Love Stems From Hate?

@ Beautiful Misery

Now, it went back to the self-confidence thing that had been bothering her in the store before. There really wasn't much more he could say to her. Sure, she made a bunch of mistakes before he had met her on the street but that didn't mean she couldn't have a happy life either - everyone made mistakes. It was really up to her now to get over the bridge, he didn't even bother to counter her words any more. With that, Makenna retreated to the bedroom, probably to sort out her thoughts. All he could do was sit there with the leftovers, which he did.

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She gave nod thinking that it was a pretty decent number for the first time he had playing. Turning over her cards one by one, she started to add up the numbers, having a nine then a three pop up, leading down the last card. "If I get another nine, I win," Violet stated before flipping over the card to see that it was a mere 7. "Darn, you won this one, but you get the point, right? Let's make it interesting. How about we both wager something next round?"

@ Beautiful Misery

@ XxLithiumWingsxX
Makenna sat on her bed, a million thoughts running through her mind. If he was serious about this deal it could really help her and she'd me a fool not to take it. However, it was a bit more personal to her. She just didn't believe in herself and that sucked.

She never use to overthink like this but here she was doing it right now. Overthinking really wasn't a good thing and Makenna hated it.

With a sigh she stood and made her way back to Alex.

"The deal. I'll take it. It's a good opportunity and id be stupid to run it down." She said with a nod.

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Hayden watched her as she flipped over her cards, grinning when he had actually one.

"And the student becomes the master." He said jokingly as he took a bow.

"Alright what should we wager?" He asked sitting back down.

@ Beautiful Misery

Alex was about to go to bed when he heard the sound of the door opening again with Makenna reappearing. "That's what I was saying in the first place." He stated with a nod as he washed off the plates, placing them back onto the dish rack. "I'll make some calls and get back to you, alright?"

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"Oh shut up and sit down." She frowned over at him after being a bit sour that she had lost. With a sigh, she shrugged her shoulders,"I don't know. Why don't we confess something then? I don't have anything of value to you so."

@ Beautiful Misery

@ Dandy Darling;
Makenna resisted the urge to roll her eyes. He was right though. If she turned this offer down she would have to be the stupidest person alive.

"Okay. Sounds good." She said with a nod before turning to go back to the room. However she stopped for a moment.

"Thanks for this Alex." And with that she was gone.

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Hayden grinned at her sour expression.

"That works. But I have to warn you. My confessions are probably going to bore you to death. I'm not all that interesting if you haven't noticed yet."

@ Beautiful Misery

A small, victorious grin made its way to his face when she finally agreed. "It's the least I could do for you, Makenna," Alex responded back, glancing over his shoulder to see her leave the penthouse. As soon as she had left, he reached out to grab a towel to dry his hands. It was a bit fulfilling to see Makenna practically at his feet. Everything that she had right now was because of him. A place to sleep. Something to eat. Now, she may even have a job because of his expertise. At any moment, Alex could have ripped that away from her and the mere thought was satisfying.

Finishing up with his preparations for work, his chauffeur took him to the office while his assistant quickly filled him in on his events for the day. As per usual, Alex's schedule was filled to capacity, leaving him with little time to even think. By the time he returned home that night, it was already quarter past two in the morning, and Alex was completely exhausted.

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"Mm, yeah, I have noticed that," She admitted with a small sigh, knowing that nothing could be done about that. "Unless, you wanna do my homework every day for each time you lose instead of giving me a confession," Violet offered as an alternative. That would be the most helpful thing to her. Her averages in class frequently suffered as a result of her poor homework attendance.

@ Dandy Darling;
It was late into the night, early morning really, and Makenna was awake as per usual. She was sure she was an insomniac because she could hardly ever sleep. That day she had spent at a library. She got a library card and had checked out a couple books. She had always loved reading but hadn't picked up a book in years.

Currently she was curled up on the couch reading "The Stand" by Stephen king with a blanket draped across her legs. She was so tuned into the book she hadn't realized Alex walk in.

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Hayden shook his head with a small grin. "I'm not going to do your homework. But if you ever need help with it feel free to ask. I won't mind." He offered, his grin turning into a genuine smile.

"I'm sure I can conjure up a juicy confession or to." he stated, making gestures with his hands resembling that of a witch. He grinned again. "Let's play."

@ Beautiful Misery

Seeing that the lights were still on, Alex turned his attention to Makenna sitting on one of the various pieces of furniture with one of his favorite pieces of literature. "I'm surprised to see that you're still awake," He commented, closing the front door behind him. Alex turned to place his coat onto the rack and moved toward her with his brief case in hand. "That's one of the good ones. I hope that you enjoy it," He continued on, sitting down on the chair near her.

"Oh, before I forget, I spoke to my friend. He would be more than happy for you to come work with him. I recommended you so don't mess it up," He stated while leaning back in the chair with a sigh. Both his shoulders were tense from the today's work.

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Violet's lips turned into a small pout since he refused to accept her request. "Mmm, thanks but no thanks. I either have someone else do my homework or it just doesn't get done," She shrugged, knowing that it was the truth.

"Oh, I can't wait to hear it," She grinned in return, knowing that it could not be anything too juicy. Oh, well. As long as this small interaction would satisfy her mother. After shuffling the cards once more, she dealt out the cards and placed the remaining ones into the middle. It turned out to be a quick round, resulting in her loss. "That was just beginner's luck, alright?" She muttered, racking her brain from something. "I confess that.. I've broken into my mom's liquor cabinet before and stole something then blamed it on my father."