Hey babes! Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a good holiday break from whatever it is you're doing in life. I'm back again with a new chapter for ya. New character introduced in this one.

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Letting go of the handle of her suitcase, Skye stretches her arms high above her head and then lets out a breath as she relaxes. She smiles at the scenery just beyond the borders of the O'Hare International Airport, glad to be back in such a familiar setting, even if it's only for a little while. She's going to soak it in as much as she can.

"Oh, I've missed this," she says to no one in particular, tilting her head back to take in the shining sun on her face as it slowly starts to rise higher and higher.

"Oi. You just gonna keep standing there?"

"We still have to wait for the shuttle to take us to the hotel, so yes, Lance, I'm just going to stand here." She opens her eyes and looks over at him. "You don't have to stand here too if you're going to just be a diva about it."

"I am not a diva," Lance responds with a frown.

"I saw how you were on the plane. Total diva."

"You take that back."

"Nope."

He huffs. "Fine. I'll be on one of the benches over there waiting for the shuttle." He gestures over his shoulder with his thumb.

"Be my guest." She laughs quietly as he turns and marches over to one of the benches along the outside wall of the airport, dragging his suitcase along behind him. He really is a diva.

"Skye!"

Turning around, Skye grins when she sees her best friend standing a few feet away, a wide smile on the other woman's face.

Bobbi runs toward her and engulfs her in a tight hug, seeing as she's quite a bit taller than Skye. Some things will never change.

"Oh my goodness. It is so great having you here for however long you're here for," Bobbi tells her. "I can't believe you're actually shooting a movie here."

"Neither can I," Skye says, pulling out of the hug but keeping her arms around her friend. "I just really hope mom doesn't come to the set and try to embarrass me or anything in front of everyone. I love her, I really do, but that is the last thing that I need while I'm here."

Bobbi laughs. "Lincoln and I will do our absolute best to reign her in while you're in town."

"Good. I really appreciate that."

"Skye! The shuttle's here. You coming? We gotta get checked into the hotel."

She glances over her shoulder to see Lance approaching her, his carry-on bag slung over his shoulder. She nods. "Yeah, I'm coming."

"Good. Oh, and who's this?"

Skye drops her arms from around Bobbi and turns fully to face her co-star. "Lance, this is my best friend of all time, Bobbi Morse. Bobbi, this is Lance Hunter, he's in the movie with me."

"Nice to meet you," Bobbi says to him with the tiniest hint of a smile.

He gives her half a smile. "Nice legs."

She quirks a brow. "Is that really how you greet women?"

He nods. "Gorgeous ones, yeah."

Skye rolls her eyes at the two. "Enough. Lance, we should get going to the hotel before they think about sending out a search party for us. Bobbi, I'll talk to you later."

"Yeah, sure."

"You should really come by the set at some point," Lance says to Bobbi as he slowly backs away. "I could give you the grand tour."

Bobbi quirks a brow. "And would the final stop of said tour be your trailer?"

"It might be."

"Pass."

"Your loss, then, legs." He gives a small shrug before turning around and making his way back over to the shuttle that's going to take the cast to their hotel for the duration of filming.

"Is he always that insufferable?" Bobbi asks.

Skye shrugs. "I haven't known him long enough to have a definitive answer on that. But I'll let you know when I do."

"Good."

"And hey, after I'm all checked in, you and Lincoln should definitely come by the hotel and hang out for a bit."

"I will be sure to pass the message along."

"Awesome." She pulls her friend into another quick hug. "I love you, I'll see you later."

"Yeah. See you later."

Reluctantly pulling out of the hug, she grabs the handle of her bag and pulls it along behind her toward the shuttle. She quickly finds a seat after stowing her bag and lets out a heavy sigh as she sinks down into her seat. Even if it's for work, she loves being home.

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"So what's the deal with your friend?"

Skye looks beside her to find Lance stopping next to her at the elevator bank, dragging his suitcase behind him. "What?"

"Your friend," he says, reaching forward to press the button despite the fact that she already pressed it herself before he got there. "The one from the airport. What's the deal between you two?"

"We've been friends since elementary school," Skye tells him. "We're practically sisters at this point and she rivals my mom at being my biggest fan."

Lance nods. "Ah. And is she single?"

Skye quirks a brow as the elevator doors open. "Why? You interested?"

He scoffs and follows her inside the elevator. "Absolutely not. Just making sure there's no poor man already suffering at her hands."

"You barely know her." She hits the button for their floor and then leans back against the wall behind her.

"I know the type."

Skye laughs quietly. "Right. Well, she and my brother are going to come to the hotel later tonight so we can spend some time together. So behave if you want to hang out with us."

"And who says I'd even want to hang out with you lot?"

"Because I've only known you for a short period of time but I can already tell that you always like to know what's going on."

He nods. "Yes, that's true, I do like to know what's going on so I can stay in the loop and no one can take me by surprise. However, I think I'll sit out of tonight's little rendezvous. I need to get my beauty sleep before tomorrow."

Skye laughs, just in time for the elevators opening to save her from a response as Lance steps out onto the floor.

"I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning," he says, waving to her over his shoulder as he disappears down the hall in search of his room.

Grabbing the handle of her own bag, Skye steps out of the elevator and makes her way down the hallway in search of her own room for the duration of her stay.

As she wheels her bag behind her, she pulls her phone out of her back pocket and unlocks it, going into her messages. She clicks on the most recent one, between her and Bobbi, and taps inside the text box.

All checked in. Come by whenever you can.

Will do. See you soon.

