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Birthday Shenanigans · Karlie’s 25th Party

Date / Time / Location : Thursday August 3, 2017 / 1:30PM / Seguin Residence, Dallas, TX Background Info : Sarah was dating Jamie. Now Jamie is dating Willa. Thrown together to celebrate Karlie’s 25th birthday, things get a little out of hand. Featuring : Willa Holland, Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, Taylor Swift & Karlie Kloss-Seguin ( @fckwilla @tylrsgn @sosojamiebenn @so-taylorswift @angelkarliekloss ) TRIGGER WARNING : NONE

Sarah: Sarah knocked on the front door but a twist of the knob told her that it was open. The house she was in front of was foreign to her; since she had disappeared from her friend’s lives, Tyler and Karlie had moved houses. They’d also had a baby but that was a whole other thing. It was strange to her how life had just carried on in her absence...even though she knew it shouldn’t have surprised her. Letting herself into the foyer, she called out for her friends, following the sound of laughter and voices into another part of the house, finding many familiar faces gathered around the kitchen island: Tyler was holding TJ, Karlie had a plastic crown atop her head and a feather boa around her neck, Taylor was poised like a high fashion model chatting with Willa, and standing behind the tiny brunette, tattooed arms wrapped around her, was Jamie. Sarah always had been the last to the party. “Hi all,” she announced, a big plastic smile plastered on her lips as she approached, her purse hanging from one shoulder and a giant wrapped gift balanced in the opposite hand. She placed the gift on the counter before making her rounds, giving out hugs to her people she hadn’t seen in months--moving along rather quickly when it came to Willa and Jamie--before grabbing an empty bar stool between Taylor and Tyler, grabbing Theo out of her dad’s arms.

Willa: Spending time in Dallas wasn't as bad as Willa had stated months ago. Sure, it wasn't busy and crazy like Los Angeles but it was nice. Though the company and having one of her best friends near by was a huge brownie point for Dallas. They had arrived less than an hour ago, late because Myles had decided on splashing Willa during his bath, to the point the brunette had looked like she had gotten into the bath herself. Regardless, she had still arrived before Sarah and she wasn't sure if that was a good or a bad thing considering their conversation the previous day. Willa knew it wouldn't be easy. She had sort of been in Sarah's place once upon a time, but she also didn't want to lose a friend. She felt like the two could work things out like she and Emily had-- Minus the punch she had threw at the blonde. They were friends before and in Barcelona it all had looked to be fine. But then Willa decided to open her mouth about Auston-- only because she was looking out for Sarah, and ruined everything. Chatting with Taylor over what they had been up to lately, Myles in her arms, she hadn’t noticed Sarah until she spoke, her eyes going to the girl. "Hey." she had noticed how fast Sarah has passed by her and something in her gut told her things would not go well as she had hoped.

Tyler: When Sarah came in, Tyler could feel the bit of awkwardness, know what had happened the last weekend, so seeing the small brunette, Tyler was a little taken back as his daughter was swept out from his arms, but he couldn’t be mad, seeing Sarah with her made him smile a bit. Even though it was almost nap-time for the infant, Sarah put a big smile on the tiny girl’s face, “It’s almost like the two of you are the same size, I feel like we’ve got to set up a play date.” He was always on to try and make short jokes towards her, so this was just another time. “Alright!” Tyler said as he stood up from the barstool at the kitchen island, “It’s Queen Karlie’s birthday, and the next step it to...” Walking over to the overly large fridge Tyler reached in and pulled out a Medium size, circular cake, that was made to look like a unicorn head and all, a fondant horn coming up to the top. Tyler pulled a used 2 and 5 candles, left over form his own 25th birthday and stuck them in the top of the cake. He was quick to grab the long neck lighter from the same drawer and lit the candles. “Sing happy birthday.”

Taylor: Taylor was tired, having recently flown over from London in order to be at the little gathering, but it was always worth it. She was in her element, surrounded by familiar faces as she chit-chatted to Willa, her attention shifting sideways as Sarah entered the room. “Hey, stranger!” she greeted her friend who she really didn’t see often enough, returning the hug. She took Theo’s little hand in her own, playing with her gently. Taylor was unable to not coo over the adorable angel whenever she was in reaching distance. Her attention shifted once again as the cake was brought out, reaching into her bag to pull out her camera as she prepared to get a shot of Karlie blowing out her candles. When they were lit and she could see Tyler was ready, she started off the singing. “Happy birthday to you..”

