Lately I've Been Craving More

@ killian jones.
"I will be there in two minutes, Wendy. I can only drive so fast and you know how traffic is." Annabelle said into her Bluetooth microphone before sighing, "You're lucky it's my day off or else you would be stuck letting your phone die." She stated, "Alright I'm almost there. I'll come find you when I'm in." Annabelle said and then hung up the phone. She pulled up a minute later at the place where Wendy was and quickly got out of her car. She hurried over to where the set was for the movie and managed to get herself on so she could get to Wendy. Annabelle looked around in awe before groaning, "I'm going to get myself lost." She said aloud to herself before taking off to look for Wendy. When she finally found her roommate, Annabelle sighed in relief, "Wendy!" She called and hurried over to her, pulling her phone charger and handing it to her best friend, "This place is amazing. How is your day going?" She asked with a smile.

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Sebastian walked with Chris towards where they were supposed to meet Wendy and her roommate, though of course Chris didn't know about this. It was a little plan that Wendy had come up with and Sebastian was more than willing to help. Luckily there was break in shooting that this plan could actually go through fully without one of them having to leave. Sebastian smiled at the thought of Wendy. He was so lucky to get to know her the way that he did. Wendy hadn't been working for Marvel very long, but she had been there long enough that Sebastian got to call her a friend and he was glad that he got the chance to do that. She was so different and unique and Sebastian thought that she was amazing because of it. Chris liked to tease him and say that Sebastian had a crush on Wendy, which of curse he did, but Sebastian wasn't going to let anyone know that. It was clear at that moment she just wanted to be friends and he wasn't one to push matters like that. Sebastian smiled when the two approached Wendy and what Sebastian thought was her roommate, "Is this her?" He asked with a smile.

Getting an internship with Marvel studios was honestly probably one of the best things that had happened to Wendy in a really long time. She almost hadn't believed the person when she first received the phone call saying that she'd gotten it. She'd honestly thought that someone was punking her, and that Ashton Kutcher was going to pop out circa the early 2000's. As much as she loved Ashton Kutcher, Wendy was glad that he hadn't shown up though, and that she'd actually received the internship. Partially because this was the opportunity she'd been hoping to receive for a while now, and partially because she'd made some really great friends because of it.

While just about every cast member on the Cap 3 set was pretty amazing, and extremely down to earth, Wendy had hit it off with Sebastian and Chris straight away. She and Chris sort of had this brother/sister relationship now, and well, things with Sebastian weren't so black and white. She liked him, he was a great guy, and his lame jokes always got her laughing, but she was constantly reminding herself that they were just friends, and that was how it had to stay if she ever wanted to make a name for herself within Marvel, and just this business in general. She wanted to know that she'd received a job because she'd worked hard, not because she was dating one of the lead actors. That, of course, didn't mean that she couldn't set up her best friend/roommate with Chris though, and that was precisely what she was planning to do.

Her plan had worked perfectly. Annabelle was on her way over right now to drop off her phone charger, and Chris and Sebastian were supposed to meet up with her during their break from filming. When she heard her name being called, she grinned, turning and spotting her best friend walking over to her. "You are a lifesaver, Tink." She said, taking the charger from her friend. "Isn't it? I probably should have told you where I was going to be, save you the time of wandering around, but you found me, so I guess I didn't have to." She let out a quiet laugh. "Oh, it hasn't been too bad today. Just my usual day of running errands and grabbing coffee orders from the Starbucks up the street." She punctuated her words with a slight shrug of her shoulders. At that exact moment, she spotted Sebastian and Chris making their way over to where she and Annabelle were standing. "Yep, this is her." She said in response to Seb's words. "Tink, Sebastian and Chris. Chris, Sebastian, this is my best friend, Annabelle."

