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Sienna Alvarez

"I swear, guys. This is gonna be our best year yet."

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

Description

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{"Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild.”}
~ Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank, Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons

{Fly Before You Fall: Cynthia Erivo {Main Theme Song} || Blank Space: Taylor Swift || Elastic Heart: Sia || Bang Bang: Jessie J}
{Somebody to Love: Leighton Meester || Chandelier: Madilyn Bailey {Main Theme Song}|| Paint A Smile: Jasmine V || Lightweight: Demi Lovato}



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Name
"It's a mouthful. Don't even try."
Sienna Dulcina Esperanza Alvarez

Nicknames
Most common nicknames include Sia, CC, or Enna, the latter being the rarest.

Age
"Leave it to me to graduate and not be eighteen yet."
16

Birth Date
November 6, 1997

Sexual Orientation
"Sorry, ladies. I'm definitely strictly-dickly."
Heterosexual

Ethnicity
47% Mexican; 20% Filipino; 13% Nigerian; 20% Puerto Rican

Grade Level
"It's senior year, bitches! About. Damn. Time."
12

Role
"It's not really that much of a surprise, is it? I mean, I've been a recording artist since I was twelve."
The Voice

Hometown
Long Island, New York (0-13); New York, New York (13-current)
15 Central Park West, New York, NY



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Body Build
Sienna stands at five feet and six inches with a slim, hourglass body.

Hair Color
"I think everyone and their mamas could tell that this isn't my natural hair color. My actual color is dark brown, almost black. I dyed it towards the middle of sophomore year. Everyone knows that after my breakup, I maybe went a little wild and it felt good. I hated looking like one of the youngest in our class, so the blonde was a good change. Plus, I felt a bit sexier."
Honey blonde

Eye Color
Honey brown

Distinguishing Marks
Tattoos: one, two, * three. Piercings: Standard ear piercing & navel piercing.

Clothing Description
Outside of the Constance grounds, Sienna strives for three things: easy, cool and chic. One minute, she can look like she stepped off the runway with heels, dresses, and jackets. A moment later, she is ready to chill with either her favorite sneakers or boots, sweats, or maybe even a basic pair of jeans and printed top. Either way, there is always a casual grace and natural elegance to her outfits. She's not always dressing to show off, but she's never not looking good. At Constance, however, you will see her adding a lot of her more urban or funky pieces with the uniform to add her own uniqueness to the dullness. She has never liked appearing boring.



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Academic Career
Sienna is one of the most popular girls in school; one because she throws wicked parties and events for the school, two because, well, everyone's heard about the girl who can be a tad bit overdramatic at times. But she's sociable, she's actually a celebrity, so why not live with the perks of being on the in-crowd? Not only has she been able to maintain a 3.7 GPA while nourishing a singing career, Sia is also the Public Relations Director for the Student Government Association. She dated her childhood friend, Vincent Mast, during their freshman year. However, upon her leaving to perform elsewhere, he cheated on her with Sydney Vale, who now serves as a sort of frenemy. Sydney doesn't know this, but Vincent told Sienna after it happened and while the two of them aren't together, she does still have feelings for him.

Future Plans
Sienna plans to finish this year out while promoting her new EP, which will be released exactly on her birthday. Afterwards, she is trying to decide if she wants to do the last tour she will be doing before college or if she is truly done with her musical career after this year. It's definitely a hard decision to make considering her closeness with her fandom and her own mother's drive to see Sienna achieve greatness, but Sia also has her own goals and they don't include not getting a degree and having another career.

Hobbies
Dancing, even if it's just her fooling around with her best friends or her little sister Singing Playing video games or sports Shopping Hanging out with her friends Partying

Bad Habits
Becomes possessive when someone flirts with someone she likes and gets jealous easily Can be a bit emotional and feels everything deeply Holds grudges Can be very vindictive and can be just as bad as the queen bee



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Personality
Sienna has never been a fan of being in the middle. No, times like those are reserved for when she's playing video games with her brothers or just chilling with fans on Instagram or YouTube. In fact, you can say that Sienna is a woman of absolutes, no middles or in-betweens. She's either one-thousand percent happy, or all kinds of pissed. Either zero percent not-into-any-of-this-shit or she's all over it. Yeah, it can be over the top at times and sure, some of her friends probably have to attend weekly yoga sessions after being on her fast track schedule, but the one thing Sienna is not is simple. She can be the chick wearing sweats at homes playing video games or watching movies with her siblings one day, and probably wake up in some cute guy's bed the next. Or at least, that's what the rumors would say. You might find it surprising that she can be both vain and insecure, but when you've been thrust into cameras and attended as many functions as Sienna has, you probably would be just a little obsessed with your image. At the same time, you might even find flaws in yourself that make you want to hide in some dark corner. But there wouldn't be a corner large enough to contain all of this little Puerto Rican.

After having it drilled into her head since she was a kid, perfection has been the ultimate goal in Sienna's life and she strives for that excellence every day. Besides, when has it been in Sienna's genetic code to not pursue something she wants? She wants something, she takes it. She's got a goal, she goes for it. Reluctance and insecurities are the last things on her mind when both her mind and heart are set on something. For instance, how else do you think she's managed a solid 3.5 GPA while managing a music career before her father asked her to take a break? It wasn't because she hired anyone. You see, Sienna has never been about that whole 'pay someone to do it for you.' Her mom might have tried that and she's seen a few of her 'friends' get less popular, but smarter girls to write their papers or do their homework. Sienna can't do that. It all has to be on her own. Like, how she takes the time to write her own lyrics and help choreograph her own dances, she will do everything on her own. It's just who she is. It's not like she's bad at group projects, she just has a particular image in mind and things need to go her way. And if they don't, well, she'll either break down into some kind of mental malfunction or curse your name to the bottomless pits of Hell.

Not that bad, right?

To be completely honest, off-setting this over-the-top personality is a very lively and easy-going character. A surprisingly liked popular girl {partly because of her career, partly because she's actually not a bad person}, Sienna doesn't discriminate in her daily greetings. Whether you're a part of her crew or not, she is almost always friendly and tries to be as welcoming as possible. She gets it, she really does. When you're with this group of socialites, you know who not to talk to. However, you also know who to make allies out of and who to make enemies out of. And yes, she's aware of the rumors. She's slept with a lot of guys at school. Actually, she's only slept with two guys at school and only one of them is one that everyone should know about. The third was not a student, but an up-and-coming rapper from California and it was a summer fling. Sienna can just be a little...scandalous with words, all a part of the dramatics. The only problem with that is just because Sienna can seem like a chilled person or possibly a sweetheart depending on who you are, it doesn't exactly mean that she's defenseless either. Remember that side of her that goes for what she wants? Well, that side can be pretty vengeful too if you push the right (or wrong, depending on how you look at it) buttons. It might not happen today or tomorrow, unless you've pissed her off and in that case, she might just punch you, but trust that her revenge will come.



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Likes
Alcohol {Wine on good days, whiskey on the bad, and shots in between} Singing and dancing YouTube, Snapchat, Instragram, and Twitter Her fans Empanadas Great parties Hot chocolate Coachella Fashion Week Moschino, Versace, Marc Jacobs, Celine, Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, & Alexander McQueen} Salted caramel mocha When someone wraps their arms around her waist from behind Kissing, cuddling, and holding hands Video games Guys with dimples or muscles Hanging out with her friends Spicy foods Someone running their fingers through her hair MTV & iHeartRadio Milkshakes Passion and passionate sex



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Dislikes
Oily or greasy French fries Her mother thinking that she's going to have control over Sienna's career forever New York traffic {She's prone to rode rage} BET {As of lately} Flings and one-night stands The rumors about her and her love life When her vision is disrupted by outside opinions When the paparazzi follows her to school Her ex {at least, when everyone else is around} The blandness of Constance uniforms Twizzlers When her father is not home Anyone who messes with her friends Blueberries Crying in front of people



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History
There's not really much that's not golden in Sienna's life. Her father is one of the senators for New York and her mother is a Broadway actress on her way to the film industry. So, you can see where Sienna gets her flair for the drama! She was the middle child of two older brothers and one younger sister. Growing up with one gone and the other constantly pushing for her to be something better, Sienna discovered her talent for singing and dancing at a young age, which her mother was quick to exploit. After all, how many of the socialite kids at Constance can say that they started a music career at ten years old?

For the next four years despite having to start school, Sienna's name was out there alongside Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. She opened for Demi Lovato and One Direction once or twice, and managed to drop two hit albums that reached at least number thirteen on the billboard charts. However, once she got to high school, it became apparent to her father that she was missing out on a lot of her social interactions in high school and the work. That was one experience he never wanted her to miss out on. And she has loved him so much for it.

Surprisingly enough, despite the amount of fans she has accumulated, Sienna doesn't want to be in the music industry forever. She might post covers on YouTube every now and then, and you might even see her posing for some big shot magazine or attending some fashion event, but what she really wants to do is get her education, get into a good school, pledge Alpha Kappa Alpha like her mother, and then go into event or wedding planning. The only problem is telling her mom this.



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Roleplayer|| Girl2Fine2

Character Dialogue Color|| #CA226B

Face Claim|| Jasmine Villegas


So begins...

Sienna Alvarez's Story

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From afar, it probably looked like Sienna and Sydney were having a pleasant dinner, with Jane being the only one who didn't want to be there. Both blondes were smiling, their forms at ease, as if social combat was their day job. It was, in a way. Sydney was too used to rumors and threats to her power that would never be too shaken by Sienna. Even with the sensitive topic at hand, she didn't think that Sienna Alvarez could ruin her life or take her down. She didn't have it in her to be queen bee and that had been decided when Sydney took over the throne and not her. Sienna definitely had a mouth on her and a devious attitude to match it, but Sydney was the queen of this game just as much as she was of Constance Billard. Was Sienna that jealous that she had forgotten her boundaries?

Sydney remained silent as the blonde opposite her shot down her attempt to switch the conversation to Jane, and brought it in a whole new direction. Her smile rested on her face even after Sienna exposed the truth of her sleeping with Vincent. Inside, her emotions were churning and changing as every word came out of her mouth, but if there was any time that Sydney needed to remain cold and calm, it would be now. She would continue to put Jane's feelings on the sideline until she took care of Sienna, who apparently didn't want to make this easy on herself. "Jane doesn't need to ask me. You can do it yourself, sweetie, since you finally worked up the courage to say it to my face for once." She mockingly clapped her hands, applauding Sienna for finally growing a set of balls. If she had know about this from "the second she got back", she should have been the bad bitch she thinks she is and confronted her from the start. Sienna was clearly just as fake as she.

"For starters, I didn't tell you what happened that night because I didn't want to hurt your feelings. I was being a good friend because I knew that you were already suffering enough by being everyone's second choice to me, and I knew that Vincent coming on to me would have pushed you over the edge. You weren't as... emotionally stable back then as you are now." She brushed a loose strand of hair over her shoulder as she kept her eye contact steady with Sienna. Sydney didn't want it to come down to the two of them being forced to deal with their differences in the middle of a fancy restaurant, but Sienna had asked for it and she wasn't going to back down. "Secondly, Vincent never owed me his loyalty." She certainly didn't actually feel that way, but it was necessary to her argument. "He never was my boyfriend, but only because again, I was trying to be a good friend to you by rejecting his countless offers at a real relationship. I slept with him one time when I was a little girl and didn't know that love was anything more than boys with pretty eyes and deep voices. And yeah, I didn't tell you after and maybe I should have, but when I found out that he lied and you two weren't broken up, I didn't know what to do. And do you want to know why I didn't tell you about it after that panic passed, Sienna? Because I was trying to maintain this friend group. I didn't want this stupid little thing that happened years ago to tear apart our friends, and for someone who apparently cares so much about our friends," she glanced at Jane inadvertently, "I would have thought that you could have at least waited to be so fucking dramatic until we were in private and didn't have to drag anyone else into this." The volume of her voice hadn't increased, but the sheer fact that she was cursing showed that she was getting fired up. Maybe she should have played the innocent card to begin with, and saved Jane's feelings, but that was too late now.

She felt like she had effectively proved that Sienna was being a dramatic, psycho bitch who was trying to drill her for something that she couldn't be blamed for. And it was time to leave. It was time to leave because Sydney knew that Sienna was getting just as heated as she, and she had already hit her hard by rejecting the topic switch to Jane. Sydney didn't need to be challenged like that again because while she was good at holding her stone cold smile, she couldn't do that forever. Eventually, Sienna would strike the right nerve and she would fall apart like a child who didn't get their way in a toy store. She couldn't let that happen because it would prove that Sienna had won and her point had been made. It would only emphasize that Sydney really did know that she was in the wrong and that Sienna's act of revenge was going to bite her in the ass sooner than later.

"Come on Jane, I think we're finished here," Sydney continued, taking only one moment to catch her breath and make transfer her napkin from her lap and onto the table. If Jane dared to object or even hesitate, Sydney knew that she would fall apart, so she didn't give her an option. Her hand grasped onto Jane's wrist and she gave her a tug that was stronger than she realized, away from the table.

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The first two responses to Jane's inquiry regarding the post seemed civil and normal. She didn't pick up on the undertone as Sienna redirected the question to Sydney, or the pointed look that came with the "pathetic wannabe" comment. What changed the entire tone of the dinner for Jane, was when her own name was brought up. She had spoken up about the post to divert the attention away from her, and here it was, coming back at her in the worst way possible. All it took was for the name of her treatment facility to be referenced for Jane to freeze. There was no excuse, not even in Jane's countless book of them, that could fix this. They knew where she had been and why she had been, and clearly, they had known for longer than just a day. She didn't even open her mouth to respond because she had no words to say. She wanted to run away from the plate of food in front of her, run away from her two best friends, and run away from New York. She was beginning to think that her trip to visit her mother in LA needed to come this weekend. She wasn't so sure that a party in shorts and people wearing body paint would be fun, anyway.

Sienna stepped in, removing the need for Jane to respond at that moment, which was for the best since she had only just broken out of her horrified, frozen stare. Jane was too caught up in herself to hear most of what the girls were saying. Sienna defended Jane, and even if she was switching the conversation to put Sydney back in the hot seat for her own benefit, Jane appreciated it. Sydney went on to admit that she had slept with Vincent, which normally would have garnered a completely different reaction from the distant expression of bite of her lip that she offered. Even in her dazed and ruffled state, Jane knew this was bad. Sydney had slept with Vincent. Vincent. Why did it have to be him? Out of every guy in New York City, Sydney had to sleep with, and admit to sleeping with Vincent Mast. She had kept it a secret for so long, and even if it was Sienna who was bringing it up now, Jane wished Sydney would have continued to deny it. She was good at lying and at least then there might have been enough doubt in Sienna's mind that they could continue to pretend like it didn't happen. This wasn't good. She didn't think that Sienna was as emotionless at Sydney, and wouldn't have blamed her for finally severing her ties with Sydney.

Jane missed most of Sydney's tirade but caught on to her claiming that she was a good friend. "I fucked your boyfriend behind your back, but I was only doing it to protect you...", was what the few parts she tuned in for sounded like. The next part she caught was Sydney chastising Sienna for being so "fucking dramatic" and that was when she hoped that things would finally end. Sydney, in her floral print dress and white cardigan, relished in her prim and proper image, and a cursing Sydney only spelled trouble. It meant that she was angry, yeah, but also that she was hurt. She was a cornered animal using every last ounce of strength she had to win, and with Sienna sitting at the other end of the table, a composed smile still glossed over her lips, that only spelled danger.