Sarah: “You’re such an a-s-s-h-o-l-e,” Sarah said to Tyler, spelling it out so as to censor herself in the presence of little ears. The short jokes had always rolled off her back but she would be lying if she said she hadn’t missed it; for a moment, things felt like old times...save for the fact that her then-boyfriend had his arms around someone else. Myles had grown a foot since she’d seen him last and, in Sarah’s opinion, was looking more like his dad with every passing day. Busying herself with the squirming angel in her arms, Sarah was thankful for the welcomed distraction that TJ was providing which prevented Sarah from having to make awkward small talk with certain people at the opposite end of the marble kitchen island. “Oh my god,” Sarah said, her eyes lighting up once she had a moment to catch up with Taylor. “I feel like it’s been ten years since I got to see your perfect face, darling.” Their chat was cut short by Tyler revealing the birthday cake from the fridge. Once the group had finished their song--obviously led by the Queen of Pop Taylor herself--Karlie blew out her candles and everyone cheered for their guest of honor. “This house is beautiful, you guys. So grown up and sophisticated,” Sarah said, her gaze set on Karlie and Tyler as they worked together to serve up the unicorn cake.

Willa: Willa's eyes widen as she took a look at the cake and quickly tried to not burst out in laughter. Tyler sure wanted Karlie to never forget this birthday. Sending him a look, she couldn’t help but lean slightly backwards to whisper to Jamie about the cake. It was just very amusing and she wasn't going to let Tyler live this down. A unicorn cake. Epic. Singing happy birthday, she took Myles hands in her own and clapped, smiling when the little boy took upon himself to let out some noises of his own. As Karlie was cutting the cake, she couldn’t help but make her way towards her best friend's husband. "A unicorn cake? Do I even want to know where the inspiration came from?" She wiggled her eyebrows at the male, letting out a laugh and playfully moving her son away when he tried to reach for Tyler "Myles what have i told you. Tyler is ew, you can only be nice to Karls and TJ. I swear the nice Amell genes will be the death of me."

Tyler: After they finished singing Happy birthday, Willa approached with Myles who reached out for him, and even though Willa told him 'Tyler is ew’, he still couldn’t help but make a face to make the child let out a smile and a completely random noise out of his excitement, “If I’m so ‘ew’, then why can I make him smile? Future Husband to TJ, so he’s becoming best friends with his future father in law?” He stifled a laugh remembering about her asking about the cake, “Girls like Unicorn... and the Baker said it would be perfect for our birthday girl, I didn’t chose it, the baker did, and she’s the same woman who did Karlie’s Mother’s Day cake as well.” Smiling, the hockey player turned his attention back to Sarah, picking up Theo from her arms, “I’ll give her back eventually, but I think it’s about nap time.” as if on cue, the little girl yawned and rested her head on Tyler shoulder. He turned to his wife, handing her their child, he quickly kissed Karlie on the lip, “How about, you get her down for a nap, and we’ll get all the stuff ready for the real party?” He asked the platinum blonde, who nodded.

Taylor: All too often at these events, Taylor went into professional photographer mode. She cherished memories and moments far too dearly to allow them to slip through her fingers without getting caught in a photo first. As they collectively sang happy birthday, Taylor made sure she got the picture just at the moment that her best friend blew her candles out. She cheered with everyone else, “I feel like this is going to be the best picture ever taken of you Karls. The crown.. the unicorn.. it’s just exquisite..” she joked around, forever appreciative of how goofy her friend was. When Tyler spoke of Theo’s nap, Tay put her camera down on the countertop and wiggled off of the barstool. “I’ll go, too. But when I’m back, we’re having a proper catch up,” she told Sarah, nudging her gently before making her way out of the room with Karlie.