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Chris liked Wendy. He'd tried getting to know some of the interns Marvel had hired in the past, and they'd all seemed like great people, but Wendy was different. Not in a way that he wanted to date her or anything like that though. No, he sort of saw her like a sister. Plus, that wouldn't have worked anyway, because Sebastian clearly had a thing for her. He was constantly teasing his friend about it too, and badgering him about asking her out already. Sebastian always claimed that Wendy clearly only wanted to be friends with him though, and that he wasn't going to push anything and make things awkward between them. Chris could understand that rationale, however he was half-tempted to talk to Wendy about it all himself. Not like blatantly asking her if she had a thing for Sebastian or telling her that his friend had a thing for her, but sort of just feeling it out in an attempt to determine whether his friend was right or not.

For right now though, he was just going to leave it. He'd let them handle things themselves, but he really did think that they'd be good for each other. He'd hit it off with Wendy pretty early on, but there just seemed to be this instant connection with her and Sebastian, and Chris knew that he wasn't the only one who had noticed it either. "You sure you don't want to hang out just the two of you? Because I could give you both some alone time if that's what you want." He teased, punctuating his words with one of those loud, boisterous laughs of his as he and Sebastian walked to where they were supposed to meet Wendy between scenes.

He spotted the tiny redhead quickly, though she didn't appear to be alone. "I wonder who she's talking to..." He said, not recognizing whoever it was from the set or anything. There was something oddly familiar about her though, and he couldn't quite put his finger on it either. When they reached the girls, he was surprised when Sebastian spoke as though he knew that Wendy's friend was going to be there. He didn't say anything though, and instead took a moment to take in the brunette's appearance. His eyes widened as recognition crossed his face. It had been quite a while since he'd last seen her, but he'd recognize Annie anywhere. He wasn't paying attention much to the introduction Wendy had given, and instead sort of just blurted something out. "Annie?"

@ killian jones.
Annabelle smiled at Wendy's words before someone came over to the pair and spoke to Wendy. Soon Wendy had introduced her to him and found out that this was the Sebastian Stan that Wendy had been talking about, but all of that soon became something in the distance when she saw the man standing behind Sebastian. Annabelle couldn't believe it. As if she needed more confirmation that this was indeed him, when he spoke, what came out was the nickname he had always called her and was the only one to ever call her Annie, "Oh my God." She replied to his words, "Chris oh my God what are you doing here?" She asked before she shook her head, "Don't answer that. Stupid question. You're obviously apart of the movie." She added. When she thought about it, she vaguely remembered something about a Chris Evans playing in this movie, but she had thought that the chances it was the same Chris were slim. Then the realization hit her as she remembered his role in the movie, "Oh my God. You're Captain America." Annabelle stated and shook her head. This was unbelievable. Her Chris had grown up to be Captain America. But then again, he wasn't hers anymore. That ship had sunk years ago. It wasn't that their breakup had ended badly, but it had ended not the greatest. There were days when Annabelle had wondered if they hadn't had that fight where would they be now, but the fight had happened, and they had ended their relationship. It was hard, but Annabelle had somehow managed to get through it, seeing as she was the one who ended it.

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Sebastian smiled when Wendy introduced him to Annabelle, but noticed that the girl seemed to be in a whole different world. When he noticed that she was staring behind him at Chris, he gave a small smirk to Wendy as it looked to be clear that their plan was working. Then something happened. Sebastian turned slightly when he heard Chris call Annabelle, Annie. Then Sebastian noticed the look on Chris's face as he looked at Annabelle. When Annabelle replied, it was clear the two knew each other. Sebastian watched as she rambled slightly before coming to the realization that Chris was Captain America, "So you two know each other?" Sebastian asked curiously as he looked between Chris and Annabelle. Sebastian watched as Annabelle shrugged and smiled slightly, "I guess you can say that." She replied with a laugh, causing Sebastian to raise an eyebrow at her words. It was clear that the two knew each other really well, "Yeah we know each other. I used to call this meatball my best friend." Annabelle added, though Sebastian could tell she was leaving something out. He wasn't going to question anything because it was clear now that from her calling him a meatball that the two had been close. Sebastian looked over at Wendy with raised eyebrows, "Did you know these two knew each other?" He asked curiously.

