buying thousands of dollars worth of clothes in one day or drinking herself into a blackout state, it's hard for her to control herself when she's in the mood to indulge in something. She can be reckless and make stupid choices, but her friends can all agree that she's always a fun person to have around. She's spontaneous, bold and energetic, always being up for a night out or an adventure.

Hobbies:
Shopping | Yoga

Bad Habits:
Always running late | Biting her nails | Gossiping | Overly emotional | Overly sensitive | Binge drinking | Horrible driver

Likes & Dislikes:
โค Shopping โค Diet soda โค Alcohol โค Autumn โค Rap Music โค Traveling โค Yoga โค Selfies โค
โœ˜ Getting sick โœ˜ Needles โœ˜ Bugs and rodents โœ˜ Tea โœ˜ Her stepmother โœ˜ Horror Movies โœ˜ Public transportation โœ˜ Looking at herself in the mirror โœ˜
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Kendall Jenner

Build:
At 5'10 and 117 lbs, Jane is considerably thin and is medically underweight, though that is to be expected of someone under her circumstance. It's an increase from the 110 lbs she was a few months ago, which is something that she's unfortunately being forced to adjust to. Her height is one of her most noticeable traits and one of her least liked, since she feels like a giant compared to her friends whenever she wears heels. No matter how small or large she gets, she's come to terms with the fact that she will always be insecure about her figure.

Hair Color:
Brown, natural

Eye Color:
Brown

Other:
She only has her ears pierced once each, but simply because she's too scared of needles to go through with getting the second holes. Similarly, she has no tattoos at the moment and is only against getting one because she's scared of the needle.

So begins...

Jane Lynch's Story

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S I E N N A ~ A L VA R E Z
"And then there were two."

Outfit|| Balmain tuxedo dress w/ Christian Louboutins
IPod || Confident by Demi Lovato
Mood|| Anxious

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It was such a weird thing for Sienna having to be the one that was a touch calmer than Sydney. That had never been their dynamics. Where Sydney would be the one cool, calm, and collected, Sienna was loud, vivacious and dramatic. She took things too seriously, Sydney did as well but had always had more tact. Sienna could be ready to cry at the drop of a hat, Sydney was a steel wall. Unmovable, indomitable. And yet, for the second time this year (and Sienna barely wanted to count the time when Sydney vented to her the on the first day of classes because she had been too distracted by trying to keep their conversation on the low to react as she normally would), Sienna was the cool one.

Instead of snapping back when Sydney's annoyance shined through, the singer simply raised an inquisitive eyebrow, shifting just slightly in her seat with her legs still crossed. She didn't even choose to say anything at that point and let Sydney begin her rant, brown eyes boring into the petite blonde as she expressed her distaste in Jane's elusiveness. Which was definitely out of character for the brunette who anyone with an IQ could see through. Sienna knew her friend was a lot of things, but secretive...not so much. Feeling her phone buzz in her hand, Sienna glanced down to see a text from Katherine. When Sydney appeared to be done, she spoke up. "You'll care because she's your friend. The same friend who was really pale yesterday and probably hasn't had much to eat in the last few hours and you being mad at her about ditching you when she's been ditching meals is irrelevant. The same friend you won't be mad at come tomorrow morning because you've never been able to stay mad at her for longer than twenty-four hours. And the same friend who's downstairs with Bitch-Toria Walsh." She also, while she was at is, sent another text to Jane.

To: J
Glad to know u haven't abandoned me :D Snacks and drinks are down there w/ evry1 else. Talking w/ Syd 4 now. B down soon

"And you'll care because of all the people in this house, Victoria's the last one you need to be buddy buddy with," Sienna also stated, peering down at her phone for a long time before meeting Sydney's gaze again. She fidgeted uncomfortably and ran her fingers through her newly-cleaned, tousled hair. It had never been her plan to come clean about Victoria and the blog, and she honestly hadn't thought spilling what she had to Sydney through. Of course, it would mean that Sydney would demand more. Of course, it meant that she would have to tell her everything because omitting anything was out of the question once she planted the seed of doubt in Sydney's head. The girl would poke and prod until Sienna could do nothing but spill every detail. More than that, it meant that Sienna had to acquiesce and she didn't want to do that for Sydney. She wanted to take Victoria down. She wanted to remind her - and anyone else - that Sienna's friends were off-limits and that just because Sienna gave you an inch, it didn't mean you could take a leap. She wanted the satisfaction of it all, but she also wanted Jane safe.

And that meant including Sydney.

Sienna moved from the chaise lounge, walking back to the double doors of the closet before closing them. After that text, she wouldn't have been surprised if Jane came upstairs just because she knew she could. She didn't need the brunette, however, stumbling upon the conversation. Once the doors were closed, Sienna leaned against them, folding her arms over her chest. "Look, I never had any intention of telling you this, but...with the recent events, I've got no choice." She said slowly and licked her lips dryly before continuing. "Tori...sh-she...fuck it, she's in charge of that stupid blog and I knew about it beforehand but didn't say anything but I had her under control. But then I fucked up and told her about the Vincent thing and then she started getting post-crazy and I'm trying to off that bitch, but she told me she knew about Jane...like she was fucking taunting me with it and how she only hoped it didn't get out and I knew I couldn't just threaten her like I had been doing all this time and it's been driving me crazy not to glass her ass." Even if Sienna wanted to continue the calm facade, nothing could stop her from allowing the words to tumble forth from her lips, unbidden and listless.

After a breath, she sighed again, bowing her head slightly because she honestly had not wanted to bring this to Sydney. She had wanted to do this on her own, but she knew she couldn't and knew it wouldn't have been fair to do so. When she looked up again, she shrugged helplessly. "That's why I'd been so nice to her all this time. I didn't like that evil witch, I just wanted her to not post the wrong thing about us. But then I screwed up and I know you're mad at J, but I'd rather her secret get out because we decided it should, not because some basic bitch went behind our backs and did it."

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Character Portrait: Charlotte H. Buchanan Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Sydney Vale Character Portrait: Victoria Walsh Character Portrait: Connor Harkins
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Throughout the entire afternoon, Victoria found herself telling mentally reiterating that this was going to be a painful, but necessary step in her quest to be happy. It would definitely be uncomfortable to spend an entire afternoon with Sienna, Charlotte, Jane and Piper, people she despised, but Sydney would be there. That was exciting enough, and a huge motivator as Tori nearly choked on her anxiety on her way to Sienna's penthouse. To her surprise and delight, the hostess wasn't even there when she got there, but neither was Sydney. The dislike she had for Sienna was recent but strong, because Sienna had tried control of her blog, the one thing that she had in her life, that made her powerful. At home, Victoria was stuck in the shadow of her sister, and essentially ignored by her father. At school, she blended in and had been rejected for so many years, that it was strange that she still had any hope for a social advance. Behind her computer screen, though, she could inflict pain in anyone that she wanted. For example, people didn't like her enough to vote her class president, but she could take that frustration out by tarnishing perfect little Charlotte Buchanan's reputation. It was a way for Tori to translate her anger in a form that she received virtually no backlash in, because no one knew it was her. Well, that was true until recently. Now Sienna not only knew, but was testing that power, and while Tori was unaware that Piper also knew, she knew that it was bound to come out sooner than later. She only hoped that by the time it got to Sydney, she and Sienna would be at such odds that Sydney wouldn't believe it to be true.

The time that she had before Sydney and Sienna arrived at Sienna's wasn't as painful as she imagined it would be. She wasn't big on drinking alcohol, so she kept away from the beverages being served, but indulged in some of the pastries and appetizers. Her got her nails, hair and makeup done, and was still busy with that when the hostess and Sydney came in. Suddenly, her nerves were back, especially because the two of them didn't seem to hate each other. Victoria had been certain that Sydney would show up with Jane, who had also been missing for the beginning of the pre-party, but she didn't. That should've been exciting to Tori, who could have used it as her opportunity to hang out with Sydney alone, but the queen bee didn't seem interested in her. If she didn't cherish her so much, Tori would have criticized her for having such mood changes. One day, she was inviting her to go shopping at Tiffany's and setting her up with one of her closest guy friends, and the next, she wouldn't even lift her eyes from her phone screen to acknowledge the "hey!" that Victoria offered. It was frustrating, but Tori had to remember that she didn't need to be clingy and annoying. She was here, at the "cool kids'" pre-party, and that was what mattered.