Sarah: “Nononooo. C’mon man, not cool! She can sleep when I’m gone,” Sarah said jokingly as she allowed Tyler to scoop up his daughter before handing her off to Karlie. “I want to be on nap duty. I’m forever jealous that you stole godmother title away from me, you b-i-t-c-h!” Sarah yelled lovingly to Taylor as the two leggy blondes disappeared from the room to put Theo down for a nap. Turning back and quickly realizing who was now left in the kitchen-Tyler, Willa, and Jamie-Sarah definitely wished she was the one putting the baby down for a nap. “Well,” she said, her hands clenching into fists under the counter and out of sight as she tried in vain to alleviate some of the stress that was balled up inside her. This was the moment she had been dreading and had been hoping to avoid. But alas, her life never worked out that well. “It really is a beautiful place, Ty. You done good, kid,” she echoed, finding it impossible to think of a topic of conversation. “But what inspired the move? Annoying neighbors?” The jab had slipped out before she even realized it; sending a quick glance toward Jamie (the first time she had actually looked at him since arriving), Sarah smiled hoping it would lessen the bitch factor that even she could hear in her voice.

Willa: "Who says he's smiling? He might just be mocking you..." Willa narrowed her eyes at her her son's Future father-in-law, as Tyler liked to call himself. Upon hearing his explanation on the cake, she was about to lose it "I'm sorry did you just say that girls like unicorn? You're something else, Seguin." Not being able to keep it together, Willa bursted out in laughter, shaking her head. She watched as TJ was passed to Karlie and waved at the baby when they passed by her "Bye TJ! Have a nice nap!" It was after Karlie and Taylor were gone that she realized who was left in the kitchen. Just like that, it felt awkward. To distract herself, she sat Myles on a kiddie chair and gave him some of his toys she had brought so he could distract himself. She was also low-key praying to the Gods for Karlie and Taylor to come back quickly. Hearing Sarah's remark, she looked up and her eyes meet Jamie's before she focused on Sarah. It was obvious she throwing a dig at her ex-boyfriend. But Willa was not going to get in the middle of that.

Tyler: Tyler felt like he still had to defend the cake, but in the end, he knew it was going to be a waste of time, “My sisters like unicorns, so I’ll leave it at that.”, his voice was stern, and he narrowed his eyes at Willa, “Karlie loved it, didn’t she?” He couldn’t let it go, that was until Sarah broke the awkwardness, or at least, she tried. “What inspired the move? Well, my address was on the internet, so a lot of people were driving by and it was a little too creepy.” He leaned back onto the wall of the kitchen counter, “And since we were thinking about starting this little family of ours, we thought it’d be safer in the long run... and it’s a bigger house,” He then opened the curtains in front of the window, and pointed to his backyard, “Did you see that pool?” he let out a laugh before turning back to the guest in this house, at that point he realized what she mean by ‘annoying neighbors,' the tension between the now 4 of them seemed to have gotten thicker, “So...” he started to try an make small talk, his least favorite thing to do, “How about that weather?”

Sarah: “I for one /love/ the cake. I think it was a homerun,” Sarah said as she licked some frosting off her tip of her finger; her eyes once again found Jamie’s as she did it and sent a small smile his way. It felt weird to agree with Tyler as their relationship often put them on opposite sides of any debate just for the sheer fun of debating and saying the other person was wrong. But if it meant putting herself separate from Willa, that’s what she would do. Sarah laughed and agreed with Tyler as he told his story, acting as if they were the only two in the room, trying to get the mental image of Willa leaning back to whisper whatever it was she had whispered into Jamie’s ear out of her head...although she was sure that would be forever burned in her brain. And that look Willa had shot him as Sarah had been speaking...fuck her. Sarah was too busy fuming to respond to Tyler’s weak attempt at getting a neutral conversation going so the silence continued to sit all around them, the awkwardness building up into actual pressure like a bomb waiting to go off. And then it did. “You’re so quick to defend yourself over text message from thousands of miles away but now that we’re face to face, what? Not much to say, Wills? I mean, god, you threaten me in a text but now all you can do is shoot little looks over to your boyfriend while I’m talking? Clearly you have something to say about me so say it to my fucking face. I’m all ears.”