Wendy noticed almost immediately that something was up with Annabelle. She was staring at Chris with this expression on her face that she couldn't quite figure out, but she definitely wasn't sensing that it was because she was taken aback by how attractive he was or anything. Not that Chris wasn't attractive, of course he was, it was just clear that her friend's shock was caused by something different entirely. When Chris called her Annie, something that Wendy had never heard anyone call her friend before, it was sort of obvious that the two knew each other somehow. "Wait, you two know each other already?" She asked, eyebrows raised in surprise. That definitely wasn't something that she was expecting to happen, though she supposed, in a way, it could make things easier on her now. Maybe getting them together, because they were so totally perfect for each other, would be much easier now. Maybe. Hopefully.

Then Sebastian was pretty much asking the same exact question that she had and Annabelle was answering them both. Best friend? What? Her best friend/roommate had known, and had apparently been fairly close with the guy she'd been hoping to set her up with? What were the odds of that happening? She looked to Sebastian when he spoke to her and shook her head. "Not in the slightest." She told him, laughing quietly.

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Chris couldn't believe it. It was her. It was Annie. He hadn't seen her in years, but it really was her. He didn't say anything when she just sort of didn't acknowledge their past relationship at all and simply claimed that he'd been her best friend at one point, though it did sort of hurt that she didn't acknowledge it. Not that he was going to say something about it. He wasn't that kind of a person at all. He chuckled slightly at her words, especially when she called him a meatball. "Yeah, it's been a while though, hasn't it?" A lot had changed since he'd last seen her. He'd made a name for himself. He was one of the most eligible bachelor's in Hollywood right now. Not that he was one to brag about it or anything. It was just kind of a fact, and it wasn't one that he ever let get to his head or anything like that, and he hoped that he never would. If he did, he sort of hoped someone would smack some sense back into him.

@ killian jones.
Annabelle knew that later she would have to tell Wendy about her past relationship with Chris, but for right now she was keeping it from her. It wasn't because she was ashamed or anything like that. Annabelle had been madly in love with Chris for the entirety of their relationship and she often wished things hadn't ended, but she didn't want to bring up the fact that she was the one to have ended it with him and that she ended it because they had a big fight. She smiled at Chris's words, "Yeah it has been a while actually. I think I was in my freshman year of college when we met maybe sophomore. All I remember is that you nearly plowed me over while I was running because you were turning a corner and so was I. Typical meeting movie meeting scene. I will never forget how badly I wanted to punch you in the face." She recalled with a smile. She also wouldn't forget how she instantly fell for his charms, "And look at you now. Probably actually doing those typical movie meeting scenes in actual movies!" She said with a laugh before she wiped away a fake tear, "My little meatball is all grown up and filming movies and such." She teased.

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Sebastian couldn't believe the coincidence that the two already knew each other. It was definitely something that he nor Wendy had expected that Chris and Annabelle would already know each other. It was actually quite strange. He watched the exchange between the two and laughed lightly at Annabelle's fake crying. He looked over at Wendy, "We should let them catch up. Come on I'm sure the food from catering would be delicious right now." He said and gave her a pointed look and then looked at Annabelle and Chris, clearly trying to follow through with their plan to set up the two. Who knows, now that Sebastian and Wendy knew that Annabelle and Chris knew each other already it would be easier to get the two together. If they had gotten along so well in the past it was clear they were going to get along great now.

Wendy certainly hadn't expected them to know each other. That was definitely a major plot-twist right there, but she didn't assume it to be a bad one. She figured that this could be a good thing. Maybe there was a reason why she thought Annabelle and Chris were perfect for each other. If they'd been best friends once, well clearly they got along well. She didn't know why they'd lost touch, but she wouldn't assume the worst unless given a reason to do so. She was the type of person who tried to always make the best of a situation until proven otherwise. She smiled as she watched the exchange between her two friends, her gaze shifting over to Sebastian when he spoke to her. "You had me at food." She said, punctuating her words with a quiet laugh.