After another hour or so, Tori was ready, aside from putting on her dress and shoes, so she decided to try to make conversation with Sydney again. At the very least, she could thank her again for setting her up with Connor... which reminded her that she should probably try to text him, so that it wasn't completely awkward when he came.

To: Connor
Excited for tn :)!

When she grabbed her phone to text him, she saw a text from Sienna as well, which had her neutral expression quickly turning into a scowl. She now definitely couldn't stand Sienna. The text was taunting, maintaining a tone that the two had went back and forth with in their previous exchanges, but Tori didn't like her using that when she couldn't do anything. This was Sienna's turf, and Tori didn't doubt that she would be publicly blasted if she responded to it with something similar. So, she didn't. She only glanced in Sienna's direction, but found the blonde preoccupied with other people, and by the time she texted Connor, Sienna was speaking to the group and then she and Sydney were heading upstairs. NOOOOOO! They weren't supposed to be friends! She didn't need Sienna alone with Sydney, especially with the point she and Sienna were at. All it took was for Sienna to open her mouth, and Tori's chance at becoming Sydney's best friend was gone. All of this work... gone. Tori considered just leaving. Leaving this house. Not going to the party. Transferring schools. Yeah, that sounded good. Better than facing the fate of the worst possible situation her mind could conjure.

She didn't know if she was actually going to leave or not, but almost automatically, Tori found herself walking towards the exit of the room. Before she got more than a few feet, Jane appeared out of nowhere, fully dressed, and while she was quite possibly her least favorite of the four, Tori was relieved at the sight of her. She could be the scapegoat here. Victoria could use her to her advantage... somehow. As she hurried towards the girl, she didn't have a plan, but with Jane's thoughts being as pliable as Tori assumed them to be, she hoped that she could figure something out. "Jane!" Tori chirped, placing a hand on the girl's arm as if they were actually friends. "There's something important that I need to talk to you about. Will you come in the hall with me for a second?"

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Character Portrait: Charlotte H. Buchanan Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Sydney Vale Character Portrait: Victoria Walsh Character Portrait: Piper H. Vine
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Nervous didn't even describe how Jane felt, walking into Sienna's house. She refused to check her phone the entire way there, but after being greeted by Katherine, the Alvarez housekeeper that she was most familiar with, Jane felt a little bit better. She didn't receive any warning that she should run back home, which she didn't necessarily expect from the employee anyway, but it was still a good sign. When she was led into the most occupied room, she found a group of familiar faces, with some being more familiar than others. There were some people she knew only through Sienna, who she wasn't very close with, but there was Piper, and Charlotte and Rosie... yet no Sienna or Sydney. She was only a foot into the room when she could no longer resist temptation, and pulled out her phone. Her first thought was to text either of her best friends and make sure that they weren't off ripping out each other's hair in another room, and though Sienna's text about the two "talking" worried her, it didn't seem as bad as it could be. Jane had too much to worry about right now, especially with the smell of something delicious taunting her from one of the tables across the room, to get involved anymore than to request that Sienna vouch for her during whatever their conversation.

To: Sienna
ilysm!!! don't let her kill me, i was literally asleep. let's all be friends ily

To: Sydney
i'm so so so so so so so sorry i fell asleep but i'm here now <3

It was true that Jane did have every intention of bailing on tonight's festivities, but her excuse of being asleep all afternoon wasn't a lie either. Just from the number of missed calls and the texts Sydney had sent her, compared to just the one from Sienna before this one, made it clear that Sydney was more angry at her than Sia. Which wasn't surprising. Sydney took everything so personally, and Jane was sensitive too, so she couldn't really criticize, but it was like, if she didn't follow Sydney's agenda to a T, she was going to hear about it. Or not hear about it, and be on the receiving end of the cold shoulder for the rest of the night.

As she headed into the room, she took a martini from a tray, but only a sip in, and she knew she was going to be needing more gin than that. That was especially true, when she spotted Victoria across the room. Who invited her?! Jane didn't want to be so negative, and decided it'd be easier to just ignore the people she didn't like tonight. In a quick decision, she decided that that included Piper. The redhead hadn't pulled through with her pills yesterday, and until she gave them to her, she was going to be ignored, even if she was the party hostess tonight. Jane didn't care, and she wouldn't acknowledge the idea that therapists had suggested to her during treatment, that her illness made her selfish. It was hard to think about anyone else when she was so caught up on her own problems, and in the mindset that everyone was out to get her. Piper had no real obligation to get her the pills, but Jane felt like she was being an incredibly bad friend by not getting them for her the minute she asked for them. She wasn't used to not being able to go to the store or ordering some housekeeper to go, and get whatever it was that she wanted. Piper was her only connection to Brent, but at this point, Jane was considering reaching out to him herself. She needed those pills badly, and the way her appetite was creeping up on her tonight, and how gross she felt in her dress, only reminded her of that.

"Hey girlie!" Jane smiled as she approached Lottie, the girl that she decided was her favorite out of the current choices in the room. "You look sooooo-" Jane literally stopped mid-sentence as she felt someone touch her, and the disgust couldn't have translated any clearer onto her face when she saw that it was Victoria, asking her to come into the hall to talk in private. Um, not a chance, was what she wanted to say, and she hesitated for a moment, but then pulled away from Victoria and wrapped one of her arms around Charlotte's arm, forcing the blonde closer to her. "Uh, okay I guess... but Charlotte's my date tonight, so she has to come with me," Jane decided, being playful, but only towards Charlotte as she pulled her out of the room behind Tori.

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What did Sydney see in Jane to make her a part of their group? Even Sienna too! What could any smart, respected person in this community see in this girl, who was so rude and dumb! Victoria's thoughts were rampant with curses as she watched Jane's expression change from cheerful to bothered as she went from interacting with Charlotte to her. You stupid little bitch... If it wasn't for Jane's money, her connections, and her looks, no one would ever like her, but that wasn't something that was exclusive to Jane. Being gorgeous and rich did mean a lot, and while Victoria's intelligence would get her far in life, so would Jane's money and looks. It felt unfair, but it was the bitter reality and it only made Tori want to take her down more now. It would be the only dose of reality that a girl like Jane would ever face in her life, she imagined. So, Victoria didn't even hesitate to speak up when Jane attempted to foil her plan by bringing Lottie along. Aside from Sienna, right now, Lottie was the last person that Tori wanted to be hanging around. It had nothing to do with feeling like she couldn't say things in front of Charlotte or being intimidated, she just didn't like her. The connection that the blonde had with Sienna was a deterrent too, but not as much as Tori just disliking her. She would be able to flaunt Connor around Lottie later, and until then, she wanted the blonde out of her face.

"Oh, okay. I mean, I wanted to talk to you about what I've heard you've been begging Brent for, but if you want Charlotte to come along, that's cool too!" Victoria kept her tone light and perky, even. She could play the innocent card very well, and she didn't want it to look like she was threatening or blackmailing Jane in front of Charlotte. As far as she portrayed it, she thought that Jane and Brent's interactions were public knowledge, or at least knowledge to her "date" Charlotte, and that she was just trying to be helpful.

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Character Portrait: Charlotte H. Buchanan Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Carolina Daily Character Portrait: Victoria Walsh Character Portrait: Piper H. Vine
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Earlier that week, she had picked out a couple of dresses with Nicole, and after school today, she decided on the royal blue gown. Her sister agreed that it was her best pick, with it being classy and simple, but also fitted enough to touch upon her curves, so after finishing all of the assignments she had due on Monday, she finally started to get ready. Sienna had extended the invitation to her pre-party to her a few days before, and Carolina had planned on going originally. However, she always put her school work over socializing, and she knew that if she didn't do her work before Piper's party, she wouldn't be able to relax and actually enjoy herself. Plus, she assumed that Jane was going to be at Sienna's all afternoon, and Carrie didn't feel like spending any unnecessary time with that nuisance. She really just planned on going to Piper's on her own and meeting up with the girls there, but she finished her work and getting ready earlier than expected. Of course, once her sister heard that, she was basically forced out the door to go to Sienna's.