Willa: At the sound of Tyler's lame remark, Willa's eyes widen and she shoot him a look clearly asking him what the fuck was he thinking. Everyone knew that the weather card was the oldest and worst of them all. It didn't look long for Sarah to start biting her head off. Did Willa want to say something earlier? Sure, but she knew with would end up like this and last thing she wanted was to make a scene with Karlie in the room. Especially on the blonde's birthday. But was she going to stand there and let her talk? Nope. "I believe you know it takes two to talk, Sarah. Don’t say you want to chat about the weather, because that is just.. Bad." A laugh escaped her lips as she mention the threat "Okay let me clarify something-- I wasn't threatening you. I was warning that if you pulled some shit on me, I wasn't going to keep it quiet." She took a step towards Sarah, raising an eyebrow. "Forgive me if i can't look at someone without you thinking i'm planning your murder i mean come on, Sarah. It's not all about /you/. There, said it. Not all about you, and these remarks of yours? A sixteen year old can pull better ones."

Tyler: Tyler dropped his shoulders and looked at the women in front of him, realizing the two were exchanging pretty harsh words, Tyler moved himself so that he was standing between the two women, unsure of what their tactic would be next. He glanced over at Myles, who was gumming on his toy, with no care in the world, and at that moment, Tyler wished he was Myles, “God damn it girls,” He put his hands up between the two, “I know Karls and Taylor are putting Theo down, but can we please not ruin this day.” He didn’t know what was going to happen next, but for one quick moment, he exchanged looks with Jamie who just let out a heavy sigh, he could read that today wasn’t going to fully go the way he wanted, he backed out from between the two woman, angling himself behind Sarah, just in case he had to rip the two a part, maybe they just needed to talk... or yell it out.

Sarah: As Willa spoke, Sarah felt Tyler’s hand on her slender shoulder as if he was physically trying to keep her grounded and in her seat. Shrugging out from under his grasp, the small actress slid off from where she was perched on one of the tall barstools tucked halfway under the counter, matching the step forward that Willa had taken, cutting the space between them in half. “I’m not trying to pull shit, Willa. I’m only trying to clear the air. It’s you and that give-no-fucks, queen of the land bitch attitude of yours that turns everything into a fight. It’s not what I’m saying, it’s how you’re interpreting it.” In this moment, Sarah had forgotten that Tyler, Jamie, and Myles were even in the room; she was seeing red and all she could see was Willa. “No, it’s not about me. This is about you. You and your shitty decision making and lack of loyalty to your friends. Is he really /that/ good of a lay that you would just throw our friendship down the fucking drain without a second thought?” Taking yet another step forward, there was now only approximately six inches between the two women. “Does it feel good, Wills? Fucking my leftovers? For the second time, I mean.” She hadn’t been planning to bring Robbie into this but right now, Sarah was so livid, she wasn’t afraid of swinging below the belt.

Willa: She was clenching her fists, clearly getting way too annoyed at Sarah. "Clearing the air?? You're throwing a fucking fit on Karlie's birthday! What does that say about you? I thought we had cleared the air in Barcelona, you said everything was fine then! If you wanted to bitch out at me so badly why didn't you, huh? Were you what... Scared of me? How else am i supposed to interpret stuff when you use that tone of voice huh?! You think i don't notice it? Get a grip." Willa rolled her eyes, throwing her hands up in the air. "I already told you-- This wasn't planned!!! It happened and then it was too late, what the fuck do you want me to do, ask the genie to go back in time? I don't regret it. None a bit. I already apologized and admitted i should have spoken to you right after it happened the first time. You were gone, your phone was off. No seriously, i don't know why i'm explaining myself, you won't listen." Willa raised an eyebrow when Sarah brought up Robbie. Of course, it wouldn't be Sarah if she didn't do that. Did she even remember that her ex was in the room? Probably not. Suddenly she bursted out in laughter, right in Sarah's face. "Wait a second. You think i got involved with Robbie after you? Newsflash, when you decided to hit that up i had already done it... Quite a few times. Really its amusing how you just went ahead and used my ex to get to me but it backfired. I was already hooking up with Robbie. Super casual but was. Not to mention you're talking about the father of my kid. Show some respect." Willa gave her a smile, clearly fake.