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Chris let out one of his loud, boisterous laughs at her words. "That doesn't surprise me at all. You always were a bit violent." He teased, a small smirk tugging at the corners of his lips. He really couldn't believe it. What were the odds of Wendy knowing Annie? He knew that sometimes the world could be pretty damn small, but this was a coincidence that he had never seen coming. It had been so long since he'd last seen her, to be honest he hadn't really expected to run into her ever again seeing how long it had been, but now here they were, and he couldn't help wondering if there was a reason for that. Maybe this was supposed to happen? He didn't want to get his hopes up or anything but it was a distinct possibility. He shook his head in response to her later words, laughing once more. "Who're you calling little, shortie?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

@ killian jones.
Annabelle rolled her eyes at Chris's words and shook her head, "I am not violent! You're the one that ran into me! I can't be blamed for you plowing me over." She defended. When he spoke again and called her shortie, "I am not that short! Sorry not all of us can be a whopping six feet tall!" She replied with a laugh. She barely noticed that Sebastian and Wendy left, leaving she and Chris alone. Annabelle couldn't help but feel a little bit giddy to be seeing Chris again, "So you're a big time movie actor now! That's so amazing, Chris! I'm so happy for you." She said happily. She couldn't believe he was a big star now. It felt like almost just yesterday he was her dorky boyfriend who she loved more than anything in the world.

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Sebastian grinned at Wendy's words and nodded before walking away with her, "So they know each other. Wow." He said shockingly, "Well now it should be easier to get them together." He stated. As they approached the table full of food he raised an eyebrow before looking over at Wendy, "So did you notice that it seemed like they were holding out when they said how they know each other? Like it seemed like they were more than friends at a time." He asked. Sebastian handed Wendy a plate to put food on and he grabbed one for himself and started to put on little bits of food. He couldn't really eat a lot since he still had to film that day.

Wendy could tell that neither Annabelle nor Chris had noticed her and Sebastian walk off. They were too busy catching up which she still honestly couldn't believe. What were the odds that the two friends she'd been wanting to set up for weeks now would actually already know each other? It was crazy. "I definitely did not see that one coming at all." She said, shaking her head. She hoped that it was a good thing, and that it really would make it easier to get them together. "It definitely seemed like they were holding out on us." She said as she stated putting as much food onto her plate as she could manage. What? She was hungry. A girl's gotta eat. The way Annabelle had spoke and acted just made it seem that way. She knew her friend, and something was just off about how she'd acted and also how Chris had acted.

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"Alright, sure. Whatever you say, Annie." Chris teased, a slight grin tugging at the corners of his lips. He still just couldn't believe the odds. He'd honestly never expected to run into her, much less for it to happen because she knew Wendy of all people. It was funny because Wendy had mentioned her roommate to him and Sebastian a couple of times and he hadn't even realized that she'd been talking about Annie this entire time. Not until now obviously. "It's okay, Annie. I get it. You're in denial. I'm just being honest with you here. You're short." He chuckled lightly. "Yeah, I guess I am. I've dabbled a bit with directing too." He told her modestly.

@ killian jones.
Annabelle still wasn't adjusting yet to being called Annie again. It had been so long since she had been called that. Chris was the only one to ever call her Annie. Seeing him now was all so surreal in itself, she was just having a hard time believing it. When he had mentioned that he was also directing, she smiled really wide, "That's great, Chris! Oh my God I'm so happy for you. You're so successful now." She said happily. She was really glad that Chris had gotten to do everything that he had dream of. She had always believed in him, but never in a million years did she think she was going to be able to say she dated Captain America.

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Sebastian nodded, "I mean I don't know Annabelle very well, so I don't know how she would act when holding out on something, but I do know Chris, and he was definitely acting different. I'm going to ask him about it later." Sebastian stated as he put foot on his plate. He was actually really glad that they got to let Annabelle and Chris catch up because that meant that he got to spend more time with Wendy. He loved spending time with her. He liked that they were getting closer as friends. He really just liked being around her.

