Kat
"Yes, I ran into her and it was awkward as hell", I say walking around the venue for the first runway show, hours before it's start with Sutton.
She sips on her coffee as she makes adjustments to a rack of clothing.
"What happened? What did you guys say to each other? Are you gonna see each other again?", Sutton looks back at me with wide eyes.
"Oh trust me, it wasn't one of those kissing in the rain kind of moments. It was an 'Oh you are here, for fashion week, cool, have fun, k thanks bye' moment", I rant, throwing my hands up before pressing my hands against my head.
I begin to smooth my hair back in it's ponytail.
"Well that certainly doesn't sound good, wait… you ran into her, so she must not live that far from the hotel", she says matter of factly. I raise my eyebrow.
"I mean yeah, but I'm not gonna stalk her Sutton, she made it very clear that any chance we had is gone", Sutton shakes her head as I follow her toward the dressing rooms to be used for later tonight.
"That isn't what I was implying, I'm just saying… you not knowing where she lives is convenient. Paris is huge, and there are plenty of boutiques and restaurants around our hotel. You visiting them while we are here for the next week increases the chances of seeing her again", I sat on a stool near one of the make up counters, taking out my phone, loading up Instagram.
"Okay well you might have a good point, but I just don't know Sut. Maybe this is just how things are suppose t-" Sutton snatches my phone and cuts me off.
"Nope nope, we aren't doing this again. You are going to fight for her. Tell her how you feel. Have you ever done that?", she gives me a stern look.
I avoid eye contact and slowly shake my head no.
"I'm sorry, what was that?", Sutton puts a hand behind her ear waiting for me to respond.
"No, no I have not", I say quietly and then contemplate.
"Okay... well there was the day she told me she was going to Paris. I had planned this whole speech, but then when I saw her… I kind of said less than planned. So I guess you can say that she knows a little bit of how I feel", Sutton looks at me and then sighs.
"I guess that's better than just nothing then", she bites her lip before exhaling deeply.
With her hand on her hip, she reaches out to give me back my phone.
I reach for it, but not before she moves it back to her chest.
"I'm not giving this back if you plan on stalking Coco's instagram either", I groan.
"Fine, fine! I won't", she hands me the phone.
"Good because torturing yourself will not help you get your woman, but going out to lunch with me will. Come on, we've got an hour to spare", I roll my eyes as Sutton grabs my hand pulling me off of the stool.
"Okay well lunch is on you", I grin as she gives me a thumbs up making our way out of the building for lunch.
We settle on a little cafe that's across the street from our hotel.
I order our food and get our locator to put on our table as Sutton finds a place for us to sit.
I find her on the second story of the cafe, with the most gorgeous view of the city.
There's only 5 other people at different tables on the balcony. I set the locator down on the table, draping my blazer on my chair.
"Omg Kat these photos you took for Scarlet's Instagram are so good, why didn't you get into photography?", Sutton gushes, looking from me to her phone, scrolling.
I shrug. "I like it, it's not that hard to take a decent picture", I say nonchalantly.
"Well these aren't just decent and I think the other press and media can't match up to this.", she looks at me and clicks her phone shut.
"Thanks, I guess I'm just distracted a little" I let my hair down from out of my ponytail.
"Look Kat, I'm going to give you some tough love here-", our locator begins to vibrate. Then before we know it, a waitress comes up to our table with drinks and our sandwiches.
We thank her as she leaves, both of us tipping her.
Sutton takes a bite of her sandwich before beginning again.
"Like I was saying earlier, if Adena can't see what she has in front of her, then to hell with it.", I roll my eyes.
"I'm not-", Sutton puts her finger up, telling me to wait.
"Just listen okay? I love you. And I will support whoever you decide to be with if they make you happy. But I'm going to tell you how it is as your friend. So if it comes up that Adena really is serious about you two not giving each other a go… there are tons of guys..girls.. People who would be lucky to have you in their lives.", I feel myself tear up a bit so I sip on my drink.
Dabbing at my nose with the napkin, sniffling, Sutton grabs my hand, giving it a little rub.
"Thanks Sut, you and Jane have been my rocks through so much", she waves me off.
"You know we love you, Kat, don't forget that", she lets go of my hand and gets up.
"I'm going to the restroom real quick", she says.
I content myself with the rest of my sandwich, looking out at the view, taking in the sun.
"Man I wish this could be an every day thing", I take a bite of my sandwich and look down over the railing beside me.
I nearly choke at what I see.
Adena and Coco, arguing. I can just barely hear them. Only managing to make out a couple of words.
"You…..can't….kids…...over…..necessary…..happiness…..love" I hear these words thrown between them.
I lean back in my seat, getting out my phone to text Sutton, but she comes back to our table looking mortified.
"I just saw Adena and Coco", she says cautiously.
"Oh yeah, I saw them too.", I say blinking trying to figure out what just happened.
"It didn't look good. They were really heated", I shake my head.
"I even saw Adena with a suite case", Sutton mentions, sipping on her drink.
"Yeah I'm sure that they- wait what?", I realize what she's said and look back down onto the street, where neither of them are anymore.
"Yeah she was carrying a large suite case", I look down at my phone just as I get a text message.
I feel my heart begin to beat quickly. Sutton looks at me, confused.
"What's wrong Kat?", I slowly show her my phone.
"Can you meet me at the park? What are you waiting for?", Sutton grabs her bag before grabbing me.
I rush to grab my blazer. "You are going to the park, if you run a little late, I'll vouch for you, but make it quick ok?", we walk down stairs and then out the door.
My palms get sweaty as I walk in the direction of the park. It takes me a good 20 minutes. I make it to the park, trying to not look so suspicious looking for Adena.
Then I spot her. She is leaning back on a bench, wiping her cheeks almost rhythmically.
As I get closer, she turns her head towards me, almost as if she sensed me coming. I sit down beside her. "Hey", she says.
