[CLOSED] til the break of dawn

[shaun michel foster]

"Thank you." She said with a smile, running a hand through his hair. "You do too." She blushed a bit, looking down at her flowers again.

"Oh hey, look." She pulled a dollar out her flowers, shaking her head. "Channing. There's a difference between a model and a stripper, right?" She smiled, tucking it into Shawn's pocket. She was about to pull out the fake flower when she thought better of it. She left it alone, figuring it was just a mistake.

"Are you hungry? I think we got more than salads. We might have salads with chicken." She said teasingly, smiling over at him.

[shawn fleiter gryffon]

Shawn laughed. "I'm liking your brother already," He teased, gazing up at her. He smirked at her next words, the playful antics. "Mm, sounds amazing," He taunted. "But yeah, I am a bit hungry."

He smiled, gazing up at her with brown and green eyes, searching her face, finding himself enjoying seeing her more and more every minutes he was here with her. He adjusted a leg, glancing around again at all the unfamiliar faces.

[shaun michel foster]

Shaun smiled, laying the flowers in his lap. "He can be a pain. He's always trying to hook me up with these big, brawny guys. Knowing they would like, squish me or something." She didn't want to admit she was starting to get a crush on Shawn.

"You stay right here, okay? The line in a pain." She walked over to her manager, sweet talking him into getting her a salad, and Shawn a burger. She walked back, handing him the burger and fries. She sat down, taking her flowers before poking at the salad. She leaned back, turning her feet inward, trying to have some decency in the little amount of clothes she had on. She took a bite of the salad, watching a few of the models walk past, smiling at Shawn.

"Hm.." He covered her mouth, swallowing her food. "Looks like you got some girls wanting you." She said with a smile, knowing all too well what a simple kiss on he cheek could do. She took another bite of her salad.

[shawn fleiter gryffon]

Shawn nodded, watching her go and return soon after. "Oh look, not salad," He teased softly, biting into the burger after huffing a thanks. He watched the girls pass, clearly amused, shook his head at Shaun's words. "So?" He huffed, eyes mischievous. "Let 'em, doesn't mean they'll get me." He swallowed his mouthful of food, laughed softly.

[shaun michel foster]

She shook her head, taking another bite of her salad. "Why not? Some of them are really nice." She smiled over at him, then back down at her salad, pushing a cherry tomato from one side of the container to the other. She poked it with her fork, holding it out for him. "I don't like tomatoes. Promise I don't have cooties or anything." She smiled slightly, realizing her hand was shaking a bit.

'Ugh..' She thought, quickly pulling her fork away.

[shawn fleiter gryffon]

Shawn chuckled faintly, glancing up at her words. He took the tomato with a teasing smile, popping it into his mouth, noticed the shake of her hand but didn't say anything to bring attention to it.

"So," He leaned back some, blowing bangs from his face. "How often you do this kinda stuff?" He took another bite of his burger, looking at her with pure curiosity, no boredom in his eyes.

[shaun michel foster]

"Don't do that. You mess 'em up." She reached over, gently brushing them aside. "You cute thing." She shook her head, taking another bite of her salad.

"We have.. yearly shows. The big ones with all the VS girls on TV? And we have one every couple of months at different locations. But I've only been to a few. Channing usually hates them, you know, aside from the girls in panties." She shrugged, biting into a piece of chicken. "I tend to avoid the underwear shows. Cause you have to go topless and that's like.. I'm too shy for that." She leaned over, putting another tomato in his mouth. "But there's a lot of pretty girls so a bunch of guys usually show up."

[shawn fleiter gryffon]

Shawn gazed up at her gently as she brushed his bangs aside, let her give him the other tomato with an amused grin.

"ah...I wouldn't go." He shrugged. "I don't see why you should expose yourself to so many guys, or be a guy and go, when you could choose loyalty to one girl over seeing a bunch of half naked ones for what, a day?" He laughed softly. "It's cool what you do though, I'm glad you enjoy it."

[shaun michel foster]

"That's why I don't go. I mean, yeah, this is pretty much as skimpy as you can get.." She looked down at what she was wearing. "But I guess it's all about the money.. The less you wear, the more you get paid. Which is why my checks tend to be like, seven hundred dollars less than everyone else's."

She bit her lip, pushing her salad from side to side. "I don't like it that much.." She said quietly. "Knowing.. all people see is your body, that all the guys are thinking of is sex. You're really just a pretty face, you know? And you can't get a boyfriend who takes you seriously. He just wants you to be arm candy. I'd much rather be taking care of someone, or babysitting or something."

[shawn fleiter gryffon]

"Then why don't you do what you love?" He mumbled, leaning forward, arms resting on the table. "It's your life, your choice. If you don't like it don't do it. And believe me, I would never see you as just arm or eye candy." He smiled faintly, reached across the table and took her hand, giving it a squeeze. "Take the chance while you still got it Shaun. I wanted to do plenty of things. But that shot won't always be there. And if you just sit there wishing instead of going out there and doing it, someday you'll wish you didn't act faster. Someday you'll regret it."