Things never got out of control like this with Sienna and Sydney. Jane often heard both of them cutting the other to pieces but she could deal with that because it was never when they were both present. The underhanded digs that were typically exchanged between the blondes either went unnoticed by Jane, or ended when she sent a pleading look to whichever one seemed more reasonable that day. This was completely different and combined with how shaken she was about her own issues being exposed so thoughtlessly, she was on the edge of tears when Sydney yanked her away from the table. The wine glass that her fingers were anxiously toying with was knocked over in the process, but Sydney didn't seem to notice or care. Jane wanted to pull away. It wasn't with the intentions of necessarily siding with Sienna, because she hadn't caught everything that was exchanged between the two and really didn't know which had a right to be upset with the other. But, if nothing else, she knew that it was Sydney who had thrown her under the bus. If Sydney had a right to give her attitude over something as trivial as her skipping a spa day, Jane had a right to be upset over this! She could sit quietly while Sydney did a lot of careless things to her, but this was too personal for Jane to sweep under the rug.

They were only a few feet away from the table when Jane tugged her arm out of Sydney's grip. She refused to look her in the eyes, because Jane's eyes were now filled with tears and unlike Sydney and Sienna, she wasn't good at keeping herself composed. "I'll get my own ride home," she shot, not caring at this point if the trio were making a scene in the restaurant. Her eyes were clouded with tears and after a barely legible text was sent to her driver, she hurried out of the restaurant and waited on the edge of the sidewalk for him to pull up. She didn't want to talk to Sydney, Sienna, or anyone and was ready to burst into tears if either of them tried.

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If the smile on her face said anything, Sydney would be on the ground dead in a matter of seconds only to have the moment replay over and over again until it sated whatever part of Sienna that longed to beat her face in. If anything, her smile seemed to only grow wider until by the time Sydney had stopped with her little speech, Sienna was full out laughing her in her face. All she heard were excuses and Sienna was past the point of caring about what recently non-virgin Sydney had to feel. She had felt her sympathy back then, understood the main culprit in the entire affair was Vincent. And had cursed him out and shoved at him and said a lot of things to him. Did that make Sydney free from blame? Hell no and Sienna would be damned if Sydney continued with that mentality.

"Bravo, Sydney," she purred clapping her hands. Sienna did see the way the conversation was affecting Jane and was going to feel horrible when all was said and done, but it was out in the open now. No need to pretend anymore. No need to hold back. So, she didn't. "I mean, I gotta say - the way you make yourself a victim...I mean, fuck, that's...that's talent right there. I mean, I seriously don't know how you can even stand to face every day looking at yourself in the mirror and hearing yourself try to rid yourself of any blame in all of this. I mean, seriously, you were being a good friend? God, that's rich coming from the girl who demanded loyalty without question or compromise. Who never wanted anyone to lie to her while she kept secrets of her own. That doesn't sound like a good friend, Sydney. It sounds like a dictator and an even worse one because you could have squashed this years ago since I apparently didn't have the balls to say anything, as you so eloquently put it." Sienna had to laugh again. She knew she was going to lose someone she once cared about, but maybe it was time to stop treading the line of being friends and enemies. Obviously, especially given the way Sydney was trying to paint the picture, they really had not been friends for a long time. And for once, it didn't fill her with grief. It did not make tears well up in her eyes or this feeling to arise in her chest at the thought of losing Sydney indefinitely. Somehow, she had a feeling she lost her the second she found out Sydney slept with Vincent.

"Because you were a good friend when you looked me dead in the face as I cried to both you and Jane, but it never occurred to you that I deserved to hear it from you? You were a good friend to me even when you brought Vincent up randomly in conversations he had no business in. When you make random commentary about my any and everything that you could get your hands on? Were you a good friend when you became 'the only girl he would make waffles for?' When you probably fucked him hundreds of times after we were all together?" Again, she laughed, but it was more bitter. She didn't know about them sleeping together honestly, but it felt plausible and Sienna was on a roll. "No, a good friend would have told me, regardless, because I could have forgiven you. I wanted to, so bad. But you didn't say a word and then you suddenly turned this into some fucking rivalry - as if I had done some imaginary misdeed to you. Call me selfish for bringing it up now. Say that I am overdramatic and self-centered, please, I implore you. But know that at least I can own up to it. And that's a hell of a lot better than a girl who didn't have the balls to be the "big bitch" she wants everyone to fear."

It happened in a blink. Sydney rose and grabbed a hold of Jane, practically snatching her up and causing the table to shake a little. Even Jane's wine glass had fallen over. Sienna was on her feet in seconds just as Jane seemed to snatch away from Sydney, and Sienna had to blink because it was rare that Jane ever said anything or did anything that was truly against what Sydney wanted to do. It didn't say that Jane was on Sienna's side because the brunette surely stormed out of the restaurant, but it was enough to make Sienna smirk. She assured the nearest waiter that things were fine and to put everything on her tab. Not even at all put off, she ghosted beside Sydney, stopping beside her only for a moment to look her dead in the eye, "Don't bother excommunicating me. I can do that myself." It was mean, the smirk on her face. She wasn't satisfied and she had never wanted it to be the way it was, but this was the end and she was done pretending like she was one of Sydney's bitches. Sienna only took a long look at Sydney's face before remarking, "And here I thought for a second that I was actually in awe of you. That I wanted your crown." She shrugged. "Too dingy and faded for my tastes anyway." She didn't care about what Sydney had to say next because she was already heading out the door. She saw Jane at the end of the other street and wanted so badly to comfort her friend, but it wouldn't suffice. Not when things had just gotten out in the open. Besides, and it was a selfish thought, but Sienna wanted her own comfort and she didn't know if she could count on her favorite brunette. All she could do was send her friend a text as she kept walking.

To: Jane
I am so sorry, J. I didn't want 2 talk about this like this. I didn't want u 2 have 2 b put on the spot like that and I am so sorry. I understand if u don't wanna talk 2 me rite now, but I'm here 4 u regardless.

Shaking her head, she decided to continue down in the opposite direction, walking aimlessly for a good ten minutes. She honestly had no idea why she was simply loitering around New York, not really aware of her surroundings until she found herself at Central Park, idly staring at the trees that loomed over her. She didn't regret saying what she needed to say to Sydney. That much was apparent and for the first time in a long time, she felt like a weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. It wasn't as if she were untouchable for the vulnerability was present, gnawing at the carefully constructed countenance she had set upon herself. It threatened to break at any moment but damn it all, she was free! She didn't have to worry about holding her tongue to Sydney anymore. Hell, she didn't even have to acknowledge her presence if she so pleased! It was satisfactory only in that sense...but what happens now? Did she still have Jane as a friend? Piper? Connor? The sudden wave of loneliness almost prompted her home to the arms of her sister and maybe Hailey, but she needed someone else. Someone she had known she could depend on and whom she might actually be able to talk to. Hands shaking with an emotion she didn't want to acknowledge, Sienna pulled her phone back up and texted out a message.

To: Charlotte
I'm sorry if I'm bugging u. I kno ur usually busy and I'm so sorry. I just really need a friend rite now. Can I come c u?

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Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Sydney Vale Character Portrait: Connor Harkins
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It was impossible to Sydney to keep her jaw from dropping, even just slightly, when Jane yanked her arm away from her. She was trying to protect Jane from Sienna and her toxic vibes and now she was pulling away from her?! Luckily for Sydney's ego, she didn't turn to the arms of Sienna, but it still hurt that she couldn't already flaunt Jane's alliance with her. She caught a glimpse of Jane's face briefly as she passed her and stormed out of the restaurant, and the result had Sydney biting her own lip now. Jane was upset, which honestly wasn't uncommon in the girl who was the most emotional of them, but Sydney knew that she had a real reason to be upset right now. While Sydney could push some of the blame on Sienna, she knew she had to accept some of it too, in this instance. Jane was older than both she and Sienna but she was undeniably the baby of the group, the one who needed to be cushioned from the drama and pettiness. After Sydney bringing up her eating disorder, she knew that the emotional toll that this friend drama would take on her would be even more severe, and she felt guilty. Away from Sienna, who she hadn't even responded to when she make a pathetic response about her crown being "dingy and faded" (As if!), she allowed her straight face to fall into a frown. Sydney desperately wanted to run over to Jane and apologize, without Sienna there to see it. She wanted Jane on her side, yeah, but she also wanted to make sure that Jane was okay and make it up to her. Before distancing herself from the restaurant, Jane had shot that she would get her own ride home, and Sydney decided to let her. She wouldn't chase after her just yet, when her emotions were boiling over more visibly than anyone else's.

She texted her driver, who arrived in a record two minutes, but waited inside the car to pull off until she saw Jane step into her own car. "Take me home," she ordered before sending the privacy screen up and resting her head back on her headrest. What did I get myself into? Sienna was right that Sydney refused to accept any responsibility out loud, but she didn't think that she could accept responsibility publicly. In order for her power and position to remain untouchable, she couldn't apologize for anything. She was never in the wrong, because she was allowed to do whatever she wanted without any objections. It didn't mean that she had no conscious or was heartless, like people claimed, because when she was alone, it hit her. Like now, as she sat in the back of her limo with tears silently streaming down her cheeks. She needed Jane, but it had been made clear that she didn't want to be around her any more than Sienna did. Connor was the next person on her go-to list, and one that she knew wouldn't flake out on her no matter what.

To: Connor
Plz come over. I don't want to be alone rn...

Her grandfather wasn't home, her mother wasn't home and their house chef had left upon her request before Vincent showed up. When she returned to her townhouse, she really was alone. It made her feel even worse and pushed her to tears, but the empty apartment also allowed her to cry without worrying about anyone noticing. She cried, and she cried, and she cried, and deciding that she had time before Connor showed up, she stepped into her shower. Showers always made her feel better and she figured that the burning water might put enough sense into herself to remove the tiny part of her that was crying because she knew she had just lost a friend.

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Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Carolina Daily Character Portrait: Brent Barclay Character Portrait: Connor Harkins Character Portrait: Sebastian Huntington Jr.
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Piper got herself together then headed out of the door to meet Brent. Her phone buzzed just as she walked out of the apartment, and she shook her head. Seriously could Brent be any more puerile? She may have been wasted last night, but a condom was something she would never forget.

To: Brent
Of course not you dick! How could I forget a condom? You and Kelley are the ones who go at it like rabbits. Anyways I'm on my way.

Sure he made light of her crisis, and she couldn't tell him the whole truth, but she will give as much information as possible. Lucky for her the place she was meeting Brent wasn't that far, so least to say when she stepped into the restaurant she sported her shades to block the remaining rays of sunlight. She spotted Brent and quickly took her seat. "I see that you ordered. Oh and for your information the guy I was with last night wasn't a 'pansy'." Piper defended her one night stand. In fact from the little bit that she did learn, the kid's father was a lawyer and so was his mother. Did he say something about having a girlfriend as well? That was debatable because Piper really didn't listen to him that well. Before she could speak again her phone vibrated once more only it was Sebastian.

To: Sebastian
I know I miss talking to you! We can definitely catch up tomorrow after the shoot.

Hitting send she directed her attention to the waitress who arrived to take her order. A simple iced tea would suffice for her. Normally she would eat, but her sudden on set of stress wiped out her appetite. "Anyways I have a real crisis here. Something that transcends a broken nail. My parents won't give me anymore allowance and I have gone through everything they gave me already. But, here is the real problem. I have to throw a party next weakened and I have zero funds to do so. There is no way I am going to look like an idiot with a lame ass party. So I need ideas. Got any?" Piper ranted. Sure she could ask Jane or maybe Sebastian to help her out, but it would seem way too suspicious to ask for a large amount of cash this late.

Her phone went off again and it was one of her best friends Carolina. The two girls share one major thing in common and that is that they are both foster kids. It was really surprising for Piper to see Carolina at Constance. The girl was the same as when they first met several years ago during respite care. She really liked Carolina. She was like her polar opposite.

To Carolina:
I was looking forward to seeing you. Thomas was beaten up last night by some thugs and I had to take him to the doctor this morning. But don't worry he's fine. We need to have a sleepover or something to catch up. There's so much I have to update you on!

Piper was about to close her phone when she got an alert saying Tori had posted something on her gossip page. Piper clicked to see what it was and as she read her mouth dropped. Surely she read that wrong? "Pause! Did Sydney Vale sleep with Vincent behind Sienna's back?!" Piper gasped as she kept reading the post over and over. "Oh my gosh I knew Sydney was a lot of things, but did she have to go and check the hoe category as well?" Piper couldn't stop the devilish smile on her face. Just when she thought today was going straight to hell she got glorious news. "Can you believe this?" Piper laughed as she questioned Brent about the latest school gossip. This explains Sienna and Sydney's weird dynamic since summer. "I think this school year just got a whole lot more interesting."

To: Jane
What are you doing right now? Aren't you with Sydney and Sienna?

To: Sienna
Are you okay? I don't know if you have seen the rumor going around involving you.

To Kelley:
Holy fucking shit! Have you heard about Vincent, Sydney, and Sienna's drama?

To: Connor
Your girl Sydney is in trouble...

Sure Piper didn't like gossiping much, but this wasn't regular gossip. This involved her enemy and her friend, so of course she had to talk about it. plus it was going to be all over social media.

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It took Maxwell a good fifteen minutes to pull up, and in that time, Jane had lost control of her tears and was grateful for the pair of Aviators that shielded her red and puffy eyes from the other 5th Ave patrons. She was growing impatient, so much so that when her car did arrive, she couldn't even calm her nerves for Maxwell, who she normally had a soft spot for. "I didn't expect you to be out so soon, I thought you said you were having dinner with your friends," he spoke with a chuckle. He hadn't glanced into the rearview mirror to detect her foul mood until it was already too late and she had snapped at him. "Just drive!" She would regret being so short with him later on, but for now she really did need to get home to her safe haven. She needed silence, and to envelope herself in her warm and fall asleep. Maybe she would wake up tomorrow and this would all be a dream. She would have her secret and her friends back, and things would be okay.

She so desperately hoped that Nicole and her father would be out like they had been earlier. She could deal with the house staff, who she would order to bring her bags to her room and then stay away from her for the rest of the night, because they would follow her instructions. If Adrian or Nicole were there, she was going to be expected to explain how her first day of school went, why she was crying and if she had eaten dinner yet. She didn't want to talk about any of the three, and managed to muffle her sadness down to only sniffles as she waited for the elevator to carry her up to the penthouse. As soon as the doors opened, she knew that she wasn't alone. "We can stay in and watch something in the theater, then!" she heard Nicole calling out, to who she could only presume to be her father. Her voice was getting closer and Jane could hear footsteps coming down the hallway. She darted into the living room, spotting one of the maids, Jihee, dusting the windowsill. "Tell my father and Nicole that I don't want to talk to them, and to leave me alone when you see them." She hissed, catching the woman's attention as she dashed past her and towards the other side of the room. It was when she remembered that the woman was the mother of a classmate of hers, and that she was one of the less bothersome workers in the house regarding her poor habits, that she turned back and offered a late, but well-intended, "Please." When her unspoken apology seemed to be accepted by the woman's quick nod, and Nicole's voice had silenced, Jane returned down the hall and towards her room.

