RP: Catching up

[shoshana_wise]

Date: October 27th, 2011
Characters: Shoshana Wise, Adrienne Travis
Location: Coffee Shop in Fort Worth
Status: Semi-Private
Summary: Shosh and Adrienne catch up over coffee.
Completion: Complete

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[adriennenichols]

Adrienne sighed. "I don't know if I'd use the word upset," she muttered before raising her voice slightly. "I'm protective of Jase, I always have been, Shosh. You know that. And yeah, he said it was amicable..." She trailed off slightly, giving herself a shake. She wouldn't tell Shosh how broken Jase was over the situation. "What's your side then?" she asked quietly.

"I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt," Adrienne started, then stopped, rolling her eyes. Some guy she'd met once wasn't worth this to her. "Look. Like I said, he didn't make the best first impression on me, but who the fuck cares?" She rarely cursed, but she was upset. She didn't have to like this guy, she'd probably never even see him again and she didn't know why Shosh was making such a big deal about it.

"I don't fucking know anymore, Shosh. I didn't think so, but fuck. I come to meet with you and you pick a fight about some guy I've met once? The same guy that you've said, on more than one occasion, is a pain? It just doesn't make sense to me." It didn't, it really didn't. And she hoped to God that Shosh wasn't like those women, that now that she was older, she could tell who was just using her to get to Jase. It wasn't like he was the star football player anymore, on the fast track to being rich and famous. And she wanted to take Shosh's word for it, but did Shosh even want to try to salvage their friendship?

[shoshana_wise]

Shosh didn't catch whatever it was that was muttered, and clearly Adrienne didn't feel like she should hear it so Shosh wasn't going to ask about it either. "I know you're protective of him, Adrienne. Doesn't give you the right to be so fucking passive aggressive with me, it's not like I cheated on him or something. We just didn't work out." She tried to keep her tone even as she spoke. "Would it really matter? You just said yourself that you're protective of Jase, so do you really want to hear my side of things? Will it really have any effect on how you feel?" She asked honestly.

"I was just curious." Shosh remarked, shrugging and pretty much done with this conversation. "Yeah, well I might be picking a fight in your opinion. Look, I might say Cody's a pain in the ass, but he's family pretty much. So it's kind of like if someone came walking in and starting saying shit about Jase, you'd be annoyed. It's a family thing, you can say whatever shit you want about Jase, but if someone else starting in on him you'd be pissed. Might not make sense to you, but maybe I'm picking fights because you came in here with a passive aggressive air about you." She wasn't going to hold back, it was clear this conversation wasn't going well. "And if you even thought I was like one of those women who used you to get to Jase, well, maybe you really don't know me at all." Shosh wasn't ending this friendship, but she was definitely hurt that although Adrienne said that nothing between Shosh and Jase would affect their own friendship, it was, and Shosh wasn't even sure if Adrienne could see that her own behavior was the reason they were arguing right now.

[adriennenichols]

"I won't know until I hear it," Adrienne countered, frowning again. Was this even worth it? For all intents and purposes, Adrienne was going to leave Texas with Colin. And damn it, she was taking Jase with her.

"All I said was that he didn't make the best first impression and wasn't the friendliest," Adrienne pointed out, frustrated. "If someone said that exact same thing about Jase? Especially if that person was a mutual friend? I wouldn't react like this." Hell, she'd been in that position before, actually. "And maybe I was a bit passive aggressive, but hell, Shosh. I'm still in shock, probably more so than Jase." She couldn't get the image of him sitting at the kitchen table nursing a cup of coffee and looking broken out of her mind. "I didn't expect for this..." She gestured between them. "But I didn't expect him to start falling in love with you either," she finished softly. And sure, she knew that Jase hadn't said as much to Shosh or hell, even herself, but... somebody needed to say it.

She paused, then opened up a little. "Shosh, you've been my closest friend outside of Jase and Colin these past few months. I apologize for however I offended you." She realized her language was stiff but it couldn't be helped. "Maybe... Maybe it would be best if it ends here."

[shoshana_wise]

What was the point? Shosh really didn't think giving her side would change Adrienne's mind, and really she didn't think she should put forth the effort to explain herself, she really didn't have to explain her actions. "Short version, I realized that at three months in I wasn't making the time for a relationship, and we weren't moving at the same speed anymore. I wanted slow, and Jase was moving fast." That was all Shosh was going to say about it.

"Maybe my reaction is fueled by the fact you came into this coffee shop with a chip on your shoulder about my break up with Jase, and Adrienne, you weren't very good at hiding that fact." Shosh practically snapped at Adrienne, going on her guard yet again. "A bit? You had a fucking sign above your head that read 'Passive Aggressive'. Fine, you're in shock." She bit her tongue before making some comment about how Adrienne really shouldn't get involved with other peoples relationships, even if Jase was her cousin. "So what you're telling me is that we could have stayed friends if Jase hadn't fallen for me. That's not my fault, and I shouldn't be turned into the villain for breaking up with Jase instead of staying in a relationship that wasn't working." Shosh made a frustrated noise, wondering if Adrienne was just trying to guilt her with the information that Jase had been falling for her. "I'm sorry, I am. But wouldn't I have been more of a heartless bitch to stay with him when I knew I couldn't return whatever feelings he had for me...." She really did think she had done what was best for both of them, even if she was the only person who felt that way.

She listened to Adrienne talk, shifting to the edge of her chair and seconds away from pushing away from the table. "However you offended me? You really don't fucking get it? You came in here with a chip on your shoulder, you accuse me of befriending you to get to Jase, and there you sit wanting to act like you have no idea why I would be offended or upset?" Shosh knew she was in full on bitch mode now. "Maybe that would be the best, since clearly our friendship really couldn't withstand Jase and I breaking up. You know what, I really did think you meant it when you said that whatever happened between Jase and I wouldn't affect our friendship, clearly I was an idiot for believing that you were telling the truth." Shosh pushed away from the table and rose from her chair at that point. "I really am sorry that you couldn't see past your own shock to keep this friendship, Adrienne. I hope your move goes well." With that Shosh turned on her heels and leave the coffee shop, not looking back even once.