Nicole spent the elevator ride to the lobby pleading with her to reach out to Jane again. She tried to convince Carolina that Jane was just naturally bratty, and that it wasn't something that she should take personally. "She wasn't lucky enough to grow up with any siblings, Carrie! She doesn't know how to share attention or be challenged and not get things to go her way, but she's not a bad kid. She's going through a lot, why don't you just try to be a friend to her once more?" Carolina told her that she was trying to convince the wrong person to be nice, but nothing she said would get through to Nicole. It made Carolina wonder if Jane had went crying to her dad about it, because Nicole was usually on her side about this, or at least before Carolina had moved in, all she could talk about was how outrageous she acted. Luckily, when she stepped out of the elevator and got into the car alone, Sienna texted her, which reassured her that her invitation was still valid.

To: Sienna
Lol I'm omw rn. Had soo much school stuff to do. U wouldn't know since u skipped again lol. Hope my invite is still good, be there in a few

To: Leon
Hope I c u tn!

A few minutes later, the Lynch's driver left her in front of Sienna's building, and Carolina made her way inside. She was quickly buzzed in by one of the Alvarez's staff members, and before long, found herself in the elegant apartment with a group of girls. Nearly every face was familiar to her, and she offered a friendly smile to most of them, but without Sienna in sight, the only two people she really would have interacted with were Piper and Charlotte. Charlotte was standing beside Jane and Tori Walsh, so Carolina quickly made the choice to head over to Piper. "Damn, I'm surprised you're here and not freaking out over your rich bitch party," she smirked as she sat down beside the girl. "You look pretty though, so I guess that's all that matters," she added, on an equally playful note.

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S I E N N A ~ A L VA R E Z
"If you asked me a week ago, I wouldn't be able to say it but...I missed you."

Outfit|| Matthew Williamson Halter gown w/
Giuseppe Zanotti stilettos & embroidered Marchesa clutch
Location || Her Bedroom
IPod || Control by Halsey
Mood|| Sentimental

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Even if she wanted to, Sienna couldn't fight the warmth that spread in her chest nor the smile that played on the corners of her mouth. She shouldn't have been as happy as she did that Sydney even remotely believed her or that they were possibly in this together, but here she was. A bit overwhelmed by that little fact and nodded carefully, trying her hardest not to let that smile be as big as it wanted to be.

"Y-yeah, ok. Sure. I will. And...thanks," she said, playing with the handles of the doors before opening them again, glancing over her shoulder at Sydney. "For believing me, thanks. And, you don't have to say anything back, but...I...kinda have missed you, Syd." Sienna didn't allow herself to push for more, remembering that it was Piper's night to throw a bomb ass party and that she didn't need any tears. She wanted to have fun and yeah, she was probably going to be side-eyeing Tori for the rest of the night but she wanted to at least go back to enjoying herself. So, she turned away and headed back into the bedroom while still talking to Sydney. "I forgot where you put your stuff, but I'm changing up here. You can use the closet. I'm gonna text J to come up here...just because."

To: J
She won't kill u, promise. Come upstairs. Need 2 put on my gown b4 hair & makeup gets done ;p

To: Piper, Lottie
No WWIII yet :D Putting on my dress & I'll be back down

To: Piper
Are u leaving b4 us 2 b there 1rst?

To: Carrie
Girlie, ur always welcome here ;D Ftr I always get my assignments. Wouldn't b honor roll w/out it. Cant wait 2 c ur dress. B down soon

Once those texts were sent, she also sent a few to the other girls whom she knew were leaving before them to go with dates and such. There were always those large number of students who went ahead of everyone else and honestly, Sienna loved those people. The vain girl in her liked being able to make an entrance and she very well couldn't make a proper entrance if there was no one already waiting for her. Back in the comfort of her room, Sienna kicked the Louboutins off her feet and under her bed, plugged up her phone and then proceeded to stand behind the privacy screen she had gotten installed in her room some time ago. Katherine had already set up her mannequin with the dress for the evening and her jewelry was already laid out on her vanity.

After getting the clothing she had barely had time to really rest in off, Sienna went without wearing a bra and found the nipple coverings Katherine had left behind. The bodice of the Matthew Williamson halter gown from his summer 2015 collection was very fitted since the model originally used was definitely skinnier than Sienna, resulting in a nice push-up effect for her boobs. Not that she complained. She had hated the thought of having to wear a bra with it and was definitely not against it. She also went for the lace thong Cynthia would probably slap her for owning, and then slid the masterpiece over her body. She loved the cut-outs along the sides, revealing just only a tease of her trim sides and flat tummy, and also the reveal of her back. Plus, the center front split was a sexy surprise when she walked. It was a nice fit but also required zipping at the back. However, after careful maneuvering (especially considering her nails) and stretching, she was donning the relaxed yet sensuously glamorous gown. Once that was done, Sienna emerged from behind the screen to slip into her heels before going to the vanity to put on her jewelry, noting the mask that awaited her as well.





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R I C A R D O ~ S L I M
"Seems like you guys started the party without me."
Outfit|| DSquared2 Beverly Hills Tuxedo w/ mask
Location || Connor Harkins' Home
IPod || Turn Down (For What?) by DJ Snake ft. Lil Jon
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It didn't take particularly long for Rick to get to Connor's place. Traffic flow was still considerably heavy since it was a Friday night and he knew that a good number of students, even a few not from either St. Jude's or Constance, would be attending Piper Vine's masquerade ball. It was an event hosted by one of the most popular girls on the Upper East Side. Whether or not you were a student at the two respectable schools was irrelevant. You were going, one way or another. Or your life was simply boring. Still, luckily for him, his driver knew the back-ways and hidden corners to cut that enabled him to reach his friend's home in fifteen minutes.

It didn't take him long to gain access inside and before long, the king of St. Jude's was walking into the room his two friends were occupying with the typical swagger in his walk and a smirk on his lips. "I see you two have started the party without me," he exclaimed with amusement, recalling the text he had received from Vincent. Rick could only guess, with the glasses on the table, that the two guys had definitely started enjoying themselves. He also could only guess how much trouble Vincent planned to get himself into and the thought alone caused his eyebrow to twitch with interest. Of course, Rick himself planned to enjoy the night, but there was something about one of his friends being drunk and reckless that entertained him. After all, it was the simple things in life that made him happy. Good sex. Great food. Drunk people. Yep, the simple things.

"But, first thing's first, Harkins," he exclaimed decidedly, plopping down on one of the chairs and pointing a finger directly at Connor. "I was expecting you to ask Sydney. Hell, maybe even our own Madam President, but Victoria Walsh? Now, that's just not like you. You usually bounce between two blondes...like your friend over here." Rick gave a pointed nod to Vincent's direction before returning his imploring yet playful gaze back to Connor. "Don't tell you're trying for an easier conquest, my friend. I thought you liked the chase?"




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      Location : Her Apartment
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      Rosie did everything in her power to keep her sister from backing out from going to the party just because of Connor and Tori. She wanted Lottie to go. Her dress was gorgeous, she looked amazing in it, and she refused to go without her even if that meant not going herself. Charlotte stayed in bed most of the day not wanting to go anywhere and see anyone. But, finally Rosie got her up and ready for a day of getting ready at Sienna's and getting her hair and makeup professionally done just to make her beauty over the top. Which is what they did most of the day and getting Lottie the perfect 'glass slippers'. Rose for some reason had an idea in her head to make Lottie the 'modern day Cinderella' complete with a curve hugging gown with a flowing white bottom, diamonds all over her body including Connor's bracelet to Charlotte, and her hair flowing out of her face but still framing the sides of her face for the mask to fit perfectly. After a few hours the twins made their way to Sienna's with all of their stuff to get ready with everyone else.