Sarah: “Get out of my face, Willa, I swear to god...” Sarah muttered, closing the tiny amount of space between them until they were face to face. “I lied, alright?!” Sarah said, her voice so loud that it was practically a full blown yell. “I was caught completely off guard by you and your fake ass apologies and explanations. What was I supposed to say?! I hadn’t even processed the fact that one of my best friends was fucking my ex behind my back! It’s 2017, Willa, there’s way to get the message to me even if I’m off the grid dealing with a fucking health issue. Oh, I’m listening. You’re just giving me a bunch of bullshit to listen to!” Sarah listened as Willa ranted about hooking up with Robbie, rolling her eyes at it all. “Well he must have been /reeeeal/ satisfied with you if still had to get off with me.” Had someone told her she would ever ben in a place where she would be openly talking about cheating on Jamie with Jamie in the same room, she would never have believed it. But she wasn’t thinking; she was just yelling. “The father of your kid, huh? And where is he now?” Sarah said, sarcastically looking around just to drive home her point before putting both hands on Willa’s chest and shoving her backward pretty hard. “I told you to get out of my face!”

Jamie: Jamie stood there in disbelief that the two girls were fighting at Karlie's party. To be honest he was actually quite upset. He looked over at Tyler with a 'sorry' look on his face. Even though it was kind of entertaining. Jamie never thought in a million years that this would be happening, especially with Sarah being gone for so long. "Ladies, stop." Jamie finally decided to bud in. "We're here for Karlie. Not who's fucking who. Get over yourselves and enjoy this for Karlie. Who deserves this. Not to mention the mother of my little peanut. Are you seriously going to fight over this bullshit?" His tone went sharp and his eyes going back and forth between the two girls who were clearly on rocky terms. Jamie turned to Sarah and tried to find something to say before he went on a ramble. "Get over it. If you're going to fight her, take it outside." He knew fights inside weren't the greatest, thinking back to when he punched Auston in the bar, leading to the police showing up. It was a little different than public, but it was still inside. "Get over the fact that I'm hooking up with Willa. I'm not the one that disappeared. I tried to wait. But a man in love can only do so much and he has to move on. I'm sorry it had to be someone you knew."

Tyler: Tyler walked over to Jamie, putting a hand on his chest, before transferring it to his shoulder, he let out a sigh, feeling the anger radiating off the girls, and he knew that no matter what Jamie said, it wasn’t sinking in. Moving over, once again, Tyler found himself between the girls, he sternly put his hands on a shoulder or each of them, “You two can sit here and compare your dicks, but you two are in /my/ house, at Karlie’s fucking birthday, and you want to fucking fight?” Before he could say anything else, the girls were at it again. Taking a step back, and pushing himself against the counter, he glanced back at Jamie.

Willa: "Fake ass apologies?! Are you fucking serious, i'm not lying!! You're the one who fucking lies about being cool with things and now we're in this situation! If you had told me from the start the truth and that you weren't cool, it would have been much different!! Bullshit, oh shut the fuck up." Willa rolled her eyes at Sarah, "That whole trick of yours doesn't get to me. I'm not the one who cheated on my boyfriend." It had been the last thing Willa had wanted to bring out, especially with Jamie in the room but she was done trying to not play dirty when Sarah was finding every opportunity to get to her. Willa looked over at Jamie, knowing he was right but this has gone too far. She wasn't going to keep her mouth shut while Sarah was attacking her. "Get the fuck out of my way, Tyler.." Willa mumbled, knowing the man in front of them could hear her. "You must be really fucking stupid if you think you can hurt me by shoving in my face i'm no longer with Robbie. It was MY call, okay?! You would know what truly happened if you had been a good friend-- Oh would you look at that, you know shit about my life because you decided on living la vida loca!" The last straw was when Sarah pushed her. "Don't you fucking touch me!" With her fist closed, Willa turned to punch the girl.

