She sat down a little less gracefully than he did -- which was saying something, since 'graceful' was probably the last way anyone would have described that maneuver. She used his shoulder to steady herself, but whump, she was in the sand next to him, no worse for wear. "Awesome, so we forgive each other -- I think that means we're starting a little fresh instead." She paused. "I still own part of your kitchen -- I think you owe me back rent from the AirBNB." Looking over at him, Raleigh's eyes sparkled with good humor.
She leaned back on her hands after that, looking up at the stars that were starting to appear in the night sky as she listened. "Is California all it seems cracked up to be? You know, Malibu and rollerblades?" Even as she said it, Raleigh made a face. "You know, I think everything I know about California is from television."
Clearly, and early 2000s re-runs at that. He asked what was keeping her busy outside of the bakery, and well... "I mean, since everyone kind of peaced out, it's been pretty quiet. Oscar's--" She paused. "I mean, I think the fact that he's like a fairy dog or something has made it so he's.. aging slower? Or something. it's really weird. But anyway, besides that, it's just... work." The sound of the ocean on the beach was comforting, and she was trying to find a very nice, very please don't worry about me way to say that she was kind of a workaholic and she didn't have much more than the bakery, her dog, and hanging out with Spencer, Joel, and Mira happening in her life.
"It's exciting, though! The bakery is doing so well that I'm considering open a second location, or..." She trailed off. She really loved the baking part of running a bakery, but the business part of it... it was sort of just the means to the end of making things that people enjoyed. "I don't know, but we've actually got other bakers and stuff so I can take time off, it's a tiny miracle." Taking another sip of her Jack and Coke, she looked over at him. "How long are you in town? Just tonight?"
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She leaned back on her hands after that, looking up at the stars that were starting to appear in the night sky as she listened. "Is California all it seems cracked up to be? You know, Malibu and rollerblades?" Even as she said it, Raleigh made a face. "You know, I think everything I know about California is from television."
Clearly, and early 2000s re-runs at that. He asked what was keeping her busy outside of the bakery, and well... "I mean, since everyone kind of peaced out, it's been pretty quiet. Oscar's--" She paused. "I mean, I think the fact that he's like a fairy dog or something has made it so he's.. aging slower? Or something. it's really weird. But anyway, besides that, it's just... work." The sound of the ocean on the beach was comforting, and she was trying to find a very nice, very please don't worry about me way to say that she was kind of a workaholic and she didn't have much more than the bakery, her dog, and hanging out with Spencer, Joel, and Mira happening in her life.
"It's exciting, though! The bakery is doing so well that I'm considering open a second location, or..." She trailed off. She really loved the baking part of running a bakery, but the business part of it... it was sort of just the means to the end of making things that people enjoyed. "I don't know, but we've actually got other bakers and stuff so I can take time off, it's a tiny miracle." Taking another sip of her Jack and Coke, she looked over at him. "How long are you in town? Just tonight?"