      Once there Lottie and Rose split up to get ready. Rosie was ready to get into her dress and was pushing Lottie to do so too seeing that most of the girls already were dressed for the night. So, of course Lottie went with her to get ready. They slipped into a room where they put on their new lingerie from the photo shoot on along with their actual dresses. Rose's was easier to get on seeing that hers just needed to her slipping on from her feet up. While Lottie's was a corset type and took longer to get on. On top of that Rose was not the stronger so it took them much longer and Lottie refused for her to get help from their friends. All of them, even Rosie had these great bodies but at the end of the day they were pretty thin, sure they had curves but they were still small. Lottie wasn't like that. She was bigger all around and had a lot of muscle from years of volleyball and swimming especially around her torso and shoulder. "Lottie, c'mon please don't get upset. Everything's fine."
      The older twin was sniffling and trying not to get herself worked up but it wasn't working. She was sucking in as much as she could as she stood on her tip toes, towering over her sister. "This is a sign. My implant's shorting out, my dress won't fit, Connor going with Tori. I seriously just need to stay--.." Rose groaned as she walked to face her sister and grabbed her toned arms. "Get it together! When are you ever one to let someone, anyone dictate what and where you're going to go? You're Charlotte fucking Buchanan! One of the sexiest girl in New York, one of the most desired girls by... anyone."

      "Rose."

      "No Lottie, Listen! You cannot be like this. I hate seeing you like this, everyone does and if you go out there with a frown on your face everyone's going to get upset. I know you hate when I guilt you but, so what? Connor going with Tori because Syd damn near made him. Okay? Talk to him there, alright? 'Til then smile and make every girl out there jealous." Charlotte broke into a small smile before Rose went back to the corset but not before slapping her butt with a small chuckle. Who knows what happened? But, all of a sudden the two could finally get it nice and tight. When she turned around she couldn't help but smile at her reflection as Rose added the diamond necklace to finish the look and handing her her red bottom, clear diamond heels. "See. Connor won't be able to keep his eyes off of you. Now, let's go make that bitch Tori jealous." Lottie rolled her eyes as the two walked out to go into the front room. Rose left Lottie for a second to go get a drink for herself and some water for Charlotte. "Hey girlie!" Lottie turned towards Jane with a smile. "Hey Janie."

      "You look sooooo-" Lottie furrowed her brows when Jane cut herself off. But once she was Tori, the blonde understood. "Jane! There's something important that I need to talk to you about. Will you come in the hall with me for a second?" Lottie just sat there and listened to the two just in case she needed to calm the two girls down. "Uh, okay I guess... but Charlotte's my date tonight, so she has to come with me," Now Lottie was caught off guard. Why did she have to be brought into this?! "I--.. Ummm--.."

      "Oh, okay. I mean, I wanted to talk to you about what I've heard you've been begging Brent for, but if you want Charlotte to come along, that's cool too!" Lottie turned to Jane with her eyebrows raised with a small frown. "I really don't have to go. You guys can go talk, really. I--I don't want to get in the way or anythang." Before either of them could reply Lottie got a text from Sienna and decided to turn her attention to the text in question.

      To : Sienna

      Me? WW3? Never, but you might need to watch the others. lol.



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Maybe Jane was living up to her reputation of being ditsy, but she had absolutely no idea as to why Tori would want to talk to her, and what this "important" topic would be. She knew nothing about Tori's relation to the blog, and nothing about the friendship that Tori and Brent had. There was no way that she could have suspected that Victoria was privy to her secret, so Jane felt like she was going to have the upper hand in this conversation. She pulled Lottie along with her because she didn't want to talk with the loser alone, but when Victoria brought up Brent, and that she was "begging" for something from him, Jane's mouth fell agape. If she wasn't completely caught off guard, she probably would have started crying, because it would have fit in perfectly with how unstable she was feeling as of lately. Jane stared at Victoria like a deer in headlights for a good few seconds, and then looked back at Charlotte. The blonde was looking at her phone, but Jane was sure she was close enough to have heard. Charlotte was the one who was rumored to have been dating Brent, too. What if she knew what Tori meant? What if everyone knew? Jane didn't know what to do. Should she run out of the apartment? To the kitchen and down a bottle of Absolut? Should she try to talk to Victoria, and beg her not to say anything again, or remain here in front of Charlotte, and try to act like this was a big misunderstanding. Jane's head was spinning, and suddenly, the idea of passing out didn't seem so scary. Maybe she'd hit her head and have to go to the hospital, and she could avoid all of this for the night.

"I- I don't know what you're talking about!" Jane finally said. She wanted it to come out as a quick snap, but her voice was more shaky than she expected it to be, and without excusing herself, she was brushing past Victoria and moving as quickly as her heels would allow her, until she was upstairs. Her fear of Sydney was no longer at the top of her mind, and she barged into Sienna's room without even considering the anger Sydney probably still held for her. Her instincts told her to start crying and tell Sienna and Sydney how mean Victoria was being to her, so that they could handle it, but this was a situation where that wouldn't help her. If she did that, she would have to either admit that what Victoria had on her was true, and face the questions over that, or deny it, but still face skepticism. Jane knew that her friends didn't really trust her at this point, and while she couldn't blame them, she still didn't want anyone to be in her business. So, as difficult as it was for her, she didn't burst into tears. Instead, she closed the door behind her and slowed herself down when she was a few feet into the room. She wasn't going to start crying, but she couldn't give a real smile either. Instead, she tried to brighten her expression, and took a seat on the edge of Sienna's bed. "You guys look pretty," she said quietly, her eyes scanning the room as she made eye contact with everything besides her friends' eyes. Her thoughts were racing, but one of the ones that were on her mind, was that she needed to text Piper. Even if Piper hadn't told Tori that she was begging for more pills from Brent, she was going to blame Piper for letting Brent tell Tori.

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S I E N N A ~ A L VA R E Z
"...you okay, girlie?"

Outfit|| Matthew Williamson Halter gown w/
Giuseppe Zanotti stilettos & embroidered Marchesa clutch
Location || Her Bedroom
IPod || Control by Halsey
Mood|| Concerned

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Sienna ended up backing up the second after Sydney finished reading the text, knowing that they needed to hurry up and finish getting ready just in case something falls apart downstairs. More than that, if the guys started showing up. Sienna had specifically said she was going with anyone, especially since when things were usually good, she'd have Adam to fall back on. Whom she really needed to check in on when she got the chance. But still, she wanted to be ready for the party soon and entertain the remaining girls.

At least, she would be able to do if her mind wasn't focused on Jane.

"That's the thing with illness. You never know how serious it is until it starts affecting every little thing you do, even the lies you tell," she stated solemnly, staring back into the mirror of her vanity, set her phone down, and the proceeded to work on her eye makeup. Thinking about Jane and the lengths she was willing to go to in order to keep her desire for weight loss a secret was...it was no longer just heartbreaking. It was terrifying. Sienna had thought that she could identify with her friend when she first found about her eating disorder. She understood the desire to fit a certain image and she knew the lengths people would go to in order to achieve the goal and yet...and yet she had never felt so alone as to think drugs - of all things - would be the answer. It was disconcerting and a frightening thought. She at least had Esmee to think about when making a decision like that. She could only wonder if Jane didn't think she could look to them for that kind of strength in the face of her insecurities...

...if they had actually failed at being "good friends," as Sydney suggested that they were. She was also wondering if that was a selfish thought. Her thoughts seemed scattered and uncontrollable in the wake of Jane's illness and having to deal with the normally pliant girl being so fucking elusive.

As she finished up her eyes, Sienna paused and glanced back at Sydney when the blonde regaled her with the events of that night. She remembered, only momentarily sour, how Sydney treated her friend. She also recalled Sydney bringing up the drugs and while Sienna had never brought it up to Hailey, at the time she had been puzzled by the idea of it. Hailey wouldn't have done the drugs. Not for weight loss. Maybe something else, depression, perhaps? But never weight loss. And even still, how would she have ever known that Brent was the one to buy them from when she had only just arrived in New York the day before? She hadn't even allowed Jane to be an option.

"None of this is making sense," Sienna exclaimed in frustration, turning her focus - albeit, distractedly - to her lips. "If Jane was buying drugs from Brent before all of this, and that's the thought process we're having, then what would stop her from doing it now?" She pondered it aloud, switching the pencil with the brush for a more effective application of the red color. "Obviously, she must have still been buying if he brought pills to the party - "

Jane burst into the room, shut the door behind her, and Sienna fell absolutely silent.