Sarah: Sarah had only paused for a moment to let Jamie speak but she didn’t really care for what he was saying, nor did she care that he wanted her to stop. What he didn’t get was that this was no longer about him--it was about Willa and what had used to be a friendship between the two women so it didn’t matter what he was going off about, Sarah wasn’t going to stop. She was going to get it all out on the table today and then maybe they could move on. Or not. Probably not. “Nothing would be different! You just said yourself you regret nothing so I highly doubt we would be anywhere else but here in this moment,” Sarah spat as Willa pushed Tyler out of the way, the larger male find a spot somewhere behind Sarah. From the moment the word ‘cheat’ had fallen from Willa’s lips, Sarah knew things were not going to end well. She had never been in a fight before but she was seeing red, hot rage pumping through every inch of her small frame and all she wanted to do was find a way to expel some of that anger...preferably by slapping Willa so hard it made her head spin around a few times. “You don’t know shit about me and Jamie. You want so desperately to be me but guess what, Willa. You’re never going to be me. I’m always going to be the one that had him first and, from the sounds of it, he seemed to only get with you because I wasn’t coming back. How does that feel? To be his second choice.” She wasn’t quite done with her sentence before the realization set in: Willa was about to straight up punch her in the face. Sarah narrowly dodged the oncoming assault as she let her body move by instinct and not coherent thought, grabbing the first thing within reaching distance. She shoved the butchered remains of the unicorn cake toward Willa, making full contract with her former friend’s face before letting it slide to the ground. There was a beat of silence as everyone comprehended what had just happened before Willa lunged at her and Sarah felt herself flying backwards...not by Willa’s doing but by a strong arm around her waist. Tyler. “Let me go! Tyler, fucking let me go!”

Willa: "I'm not going to lie and tell you i regret hooking up with him and then developing feelings for him for your sake, Sarah! To make you feel better, i'm not going to tell you what you want to hear! Fucks sake, you should feel thankful that i'm being completely honest with you!! I already apologized, explained myself and you're still being a fucking bitch who can't stop attacking me!" Willa glared at her when she started talking about the relationship she had with Jamie. True, Willa knew nothing. But she wanted Sarah to have a taste of her own venom. She didn’t want to admit that her last words did get to her, to the point the brunette tried her hardest to not look at the male that was possibly behind her. "It's not nice when its you being attacked over your relationship with you ex isn't it? Taste your own venom before thinking of bringing Robbie or any other of my ex's into this!" With her fist ready, Willa was about to punch Sarah with no regrets when the tiny brunette dodged and instead of attacking Willa right back with her own fist, slammed cake in her face. There was only the sound of pieces of cake falling before a huge silence set in. Still with her eyes on Sarah, Willa was ready to lung herself at her when suddenly a pair of arms pulled her back. She instantly knew it was Jamie, and trashed in his arms for a few seconds before his words made her stop. Breathing heavily, her eyes were still on Sarah who was yelling at Tyler. Willa couldn’t believe this had just happened, and suddenly she couldn’t help but feel awful knowing it was only a matter of time until Karlie came back and saw the state they were in.

Tyler: Before he knew it, both Tyler and and Jamie were holding the girls back, Tyler’s arms had a couple scratch marks from Sarah, as she was going against Willa, she got him a few times. With a small yank, he got Sarah even farther away putting even more room between the girls, “Okay, how about we fucking STOP.” With the harshness to the words he just shouted, a even bigger silence fell over the room, he had had enough of the whole thing, “I need both of you to either fucking clean yourselves up, or fucking leave.” He breathed in a deep breath as he let Sarah out of his grasp, no way to control his anger now, “You’re at /my/ fucking house, throwing cake, and fist at each other, this is Karlie’s birthday, and I know she can hear what the hell is going on.” He slammed his fist onto the counter top, causing the plates and silverware to bounce, “Now you either you two clean the fuck up, or get out of my fucking house.” he pointed towards the from door, about 50ft away from them, “The doors right there, and I know you can find your way out.”

Sarah: Sarah only stopped wiggling around in Tyler’s arms when his voice boomed in her ear; the harshness of his words were the only thing that snapped her back to reality. Blinking a few times as Tyler continued to yell, the tiny actress looked around as if she was coming back into herself from an out-of-body experience. Willa, covered in pink frosting, jerking out of Jamie’s grasp, the look of utter shock and disappointment of Jamie’s face, being mirrored on Tyler’s who served up an extra helping of fury along side it. She jumped when Tyler slammed his fists down on the counter top, startled by the sudden noise but allowed him to finish yelling before clearing her throat. “I’m sorry,” she whispered, fearing that if she tried to raise her volume beyond that, everyone would be able to hear her voice break as tears sprung to her eyes and blurred out her vision. Pushing past Willa and Jamie, she made a beeline for the front door, slamming it shut behind her. She tore down the driveway and plopped down on the curb, pulling up her Uber app to order a car to take her to the hotel she’d booked.