The distraction had allowed her sadness to be put on the back burner for a moment, and she pushed her sunglasses to the top of her head, wiping her cheeks clean of the tears. If there was one thing she was thankful for in that moment, it was waterproof mascara, but even that couldn't rid her of her swollen, red eyes and sniffling nose when Nicole popped out of a spare bedroom. "I've been texting you all afternoon, Janie!" she was in a suspiciously good mood, but Jane didn't have the energy to bicker with her tonight. Especially not if her father was in earshot as well. "Don't talk to me," she muttered. She hadn't checked her phone since texting Maxwell, but even if Nicole had texted her before then, it wasn't surprising that Jane ignored them without thinking twice. She attempted to sidestep the blonde, only to have a hand thrust in her path and being so exhausted, Jane didn't have the energy to shove it out of her way. "Not so fast! I have a surprise for you!" If she says that she's pregnant, I swear I will murder someone. Jane was still convinced that her father would divorce Nicole as soon as he found a younger and prettier bimbo, and the last thing they needed was for something to keep her around once the marriage ended. Jane looked up at her with a defeated expression, willing to humor Nicole with whatever this surprise was, if it meant she could go to bed without a fight. Nicole was too caught up in whatever the surprise was too, because she didn't take notice of Jane's post-crying look and maintained her cheerful mood as she gave Jane a gentle push into the room she had just stepped out of.

"Meet your new roommate!" she exclaimed as Jane's eyes fell upon Carolina Daily, a girl from Constance that she barely knew. Jane's silence, scrutinizing gaze and slightly agape mouth demonstrated her reaction better than her words could have. "Well, she's not technically your roommate, but Carolina's going to be staying with us for a while. It's going to be so great having another girl to hang out with us when your dad's away, right, Janie?!" Up until now, Jane had forgotten that Nicole even had a sister. She passed by Carolina in the hallways at school and definitely had a couple classes with her over the years, but neither acknowledged the other's presence. It wasn't because there was bad blood there, but just because they weren't friends and were never going to be. Carolina looked awkward and uncomfortable but Jane was in no mood to be polite or welcoming and this was the worst possible time for a stranger to be showing up in her house. "You have got to be kidding me," she muttered, abruptly shoving past Nicole and out of the spare bedroom. This was the icing on the cake and even though Carolina hadn't done anything wrong, she was now going to be associated with this horrible day and mood.

She was too tired to fight with Nicole over a stranger moving into her house, but she garnered enough energy to slam her bedroom door behind her to make the point. When she collapsed onto her bed, kicking off her boots and tossing the sunglasses as far as she could, she allowed herself to break down again. It wasn't for very long and it wasn't loud enough to force Nicole to come check on her, but it felt like a release and she eventually rolled over and found her phone. Sienna and Piper had texted her, but there was nothing from Sydney. Jane was angry enough that she wanted to use it against her friend, but she also knew that Sydney worked differently than normal people. It was hard for her to apologize and often times, she would apologize in a way that wasn't straight forward, but Jane had learned to appreciate just as much as a verbal apology. So, she didn't text Sydney to rant about how bad of a friend she was being, despite how nice Jane always was to her. She was more inclined to text her and tell her that the Timberline Knolls thing was a rumor that someone had made up about her, but she didn't do that either. Her secret wasn't as detrimental to her image as Sydney's was, and she could leave it be for now. Only Sienna and Sydney knew, and she still thought that they were good enough friends to keep it that way.

To: Sienna
Please be friends with her again. I don't want anyone to fight.

To: Piper
Make them be friends again Pipe

She knew that it was completely unrealistic of her to ask Sienna for such a thing, after how everything had just went down, but Jane didn't know what else to do. She wasn't going to be able to handle having to choose Sienna or Sydney, and she knew that she wasn't going to be able to choose both of them either. Sydney had made that hard enough when they were friends, or fake friends, and now it was going to be impossible. Piper's text suggested that she knew what was going on too, so Jane didn't bother answer her questions but jumped to the same desperate attempt at pleading for someone to fix this.

To: Sebastian
Seb everything is getting messed up and my life is ruined

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Character Portrait: Charlotte H. Buchanan Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Brent Barclay
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“All those paper people living in their paper houses, burning the future to stay warm.”



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Charlotte was taking notes as her sister, again tried to change the subject from the event to... anything else but the event like, why she and Sydney were no longer friends, or why she allowed herself to play second fiddle to the 'Queen Bee' in Connor's eyes, and of course when was she going to suck up her pride and kiss either Connor or, in Rosie's opinion, Brent. The answer being 'Don't worry about it.', 'She doesn't, it just happened.', and, the obvious answer of 'never, never in a million years.' Her sister couldn't help but roll her eyes as she looked at her phone. "You know, you could be helping me. Since we are blood and everything." Lottie let be known as she looked up from her computer screen and towards her sister who just laid a hand on her shoulder. "But, you're doin' so good."

"Don't touch me and yea, I'm doin' fine but, I would be doing better if you would get off your phone and pitch some ideas. I can only do so much to make this a great event." Charlotte said as she looked directly at her sister who could tell Lottie was freaking herself out. But, this happened all too often when Lottie had an event coming up. "Everything's gonna be fine, you'll see and just look at your phone. You know you wanna text your baby." Rosie smirked as she wiggled Lottie's white IPhone 6 in front of her face only to receive an eye roll and a shake of the head. "And who may I ask is 'baby' because I don't have one." Rose chuckled as she looked through her sister's unread messages. "Are you kidding me? Lottie, you have tons of guys and girls texting you asking you to hang out and you shrug all of this hot and sexy guys off?!" Lottie shrugged her shoulders, not taking her eyes off her email. "I'm a busy gal."

"Yea, whatever." The younger twin lost her smirk as she saw a text from Sienna pop up. "Hey, you might want to talk to Sienna, she seems upset." Charlotte sighed as she started to reach for her phone. "She's around Sydney Vale, how could you be happy?" But, when she saw the look on Rosie's face, she looked at the message before turning towards the window and texting her friend back.

To : Sienna <3

Honey, I'm never too busy for you. I'm at the Starbucks near the school with Rose. Everything alright? :(


The sharp intake of breath Sienna took at the feel of her phone vibrating in her hand brought Sienna's attention back down to the device. She was more than grateful that Charlotte had actually responded - that she had been right and of course she could depend on her "Madam President" - to her text message. What she was not prepared for was the sudden torrent of emotions throwing a fit in her core as she typed out her response, her fingers still shaking after each letter she typed onto the screen. She didn't understand why she was suddenly so...emotional. It wasn't a surprise in the slightest that she was, but still. She had not anticipated this, this sudden need to be with somebody. Anybody.

To: Charlotte
No, not really. I really need a friend.


Charlotte sighed, what had happened now? Knowing Sydney it and Sienna it probably did with their petty little love triangle... thing. Something that Lottie hated to talk about or bring up. The way she saw it, Sydney was a bitch and Vincent was a dog. Both of them should have been dropped on the dot but, no. Sienna decided to keep both of them in her life which was probably a mistake on her end but, Lottie wasn't going to lecture her. From the look of it, she just need someone impartial to talk to and a shoulder to cry on.

Sienna hurried to the nearest side exit of the park that she could find, flagging down a taxi cab as quickly as she could in case Charlotte randomly decided to leave. She honestly knew her friend would not jut abandon her after acknowledging that Sienna could come to her, but still. There was the irrational part of her, the insecure part of her soul, that anticipated being left behind. At being not cared for. At being alone. And at the moment, when she was no longer within the confines of her typical safety net, she had never felt the word so intensely before. When she was finally seated inside of the cab and had given the driver the address of the Starbucks, Sienna returned her attention to her phone.

To: Charlotte
Have u seen Facebook or Twitter yet?

To: Charlotte
I might have ruined everything


Charlotte raised an eyebrow and sighed. "What did she do now?" She thought in her head as she bit her lip. In all honesty, she was afraid to look knowing it was going to stress her out. She went back to her main screen and clicked on her twitter account. She scrolled through several tweets before she finally caught one that made her stop, it was from the vice president of their school and one sided enemy, Tori. One sided meaning Lottie knew that Tori hated her for being class president. Blamed her for not knowing that she was doing and winning based on looks. But, Lottie didn't like not liking people so, she let the past be the past.

As she read the tweet, she rubbed her temple as Rosie looked at her worried. "You saw it?"


[color= #00C5CD]"You saw it?! And you didn't tell me!"[/color] Rosie put her hands up in defense. "I didn't need you getting stressed out anymore than you already are." Lottie groaned as she sighed and decided to text Sienna back. Sure, Sienna was in the wrong, but Sydney was too. She had to sleep with her 'best friend's' boyfriend. That was her choice and now she had to deal with it.

To : Sienna <3

I just saw the post but, there's no need to be dramatic. Trust me, I've got your back. Everything will be fine. :)


Rosie looked across to see her sister's text. "You really think that?" Lottie sighed sharply before looking up at her sister. "Look, I don't know but I'll make everything as fine as I can." Lottie assured her sister who just got up with a raised eyebrow to get another two coffees.

Sienna felt her cell phone buzz repeatedly and only squeezed it in her hand, shutting her eyes as if she could somehow shut out the voices of whomever was trying to reach her. She glanced out the window, seeing the way the sun was setting over the boisterous city and the continuous flow of pedestrians and vehicles. They were only about five minutes away from the Starbucks, but she honestly had no idea what she would have done if she had walked there. If she would have made it without the loneliness suddenly overtaking her. Taking a few breaths, she glanced down at the phone only to almost cry.

The first text was from Jane and it made tears burn at the back of her eyes. But she couldn't answer that. Not now. Not when she was hurting just as much as her friend. Instead, Sienna focused on Charlotte's response and that was when the tears came. If she had been asked at the restaurant if she was going to cry over all of this, she would have denied it vehemently. Would have told any and everyone that she was willing to take shots for every time she didn't knock Sydney on her ass instead of shedding a single tear for someone who did not care about her. However, it was only with the knowledge that someone cared that the tears flowed, steady and continuous, leaving it impossible for her to respond to her friend. Instead, Sienna focused on trying to breathe and not let the driver hear her sniffles from the back.

He apparently either did not care or did not care to acknowledge it for they were in front of the Starbucks soon enough and Sienna threw a simple twenty his way, which was more than the price she owed, but she didn't care any more. Blindly, Sienna exited the cab and then entered the café, assaulted immediately by the strong scent of freshly ground coffee beans. It didn't take her long to find Charlotte and Rose, and immediately Sienna wanted to feel bad. They had their papers and pens out, and they looked so studious. And here she was, selfish Sienna ruining that with her pettiness and vindictiveness. Too selfish to put Jane's needs before her own. Too selfish to just suck it all up and wait until graduation. Too selfish to even understand that her friend was busy and didn't need her coming around with her problems. Sienna was half-tempted to walk out of the café, but her feet were already moving in the direction of Charlotte. Charlotte looked towards the door as the small bell rung and could see Sienna, she offered a small smile only to let it disappear when she saw how upset her friend was. And without preamble, the sob finally broke through her lips and the tears came.

"I-I-I-I'm s-so s-s-sorry," she stuttered, the only words she could actually get out. Charlotte got up from her seat and pulled the smaller girl into her arms. Lottie let out a deep breath as she stopped her sister from walking back over to the two for the moment. "Sh. Everything's gonna be fine, love." She promised her friend as she kissed the top of Sienna head, not even paying attention to the others in the cafe who were looking at the pair. All that mattered to Lottie at the moment was making sure her close friend was okay. "Rose, you can leave if you want. Just make sure you take me computer with you." Rosie nodded as she grabbed her sister's sleek Mac laptop and slid it into her crimson and white computer bag. "Alright, Lots. I hope everything's okay, Sienna. Trust me, everything will just pass over."

Rose reassured the singer as she rubbed her arm before walking past the pair. Lottie would have asked her to stay except for one small thing, Rosie was friends/enemies with Sydney as well. Friends because they were birds of a feather but, enemies because her twin sister didn't like her. And Rose had a big mouth and she didn't need her twin spilling what might be said between the two. Right before passing Lottie, Rosie remembered she had been snooping on her sister's phone and still had it. "By the way, your boyfriend texted you." Looking and seeing it was Brent, Lottie inhaled deeply. "Self-righteous virgin!?! I'm gonna kill him, now I want him to show up just so I can kill him." She looked at her sister with a look that said to text him back to piss off. Rosie nodded with a smirk as she sent a text towards Brent not even trying to seem like it was a different person.

She wanted the two to hook up, screw Connor! Brent was sexy, a bad boy, and a challenge, her sister loved challenges and bad boys and she would adore him once they at least made out.

To : Barclay

It's at the Hotel Plaza Athenee at 1. And, too bad you're definitely my type if it wasn't for the whole drug dealing thing. ;)


Rose knew that wink face might have given it away that it wasn't his precious little Lottie since she did two things wrong; 1) Lottie would never willingly flirt with him or at least admit it and 2) Lottie most definitely wouldn't willingly tell him where a huge event with very important people was going to be held and at what exact time. But, hey she was nudging or more like shoving them. Rose slipped Lottie's phone back into Lottie bag before she walked out of the cafe and Lottie continued to comfort Sienna without saying a word. "C'mon, darlin." She escorted her friend into the small one stall restroom and locked the door behind them before sitting on the black marble counter with her arm still around Sienna. "Alright, so tell me what happened from the beginning."

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Sienna did nothing to refuse the affection and comfort Charlotte bestowed upon her. In fact, she welcomed it - allowing herself to be petted by Charlotte and being enveloped by long, warm arms. She could have called Piper, but would the redhead have even cared? Could have called Hailey or even Esmee back, but she hadn't seen her favorite singer all day and she knew she feel nothing but shame and guilt if her sister even glanced her way. Talking to Jane only meant being roped into making up with Sydney, and she was sad, but not sad enough to deal with Sydney Vale any time soon. So, she had to turn to one other person she could actually trust and it was the girl hugging her at the moment.

At the time, Sienna couldn't fathom focusing on Rosie and Charlotte's interactions, and so caught up in her tears was she that it was near impossible to actually answer Charlotte's twin. So, all she could do was offer a short nod while still hugging Charlotte. She caught small phrases like "boyfriend," which apparently might have connected with Charlotte? Not that Sienna knew - the last time she checked, Charlotte was still single and needed to mingle. At least for the conspiring and nosy part of her mind. And if there was the possibility of someone in the class president's life, Sienna would gladly be all over that. However, at the current moment, all she could do was try to focus on breathing and stifling her tears. She probably looked a wreck with all of the customers in Starbucks. An absolute trainwreck.

She shuddered a bit when she realized that she and Charlotte were finally alone, or as alone as two people could get in a crowded café. She also did not refuse her friend when Charlotte took her to the bathroom, sitting atop the countertop and still holding Sienna. Which was why it suddenly felt safe to actually talk to someone. "Everything was awful. I-I was out shopping with Jane...for the party tomorrow a-and it was all fine. Sydney bailed 'cause I guess she was mad, I don't know. I had literally just bailed on meeting up with..." She actually couldn't even say his name at the moment, not even to hiss it. "...and Colette. Because I wanted to spend time with my girls. And maybe Sydney was still mad about last night, which is stupid because if them hooking up back then didn't mean anything, why it would mean anything to her if he and I were just hanging out last night? You should've seen her face, it was like I was holding hands with her boyfriend and we hadn't even done anything yet." Again, a fresh wave of tears came as Sienna realized her mistake. "I'm such a fucking idiot."