Something was wrong. Jane seemed a bit pale, and Sienna partly chalked it up to the fact that Jane probably skipped a meal or two during the day, and she wouldn't meet their gazes. She exchanged a worried look with Sydney before setting her supplies down and making her way to the edge of the bed, not sitting. Just staring at the brunette imploringly and not even acknowledging the commentary about their appearances. They both knew they looked good. They didn't need to be told that. They needed to be told some truths. "Ok, what happened? And no, don't try to feed me some bullshit excuse about how it's nothing and you're just ready to go hard. What. Happened? Sienna demanded, speaking slowly but with no desire to let the situation go as Jane would typically require of her. And, if all else failed, she knew that Sydney had her back on this.

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Running out of Sienna's apartment definitely would have been a better option than this. Jane's eyes darted towards the door as Sienna approached her, and she tried to time out how long it would take her to get to it without being in physical reach of either of the girls. Though she always preferred heels because they made her legs look longer and slimmer, she was cursing herself for wearing them tonight. She needed a quick escape, and heels made that impossible. By the time she looked back at Sienna, she was standing in front of her, and there was no where to run to. Not only was she physically trapped, but verbally as well. Apparently, Sienna wasn't looking to play games, and just as apparently, Jane's frazzled state was obvious in her appearance. The blonde demanded to know what was wrong, and rejected Jane's go-to excuse before she could even utter a word. That put her back into her deer-in-headlights look, and again, she considered just being honest, but that was going to be too hard. She couldn't handle the questions and the demands for more information. Not only did she want to keep it a secret so she could continue keeping her illness alive, but she was kind of ashamed of it. It motivated her to push past the dreadful physical symptoms of the illness when she was alone, but when she was around her friends and was reminded of how abnormal her behavior was, she was embarrassed by it, or at least her lack of control of it.

"Wha- what? Nothing happened." She could sense her face becoming more pale now, as she shifted backwards on the bed a little bit farther. "Nothing to a point where you need to curse at me. I... I just didn't think that you were going to invite Carolina. She said something rude when I came in, but whatever, it's not a big deal. I really do want to go hard tonight. Are we all friends again?" Jane was more than just anxious. She was glad that she didn't eat anything since this morning for more reasons than one, but now, because she was sure she would be getting sick if there was anything in her stomach to actually come up. Victoria knew about her dealings with Brent, and now she was being pressed by Sienna and Sydney, like she was a criminal or something. Her eyes switched to the door again. Was it still too late to run?

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Sydney and Sienna hadn't been on the same wavelength like this in a long time, and Sienna was right. None of this was making sense. Sydney was glad that she wasn't the only one who was completely mind boggled over the entire premise of Jane using drugs, and managing to hide it from everyone. And for Victoria Walsh, of all people, to be the first one to find out. Sydney had finished checking her own appearance out, and stood a few feet from Sienna as she watched the girl finish her makeup, and think out loud. She couldn't finish speaking, and Sydney didn't have a chance to agree or further the conversation, because there was Jane, bursting into the room and closing the door behind her. Sydney would have preferred that she and Sienna come up with a solid approach before dealing with Jane directly, but that was out of the question now. If Sienna hadn't demanded a real explanation, Sydney would have, and she allowed Sienna to take the lead in talking, but quickly found herself next to the other blonde.

Sydney could feel her face tighten up as she looked at Jane. She was pale, and she was thinner than she should have been. With this new information on hand, Sydney was unsure if this was even the same Jane that she loved. She seemed like a completely new person with everything that was coming to light, and maybe it was the face of the illness, as Sienna claimed, but still, Sydney couldn't come to terms with Jane having that much depth. Maybe it was offensive and wrong to think, but Jane was supposed to be the simplest one out of the three. It was just how it had always been, and now Sydney was unsure if it had actually never been that way, and she and Sienna were really the oblivious ones. When Jane claimed that she looked so shaken because she was surprised to see Carolina, and because Carolina had said something mean, the competitive side of Sydney wanted to say "I told you so!" to Sienna. She held back though, because for once, this wasn't about Sydney trying to prove that she was the best.

This was about her and Sienna finding out the truth, and Sydney had already come to terms with the fact that she couldn't do this on her own. "You're lying." The idea of Carolina getting to Jane wasn't outlandish, because it was the very thing that had happened the day before, and Sydney had witnessed that first hand. However, she just had this gut feeling that Jane was lying, and if nothing else, she doubted that Jane was shocked that Carolina was invited. Sydney had spent the past week drilling the idea that Sienna was trying to replace them with Carolina and Charlotte into Jane's mind. Plus, she lived with Carolina, and it had to have been mentioned at some point, that Carolina might have been going to Sienna's. "You've been lying about a lot lately. Like, how the drugs that you were trying to buy from Brent at my party were actually for Hailey. Ring a bell?" Sydney didn't know if she was supposed to wait and bring it up in a more delicate way, but she wasn't going to let Jane conjure up any more excuses and lies. She didn't think that Jane could weasel her way out of this, if she was confronted with the truth. At the same time, maybe minutes before they were supposed to leave for Piper's party wasn't the best time to do it, but Sydney wasn't going to be able to do anything if she allowed Jane to continue to disrespect them with these unbelievable lies.

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When Sydney stepped beside Sienna, it was confirmed that it was definitely too late to run. Jane definitely feared Sydney more than Sienna. "Feared" wasn't a word that one would normally associate with friends, and it wasn't the normal dynamic of Jane's relationship with the girls, but she knew she was in the wrong. Ever since her illness had started to take over her life, her relationships with most people shifted into her fearing that people would find out her secret, and more so, that they would try to intervene. Hiding her illness from Sienna and Sydney had been extremely trying, especially because Jane was usually the one who was so open about everything. Her friends never had to be inquisitive or suspicious, because Jane never used to hesitate to share things about her life, but this was something that she couldn't share with anyone. She didn't want help... or she didn't want help most of the time, at least. As the disorder took over her life more and more, it became harder to hide, and she had to start lying to cover for it. As the lies grew larger and more frequent, her own paranoia grew, because she knew her friends weren't stupid. She had gotten away with it for a while, but she knew that they would find out eventually. And then they did, and Jane thought that that was bad. But now, her friends not only knew that she was really sick, but someone she wasn't friends with knew that she was sick too. Sick to a point where she was buying drugs, like some addict, and living up to Tori's claim that she was basically begging for said drugs.

Jane wanted to keep lying because she felt like she needed to. She was in too deep, and she didn't want to give up now. It was nothing short of sick, but she still wanted those pills. Even after seeing how socially dangerous it was, she still wanted to somehow get her hands on them, even if it meant that she still had to go through Brent. "No, I don't know what you're talking about," Jane objected, though her voice was more of a mumble now. The gig was up, and it seemed like she had to give up, but she couldn't. If she admitted to buying drugs from Brent, what was going to happen next? They would try to help her by doing something stupid, like telling her dad, and getting her sent to a hospital. Jane would not let that happen. She wasn't going to own up to anything, even if the way that she shifted backwards and refused to look at either of them professed her guilt just as clearly as her words could have. "And you're both being really mean to me for no reason, so maybe I should just go home." It was a preempt for her escape, but she didn't move from her spot on the bed.

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S I E N N A ~ A L VA R E Z
"We've been best friends for too long for it to feel like you're a stranger."

Outfit|| Matthew Williamson Halter gown w/
Giuseppe Zanotti stilettos & embroidered Marchesa clutch
Location || Her Bedroom
IPod || Control by Halsey
Mood|| Concerned

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They were a united front, like they had originally planned to be, when confronting Jane and her issues. And she could tell the brunette realized that. Her eyes widened, she seemed to pale even more, and more importantly, she couldn't offer up an excuse. Sure, Jane might have offered her typical complaint of the two of them being mean to her; she said that to a lot of people. Oh, you called Jane out on being spoiled? Obviously you were being mean. That she was lying? Oh, definitely mean. Wouldn't let her copy your homework? Meanest person that ever meaned...or some other bullshit like that. But Sienna wasn't having it, not this time around.