Willa: Her eyes widen in shock at the harshness of Tyler's words. Not like she couldn't blame him, Willa had known how important this day was to him and Karlie and still, she went ahead and helped Sarah in ruining it. The brunette couldn't even bare to look at either one of the males, knowing they were not only pissed at them but also disappointed in the whole situation. The moment Sarah left, Jamie let go of Willa and her eyes somehow found her son's who let out a laugh. She had gotten into a fight and almost punched someone with her kid in the room. She would definitely not be winning the Mother of The Year Award. Touching her face, she noticed Sarah had got her good with the cake and let out a sigh. "I'm sorry..." Willa spoke, looking over at Tyler. "I know this was very important to you and... Sorry.. I'm going to wash my face and then i'll clean up the kitchen." she nodded, heading to the bathroom to wash her face and remove some bits of cake that had also end up in her hair. Closing her eyes briefly, she took a deep breathe and shook her head. Walking out of the bathroom, Willa quietly made her way to the front door and opened it, finding Sarah plopped down on the curb. "Please don't make me regret this..." she muttered under her breathe as she made her way towards the brunette, sitting next to her.

Sarah: Uber had informed her that the nearest available car was about ten minutes away so Sarah had a bit of time to kill. For whatever reason, she couldn’t stop the tears from forming, every blink sending more down her cheeks. She knew she was being oh-so dramatic but she wasn’t about to stick around a party she had just single-handedly sent to shit. She would apologize to Karlie later and hopefully her friend would understand. As Sarah checked her phone, she realized someone was sitting down beside her. Probably Tyler here to cuss her out for ruining his big party. Glancing up from her screen, she realized it wasn’t Tyler. It was Willa. Immediately wiping her eyes, Sarah tried not to think how pathetic she probably looked in this moment: smeared mascara and a pink nose. “Here for round two?” Sarah asked, her voice monotone as if it was too much effort to put some pitch change into it as she eyed the other woman sitting beside her. Part of her was serious...she figured Willa had more to say on the subject, that they were just relocating their brawl to a more public location. She sighed heavily as she ran a hand through her messy hair.

Willa: She wasn't sure how long they stayed like that. Sitting next to each other in silence. Willa had noticed her teary face and let out a sigh when Sarah broke out the silence. "Believe it or not, the last thing i want to do is fight you." she spoke, her voice surprisingly calm. "Listen i... I don't know how many times i can say this, until you see that i mean every word... You know me, or at least i think you do, i'm not one to fake words, i'm blunt and i tell you what's on my mind. I'm sorry, for letting something happen that i knew would most likely hurt you when you find out. I wanted to tell you straight away, i did, but you didn't pick up the phone. You needed your time away from the world, and i get it. I know you wanted to hear this from me first and not from Tyler, but you never gave me a chance to and the moment i find out you're back-- You already knew. I don't know what you... What you want me to do... You want me to stay away from /him/? Is that what is going to make you happy and all this better? I don't know what else you expect me to do, to say..." she looked down at the ground.

Sarah: Her friendship with Willa was one of a kind and meant the world to her...she didn’t want to go back to a world where that friendship didn’t exist. Especially if the reason for their downfall was some boy. Upon hearing that Willa was willing to walk away from Jamie if it made things right between them, what was once a few tears burst out of Sarah in a choked sob. She took a moment to collect herself before shaking her head slowly. “What kind of friend would I be if I made you give up your happiness just to make me feel better?” Glancing at her cake-covered friend, Sarah sighed once again. “There’s no ending to this where I “win”,” she said, using air quotes around the word ‘win’. “Either you give him up and I’m the shitty person that made you do it or I say it’s fine and I...” Maybe it was finally time to own up to the real reason this fight had happened in the first place. “I still love him, Wills.” That confession hung between them for a beat before she continued. “And that’s the first time I’ve even said that out loud but I do. The whole time I was gone I...I don’t know. I guess I held on to a tiny hope that he was waiting for me and that we’d pick up right where we left off. And then, when I came back, I realized that wasn’t the case. And--I would be feeling the same way even if I didn’t know the girl he was with but it’s you. And it stung. And it still does.” Sarah turned so she could really look at Willa. “I don’t know how I’m going to get to a place where I’m okay with all of this. It’s gonna take time. But I know you would never ask me to give up something that makes me happy just for your sake and I can’t ask that of you, either.”