Sienna swiped at the tears on her face, only minutely glad that she had not applied a fresh face of makeup. But she knew she probably looked horrible. She could already tell that her nose was probably already turning pink and the hot tears on her face made her eyes puffy and red. But that didn't stop her. She didn't know if she made any sense, but the words came anyway."I sleep with him - give him exactly what he's wanted - but I'm still so fucking stupid. Because he went straight to Sydney while were all out and I don't know, she thought it would be nice to post that fucking Snapchat? It was payback? I don't even know...I just...I was so mad. It's been nearly two years, I thought we could start over or something, and then he says some shit like that and I just...snapped." She shrugged. "No one actually knows Tori's the admin of that page, not unless she's told you herself. It was the deal we made. And I was wrong for doing it, I know, but I was so mad and I wanted to hate her so bad. But she made this about Jane! She turned on J in two seconds flat! W-we were supposed to talk about...her summer...because it was such a big deal and...she's been through soooo much..." Sienna couldn't imagine how Jane must have felt, so horrible betrayed by someone she showed the most loyalty to.

"And Sydney just threw her under the bus, trying to change the topic at dinner. As if Jane didn't ask a plausible question. She wanted to know what the posts meant and I wanted Sydney to tell her and like a coward, she turned it on Jane. But I couldn't let her do it and suddenly, I am the bad friend for being upset. For not trusting her all the years. For not having the balls to say anything." She finally looked up at Charlotte. "But she's just as bad, right? Because if she really felt guilty for it, she should have said something! I could have forgiven her and...and we could have been fine. And, Char...I'm just so tired. I don't know if I can pretend anymore...not with her. I did it for me and her and him because he had begged...and she was supposed to be one of my best friend and I wanted to believe she would have been honest eventually...that it really was a mistake." She paused in her tirade for a second, stiff before sinking into her own realization, and it made the tears she thought she was done shedding come again. "But we haven't been friends though, have we? Haven't been friends for years." The last line was said in a defeated tone and Sienna's shoulders slumped while she buried her face in her hands. Even if she wanted to do what Jane asked her to do, there would be no point. She couldn't make up with Sydney. She couldn't go to her house and apologize, especially when she didn't feel solely responsible. Besides, would it really be worth it - fighting for a friend she had never really had?

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When Sydney stepped out of the shower, she had nearly forgotten about her plea for Connor to come over. On a regular day, she would have been glad that he "was in Brooklyn @ an art gallery" with his mom, and would have reassured him that no, he didn't have to catch the next subway back to come be with her. The hot shower had worked its magic and had stopped her from crying for the time being, but that text pushed her right back into the emotional state. She was so used to have Jane and Connor at her beck and call, that she didn't know how to react to both of them being unavailable when she was in such a rare state of emotional vulnerability.

Unlike Sienna, she didn't have a sister who doubled as her best friend to run home to. She did not have a father to call on speed dial, who would drop everything and leave an important meeting to come check on his little girl. Her mother couldn't be considered a stay-at-home mom who was available for girl talks every hour of the day, because while she was unemployed, she was rarely home. In fact, when Sydney and Alice were speaking on a real and deep level, it was usually Alice who was doing the crying and Sydney the comforting. That left her without even the distant mother-daughter relationship that Jane got to have with her own mom, because Sydney was sure that if she called her mother up right now, she would be at some risque bar taking shots with guys twenty years her junior. Sydney had minions that she could have called and demanded they come be by her side, but she didn't want that. She had purposely avoided having many friends outside of her close circle that she really trusted, because being friendly to everyone wasn't her thing. She didn't have anyone like Charlotte, who she was good friends with but not best friends with, and could actually trust. The closest person to that, actually, would probably have been Charlotte's sister, but Sydney wasn't going to go there. She didn't want anyone to know that this was hurting her.

She changed into pajamas and tossed her hair into a careless messy bun before returning to bed. She had no plans to leave the house for the rest of the night and was considering staying in bed for the rest of her life, too. Earlier, she had been confident that she could hold her head high and pretend like the Vincent rumor was just another feeble attempt at someone trying to steal her throne. Maybe she could pass it off as that. Vincent had told Sienna the truth, but that doesn't mean he was going to confirm it to everyone else. Still, especially in her overly-emotional state, her melodramatic woe is me side was telling her that her reputation had been shattered and there was no point in ever showing her face again. Going to Hailey's party was out of the question at least. Even though her phone was blowing up with messages, none of them were from anyone that she actually cared about, and she left them all unanswered. She didn't even know how to respond to them... if she was going to be honest now that she had a chance to, or if she would sink back into denial.

The Vale's weren't frivolous when it came to hiring house staff. Sydney was usually the only one home and aside from a part time house keeper and the chef, they didn't need their home filled with strangers unless they were throwing an event. It was just her luck that tonight, she was completely alone, just when she needed someone to cook her brownies and bring her a martini. It wouldn't have been that difficult for her to slip out of bed and do it herself, but she was pitying herself and didn't think that in this state she needed to do anything. So, she dialed her doorman's number and after a brief conversation, convinced him to bring the pizza that she would soon be ordering, up to her apartment and into room as soon as it got there. When there was a knock on her bedroom door ten minutes, she wiped her eyes dry and ordered them to come in. Her mood had perked up slightly, just because the pizza was here sooner than she expected, but when the door opened, her face and her heart dropped.

Vincent and Kelley?

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Vincent had been at the Vale apartment only an hour or two before and after Sydney's cheek kiss, had no intentions of returning any time soon. That was the plan, until he had returned to his apartment and was in the middle of a Killzone session again, when his phone started blowing up. He hadn't thought much of the snapchat that Sydney posted, but when he was receiving a message a minute about how he was "the man" for banging Sydney Vale, he assumed that was what everyone was referring to. He didn't think Sydney was crazy enough to tell people that they had just hooked up... was she? A few confused texts later, and one of his lacrosse buddies sent him a screenshot of the Tweet. He then he found the text that he had somehow missed from Sienna, and it made more sense. She was pissed off that he hung out with Sydney, and as he rewatched the snap, he guessed that he could see why. It didn't look as innocent as it really was, and after their perfect night together, he understood that it looked bad on his part. Sienna must have finally cracked and told someone about Sydney being the one he cheated with, and now all hell was breaking loose. The entire Upper East Side knew, or at least speculated, what had happened.

Vincent was completely fucked. He knew from the start that it was wrong of him to expect Sienna to keep that secret when it was only being kept to protect him and Sydney, the two people who screwed her over. And, he knew that it was wrong of him to tell Sienna the truth without giving Sydney a chance to do the same first, or at least at some point over the last couple of years. The situation was destined to fall apart at some point, but why the hell did it have to be now? He had to make this right, but he had no idea how. There was no way that he was going to dinner anymore with his mother, but he only had a chance to text her that before Kelley showed up at his apartment.

Even her light-hearted "let me in, bitch!" when she realized that he locked the front door, couldn't break the wave of panic he was feeling. It took a few more texts for him to explain the situation to his mom, but once she decided that this meant he was trying to win Sienna back, she agreed to have dinner with Kelley's parents instead. He opened the door but had no intentions of letting Kelley stay. "Kell, I'm not going to dinner anymore. Did you see those posts? I'm fucked. I'm completely fucked." He wasn't even slightly concerned with his own reputation. His friends would only be impressed that he managed to bang the best friend while the girlfriend was away... especially with that best friend being Sydney Vale. Sienna's friends would look at him with disgust, but he didn't have a chance with Jane or Piper anyway! Nothing was going to change for him, besides losing Sydney and Sienna. Not just as a hookup and potential girlfriend, but as friends. After finally winning Sienna back after years of a broken relationship, he didn't think he could deal with not speaking to her again. At the same time, he felt bad for Sydney. If he had told her that he was feeling too guilty and needed to confess to Sienna, he knew that she would have done the same. She was keeping the secret because that was what they agreed on, and he had screwed her over by telling Sienna to clear his own name without consulting her. Plus, he knew that this getting out was going to affect her more than it would anyone else.

"Oh, calm down, Cowboy Casanova. People will get over it in two days when the next-"

"Come on." He cut her off, grabbed his keys, phone and wallet and her arm, and pulled her into the elevator. He still didn't know how, but somehow, he was going to make this right. Rumors swirled left and right in their circle, and Vincent still wanted to believe that someone had just been pretty accurate with their creativity this time, but it seemed like wishful thinking.

To: Sienna
Tell me u didn't leak this Sia. Tell me someone really is just trying to fuck with us and made it up

-x-

One set of fingers curled around her blanket, pulling it up closer against her chest as Sydney sat up. The other swiped at her red cheeks, confirming that they were dry... for the time being. He honestly was the last person that she wanted to see, and she didn't consider Kelley to be a close enough friend to want her to see her in this state either. Vincent was the one who had betrayed her and when it came down to it, it was he who was the source of all of this drama. Not only had he been the one to initiate their night together, he was the one who lied about dating Sienna still, he was the one who agreed to Sydney that neither of them would tell a soul while he turned the next day and told Sienna, he was the one who maintained that he didn't tell anyone until this day, and he was the one who had come over to apologize this afternoon. Sydney's responsibility in all of this was hidden somewhere in that mix, but she hated Vincent right now.

"What do you want?" It took more effort than she wanted to give, but she was able to meet his gaze without the tears falling again.

"Sydney... I'm sorry. I should have told you I was telling her." His voice was weak with guilt. He knew that Sydney Vale, the coldest bitch in Constance, had just been crying, and it that said something. He looked to Kelley for support. What was he supposed to do?

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Charlotte didn't even stop Sienna from letting everything out. She just continued to stroke her arm up and down and look at her with a small smile. "Everything was awful. I-I was out shopping with Jane...for the party tomorrow a-and it was all fine. Sydney bailed 'cause I guess she was mad, I don't know. I had literally just bailed on meeting up with..." Charlotte knew who's name she couldn't say without crying, she didn't even have to say it. She knew it was Vincent and that's what made her mad out of the whole thing. Sienna was crying over a guy who had already cheated on her once with her best friend at that and still decided to think he was a good guy. Cheaters are bad and most don't change. Plain and simple, not that Lottie would lecture Sienna about it right now. She already did when she was told that Vincent had cheated on her in the first place. So, she just kept her mouth shut and let Sia continue. "...and Colette. Because I wanted to spend time with my girls. And maybe Sydney was still mad about last night, which is stupid because if them hooking up back then didn't mean anything, why it would mean anything to her if he and I were just hanging out last night? You should've seen her face, it was like I was holding hands with her boyfriend and we hadn't even done anything yet." Lottie scoffed at the sound of Sydney's name. Oh, yea Sydney was a piece of shit for sleeping with Vincent too. They both were equal pieces of shit for hurting Sienna like that. "Sydney." Scoffing softly once more as she said her name and rolled her eyes. "I'm such a fucking idiot."

When Sienna took a quick pause, Lottie grabbed some toilet paper as she decided to speak. "Sienna, honey, you are not f--.. freakin' idiot. You hung out with Vincent big deal? Sydney's just being... Sydney; a possessive, controlling, little--..

"I sleep with him - give him exactly what he's wanted - but I'm still so fucking stupid. Oh great, no really this was perfect! She slept with the cheater too. Sienna deserved and was better then this. Again, Lottie said nothing. She only sighed as she softly pinched her nose with her left hand. Something she did whenever she was either disappointed or had no idea what to say. Right now, she was a small mix of both. "Because he went straight to Sydney while we're all out and I don't know, she thought it would be nice to post that fucking Snapchat? It was payback? I don't even know...I just...I was so mad. It's been nearly two years, I thought we could start over or something, and then he says some shit like that and I just...snapped." She watched Sienna shrug like it was nothing.

"No one actually knows Tori's the admin of that page, not unless she's told you herself. It was the deal we made. And I was wrong for doing it, I know, but I was so mad and I wanted to hate her so bad. But she made this about Jane! She turned on J in two seconds flat! W-we were supposed to talk about...her summer...because it was such a big deal and...she's been through soooo much..." She just nodded. She knew about the deal, but she still hadn't learned what the rumor was, when she had asked Tori she said it was 'Nothing big, just a stupid little joke.' At this point, Lottie didn't care about what it was and she just moved on from the whole thing.

"And Sydney just threw her under the bus, trying to change the topic at dinner. As if Jane didn't ask a plausible question. She wanted to know what the posts meant and I wanted Sydney to tell her and like a coward, she turned it on Jane. But I couldn't let her do it and suddenly, I am the bad friend for being upset. For not trusting her all the years. For not having the balls to say anything." Of course Sydney didn't own up to it, why would she own up to it? She was Sydney Vale, she needed to seem like she could do no wrong and never fuck up. Lottie stopped shaking her head when Sienna looked up at her and Lottie could finally see how torn up her friend was about all of this. "But she's just as bad, right? Because if she really felt guilty for it, she should have said something! I could have forgiven her and...and we could have been fine. And, Char...I'm just so tired. I don't know if I can pretend anymore...not with her. I did it for me and her and him because he had begged...and she was supposed to be one of my best friend and I wanted to believe she would have been honest eventually...that it really was a mistake."

"Sienna--.."


"But we haven't been friends though, have we? Haven't been friends for years." Lottie hated seeing her friends look so defeated, especially ones that are so strong like Sienna. Lottie pulled her into her arms ago and laid her head softly on Sienna's as she sighed. "I knew there was a reason why I wasn't that popular," She joked as she chuckled before continuing. "But Sienna, I don't think you dealt with it the right way. You're better than that, you're better than stooping to her level. But, it happened and you're right. It's not all your fault. And if you're tired of acting then screw it. Screw them, it's not worth it. You know? I think the only thing you can do is to move forward and put it and them behind you. Okay? She said as she got up and went in front of her friend to lift her chin. [color#00C5CD]"Just keep your chin up and everything will fine.[/color][/b]

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Sienna had only hiccupped and wiped her eyes at Charlotte's last pieces of advice, knowing that the class president was more than right. "You're right...you're right...I just..." Just didn't know what to do now? Was going to regret her decision at some point? Sienna didn't finish her sentence and she only hoped Charlotte would not ask her to because she did not know how. All she knew was that Charlotte was right - she handled everything wrong. She should have realized then to cut her ties with Vincent and Sydney. She didn't regret snapping at the blonde, never. Not in a million years would she regret going off on Sydney and the blonde had been lucky that was all Sienna had done. However, the post was out, speculation was running her phone rampant, and she honestly wanted to get home and to her ice cream.

"Thanks, Lottie," she said softly when it seemed like the tears would stop. She even managed a small though lackluster smile. "At this point, you're probably the only friend I've got so...thanks." She hugged her fellow Constance girl one more time before deciding to take Charlotte home, texting her own driver. Sienna didn't feel like waiting on a taxi and spending anymore money for the day. After a ten minute waiting period, Sienna and Charlotte were inside the Alvarez family town car and another ten minutes later, Sienna was dropping her friend off with the promise of picking her up for the party. She had not said much during the car ride to Charlotte's place nor had she checked her phone during that entire time, but once she saw to it that her friend had entered the building, Sienna's drivers pulled away from the curb and she turned her gaze to her phone.