"Like hell you are," she snapped without preamble. But it was too late to take it back and she knew that the fierceness in her eyes might get to her friend, but Jane had to see how serious they both were. "You've been lying to us for god knows how long and it's gotta stop!" The impassioned cry, much more typical of Sienna, shocked her back into sobriety. Sienna didn't want to cause Jane to bolt and she shot, firstly, an apologetic glance to Sydney, and then back to Jane who was probably more than ready to ignore them for the rest of the night in favor of hiding out in her bedroom. So, Sienna took the time to cross the space between herself and Jane, sitting on the side of Jane that would be in the way just in case the brunette actually decided to run.

She had to soften her voice when she spoke again, but grasping Jane's hand gently in both of her own forced Sienna to speak just a little softer. "J...it's one thing to find out from your mom that you're...sick. But it's a completely different story to hear you keep lying to us about it...about everything?" Sienna didn't mean to, she really didn't, but the hurt bled through in both her eyes and voice when she asked, "Don't you trust us?"

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Sydney should have known that being confrontational and aggressive, even if it wasn't really aggressive, wasn't going to do any good with Jane. Her response, calling she and Sienna mean, was so typical, that it frustrated Sydney enough to want to start shouting again, but she couldn't. It reminded her of who Jane was, and how she worked. Though Sydney was doubting how well she knew Jane at the moment, she knew that screaming and trying to shake the truth out of Jane would never work. It would only make her run, and she seemed to remember that in the same moment as Sienna, who following her own version of snapping at Jane, seemed to soften too. "Yeah, do you trust us?" The answer was clearly a no at this point, but Sydney decided that she needed to give Jane a chance to explain herself too. She would follow Sienna's lead and try to be gentler, because despite being angry at Jane, the root of all of this was that they were concerned for Jane's well being. Jane could ditch Sydney a million times, but her friend's health status forced her to forget that animosity - for the moment, at least.

After a moment's hesitation, she took a seat on the bed on the side of Jane that was still unoccupied. She didn't go as far as to hold Jane's hand like Sienna did, but Sydney's expression was soft now, and genuinely so. It was sad that this was what they were doing during the first time that they three were actually hanging out together, on their own, without tension between her and Sienna, but something about it reminded her of their old dynamics. "We love you so much, Jane, and we just want you to talk to us. We want to help you, but if you just keep lying, we can't do anything, and you need help from someone. This isn't you... lying, and being so unhealthy and so unhappy... We just want you to be okay, and if you don't want us to help you, you have to get help from someone else. Obviously this problem is bigger than you want to admit it is, and we aren't going to sit here and watch it consume you." Sydney had never actually vocalized her concern for Jane like this. The first time that the girls confronted Jane about her illness, Sydney had been audacious, to say the least. There was little concern for Jane's actual well-being, and she had used it as a tool to throw Sienna under the bus. It was so wrong, and this was Sydney's way of taking that back. She couldn't actually apologize for it, because apologizing was basically impossible for her, but she would try to make it right, because she really did care. Everything she said, she meant.

While she wanted Jane to trust them and let them help her, she didn't know if it was possible. The fact that Jane was using drugs to fuel her eating disorder increased the severity of this by a lot, and Sydney didn't know if they could help. If Jane was completely willing to let them help her, and actually promised to be honest, it could work. The three of them had been like sisters at one point, and now that she and Sienna were good, Sydney thought that they could team up and really work on this with Jane. The likelihood of Jane agreeing to that seemed slim, considering that she wouldn't even admit that she had a problem, but if that was the case, Sydney knew that they couldn't just sit back and watch their friend wither away. They would have to reach out to Jane's mom or Adrian, and if that resulted in Jane being sent back into treatment, and them losing their best friend for a period of time, it was what was going to have to happen. It would be for Jane's own good.

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When Sienna became more emotional, Jane could feel tears welling up in her eyes. No one liked being yelled at or ganged up on, but that was especially true for Jane. It probably had something to do with her upbringing, and how "no" was something that she rarely heard. When she didn't get her way, all it took were some tears and victimizing herself in order for her to gain the sympathy she wanted, in addition to whatever it was that she originally requested. Feeling trapped and helpless, with no way to get out of something wasn't something that she was used to, and when her declaration that the girls were being unfairly mean didn't get her anywhere, crying seemed like the only other option to buy her some time in this mess. It wasn't like she had to force them to fall, anyway. As soon as Sienna took a different approach to it, and sat down and squeezed her hand, Jane could feel a trail of tears streaming down her cheeks.

Aside from not liking the way that she couldn't control this conversation, Jane didn't like how she was being ganged up on. She had been begging Sydney and Sienna to make up all week, but she didn't want them to make up, just to bully her. That wasn't part of the plan. They were just supposed to be friends again! And yeah, this was probably them trying to be good friends, but Jane didn't want their help. She didn't want to be put on the spot and questioned about whether she trusted them or not, because that wasn't something that was easy to answer truthfully. Of course, she didn't hesitate to let out an, "Of course I trust you," after Sienna, and then Sydney questioned it. She couldn't say that they were being mean now, but she didn't want the attention at all. She wanted this conversation to be dropped for now, and for good. Maybe she was lucky that she had gotten this far without really having to address it to them, but she didn't think she ever needed to. She thought that she had it all under control, but maybe this was bigger than she thought it was. Still, she couldn't admit it. No matter how true everything her friends were saying was, this was something that was ingrained in Jane's mind. It was an illness that had ruined her life in so many ways, and it had trained her into thinking that everyone's care was disingenuous and ill-willed. Even though it was hard for her to believe those thoughts right now, since she did trust Sydney and Sienna with everything aside from this illness, she could at least agree with the thoughts that told her that she needed to hold onto the disorder for now. It was a part of her identity, and besides, she had already tried getting better, and that only made her crash harder when she got home.

Right now, all she wanted to believe was that the illness would go away once she reached a weight that was low enough to make her look and feel good. Jane was smart enough to know that physically, losing weight would only make her feel worse and that she would never be satisfied with her weight, no matter how low it was, but knowing something didn't mean she had to believe it. It was complicated, something that Jane couldn't even make sense of half of the time, and that too, made it harder to confide in the girls. Even if she wanted to talk to them, she didn't know what to say. If she couldn't understand it, how would they?

"I'm not lying to you guys, okay? I went into treatment over the summer, and they let me out, which means I'm better. I'm not sick anymore. I wasn't ever really sick, okay? I still go to a doctor, so I'm getting all of the help that I need and I literally wasn't buying anything from Brent that night. I didn't- I...," Jane paused. She was being honest that she wasn't buying anything from Brent on the night of Sydney's party. At that point, Jane was fresh out of treatment and genuinely was not thinking about buying from Brent. In fact, she had been actively avoiding him all night, so as not to tempt herself, but when he found her at the bar with Hailey, she was too gone to even really realize that he was there, or what he was tossing onto the counter. So far, she wasn't really lying. The suggestion that she wasn't sick anymore, and was never sick might have been exaggerations, but she felt like if that was her opinion, they couldn't be counted as lies. However, she knew that if she tried to claim that she had never bought drugs from Brent, and that she was offended that they would even suggest that, then she would be lying. And she didn't want to do that. Not now, when she and her best friends were having such a real moment. At the same time, it was unrealistic and impossible for Jane to suddenly abandon the illness that was not only her clutch, but a part of who she was.

She didn't know what to do, and she kept her gaze focused on tracing the pattern on Sienna's carpet as she tried to figure it out. "Piper and I used to buy from him sometimes when we needed to lose weight, but it's not like serious, okay? Piper takes them whenever I do too, and it's not like she's dying. She's the one who suggested that we start buying from him again this year, anyway, so if anyone has a problem to be concerned with, it's her." Jane genuinely didn't start that thought with the intention of throwing Piper under the bus, but oh well! It wasn't like Piper had her back this week anyway. She was clearly downplaying her own problems, but Jane was actually proud of herself for being honest. Maybe she would regret it, and maybe she would shut down ten times harder if the girls pushed any further, but she was being honest for the first time in a while. She didn't think that she had much choice in the matter, but still, she was telling most of the truth, and it felt relieving enough that she was able to stop the tears as she tilted her head back, attempting to stop her watery eyes from ruining her makeup any more.