Smiling, she locks the device and slides it back into her pocket just as she reaches her room. She slides her room key into the card reader and then steps inside, letting out a content sigh at the simpleness of the hotel room. The last thing that she wants is a way too fancy hotel room.

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"You guys made it," Skye says with a smile as she opens her hotel room door to find her brother and her best friend standing on the other side, smiles on both of their faces. "Come on in." She steps to the side to let them into the room and closes the door behind them.

"Of course we made it," Bobbi says. "Do you really think we'd pass up a chance like this?"

"Nice place," Lincoln says, glancing around the room. "Still don't see why you couldn't just stay at home while you're here, though. Would have been cheaper on the producers."

"It's so that everyone is here together and it's easier to get us to and from the set via shuttle if we're all at the hotel. Or at least something along those lines."

Lincoln nods. "Right. Gotcha." He looks around the room. "Well, this is a pretty nice room."

Skye shrugs, falling down into the bed. "I guess it's okay. I'm definitely not complaining. I think it's because of all the average looking hotel rooms we stayed in growing up whenever we went on vacation."

Lincoln smiles. "Oh, the good old days."

"Indeed they were." She takes a deep breath. "Okay, before the reunion continues, we need a photo to document this momentous occasion," she says as she leans over to grab her phone off the dresser.

"What's so momentous about you being home?" Lincoln asks.

"It's because she's shooting a movie here," Bobbi answers, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Skye points at her friend and smiles. "You are correct. Ten points to Hufflepuff."

Bobbi smiles back proudly.

"You two are so strange," Lincoln tells them as he moves to sit down next to Bobbi.

"Yet you still love us," Bobbi quips back.

"I love Skye because she's my sister. I tolerate you because you're her best friend and are practically my sister as well."

"Enough you two," Skye says to the both of them as she squeezes in between them and holds her phone up in front of her. "Quit bickering and smile."

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Somehow I wound up getting to shoot a movie in my hometown. So obviously the first thing I had to do was spend time with two of my favorite people in the entire world CallMeBobbi DrLincoln #feelsgoodtobehome #ivemissedyouchitown

IMGrantWard I see I didn't make the list of favorite people, then. Nice to know where I stand.

SkyesTheLimit *IMGrantWard You dork. First of all, you're not here. Second of all, I said they're two of my favorite people, meaning you could still possibly be on the list

DrLincoln *SkyesTheLimit *IMGrantWard Just no higher on the list than me, of course. Brothers trump friends any day.

SkyesTheLimit *DrLincoln *IMGrantWard Eh. You're both pretty high up there but I can't say for sure who's above who on the list.

CallMeBobbi *SkyesTheLimit *DrLincoln *GrantWard I think we all know I'm higher on that list than the both of you.

SkyesTheLimit *CallMeBobbi That you are, pretty lady.

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"So, today's your first day shooting a new movie."

Skye nods as she finishes pulling her hair up into a messy bun, watching her reflection in the mirror in front of her. "That it is."

"And how are you feeling?"

She tilts her head as she thinks for a moment. "I'm not entirely sure yet. Let you know when I figure it out."

"Think you'll be able to get through it all without me there to hold your hand the whole time?"

She rolls her eyes, glancing down to where her phone lies on the counter. "I think I'll be just fine, Grant, thank you very much. And you didn't have to hold my hand the whole time we shot our movie. I am a grown woman, after all."

"But you're still a Rookie."

She quirks a brow. "Still?"

"Oh, absolutely. You're a Rookie until I say otherwise."

"Is that how it works, then?"

"Definitely. I decide when you are no longer a Rookie, and it honestly might be a few years down the line when I finally decide you no longer need the name."

She rests her hands on the edge of the counter and leans forward a little, despite the call not being a video. "Could be a long time until I'm not a Rookie anymore."

"Exactly. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see how things work out for you."

"Yeah, I guess we will." She lets out a huff of air as she stands up to check her reflection again. "I should probably go now so I can get to set, though. But I'll talk to you later?"

"Yeah, of course. Good luck today, Skye."

"Thanks. Bye, Robot."

He chuckles. "Bye."

She lets the call end automatically as she finishes getting herself ready for the day ahead. Thankfully it's not an extremely early call time, but it's still earlier than she would have liked it to be. She's never been a fan of early mornings.

Her phone beeping draws her attention back to the device. She smiles when she sees a new text on the screen from her boyfriend back in LA. Picking up the phone, she looks at the screen and her smile falters at the message.

Good luck today.

Well, at least he texted her. But it's so generic. No personalization to it at all.

Grant called her to wish her good luck when she knows he didn't have to be awake yet since he doesn't have any projects to work on at the moment.

But no. She should not be comparing her boyfriend to one of her best friends. That is not a thing that she should be doing.

Breathing in deeply, she sets her phone back down for a moment. She closes her eyes and breathes deeply a couple of times, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart.

Once she's calm, she picks her phone back up, the message from Miles still on the screen, and slides her thumb across to open it.

Thanks. I love you.

Love you too.

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*Skye: Had tons of fun showing my wonderful co-stars around the great city of Chicago including some of my favorite places from when I was a kid :)

*IMGrantWard: *Skye I am very hurt that I didn't get this master tour as well.

*Skye: *IMGrantWard Maybe if you got cast in this movie too and were in Chicago you could have been part of this tour. But you're a loser, so yeah

*IMGrantWard: *Skye You wound me.

*Skye: *IMGrantWard I think you'll survive

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*AnnikaDavila: I need Grant Ward to go to Chicago and meet Skye's parents. Right now. That's all I need.

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