Jane's text from earlier remained unanswered. She couldn't offer her friend a response at the moment. She couldn't just make up with Sydney Vale. Sydney would expect immediate regret and for Sienna to take full blame and, after crying in Charlotte's arms and having time to breathe, Sienna felt like she deserved more than groveling at Sydney's knees. She did not exactly expect Sydney to do such to her, but she definitely wasn't planning on finding out any time soon. Instead, she flipped through her phone to see various messages from classmates she almost didn't recall until memories of destroyed chemistry sets, volleyball matches, and failed cooking experiments danced across her mind. Most offered their support and a few, their allegiances though Sienna didn't understand why they would do that. She had not done what she had done out of a desire for Sydney's throne. She just wanted to get back at her at the only way she knew how. By affecting Sydney's image. Sienna's image was just as important to her, but her heart came first and Sydney had aided in breaking it. Despite validating Charlotte's wisdom of her not "handling the situation correctly", Sienna still felt like revenge had been served.

Saturday, September 6th | 7:30 PM

To occupy the void left in her life since she wasn't exactly on speaking terms with either Jane or Sydney, Sienna had woken up early on Saturday morning. No matter her mood and because Cynthia had been upset about the revelation of who Vincent had cheated with getting to her from one of her manicurists (how the hell it had spread that far, Sienna could not even fathom!), Sienna still had to go to her modeling session. And it was also Hailey's birthday and she couldn't ruin the day for her friend just because she was in a bad mood. So, Sienna did something she rarely did. She cooked. She was not the greatest and had to get kitchen staff to help her since Cynthia had gone back to their Long Island estate for the weekend, but she ended up satisfied with the assortment of breakfast food. Because it was Sienna and she loved pancakes, they were definitely an option and because Hailey loved chocolate, they were chocolate-chip. Plating a stack of pancakes and topping it with whipped cream, a chocolate sauce drizzle, and candles, Sienna and Esmee surprised the blonde singer with breakfast-in-bed followed by presents. Esmee had gotten Hailey a Cartier love bracelet from her own summer job money and allowance from their parents. Sienna and Jane - and only because she promised Jane she would include her and literally had to swallow back a lump of emotion when she acknowledged her friend's involvement in the gift giving - had gotten Hailey two new outfits complete with accessories and jewelry, and a paid day of relaxation at Caudalie's with Esmee.

After the girls had eaten and bidding both Esmee and Hailey a good day with a promise to check on everything for Hailey's party for the night, Sienna had gone off to her photo shoot with Young&Reckless. She was getting a large endorsement from both them and Pepsi, so she had to do small things like campaigns, photo shoots, interviews, and commercials. Luckily, she didn't have to act today. She was too tired for any of that. Esmee had taken to washing her hair for her last night and had even put in cornrows because Sienna had not cared enough to stop her. The only thing she had focused on was the smell of her Black Vanilla conditioning products from Carol's Daughter. So, Esmee did what she did and it was fine because the stylists all decided to apply a sew-in weave to her hair, thus leaving Sienna with a red hue for the six hours that she was there. It was a surprisingly sexy color that she would have been more than interested in had she cared. Sienna had had to focus on not giving away too much emotion to Piper when she saw the natural redhead and ignored Sebastian all together, not remembering his name being on the list of models for the shoot.

Once that was over and promising her friend to text her later (and taking out the blasted weave!), Sienna had checked with the club they had rented out for the evening's festivities. As a means to take pressure off of Hailey because she deserved to enjoy her birthday, Sienna had made the final plans for the evening. She had made sure the night would be fun. There would be paint in one of the lounge areas for people to use if they had not already gotten themselves painted, most of the drinks glowed in the dark, there were neon lights with a timed fog machine, the DJ knew some of Hailey's favorite songs, and there would be light snacks and a birthday cake. A few of Hailey's friends were flying in as a surprise and a few of the friends Sienna had introduced her to in California were coming. Overall, the evening was going to be great and satisfied, Sienna returned home to get ready, surprised to see Ricardo Slim-Helú waiting for her when the elevator doors opened.

"Rick," she breathed and Ricky's hand shot out of the elevator, stopping the doors from closing in on a flabbergasted Sienna. He only smirked at her expression. "Miss me?" Her answer was throwing herself into his arms. Ricky didn't hesitate in allowing her to do such, wrapping his firm arms around her waist and spinning her around for a moment. He wasn't surprised when Sienna didn't immediately release him when her feet touched the ground and allowed her the chance to cling. He had seen the Facebook posts that turned into tweets and then full-on debates between classmates who normally did not speak to each other. And least of all about two of the most popular girls at Constance Billard.

Which was why Ricardo was a bit excited for the school year. While being in California had been fun and attending such a prestigious institute for the time that he had had been challenging considering those were some of the best athletes in the country, there was nothing like good old New York, particularly the Upper East Side. For years, he had been entertained by the various gossip blogs that had emerged in the last few years and even more-so, by the whispered rumors in the hallways surrounding each and every student. Some guys felt like it played with their manliness to be involved with gossip, but their heterosexism did not leak into Rick's mind. No, in fact, he reveled in the gossip, oftentimes starting issues or making them worse. And it wasn't like many chose to challenge him. The ones who did either learned their lessons and probably don't live on their side of town anymore, or were some of the few Ricky was entertained enough by to not be upset with. Which included the blonde in his arms.

It took Sienna a minute, but she had come to the conclusion that she honestly had missed Ricky. While both his and Sydney's need for absolute control and demands could be overbearing, she couldn't lie when it came to having grown tolerant of Ricky. Granted, if she and Sydney had never gotten into a tiff over Vincent, then Sydney would be her girl and Ricky would be just another bothersome manwhore like Vincent. But he wasn't. He was fun and she loved flirting with him. Partly because she knew she would never give in to his advances and partly, well...all anyone had to do was look at him! Ricardo Slim-Helú was absolutely gorgeous! There was no doubting his attractiveness and why doing absolutely any and everything came natural to him. Even the air about him was intoxicating at times, especially when he put on that damn smolder. However, and luckily for her and her emotions, he only had a teasing smirk on his face. "You didn't tell me that you were back yet." Ricky shrugged, following Sienna on the path to one of the smaller kitchens. Already comfortable in the Alvarez family home, he walked over to the liquor cabinet and pulled out one of their bottles of scotch. "Kinda thought seeing my gorgeous face would put you in a better mood," he replied and Sienna rolled her eyes, pushing two glass cups towards him. "Yeah, whatever." This was what she needed. Playfulness. Familiarity. Something to get her mind off of everything else.

"I'm surprised you aren't with your queen," she commented after receiving her half-filled glass of scotch. Ricky stared at her, long and leisurely, before smirking. He detected the jealousy underneath the inquiry and happened to like it. It made things all the more fun when shit really hit the fan. Ricky did not favor Sydney nor Sienna more than the other. Did he like it when he girls fought? Oh, yes, he did. Sienna was a tough and fiery little ball of wonders, and Sydney was...well, Sydney was more his equal than he would typically give her credit for. Both of them gave him a bit of entertainment, just in different ways. If anyone else messed with them, he would be more than ready to stand up for them. Them at each other's throats? Delightful. "I will pay my respects before the night is over." There was a pause before he added, "Jealous much?" Sienna scoffed and swallowed down the liquor, gritting her teeth so that she wouldn't allude to the liquor having still taken her aback. A warmth spread in her belly and wanting that feeling again, she drank more until the glass was finished. Noticing Ricky still watching her, Sienna tilted her head curiously. "How did you get in here anyway? And where's...?" Rick answered only a beat later. "I buzzed in just as Esmee and your friend were leaving. Esmee just let me on in." Sienna hummed, maneuvering around the island until she was beside Ricky. Pouring herself more alcohol, she took another drink. "So, I'm guessing that means you're coming to the party tonight." It was more of a statement than a question, especially after noting Ricky's apparel.

Instead of the usual formal attire Upper East Side kids were used to or even the business casual they frequented, Ricky wore black Levi jeans, a simple white muscle shirt underneath a specially designed black varsity jacket with neon green accents, and black and green sneakers from Adidas. It was unsurprisingly tame. There would be paint at the party and Ricky was too cool to ever really have his body painted. Sienna would joke later that he was too stuck-up, but for now she simply appreciated the display of pectoral muscles beneath the thin white fabric of his top. "Careful there, sweetheart," he teased, the deep timbre of his lowered voice forcing Sienna's gaze to meet his. "The last girl that looked at me like that got laid." Heat rushed to her cheeks and Sienna immediately retorted, "It would be a cold day in hell before you and I ever happen." Ricky only chuckled and Sienna growled. "Down, kitten. I was only playing." Sienna only glared at him and Ricky's smirk grew. "Gotta go anyway before I hit up this party of yours. Need to check on a companion of mine who you've been ignoring." Sienna didn't have to question who he was speaking about. It was Vincent.

"And until he gives me something worth paying attention to, I'm gonna keep ignoring him," Sienna stated sharply. She had not answered not one of Vincent's text messages and didn't plan on doing so. She did not know about his having gone to see Sydney instead of her. All she knew was that Sydney obviously meant more to him than he had initially let on and Sienna was hurt. Perhaps she should have reminded herself that she had said that their night had been supposed to be a one night stand. She had prepared herself to be ready for it to be that way. However, she didn't want to focus on that and only shooed Ricky out of her kitchen. "Go on then. I have to get pretty and you're holding me up." Ricky only chuckled as she led him to the elevator, offering her a smirk when the doors closed. Sighing, Sienna only rushed to get herself together. Ricky had managed to hold her up for twenty minutes and she promised to give rides.

On his way down, Ricky leaned against the back wall of the elevator. He had not truly spoken to Sienna about the Sydney-Vincent situation and had chosen not to. He wanted her more pliant and receptive of his words. At the moment, she was vulnerable, but enough to fully let down her guard. It would take more time and he could always plant the seed of suspicion later. For now, he decided, he could text his other friends.

To: Vincent
Omw 2 r place & u better b ready. No excuses.

To: Sydney
I kno u missed me & all, but the least u could have done was give me a welcome home kiss babe. Heard u were dealing w/ a mutiny. Not gonna say I'm not surprised u couldn't handle urself w/out me here, but don't tell me ur in cowering, Syd. Come 2 the party

After a ten minute shower, Sienna returned to her bedroom to put on a matching printed bra and panty set. It was a daring move, especially considering her outfit for the night. But she was feeling reckless. The fact that she had downed two glasses of scotch when she had not eaten dinner yet said enough. The bra's stripes would glow in the dark beneath the revealing top. After applying a shimmering lotion that left her skin feeling silky smooth and giving off her signature scent, Sienna pulled on a pair of Abercrombie & Fitch shorts and a pair of multi-colored Giuseppe Zanotti wedges. The colors would glow in the blacklight of the club. Still topless, Sienna headed over to her vanity to work on her makeup. While the long lashes seemed pink in regular light, they would glow blue later and the eyeliner would be pink. Despite her earlier plans to have glitter all over herself, she didn't feel the need to show off artistically. She just felt like being sexy and stupid for the night. It would be a bad decision later and she would probably get chastised later, but who the fuck cared? Once her face was taken care of and a pair of silver hoops were in her ears, Sienna set to fixing her hair up. One of her favorite stylists had done her nails earlier. It didn't take long to get to the final product for her hair as she had not straightened in last night and the braids had played on the naturally curly state from her mother's genes. Satisfied, Sienna finally pulled on her long-sleeved top, a mid-driff baring little thing with large fishnet holes. It revealed the bra beneath and the neon pink shade made her skin pop. The flat tummy she had worked to keep toned would be revealed and she even chose the belly button ring whose diamond would glow pink. The top would also glow later in the night and after a spritz of perfume, Sienna was ready for her night.

Once in the town car, Sienna checked the time. It was ten minutes after eight, and so she sent out her texts, biting her lip at messaging Jane. She didn't know how the brunette would feel about her ignoring her plea, but she couldn't ignore Jane forever either.

To: Piper
Picking up Charlotte first. Where do u want me 2 pick u up at?

To: Charlotte
Omw, love. B there in 10

To: Carolina
I am so sorry 4 not messaging u back. A lot happened and I'm really sorry. R u coming to dis party tonite?

To: Jane
Hey, I'm omw 2 Hailey's party. Do u need me to send anyone 2 pick u up? Do u need anything?

To:Hailey
Omw. Everything good so far?



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Jane's day consisted of some much needed self-attention. She didn't think that there was anything that could help her get over the complete train wreck of a day that yesterday was, but she did her best. Her day began by being dragged out by her father, Nicole and Carolina to breakfast at The Garden. Jane only agreed to go because Nicole claimed that she owed her for getting Carolina to do her paper. She was hungry, anyway, and even though she was not happy with herself afterwards, she had one of the lemon ricotta pancakes she ordered, and a cup of berries. Adrian left the girls for some business meeting in the financial district, and the three girls headed down to Chelsea. Nicole and Carolina went furniture shopping while Jane browsed the selves of Anthropologie, Moschino, American Apparel, Comme des Garçons and Barney's. Retail therapy was a bad habit of Jane's, but it helped her feel better even if she was alone.

Things only started to get bad around four o'clock when she reunited with Carolina and Nicole and was told that the three of them were getting an early dinner in Times Square. Apparently, the restaurant Carmine's had been a family favorite when the two girls were growing up and they wanted to introduce it to Jane since the three of them were going to be "like sisters!", as Nicole put it. Jane's tolerance for Nicole had been better than normal all day since she really was appreciative of Carolina's help, but she wasn't going to eat another meal, at least not so soon after the first. She felt like they were pushing her too much and it was unfair when she had already made an effort with breakfast this morning. However, she took a deep breath and got into the car with them. She already warned both girls in the car that she wasn't hungry and had to stop herself from smacking Nicole who went on and on about how she would be hungry as soon as she saw the lasagna. "You're so stupid," was all she let herself mutter, even if the comment went unnoticed by the pair of sisters who were gushing about past experiences there.

Lunch went just as poorly as Jane expected it would. She was coerced into eating a small piece of garlic bread when Nicole threatened to call her father, she ordered a salad that came out covered in dressing that she wouldn't dare put into her mouth, and, to top it all off, they wouldn't serve her alcohol. It wasn't because of the waiter, who didn't try to card her when she ordered a drink, but because Nicole outright told him that she was underage and not allowed to drink. Why she would do such a thing was unknown to Jane, who actually thought Nicole had become slightly cooler since her sister arrived. But no, she apparently was the same bitch who liked to piss Jane off at any chance she had. So, rather than wait for her salad to arrive, she went to the bathroom, called Max and left the restaurant without uttering a goodbye to either of the girls.