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Spending the afternoon before with Leon was nice, because following that, Piper transformed into the party host version of a bridezilla. Unlike the other girls, she couldn't afford to hire the city's best party planners and she didn't have hired help who would take care of every little need. She had managed to get a college student who was majoring in event planning to act as a free intern for experience, but that wasn't good enough to make her party perfect. Piper had to pick up the slack, and that meant that all day, she was freaking out about whether to correct flowers would arrive, if the food would be good, and if people were actually going to enjoy themselves. This was senior year, which meant that her party not only had to live up to the ones thrown in the past by Sydney, Jane and Sienna, but it also had to be good enough to start senior year off on the right note. There were so many expectations to live up to, and on top of the pressure of that, Piper had just drained her savings account, and done some things that she wasn't proud of to make this party come together. It had to go well. There was no other option.

After school, she headed directly to the venue to make sure that the employees had already started to make her masquerade ball come to live. Surprisingly, and thankfully, they were, and she had little complaints to make while there. After that, she headed to the shop of the seamstress who was tailoring her dress. A modelling friend, who thankfully had no connections with her friend group, was lending the feathered Oscar de la Renta gown to her for the night. While Amy insisted that it made her look like a grey, washed out version of Big Bird, Piper was satisfied with her reflection when she tried it on, and even more so, when she looked at her finished appearance after getting her hair and makeup done at Sienna's. She looked good, and her foster mother could fuck off, just as Piper had told her to do when she made the initial comment.

After impulsively popping a few snacks into her mouth and finishing off her drink, the makeup artist had to touch up her look once more, and that was when she noticed Jane, and then Carolina coming in, minutes apart. Jane ignored her and flocked over to Charlotte, and Piper couldn't resist rolling her eyes. She's just lucky that Sydney's not down here. Piper hadn't said more than one or two sentences to Sydney today, but everyone with a brain could tell that she was pissed off. A lot of them probably just assumed that it was because she and Sienna were on bad terms, and she didn't want to be there, but Piper knew how flighty Jane was, and that was definitely pissing Sydney off too. Reminding herself that Sydney wasn't down there, forced her to register that Sienna wasn't down there either, and she recalled how during her lips being painted the first time, she and Sydney had left together. Fuck! That wasn't supposed to happen. Unless Sienna was pummeling Sydney as they spoke, that seemed like bad new for Piper, who was praying that the two blondes would remain at odds for as long as possible. If Sienna and Sydney were friends, or even just civil, it meant that Sienna was bowing down to the idea of remaining in the position of Sydney's sidekick. And that meant, even more, that Piper was going to be stuck at the bottom tier of the group. She knew that she didn't have time to worry about that tonight, but she couldn't help it. Then, to make her brain spin even more, as she looked up to see Carolina approaching her, she saw Victoria holding Jane's arm and talking to her. Fuck, fuck, fuck! Sienna had mentioned that Tori was trying to come for Jane, and Piper knew that that had to relate to her weight issue. Piper wouldn't put it past Victoria, but just posting about how Jane had an eating disorder would be pretty lame. It would be mean and uninteresting, though Piper didn't doubt it would stir up controversy among the wannabes who were obsessed with chronicling the "perfect" lives that the four of them lived. What Tori really needed to make a good, juicy post, was knowledge that Jane was abusing drugs from Brent in order to lose weight, and if that somehow came to light, Piper was royally screwed. It wasn't like she could trust Jane with keeping her mouth shut, either. No one could. Even if Jane wasn't trying to blab about something, she'd likely end up doing it in an innocent, unknowing or impulsive way anyway. It was endearing, sometimes, when she was leaking Sienna or Sydney's secrets, but not when Piper's social life was on the line.


"I'm actually about to head over there now. I have to make sure that they're adhering to the guest list I left them, because I don't want any losers getting in." Piper was too distracted by Jane and Tori, and now Charlotte too, to sense or even return Carolina's playfulness. It was obvious that she was disconnected from her reality for the moment, and didn't even apologize for whipping out her phone and sending a text back to Sienna. Now, she couldn't even focus on how Sienna seemed to say that she and Sydney were fine. She was too worried about herself, and as soon as the text was sent and the makeup artist stepped away, Piper grabbed Carolina's hand. "Come with me. I need to talk to you on the way there."

To: Sienna
Yeah, heading over there now with Carrie! Thanks for the wonderful pre-party! Heads up that our anonymous blog writer was just chatting with Jane... guess she's heading up to you now bc I have no idea where she went...

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'Why can't she just be honest?!', was what Sydney thought when Jane stopped talking as she seemed to reconsider whatever she was about to say about Brent's drugs from that night. Everything that she had just said was so typical of the Jane they had been dealing with since she got back. The whole "I'm better", "I'm out of treatment for a reason", and "My dad was just overreacting", was getting old, and they were equal to blatant lies, because it was completely obvious that Jane was not okay. She knew she was sick too, or else she wouldn't have gone to all of these lengths to hide the illness from everyone. Their friend wasn't as unintelligent as her academic reports would suggest, so in what world did she think that they would buy her claim that she wasn't sick anymore. It was absurd! She was sicker than Sydney had ever seen her. Sydney didn't jump in during that pause, though she wanted to, and maybe it was a good thing that she didn't, because Jane actually confessed some association with Brent. Apparently, she had bought drugs from him to lose weight at some point, and with Piper. Admitting that she had bought drugs before made it seem very unlikely that she wasn't buying drugs on the night of Sydney's party, but for the moment, Sydney was more caught up on the fact that Piper was involved in all of this, to press that issue.

Sydney wouldn't even consider the possibility that maybe Jane was lying as this and using Piper as an excuse to remove the blame from her. It wasn't difficult to do, considering that Sydney didn't like Piper, and additionally, wanted to be able to say that if anyone should have realized, it should have been Sienna. She was closer to the redhead than Sydney was, especially in the past few days. Really, Sydney knew that neither of them could have known. Out of Piper and Jane, if either of them were going to leak the information, it would have been Jane, and Sydney would have been able to get that out of Jane just as easily as Sienna could have. Sydney wanted to know how much Piper actually knew about this, though. She had made it a point to keep Piper out of the conversations with Sienna involving Jane, but Sydney never doubted that Piper knew that Jane had weight-related issues. She and Jane seemed close enough, and whether she wanted to admit it or not, Piper was part of the group, so it was understandable that she would find things out. However, there was a major difference between finding out after she and Sienna, and not only knowing about Jane's condition, but apparently aiding in it as well. So, within the last half-hour, Sydney found out that she had not only underestimated Tori Walsh, but Piper Vine as well. It was a hit to her confidence, but she tried to remind herself that this was a time when she needed to focus on Jane, and not herself.

She flashed Sienna a concerned, and unknowingly, helpless look. What were they supposed to do? Sydney claimed to be an expert at a lot of things, but she wasn't a psychologist, and finding out that Jane really was abusing drugs to fuel her disorder was scary. When it came to Jane, too, whatever she admitted was really ten times worse in real life, so Sydney still had no doubt that she was trying to buy from Brent at her party. In fact, Sydney was in the mindset that Jane had probably been taking them all week. She had said that Piper got her started on them again "this year", which meant she had been using them before she went into treatment too. Again, it only reminded Sydney how out of it she and Sienna must have been. Maybe, if Sydney hadn't been so focused on one-upping Sienna, she would have noticed the signs. She knew she couldn't blame herself for this, and that she had to save that anger for Piper, but she did feel guilty. Jane was so different, and Sydney didn't know what to do or how to fix it. "Are you crazy? You think that you're not sick, and yet you buy drugs to lose weight? To fucking lose weight, Jane? Why would you let Piper talk you into that?" she had shifted her gaze to Sienna at that last question, almost as if Sienna might have some answer for her friend, Piper's involvement. "When was the last time you used them?" Sydney knew that it was getting late. She wasn't particularly concerned about showing to Piper's event late, and especially not after this, but she also didn't want the boys coming inside to socialize.