Willa: Willa had no idea what had made her say she would stop seeing Jamie if it had Sarah happy. In another situation, she wouldn't have done that. She hadn't done that when she and Hunter got back together, when he had previously been with Ashley. But at the same time, she knew how Sarah felt. She had been in her shoes before, with Emily and Colton. She knew how much it stung especially when it was one of your closest friends. "That's okay. You still loving him, i mean. It's perfectly normal. You never actually forget that person. Part of me is always going to love Colton, even if we're now back to what we used to be before we ever dated and he's happy with Caity. And Robbie... We're working on it, but i know... That i... There are people that come into your life, they mean the world to you and when things end... You feel empty, like something is missing. You tell yourself your okay, you find a way to move on but a part of you will always love them. That's how fucked up life is, i guess. That's nothing to feel ashamed of." she shrugged, looking at Sarah. "But with time you meet new people, who will help you not think about that person without you even realizing."

Sarah: As Willa tried to comfort her, Sarah began to cry yet again, cursing herself for being so emotional. “i feel so fucking lost right now, Wills. I pretend like I have everything under control and figure out and that I’m right where I want to be but I don’t have a clue what I’m doing.” She knew that Willa was right, every word of it was gospel. But forgetting someone so amazing, moving on from it all, was all much easier said than done. “I’m sorry,” Sarah said once her sobs had lessened, leaning against Willa as she tentatively rested her head on her friend’s slender shoulder. “I’m sorry for those nasty things I said to you. I didn’t mean it. Not a word. You aren’t his second choice, okay? Don’t ever think that. He’s with you because you make him happy.” Things between them would clearly take time to heal but it felt as though a weight had been lifted and Sarah could breathe again. “I really hope we didn’t fuck up our friendship too badly. I don’t know if if things will ever be the same between us but that doesn’t mean we have to be mortal enemies, right?” The duo sat in comfortable silence for a while before Sarah reached for her phone and cancelled her coming car. After all, she had a kitchen to clean up.

Willa: Wrapping her arm around Sarah, Willa squeezed her shoulders in a comforting manner, running her fingers through Sarah's hair when she rested her head on her shoulder. "It's okay, don't beat yourself up over it, okay? I'm sorry, for bringing up the cheating. It was the last thing i wanted to do, i knew how much it would hurt you and him but you definitely didn't leave me any choice. Brat." she let out a small laugh and nodded, "As do i. I mean i did punch Emily once, and we're tighter than ever. But i think time will let us know of how things are going to go, you know? Best to do now is to not push it, i knew you were going to be here and i never meant to act in a way you would find offensive or would wound you. But you're right, we don't have to be mortal enemies. You'd be a lamer one, anyways." Spotting a bit of cake on her shirt, Willa place her finger on it and smudged it on Sarah's cheek. "There, now you know how cake feels like. Let's just a deal, no more hiding things. If anything is bothering you, you tell me. This could've been avoided if you had told me the truth before." Standing up after Sarah cancelled the uber, Willa let out a groan. "I hope you know you're helping me clean that kitchen. I told Tyler i would do it before i went to clean my face but i was also hoping you would come back to help me. You killed an unicorn today, least you can do is help me when it comes to hiding the body." She spoke, opening the front door and stepping inside.

Sarah: Sarah couldn’t help but let out a small laugh, grateful for Willa’s water-under-the-bridge attitude; she needed to learn to be more like Willa. “It’s okay,” Sarah said quietly when Willa brought up Sarah’s past infidelity. “I wasn’t exactly leaving you much room to take the high road. I sort of just wanted a reaction from you at that point. And I was a completely brat today, I’ll admit that,” she said as she felt something cold smear across her cheek. “Oh my god, you’re such a bitch.” The two stood up and Sarah straightened her small sun dress, smoothing down the front with her hands. “I promise. No more secrets. We’re open books from now on. Anytime I get laid, you’ll be my first call so you are in the know,” she joked as they began back toward the house. “I’ll help you dispose of the unicorn corpse as soon as I apologize to Tyler and Karlie.” Stepping inside just behind Willa, Sarah shut the door and tried her best to smile. It would take some effort on her part but she was going to try and salvage her friendships with the people waiting inside.

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