Her father was home from his meeting when she walked in, and it was apparent that Nicole had figured out she bailed and told him. "Why aren't you at the restaurant?" he questioned her, spinning around in his desk chair as she attempted to silently pass by his office. "Votre petite amie est une chienne, voilà pourquoi." Jane had never gotten used to referring to Nicole as her father's wife. It hadn't seemed necessary, since she was sure that he was going to dump her soon after the wedding. Her father paused at her disrespectful remark, his lips sealed tight as if he were contemplating whether to snap at her or just let it go. The waiting left Jane anxious, but she didn't regret calling Nicole a bitch. It wasn't the first time the expletive had left her lips when referring to the blonde. She watched as he raised his slightly and tapped his fingers against each other. "I heard you were upset last night. Tout va bien?" Carolina. Jane should have known that her sobbing to the girl when they had never said more than a couple words to each other was probably unexpected, but did she have to go blabbing about it? Now, obviously her dad was going to be on her case about falling back into her old ways, as if she had ever really gotten over them, and it was one more thing to worry about. "Yes! It was just a problem with my friends. It's not a big deal, okay?" He nodded. He didn't want to hear it any more than she wanted to explain it to him. "Good, go get dressed. You're taking Carolina to that party tonight." Jane wanted to object but her father had already spun back around in his chair, hitting the button on his phone to return to whatever call he had been in the middle of.

If Carolina thought that now that they lived together, she was going to get a free ticket into the group Jane socialized with, she was completely wrong. Did she really think that she could just tell Nicole there was a party and that she had no one to go with, and expect to just be able to tag along with Jane? Hell no. It wasn't even like Jane wanted to go to tonight's party. Sydney and Sienna hadn't texted her today, Sebastian was going with Lee, and she was sure that Piper was going with Sienna. She didn't remember the incident involving her Hailey and Brent the previous night, but she still didn't want to go. The dynamic between her friends was just too volatile. Something was bound to go down again and Jane couldn't bear another cat fight. So, after trying on all of her day's purchases she lit a bunch of vanilla scented candles in her bathroom and relaxed in her Jacuzzi tub.

More time went by than she thought, because when her buzzing phone pulled her out of her trance, it was already eight at night. It was Sienna and her name on the screen caught Jane's attention. Would she agree to make up with Sydney as Jane requested the day before. A moment later... it was apparent that no, she wasn't going to. She had ignored the message regarding Sydney and skipped straight to talking about Hailey's birthday party. The fact that Sienna was being normal was nice... nice enough to tempt her into responding.

To: Sienna
:...............(

To: Sienna
But no it's okay I'll prob stop by a little later

She guessed that socializing might do her well and if Sydney clearly didn't care to mend their friendship, at least she would have Sienna. A few minutes later, Jane stepped out of the tub and slipped into a robe. She needed to straighten her hair and get dressed, but maybe going to Hailey's party would be in the cards tonight. She thought that, at least, until there was a quiet knock on the other side of the door. "Jane, Miss Vale is here to see you." Her heart dropped. She didn't want to see Sydney... or did she? Jane didn't know. She wanted her friends back but she didn't want them back separately. It was extremely unlikely that Sydney was going to be the one to try to make amends with Sienna but Jane had to try. "I'll be down in a minute," she said, shooing the woman away. Jane didn't bother to put on real clothes and left her room as soon as she glanced at her phone once more to see if Sienna had responded.

If Sydney was going to be as stubborn as she always was, Jane was hoping that she would have the courage to tell her to leave, which is why she didn't have Sydney sent up to her room. "You could have told me you were coming. I'm actually getting ready to leave." she said in a tone more annoyed than she had ever addressed Sydney in before. It was as if she hadn't turned off the attitude she used with the hired help. It was kind of empowering, she decided, as she continued. "And before you say anything, just know that I can't be friends with only you and not Sienna. That's not fair, Syd, especially after how mean you were yesterday."

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After Sydney’s party, things have been a bit weird and Hailey doesn’t really know why. She didn’t go to school on the first official day and she told Sienna why. It was because she had to go to the loft and have it inspected for her party, not to mention making sure the capacity level was accurate. She even brought in a professional paint team to do the painting on others bodies. It was a lot for her, honestly. At first, she thought that she didn’t need any help but yeah, she did indeed though do things on her own made her feel good.

Hailey seemed pleased with her decision on the area and idea of the party. She hoped that everyone had seen her tweet and Instagram pictures and posts about her party. She told Sienna directly, well because why wouldn’t she, they are the best of friends. She honestly hoped that Sydney would make an appearance so that she can see how a real party is thrown. A soft chuckle escaped over her lips at the thought then she shook her head as the limo pulled up to the Alvarez residence. She got out of the limo and immediately went up to her room, where Esmee was seen. Hailey walked into her room with a raised brow and seen Esmee’s stunned face. “May I help you?” Hailey asked while walking a little bit further into the room. Esmee tried to scurry away but Hailey grabbed her in time. “Nope. Talk.” Esmee put her lips together and shook her head. Hailey folded her arms over her chest and shifted her weight to her right side then raised a brow.

Esmee sighed with a slight eye roll. “Fine.” She walked over to the nearby chair and sat down. She basically caught Hailey up with everything that she has been missing out on. Her mind was blown. Hailey doesn’t do drugs. She wondered how Esmee knew all of this information but figured that Sienna probably told her everything since Hailey has been missing in action lately due to her preparing for her party.

// Saturday | 4-7:30 PM //

Hailey left early from the Alvarez’s residence to get clothes for her party and more. Her parents called her early that morning and left a voice mail on her phone, wishing her a happy birthday and hoping that she will definitely make a statement and stamp her name all over New York, well, The Upper East Side. She smiled slightly at the literally five minute voice mail. It was nice to see that her parents were not too busy for her birthday. As soon as she was done shopping, she saw that she had a text message from Sebastian. She smiled a little bit more then went to typing a reply.

To Sebastian:
Sure! The more, the merrier. Am I right? :3

She sent the message then left the mall and directed the driver to go the loft where they were a few mornings ago. “Thanks.” She told him while getting out and walking right on inside, taking the elevator to the fourth floor, where the room for the party was located. She a bouncer down the stairs to direct people to the elevator and tell them that Hailey’s party was on the fourth floor. She had dressed into nothing more than a blue muscle t-shirt and short shorts. She didn’t bother wearing any shoes since she didn’t really think that they were call for at this moment in time.

Hailey’s phone chimed again and she made sure that everything was organized and in order before grabbing her phone and reading over the message. It was from Sienna. She went to typing a reply then eyed the catering people coming in with a multiple array of sandwiches and even a three layer birthday cake. “Just sit it here, guys.” She directed them towards a nearby table and told them where she wanted everything. “Thanks.” She smiled then sat the drinks, which were in a cooler, right beside the food. She did have alcohol but it was hidden somewhere special and only being brought out for when the party actually began.

To Sienna:
Okies, Chica! BTW, did u still need 2 talk? And yeah, everything is great actually.

Hailey sent the message then retweeted out the exact address of her party and letting people know that they can proceed to the elevator, where there is a bouncer and just come right on up. She was really exhausted and stressed. She was actually even worried that tonight would not even go as planned. A soft sigh escaped over her parted as she wanted to tweet out that the party was cancelled but she couldn’t now since people have been waiting for this for quite some time, well, two days. She apologized for the late notice about her party then sat down in a chair, waiting for people to show up. “Is there anything you don’t want me to play?” DJ Kickstart asked her. She shook her head no then looked at him. “No, country. Just some Pop, Rap and maybe some R & B for the couples that are going to be here and so that I can dance with someone, as well.” She smiled towards him then waved him off as she sat there, staring that the door, waiting for someone to knock, ring the door bell or open the door and simply walk in.

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Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Carolina Daily Character Portrait: Lee Min-ho
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Jane might have twisted the story around to make it seem like Carolina was desperately pleading for her to escort her to Hailey's party, but that definitely was not the case. In fact, it was almost the complete opposite of what had went down! During their day of shopping, Nicole had asked her what her plans were for the night. She and Adrian were going to some fancy soiree at the home of one of the designers that LVMH owned, and just to make it seem like she wasn't going to sit home all night and study, she mentioned Hailey's birthday party. Carolina had received an invitation via social media from Sienna, but she didn't really plan on going. Lee had said he was going with Sebastian, which completely caught Carolina off guard because... since when were they friends again? She didn't question him about it, because one, she wanted to save that for an in-person chat, and two, it was a good thing that he was mending his relationship with Seb. Carolina could be antisocial and while Lee could be as well, she thought that it was only a good thing that the boy had one more friend to hang out with. Still, that meant that one of her closest friends was off the list as someone to show up with and Charlotte said she was going with Sienna. There were other student government kids or "school friends", as Carolina referred to the small group of kids she hung out with in classes but not off campus, that she probably could have tagged along with, but honestly, she didn't really want to go. Partying and getting drunk were fun for most teenagers, including herself, but Hailey was already making her way into Jane's crowd through Sienna and Carolina just wasn't used to attending those types of parties. Besides, after spending all night on Jane's English assignment and all day out with her and Nicole, she really did have a lot of work to catch up on.

Hailey's party was simply an excuse for her sister not to worry, or more accurately- badger, her about staying home on a Saturday night when all of New York was at her fingertips. The plan turned on her, though, when Nicole requested that she bring Jane along with her. Apparently, Nicole's manicurist also worked for Constance students and had overheard them talking about the school's drama, which she promptly passed on to Nicole. However she had phrased it gave Nicole a better idea of what was going on in Sydney Vale's group than Carolina had gotten from Jane's indecipherable sobs the night before, because she claimed that Jane needed a friend now more than ever. And so, that duty had somehow fallen onto Carolina's shoulders. Nicole had clearly planned on springing the assignment on her before she let her know at dinner, since when they got home, among the items that Carolina purchased was an outfit for the party. She was skeptical at first, but after trying it on, she had to admit that the neon cutout bralette was cute, especially when matched with the Converse Allstar's. Was it cute enough to convince her that tonight would be the fun night Nicole tried to claim it would be? Definitely not. But it was enough for her to text Jane around eight o'clock, to see if she was ready to go since she hadn't heard from the brunette since she left dinner without warning.

To: Jane
So.. my sister said it might be easier for Max to just drive us both to this party together?? U ready?

To: Sienna
Lol don't worry about it u kno idc. I think I heard wat went down anyway so I totally understand... but yeah my sister wants me to take Jane. i'll find u when i get there.

To: Lee
U at the party yet?

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“All those paper people living in their paper houses, burning the future to stay warm.”



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After finally being able to comfort Sienna and being taken home. All of her time was spent getting ready for the charity event on Sunday. Sure, she was going to Hailey's party but, Rose said she wanted to pick her sister's outfit while she worked so, instead of arguing with Rosie about it. So just said 'screw it' and turned her attention to more important things. The ALS Association Greater New York wasn't going to get donations on their own. So, after trying to reach Connor, she finally decided to just finish on her own. Besides, she was fast and could get things negotiated at the bat of an eyelash; man or woman, she knew what she was doing. And because of a little... disturbance who just loved to blow up her phone and all the drama going on online, she had decided to turn it completely off while she worked, only to turn it back on when she was laying down in bed with her cochlear implant out just so she could de-stress without the hustle and bustle of the outside world esp. since Rosie decided to bring her little... 'friend' home for desert a day early.





Time : 7:30 | Location : The Buchanan Twins' Apartment

“Yeah, it's pretty clear, I ain't no size two / But I can shake it, shake it, like I'm supposed to do
'Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chase / And all the right junk in all the right places”


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Party Outfit : Shoes






Lottie was sitting on her sister's bed with her eyes closed as she tapped her foot rapidly, hoping it would speed up her sister in showing her the outfit. All day she was saying how amazing it was and how great it would look on the curvy girl's body. That always spelled trouble, Rosie was at least ten pounds lighter than Lottie, had a small bust and butt, yet she always insisted her sister to show off her body as if they had to same measurements and everything. "Okay and remember you said you would keep an open mind about the outfit." Rosie said as she stuck her outside the door to see her sister nod her head and groan. "Yes! Now, c'mon 'nd hurry up. You also said you were doin' my makeup, remember?" She asked with her eyes still closed but her eyebrows raised just to mess with her sister. "Ya know, this is why Brent won't fuck you. No one likes a wiseass." Lottie scoffed as she rubbed her temple as she groaned. Ever since yesterday Rose had been slipping in sly comments about Brent and small jabs at Connor whenever given the chance. She did something or she was up to something, Lottie just wasn't sure what it was but, she was going to find out.

"Yea, that's why. It does nothing with the fact that I have my eyes on someone else." Lottie admitted just to get her sister off her bat. She heard her sister scoff before finally hearing footsteps lead out of the closet. "Alright open your eyes and keep an open mind!" Every time she said that, it only made Charlotte more nervous and when she opened her eyes she could understand why her sister kept saying 'keep an open mind'. The coral, almost orange top and high waisted shorts left pretty much nothing to the imagination! Lottie just shook her head as she walked past her sister without saying a word as she decided to look for an outfit on her own. "C'mon, Lots! You said I could pick your outfit. Besides, don't you think others will be dressed in every other neon color!"


"The color is not the issue! Look at those shorts, if I wore them they would just disappear. But, since we're on the topic. Really orange? Really?" Lottie said as she looked through their brightly colored shirts only to be pulled to the full length mirror by her sister. "Lottie, look," She turned her sister's stare back to the mirror after she looked to the side and rolled her eyes. [b]"Just look. Now, imagine this. You at the party in this outfit, the top showing off what every girl wishes she had, you showing off your flat stomach that you've worked for all your life to keep. And the shorts huggin' you in all the right places just enough so that guys won't be able to keep their eyes off you." Lottie had closed her eyes when her sister said imagine only to let a smile come on her face as her sister talked. What could she say? Rose was a great speaker and an even better persuader. "'Sides, didn't you just love all the compliments you got at Syd's party?" Both of the twins smirked before Lottie grabbed the outfit from her sister's hands. "I hate when you're right. Just give me the outfit."

Rosie clapped her hands as she closed the closet's sliding doors to help her sister get dressed. And the next ten minutes were fulled with fixing her outfit and picking the right shoes and putting neon blue paint on her cheeks. "Ta-da. What do you thinking, honestly." Lottie asked as she looked at herself in the mirror only to look towards Rosie to see the wide smile on her face. "You look hot! I mean, you looked amazing in that dress but, oh my God! You have a really good body now that you're showing it off!" Lottie chuckled and looked towards her phone that was laying next to Rose. Rose handed it to her, not even reading the message for once.

To : Sienna <3
K, I'm ready when you get here. :)


She closed her phone only to get another message right away. At first she was irritated at Brent's name but, as soon as she read the message her facial expression relaxed a bit into a more confused look as her face started turning red. But, only for a moment as she turned her expression back to annoyed. "What the hell is he talking about?" Rosie got up from her seat to go behind her sister and see the message over her shoulder. Rosie said nothing as Lottie scrolled up to see the last text she sent to him. Her mouth dropped open as she read over it. "My type?! He would never be my type, Rosie! And I most definitely wouldn't tell him where the event wa--.." Then it hit her as she turned to look at her sister. "You wrote this. And now thanks you, he going to ruin tomorrow." Lottie said as she grabbed her bag and stormed out of the room only for Rosie to follow her. "You're right and I'm sorry. But, at least he's thinking about you." Lottie groaned and rolled her eyes as she went down the stairs trying to leave her sister. Who just followed her as her phone went off. Probably a text from her new little fuck buddy... person... thing. Without a second thought, Rose grabbed her jacket and hurried to the elevator as Lottie sat down on their couch, only to stick her foot to stop the door from closing. "Have fun, make good choices. And if Brent and you actually do something now, you can thank me later! Love you!" Rosie said before removing her foot and Lottie rolling her eyes.