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By the time that Jane realized that she had said too much, it was too late. It had already been said, and there Sydney was, pressing for more. Right now, Jane didn't really care about throwing Piper under the bus, but she regretted saying anything, because it meant that she would get more questions. She should have known that admitting to anything would only negate her earlier statement that she wasn't sick, but Jane wasn't thinking straight. She just wanted this conversation to end, and although she would have preferred it end by the girls giving up and leaving her alone, so they could enjoy the night, she also wasn't opposed to going home. If her father and Nicole were still there, she would face questions about why she was home so soon, but she could shut them down. She could say something about how Sydney and Sienna were fighting so much that being around them was just unbearable. Strangely, right now, the idea of the two being at odds seemed more bearable than this.

Before she spoke, she pulled away from Sienna and stood up, to demonstrate that she was done with this conversation. "The last time I used them? I don't know! It's been a while, okay?" That seemed like a good answer. "A while" was subjective enough that a couple of days could constitute as fitting its definition, just as much as a few months, right? Jane bit her bottom lip. Why was everything in her life soooo difficult? "Can we just forget it for tonight? It's not serious, I'm not lying, you guys are obviously friends again, and Piper's party is starting soon, so let's stop being mean to me for once, and go back downstairs." Ideally, Jane wanted that to sound like a demand, but it ended up being a plea more than anything else. She couldn't be in this spotlight anymore. She had said too much, and what she did say was probably going to cause more problems that she didn't want to get into right now. She didn't care if Sienna and Sydney got mad at Piper, but she didn't want to be involved in that. She wanted to be sipping a cranberry vodka at the bar when all of that went down.

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"If that's what you want, then fine."

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Jane didn't get it.

It was enough to acknowledge that yes, she did use drugs (and Sienna had been banking on blanking out the part where Piper had a hand in this). Okay, they could deal with that. But not being able to admit that she was suffering from a disease and that she was perfectly fine? That wasn't acceptable in Sienna's book and she had let Sydney take free reign over the situation. Simply held Jane's hand still and stared at her friend imploringly, mind working overtime when her mouth could not. Which, during a funnier and less serious situation, would have been kinda hilarious. The girl who always had a comeback was relatively speechless?

That's a new one.

But the point was that Jane wasn't going to admit that she was still struggling with an eating disorder. As if the paleness of skin that normally looked just a bit tanner and healthier than it currently did wasn't enough. Or the fact that Jane was thinner than she had ever been in Sienna's eyes. The point was that Jane wasn't going to see that none of this was healthy and Sienna needed her to. She didn't want to lose her friend because Jane was being adamant that there was nothing wrong. Because there was - something serious at that. But she couldn't articulate it at that moment and she didn't fight it when Jane snatched away from her.

"J..." She murmured softly, looking up at the brunette after her whine. Because it wasn't her begging, it was a fucking whine and it tapped into something deep in Sienna that made it impossible for her to not acknowledge that pushing now would only result in Jane pulling even farther away than she already had. And that made her feel helpless even as she said, "Ok...ok, whatever you want, J." But Sienna's brain was still moving - still processing - and when she gave a tired roll of her neck, she managed to toss Sydney a pointed look. This conversation could be over if that was how Jane was going to be. Fine, Sienna could do that. There was a party happening, it would be ridiculous if the trio didn't show up to one of their girls' parties, and Sienna needed a Sangria. Or a Mai tai - was it possible to have both at the same damn time? More than that, they needed a new strategy and if distracting Jane with thoughts of the party was what needed to be done, then so be it.

"'Sides, I gotta see people off and then we need to head out. That - Pipe - already left," Sienna continued, having to stop herself from calling Piper a bitch. Because right now, if you helped the girl who has an eating disorder get drugs for weight loss when you yourself looks perfectly fine and unbothered, Sienna had an issue with you. She didn't wait for Sydney to try to continue the conversation, just hurried back to her vanity to check her phone and fix her hair back up. It wasn't finished and she wanted at least that done. It was something she could at least control. Jane's issues...that was an entirely different story.

To: Piper
Probs gonna be awesome <3 C u soon

To: Lottie
Done w/ dis convo up here. Def b down soon

To: Sydney
She's not gonna listen 2 anything we say. If we can't get her to stop trying to get drugs, we need 2 stop the drugs from getting to her. Go 2 the source

Sienna made sure to send that last text to Sydney discreetly before pulling her phone off the charge and paying attention to her hair. She wanted to enhance the voluminous look that already been added to her hair earlier and with a few pins to pin her locks back along with some olive oil sheen spray, she was done. Finished, Sienna turned back around, grabbing her mask, and smirked. "Let's just try to enjoy tonight. Drink some champagne downstairs, listen to music, and get ready to go. Limos should be coming soon, right?"

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Sydney could have kept pushing all night, because what Jane was saying didn't make sense and Sydney hated being lied to so blatantly. She was offended that Jane actually thought that she was stupid enough to believe the things she was saying. Then, there she went again with that whole "mean" line, and Sydney wanted to badly to roll her eyes and tell Jane that she and Sienna had to rethink their divorce because it was obviously hurting their toddler child. That was how Jane was acting, and Sydney should have been used to it, but she was tired of Jane thinking that she could cry or whine her way out of things, especially when this was so serious. This wasn't Jane pleading with them to come shopping with her, or claiming that they were being mean because they told her she had to go to her father's wedding. This was her complaining about them caring about her and trying to stop her from being so unhealthy. She noticed Sienna's silence, and though they verbally agreed on nothing, she decided that it was time to stop trying for now. They both must have been on the same page, knowing that this wasn't going to go anywhere if Jane continued to deny, deny, deny.

It was frustrating to just have to nod as Sienna told Jane that they would do what she wanted, but she did it. In order to keep herself from snapping at Jane when Sienna got up to finish her makeup, Sydney stood as well, and headed back into the closet where she had left her original outfit and her mask. Her clutch was also still there, and after sifting through it in search of a piece of gum, she noticed her phone lit up. There was a few texts from some junior girls looking for reassurance that their outfits and masks were good, but the only one that Sydney actually paid attention to was the one that she received only seconds before, from Sienna.

The real source was definitely Brent, and Sydney wasn't scared to deal with him. She had had a few awkward encounters with Brent in the past, because apparently at one of her parties a few years back, he had chatted her mother up, and he had talked her into buying cocaine from him. Sydney wanted to believe that he had been the one to talk Alice into buying the drugs, but Sydney was sure that it didn't take much pressure to get Alice shelling out the money. Her mother was irresponsible, unpredictable, and immature. At forty years old, she still acted like an eighteen-year-old, and it was embarrassing to Sydney. To her friends, her mother seemed young, fun and energetic, a real life "cool mom". For Sydney, the thrill of that never existed, and she was tired of it. She was tired of not only not having a maternal figure in her life, but sometimes having to actually be that to her own mother. While Sydney didn't consider Brent's "relationship" with her mother to be dirt that he had on her, she wasn't excited to have to interact with him. Sydney did not use drugs, and Brent was not anywhere close to her level socially, so it wasn't like she ever really had interacted with him personally. Finding his number wouldn't be hard. She could easily get a minion to find it, and hey, if that didn't work, Sydney was sure she could find the number in Jane's contact list!

To: Sienna
Agreed, but there seems to be more than one source here. I can deal with Brent, and I can deal with Piper, but the latter might need to be a joint effort. You're the only reason she's actually relevant to this group anyway.

As soon as the text was sent, she stepped outside of the closet and nodded at Sienna's words. "Definitely. The boys should be here soon," Sydney agreed, reminding herself of the text from Rick that she had skimmed over earlier. As she headed out of Sienna's room, one hand held her mask, and the other typed out a response to Rick, which a smirk tugging at the corner of her lips, just at his audacity.

To: Ricardo
I always thought you were more of a realist than a dreamer, Rick. Guess I was wrong.

To: Ricardo
But I am bored, so end your sausage fest and come pick us up.

"Did Vincent say that they're on their way?" Sydney asked as she put her phone into her clutch, and turned her head back to look at the girls as she headed out of the bedroom. Maybe it was surprising, but Sydney's tone was completely content. At least for the moment, she was set on moving past whatever feelings she had, or thought she had for Vincent. She had realized this night that she didn't want to fight with Sienna anymore, especially when it was clear that they worked much better as a team than separate entities. If losing the Vincent battle meant keeping her friend, Sydney thought that she could deal with that.