When the door closed and she was sure her sister didn't forget anything and would have to come back up, Lottie turned back to her phone and looked over the text again and again, only to catch herself smirking before her mind drifted off to the idea of the two of them doing... anything the involved her in his bed. She softly shuttered as she shook the thought out of her head. When she read her message she smirked before pressing send and laying down, to wait for Sienna.

To : Barclay

Aw, it's cute that you've daydreamed about me. Really, it's adorable but, you've done more drugs than I thought if you think that me naked in your bed would ever be a thing and that I sent that text.

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Character Portrait: Charlotte H. Buchanan Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Vincent Mast Character Portrait: Sydney Vale Character Portrait: Piper Vine
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Ricardo lounged comfortably in the back of the Slim-Helú town car, legs crossed before him coolly and idly flipping through the recent posts on Twitter and Facebook. Most people had already come to this Hailey's party and were having a good time. Not that he particularly doubted that it would be a fun night. If the girl was a friend of Sienna's, she either had to have a sass that Sienna was known for or had to have a fun bone in her body. And, if her fans had anything to say about it, Hailey Nelson was a fun person to be around. Ricky smirked to himself. He couldn't wait to meet her.

In the midst of checking on the status of Sydney and Sienna's social media war, Sydney messaged him back. He didn't rush to answer or even read what she had to say. It would seem as if he had been waiting for her to respond to him, which he was not. So, he did not rush. He continued to flip through images and posts, grinning at a few of the girls who he once thought as complete crudes wearing some rather scandalous outfits for the night. Something told him he would be enjoying this party a lot more than he originally believed. Finally, after it seemed like a good three minutes had passed, Rick finally pulled up Sydney's text message and had to chuckle. He loved the little attitude she seemed to have. Truthfully, he appreciated a few things about Sydney Vale and loved messing with her, especially. Sienna was fun, yes, and he did love her. But Sydney...there was something about her retorts and her ability to seem unfazed that amused him to no end. The car door opened and he knew Vincent was climbing in, but Rick concentrated only sending his message out.

To: Sydney
No need to pretend, babe. We both know you have more than enough time.

To: Sydney
Also, you should probably check the posts. Something tells me you have more issues than Sia just outing you. Looks like your followers aren't as loyal as you thought, Syd.

Rick wasn't being mean. He was simply orchestrating. There was a difference. Nothing he did to Sydney was particularly cruel, more teasing than anything else. Besides, it would prompt her to action, even if it was something as small as attending a party by someone she probably could give two fucks about. Smirking inwardly, Rick finally turned his attention on Vincent. To be completely honest, Ricardo had missed his friend. Vincent was one of his best guys, one of the few he actually liked the most in New York. Granted, he was sure that Vincent's opinion on him went interchangeably between friendship and contempt, but that really was Vincent's fault. He knew Ricardo liked fucking with people and who did Vincent think he was kidding? The idiot watched Sienna from afar, even when the guys were talking about other girls. He claimed nonchalance, but the second Sienna came into the vicinity, his eyes stayed on her. Even if they strayed, he was like her little bitch, never really straying too far. So, Ricardo had decided to help his friend along. Obviously, he wanted everyone to think Sienna meant nothing to him. That he could give two fucks about who she was with. So, Rick flirted with her. Was that cruel? Actually, it was. Did Rick care? No, especially when Vincent could end it at any second.

"Glad you could still joke at a time like this," Ricardo replied in a rather bored tone, getting a text from a few lacrosse players already at the party and asking about when Rick was getting there. Sienna must have told everyone that he was back already. Smirking, Rick fully stared at his friend. "Got any plans on what you're doing about this 'cause man, this is bad. Even for you. And when were you going to tell me you fucked Sydney Vale? That's like, going-down-in-legends material right there."


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Sienna had not taken any selfies and despite Esmee's requests, she could not. Both she and Jane were huge on social media, particularly when it came to posting photos of themselves. Whether together or apart, that was a thing that really was them and Sienna was a powerful artist in the social media world. And yet...she wasn't in the mood and she felt just a bit bad for turning her sister down again. She had ignored Esmee last night and was still avoiding actually talking to her sister. Leave it to a situation like this that would make her regret their dynamic. Esmee, the one who had been allowed to enjoy her childhood more than Sienna and actually live, was the mature one while the big sister was the one who could cry in her baby sister's arms. How pathetic could you get after that!? Of course, Esmee would argue that that was the perfectionist or maybe even the Cynthia in her that thought that. Sienna would probably tell Esmee to shut up.

To: Carrie
YAAAAYYY!! Ur coming!!!

Smiling at Charlotte's text message, Sienna glanced out the tinted window of the town car to see that they were pulling up to the apartment building Charlotte lived at and her smile widened. She wanted to show her friend that she was better - that she was doing good. Even if she truly wasn't. Sienna had barely waited for the car to officially stopped before pushing the door open, eyes wide and excited and her mouth agape. Charlotte Buchanan looked hot! She had felt like, with all the compliments that had circulated through school, that she and Charlotte had had the best outfits that night. But this...she could only thank Rose because she knew Charlotte would not have been able to come up with this one on her own. "Oh. My. God! Is that Madam President Buchanan looking scandalous and on the prowl!? Better hurry up in here before the paparazzi show up!" Sienna exclaimed, grinning all the while. She was glad that Charlotte was looking just as scantily-clad as she was. Not like most raves consisted of people actually dressed in layers or anything, but even she knew that the cropped top she was wearing was just a bit daring even for her. Combined with the shorts and the wedges, she knew she looked like a girl looking for trouble.

To: Piper
On our way now, girlie. U still comin?

To: Jane
Just let me kno when & if u get there

To: Hailey
Heard the party's great. Hope ur havin fun

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It was selfish and wrong, but Sydney was more than satisfied when Jane dropped her mock-confidence and returned to her old self. She didn't necessarily need Jane to be the lapdog that most people thought her to be, but a Jane that blatantly denied her requests and stood up to her so brazenly was not something that Sydney was used to, or wanted to get used to. The plead that she made, for Sydney to talk to Sienna tonight, wasn't one that she wanted to hear, but it was preferred over the bitch she had dealt with moments before. "Sienna and I will talk at some point, but tonight is not that night," Sydney declared. Her eyes were averted from Jane's longing gaze for a mere second as she glanced down at her phone. Ricardo had responded to her text, but she knew that whatever it said wasn't important enough to warrant an immediate response. If anything, it was going to annoy her and she could deal with putting that off for a few minutes anyway.

"Why not tonight?" Jane replied, her hands absentmindedly fidgeting with the ties of her robe. Sydney's declaration sounded more like an excuse than anything. She probably wanted to put off talking to Sienna in hopes that she would reach out to her first, so that, in true Sydney fashion, she could claim that it was Sienna who came running back to her, begging for forgiveness. It wasn't like Jane expected Sydney to do that to Sienna, either. She really did recognize that both of her friends had wronged each other, but Sienna never would have done what she did if Sydney hadn't done hers first. And really, in Jane's opinion, no matter how much of a dramatic spin Sydney put on it, what Sienna had done didn't seem to compare to what Sydney did with Vincent.

Jane's tone was not accusatory but Sydney was getting annoyed over why she needed to be persistent over this. It had barely been one day since the fight. Sydney wasn't ready to forgive Sienna for what she had done, and even if Sydney had some type of apology to offer Sia, she doubted the singer would be ready to accept it either. Sydney knew that this was just Jane trying to make everything perfect and innocent and happy, like usual, but this wasn't some normal fight where that would work. What Sienna had done yesterday was game changing and Sydney doubted that things could be mended at this point. "I don't want to do it somewhere so public. You know how embarrassingly loud she can get, and I don't think it would be right to steal the new girl's attention on her own birthday. This is probably the only night that she's going to be really relevant, anyway." Hailey wasn't important enough to even be referenced by her name. Not after that little show she put on on Thursday morning, and even more so after her attempt to buy drugs off of Brent Barclay right in front of Jane. Remembering the new blonde reminded Sydney of last night's ordeal and before Jane could insist again that they go to the party, Sydney decided to do some convincing of her own. It was wrong to redirect the conflict of the conversation onto someone else, but Sydney didn't care about Hailey. In fact, she actively disliked her by this point, so in her mind, it didn't seem comparable to how she had thrown Jane under the bus to change the topic during yesterday's dinner. "Besides, that girl is bad news anyway, Jane. I tried to warn Sienna about it and of course she didn't want to listen, but I caught that girl buying drugs at my party." She whipped out her phone, still ignoring Rick's text as she pulled up the photo she had sent Sienna. "It's probably crack or something, for all we know. She did it right in front of you too, and I know you were drinking too much to remember but still, what nerve! Honestly, she wasn't even invited and this is why. I knew she was going to be a problem."

Jane understood that it probably was best to avoid dealing with their friendship problems in the middle of a party, but when else were they going to do it? Even if they were in the privacy of one of their homes, there was still a good chance that Sienna was going to claw Sydney's eyes out or that Sydney was going to try to turn the tables and make things worse. No matter what, Jane doubted that the pair would be able to speak civilly, but she so desperately wanted this resolved. It had only been one day, but that one day had been daunting in itself and she couldn't imagine an entire school year like this. Especially when this was their last school year, and one that they had all vowed to make the most of. Jane wanted to convince Sydney that she could just pull Sienna aside and talk outside or in a separate room, but unsurprisingly, Sydney changed the topic of conversation to Hailey. Jane had her own reservations about Hailey but drugs? That wasn't something that Jane would have suspected. And then the photo was thrust into her face and Jane's heart dropped. She knew exactly what those drugs were, and it didn't take much problem-solving skills to piece together who they were really for if it was Brent Barclay dealing them with Jane standing nearby. "That's not crack, it's Ritalin..." she whispered, not even recognizing that she was speaking aloud as her eyes focused on the phone screen.

Since when did Jane know anything about drugs? Especially something like Ritalin, which Sydney had only vaguely heard of herself. As far as she knew, Jane thought that drugs were just as classless as she. The idea of her friend being able to identify a bag of white pills was surprisingly to say the least, and Sydney honed in on it before Jane had a chance to realize that she had even spoken. "I never knew you were interested in pharmacology, Jane," she said, quirking an eyebrow out of curiosity. "Enlighten me." It was her way of saying "explain yourself" without scaring Jane off. The startled look on her friend's Jane suggested that she was already regretting speaking, though.

"I'm not!" Jane shot back nervously as Sydney wondered how Jane was able to identify the drug so easily. Of course Sydney knew that Jane wasn't "interested in pharmacology" and Jane didn't even consider claiming that she was, because both of them knew that would have been unbelievable. "I just know... someone who uses it." That came out more guilty-sounding than she had wanted to, and before she could stop herself, she was the one throwing someone under the bus. "Piper buys it from Brent some times, okay? But please don't tell anyone I told you that. She would kill me." It wasn't a lie. Well, at least Jane didn't know that it was a lie. Last year when she had met Brent one night to buy some pills, Piper had been there. Jane had no other option than to tell Piper what she was doing meeting up with someone that was so... not their type, and to protect her own reputation, Piper claimed that she was with him for the same reason, despite it being untrue. Because Sydney already disliked Piper, Jane didn't think she was doing that much harm by outing Piper's secret, especially when it was to protect herself. She was still reeling from the girls somehow finding out about her disorder in the first place. She didn't need them to know how bad it actually was, especially if Brent was lurking around trying to force her back into those habits.

The fact that Jane's explanation for the pills didn't strike Sydney as being suspicious pointed to how much she already disliked Piper. She was surprised that the redhead did drugs, but not shocked. She wouldn't put something like that past Piper and hearing the secret actually heightened her mood. Once again, she had been right to dislike someone for no reason because hidden beneath the pettiness was a reason. As Sydney liked to say, her intuition was spot on like usual. "Hmm... not surprising," she surmised, allowing a smirk to creep onto her face. "Maybe Hailey won't be friendless after all, then. The two trap queens can be friends and we can finally drop her from our group." The comment evoked frown from Jane, and Sydney rolled her eyes. "I'm kidding, you know I won't tell anyone." Not yet, at least. Piper hadn't done anything to warrant such a nasty move and Sydney wasn't willing to go that low for no reason after Sienna had just done so to her. "Which is why I don't understand why you couldn't tell me about where you were this summer." She really didn't come over with the intentions of bringing up Jane's summer since Sydney knew that what she had said yesterday didn't come across as the compassionate and concerned friend that she wanted to be, but they seemed to be back in a good place. Maybe she could get an honest answer from Jane now.

The shock of the Ritalin being brought up numbed down Jane's senses enough that Sydney bringing up her summer didn't make her heart race this time. It was already out in the open and if anything, Jane had a reason to brush Sydney off now. Her friend had already addressed the issue so insensitively yesterday that she didn't think she was required to give it much thought today. "I was going to tell you at some point," she said before quickly switching gears. Her bare legs had grown goose bumps from standing in the air conditioned hallway and the reminder of her summer made her feel vulnerable in nothing but the bath robe. "I need to get dressed. Come."

Sydney could tell that Jane was trying to change the conversation and she wouldn't accept that. That was her game, and didn't she deserve an answer anyway? As selfish as it was, Sydney was offended that Jane couldn't even give her best friend some sort of insight, especially now when they were away from Sienna. She followed Jane upstairs, but spoke as they walked. "Then let's make 'some point' now. Like, you know I would have been there for you, Jane. How long has this been going on? You've been a stick forever and Sienna and I were concerned for you last spring but we didn't think that it was anything like this. Why didn't you say something?"

She wasn't going to let this go, apparently. Luckily, Jane's soak had calmed her down and knowing that she had mended her relationship with Sydney and that Sienna was texting her again made her feel better than she had earlier. "I really don't feel like talking about this right now, Syd. It's not 'anything like this'. My dad went crazy after my doctor said something and sent me there without me even knowing where I was going. There was nothing wrong, which is why I didn't say anything. I just didn't want to make a big deal out of a problem that doesn't even exist." She tried to keep her tone light and shrugged nonchalantly as she made her way into her bedroom and headed straight for her closet.

"You're insulting me, Jane. I'm not stupid. Even Sienna picked up on how you act, and that says a lot. I won't push it any more tonight, but just know that this is not the end of this conversation. I want real answers." Sydney followed Jane into the walk-in closet and sat down on one of the chairs as she watched the brunette shuffle through the racks of clothing. "Don't get too dressed up. I don't feel like going out, let's just do something casual." Jane had stepped behind one of the privacy screens to change, so Sydney turned her attention to her phone to finally answer Rick. Sienna had her minions and Sydney had hers. If a few of them wanted to side with Sienna on this, oh well. Sydney didn't think that it would be an amount considerable enough to hurt her, because at this point, she didn't need feel like she needed a million followers anyway. It was senior year and one rumor that she was not going to confirm wasn't going to be enough to ruin her, despite Sienna's hopes.

To: Ricardo
You are so right Rick. Let's dedicate a moment of silence to me losing the admiration of those completely useless and pathetic girls who I didn't and never will care about </3 :(

"I'm still going to that party," Jane reminded Sydney. She had lost most of her confidence since Sydney first arrived, but she wasn't going to be completely submissive to all of Sydney's wishes. Her best friend still didn't deserve that and honestly, the few self-sufficient comments she had made earlier were liberating in a way. If she wanted to go to Hailey's party, she was going to go whether Sydney liked it or not! She had found a dress that she had purchased with Sienna the day before and slipped behind a privacy screen to change into it. Matched with black lace-up boots, it definitely wasn't a typical Jane outfit but from Sienna's description of the party, it didn't seem like a place for a typical Jane outfit anyway. The dress was small and tight which had her pulling at the non-existent bulge that she was sure was protruding from her stomach, but after brushing her issues off to Sydney, she tried not to put too much thought into it. She wanted what she had said to her friend to be true, and she tried to put the "positive thinking" method that she had been taught in therapy to use tonight. Plus, she was sure that the party would have enough drinks for her to forget what she looked like anyway. "You should come, too. I think it'll be fun."

Sydney didn't understand why Jane insisted on going to this party even after Hailey had been outed as a drug user, but she remained quiet. If Jane wanted to go, then so be it. She would have to learn the hard way, but whatever. It was clear to Sydney that she and Jane were on good terms again and it would make her look like the bigger person if she allowed Jane to hang out with Sienna, anyway. Not like Sydney really had the control to choose who Jane could and couldn't hang out with, but she liked how it sounded in her head. "Um, no thanks. I'm not into doing lines of coke in the bathroom with some wannabe singer." She was talking about Hailey, but if Jane thought she meant Sienna, that worked too.

"Open bar!" Jane chimed in, hoping that it would be enough of a convincing factor for Sydney as it was for her. She knew it wouldn't be, and she didn't really care. Honestly, the night probably would be easier without Sienna and Sydney in the same room if neither of them wanted to make up with each other.

"We aren't all alcoholics, babe. Besides, my grandpa wanted to get dinner tonight, so if you're going to abandon me, I guess I'll go do that. Don't drink yourself to death!" she sighed dramatically, although her tone was playful. She stood up and headed out of the closet, only rolling her eyes when Jane cheerfully dismissed her with, "Your loss!". It took less then three minutes for Sydney's car to pull up and for her to be back on her way to her apartment. She really did plan on staying in with her grandfather tonight, but when she got a text from Vincent, those thoughts flew out the window.

From: Vincent
Ik you don't want to talk to me and I get it but I don't think u should come tonight. It's just gonna be too much drama with you two there.

Was he out of his mind to try to tell her what to do and where to go? And to protect his precious little girlfriend who had fucked her over?! Oh, hell no! It left Sydney reeling and trying to recall what cute neon outfits she had on hand as she ordered her driver to speed it up.

Jane felt like she and Sydney had left off on a good note, despite the blonde probably being annoyed that she had decided to go to the party regardless of her wishes. It left her in an exuberant mood that came close to how she used to feel when she was hyped to go out at night, and it was an extreme contrast to how poorly she had felt all day today. She straightened her hair quickly and put just as little effort into its styling as she left it in a simple ponytail. A glance out her window showed that Max hadn't left yet, which only had her sending a text to Carolina once she was already on her way down to the car.

To: Caroline
I'm omw to the car!!!! Let's go

To: Sienna
OMW!!!!!!!!!! How am I supposed to know what you're wearing if you don't post an Insta?! Or are you saving your post for today for one with me <3?!

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Even though Sienna's response to her text suggested that she would have at least one friend there, Carolina didn't want to leave without Jane. The only reason why she was going was because her sister expected her to bring Jane, and if Sydney was going to replace her and go with Jane, there was no real reason for her to go. As she studied her reflection in the mirror, she decided that she did look good enough to kind of want to go, but would she even have fun? If Lee wasn't there, which his lack of response suggested, then she doubted it. Sienna was always a ball of energy but she had so many friends and Carolina didn't want to cling to her like some awkward reject. The idea that the party was being thrown by someone who was new in town was reassuring, though. That meant that it couldn't be as exclusive as one thrown by Sydney Vale and the likes, and the theme of the party seemed too fun to be filled with any bad or judgmental vibes. She decided not to answer Jane's text, even though she felt like telling her to go fuck herself for the "I'm not rushing for you" part. Instead, she opted to wait a little while for the duo to get ready and walked down to the kitchen to pass some time.

Her sister and Adrian had already left for the dinner party they were invited to a few blocks away, and in a "the hell with it" mood, Carolina decided to search for the liquor cabinet. She was going to need something to loosen her up before going to the party anyway, and Jane's attitude made it seem all the more necessary. The Lynch's house was still an unfamiliar space to her so it took a few minutes and many opened doors for her to come across one filled with bottles of alcohol. They were all top shelf brands, with many of them being brands that Adrian's company LMVH owned. Carolina wasn't picky when it came to alcohol and normally opted for whatever cost the least at whatever seedy corner store would sell to her underage friends. Having access to bottles of alcohol that probably cost hundreds of dollars was daunting, but hearing the voices of Jane and Sydney down the hall washed away any reservations she had. She filled a glass with a generous amount of the Belvedere vodka and mixed it with orange juice. It was certainly strong, but went down a lot smoother than the cheap vodka she usually drank at parties, and as she grew more and more impatient with Jane, it began to taste pleasurable.

When her glass ran dry, she decided that there was no point in waiting for Jane. She clearly had no regard for Carolina who had been waiting at least a half an hour to leave and there was no telling how much longer she and Miss Queen Bee would take. For all Carolina knew, they would end up skipping the party last minute anyway, and she would have wasted her whole night. Now that she was in the mood to go, she wanted to get there before her buzz wore off. Sharing the same disregard that Jane showed her, Carolina didn't even text the girl as she took the elevator downstairs and headed out to the car. Coincidentally, as soon as she had sat down in the back seat, she received a text from Jane, essentially telling her to hurry up because she was ready. It had Carolina rolling her eyes before Max could even ask where she was headed to. This bitch...

To: Jane
Already down here... I was waiting 4 u, remember?

In a shocking twist of events, Jane didn't take three years to come downstairs! Carolina knew that she was being impatient too, but god, was this girl inconsiderate. And to think that she was doing this to be nice to Jane, who apparently had lost all of her friends! "I thought Sydney was coming," she commented as the car pulled off. She couldn't have cared less about the response, but decided to be the bigger person by breaking the silence in the car. Glancing over at Jane, she noticed that the girl didn't seem to be in a bad mood anyway. It was a short ride to the building the party was being held in, and Carolina only looked over at Jane briefly before thanking Max and stepping out of the car. "So, do you know this girl... Hailey?" she questioned once Jane had stepped out too. She was still feeling good. She was happy with the outfit her sister had chosen and was ready to get another drink in her system, but she was sort of hoping that Jane wouldn't abandon her right away. At least, not until she downed that drink and was ready to break out of her quiet "don't talk to me, I won't talk to you", side, or until she found Lee.

To: Lee
U better be here!

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As Charlotte walked out, she knew people were staring and yea, it did make her insecure especially since the people looking at her were mostly middle aged, wealthy men. Sure, some if not most of them were attractive but, some of them could be her father's age and on top of that, they were probably married which may be why Lottie started hearing gossip from the other women in the building. Anywho, Lottie had kept her head down before walking to the door and lifting her head up to see Sienna's car just pulling up. She fixed her hair for what felt like the tenth time as she watched her friend's car door fling open to reveal the expression on her face. "... What? Is it too much, is it too little?" Lottie asked as she looked down at what she was wearing only to hear Sienna's voice which made her look back up with a sheepish smile. "Oh. My. God! Is that Madam President Buchanan looking scandalous and on the prowl!? Better hurry up in here before the paparazzi show up!" Charlotte chuckled slightly as she shook her head and rolled her eyes before getting in the car. "Please, we all know this is a one night thing. I should regain my common sense in the morning." Lottie said with a smirk as she slid into her seat.

As she sat down, she fixed her top and her blonde locks before taking out her phone to take a few photos for Instagram. Charlotte rarely used social media especially Instagram where people just loved to accuse her of being a 'catfish' or her sooner or later finding out that someone had taken her pictures to make a fake profile. It's happened three times and she didn't need it happening again. But, she wanted to show off that Sienna was doing better already without Sydney and Vincent. So, before deciding to bring it up. She moved closer to the singer and smiled as she took a few pictures. She moved back and scrolled through the pictures only to look up and look at Sienna as she talked to her. "So... Just to get it out of the way... You doin' any better from yesterday? Have you tried to talk to either of them?" Maybe she was being a bit... forward and nosy but, she didn't care. She was already in the situation when Sienna had text her yesterday if the two could talk and if she was going to be there for Sienna, she needed all of the facts and all of the information.

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Character Portrait: Charlotte H. Buchanan Character Portrait: Jane Lynch Character Portrait: Sienna Alvarez Character Portrait: Vincent Mast Character Portrait: Piper Vine Character Portrait: Ricardo Slim-Helú
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Ricardo only allowed Vincent a wry smirk at his acknowledgement of already being caught up on the latest scandal. What could he say? It was kind of hard not to be involved or even know about it when 1.) he was a follower of the gossip page Victoria (though he had yet to discover that it was actually her, to begin with) had started, 2.) he also was one of Sienna's followers on all of her social media sites, and 3.) it didn't matter if he was in Tahiti, he had followers all over New York. If it was out in the public, he was going to know about it. And if it was undercover, he was bound to find out eventually. That would just take his own determination. Surely, it shouldn't surprise Vincent by now. Especially considering the latest drama involved one of his closest companions.

He couldn't help but laugh, then, after Vincent tried to play off what happened. It was an easy laugh and definitely not for show as Rick was privy to doing. It was line he had shot at Vincent several times before in the past, and he liked the carefree atmosphere that typically surrounded them when they were together. He liked Connor, sure, but Vincent was definitely his type of guy to be around. At the expression on Vincent's face, Rick hummed thoughtfully. He understood that the lacrosse player was in a really tricky situation and there wasn't much he honestly could for his friend, at least, not something Vincent wanted. So, he chose not to offer a response, noting that they were closer to this loft. Rick glanced down at his phone momentarily, flipping through two apps before humming to himself. He almost was not paying attention to Vince's inquiries, but when he did, he glanced back up with a small smirk. "Nah, the West Coast was fun and all. I met a good number of people on Sia's California friend list and the parties were sick, but the West Coast doesn't nearly have as much drama for me. Besides, where else am I going to find a few ladies in the street, but freaks in the sheets?" He said the last part on a chuckle as the driver informed them through the intercom that they were outside of the complex. Rick didn't answer, only opting to turn it off.

He turned and opened the door, waiting only for Vincent to get out of the vehicle before grabbing his arm. He waited until his best friend met his gaze and continued, still in a somewhat playful tone, but with a biting seriousness he wanted Vince to feel. "I'm not going to tell you what to do because honestly, unlike you, I'd love to see them rip each other's hair out," he admitted. "At the end of the day, you have THE two hottest girls in Constance to choose from and I'm telling you now, you better choose. Sydney's not a girl you take ten years to not pick. She's just not. She's a bitch, but a bitch you'd rather be upfront with now than face her wrath later. And Sia..." Rick paused. He cared about both girls more than he admitted to most people, and he was aware that between the two, Sienna was the more emotional one. The more fragile one. Even if she had not answered any of Vincent's messages yet, Rick knew she wasn't as fine and dandy as she tried to make herself seem by going out to her modeling gig today and helping with her friend's party. He knew, better than anyone, that there was something wrong when the #1 Most Powerful Social Media User in the celebrity world - a title Sienna coveted - did not use none of her sites in twenty four hours. Which was why he continued on his little speech. "Sienna's strong and likes to pretend she's big and bad, but I know, a bit better than she does sometimes, how she feels about you. But trust me, she's not waiting forever." Once all of that was said, Rick's signature smirk was back on his face, he released Vincent and continued on the path inside of the building. He did, however, end up adding over his shoulder, "And I mean, if you don't wanna pick, I can pick for you. I forgot how hot Sia was 'til I saw her earlier."


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Sienna rolled her eyes at Charlotte trying to dismiss her sexiness. Whatever Rose was deciding to do with her twin this year was definitely a thing Siena had to appreciate. It was just different and exciting seeing Lottie outside of her comfort zone, especially when she was killing it. It was enough to remind Sienna that she could have a normal party night, despite most likely not being friends with Sydney anymore and possibly not having her party girl. "I don't know, Lottie, I'm beginning to like this new look. I see tall, dark, and gorgeous boyfriend in your future already." Sienna said wistfully, already imagining seeing Charlotte on the arm of some dark-haired cutie. He didn't have to have dark hair, but Sienna was all for any guy Charlotte might decide to show an inkling of interest in. Sienna had already had her fair share of individual, not in her love life perhaps, but definitely behind closed doors. It would be more exciting to see Charlotte's love life flourish, especially since hers sucked.

Which was why she quickly reached for her phone, blinking at Jane's text message. Despite her consistency on Instagram and Twitter, it was one of the few times in Sienna's life where she was not in the mood. It was a rarity, and one Esmee would only give her a knowing look to. She knew it said something when she did not post on her social media sites and she honestly did not care if there were rumors already circulating because of it. But she did, however, decide to appease her friend just a bit.

To: Jane
Duh!! =D Gotta w8 4 my fave girl if I wanna post da best pix <3 <3

It was a great distraction when Charlotte, a person who was less involved in social media unless it had something to do with her volunteer service and the various social media pages Sienna made for their Student Government Association events, leaned over to take a pic or two with her. She knew she wasn't being entirely normal and the closer and closer they grew to the loft, the more Sienna honestly did want to snatch off all of her clothes and curl up under her blanket with ice cream. No, can't do that, she had to remind herself. This is Hailey's party. I'd be the worst friend ever for not showing up. She wasn't surprised when Charlotte finally asked her about how she was doing. However, she ignored that question in favor of texting Piper, texting her driver to hurry up, and answering the second.

To: Piper
I'm in serious need of a Mai Tai, so we're going ahead of u. The party's not far from us and I'll send my driver ur # so he can kno where 2 pick u up at

"Ha, if you're asking if Sydney Vale actually called me at any point since we effectively split up, then you obvi don't know her well, Lottie. Besides, she's probably already plotting my murder and has a hit out on me as we speak," Sienna declared, possibly dramatically. She was still looking at her phone, not at anything in particular, but because she honestly didn't want to know how she was doing. And she definitely didn't want to care about Vincent. "Vince called twice, but he didn't leave any messages. And he's text me, more along the lines of begging to know if I was really the one who leaked the info or if we could please just talk about all of this. Nothing more. Hasn't even come to see me." She didn't mean to say the last sentence with such bitterness. She never gave him any inkling of wanting to see him, so he had every right to keep his distance. Still, some irrationally jealous part of her demanded that he know things like that, especially if he had missed her as much as he claimed the other night. You and I both know that it was a lie, her mind taunted.

Luckily, as she had messaged Piper about, they were close enough to the building to not fully go into a conversation. She wasn't trying to dismiss Charlotte; the girl was one of the few genuine friends Sienna had in the Upper East Side. At the same time, she didn't want to focus on herself. She never did. She wanted to focus on the fact that she could hear the music when they stepped out of the car and that she could see the lights from where they stood. "This is going to be so much fun," she declared excitedly to Charlotte when the blonde stood beside her. She was not aware that she had only just arrived a few second before Vincent and Ricardo, leading her friend inside of the building. Just as they hit the lobby and waited for the elevator to get to Hailey's loft, she turned to Charlotte a playfully pointed look while stating, "And you better dance tonight, ma'am."