Wendy nodded. "I'll talk to Annabelle later." She told him. Although she felt like she'd gotten to know both Sebastian and Chris pretty well recently, she figured that Sebastian knew Chris better than she did, so if he was acting strange, chances were that he really was. She knew that Annabelle seemed off, and she was planning on talking to her about it regardless because, well, they were best friends, and she could clearly see that she was acting off and maybe even holding back a bit in what she'd said about how she knew Chris. For right now though she was going to enjoy spending time with Sebastian. She really liked how close they'd gotten since she started her internship, and she really appreciated their friendship.

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Chris didn't really know if she went by Annie anymore. He knew that Wendy had introduced her as Annabelle, but he couldn't help slipping in that old nickname. It was sort of just out of habit really. If she asked him to call her Annabelle, he'd respect her wishes and call her that, but so far she hadn't said anything of him calling her Annie so he figured that she didn't mind much. Chris smiled at her words and nodded. "Yeah, it really is, but enough about me, how is everything going with you?" He asked her curiously. He figured that a decent amount must have happened since he'd last seen her, and he was curious to find out what that might be.

@ killian jones.
Annabelle shrugged and smiled up at Chris, "Well I actually ended up taking your advice from when we were together and I used to take all of those pictures of you and I became a photographer. Of course since you know I love seeing people happy, I decided to photograph people on the happiest day of their lives. I'm a wedding photographer." She said with a huge grin on her face. Annabelle loved what she did for a living. She loved seeing people happy, plus she usually ended up becoming really good friends with the bride and grooms. She loved that she got new friends out of her experience, "So I guess you could say that everything is going great. I have a great job. Great roommate. Our apartment is pretty nice." The only thing that wasn't really that great was her love life, but she wouldn't bring that up to Chris.

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Sebastian smiled over at Wendy, "So how has your day been going so far? I feel like I haven't really gotten to talk to you all morning because of filming." He said as he grabbed a water before finding some place where he and Wendy could sit down. He liked the time he got to spend with Wendy when it was just the two of them. Not that he didn't love having Chris around, but he liked it when it was just the two of them. He liked all the time he got to spend with Wendy, but when they were alone was his favorite for obvious reasons.

"It's been alright." Wendy said, punctuating her words with a slight shrug of her shoulders. She enjoyed the time that she got to spend with Sebastian, just the two of them. She'd really gotten to know him since she started her internship, and he was honestly one of the nicest people she'd ever met. He wasn't one of those celebrities who had let the fame get to their head. He was humble, and a sweetheart. And she wouldn't mind being more than friends with him, lets be real. Becoming such good friends with Sebastian and Chris was one of the best things about this internship. She only wished that she was asked to do more than run errands and get coffees for the actors. She wished she was taken more seriously. "I'm sure you've had a much more eventful day than I have." She mustered a small smile.

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Chris couldn't help grinning as he listened to her. "That's great, Annie!" He was happy for her. He'd always thought that she was extremely talented, her photos had always looked amazing, and he was glad that she'd taken his advice and gone for it. He could tell that she was clearly doing what she loved, and that was one of the biggest things about a job. Success really came second to happiness, and he was glad that she clearly had both in her life. She deserved it. "I knew all those times you'd make me stop and pose for pictures for you in random places would get you somewhere eventually." He chuckled slightly. "Honestly though, Annie, I'm really happy for you."

@ killian jones.
Annabelle smiled at how happy Chris seemed to be for her, which made her happy in return, "Thanks Chris." She said with a grin, "I'm just glad you're happy about those pictures now because at the time, you were so annoyed when I would make you stop and take pictures." She teased. Annabelle remembered when she would force Chris to stop and take pictures because the light would hit him perfectly and she just had to take a picture. Chris would always make the same face at her before groaning when she would bat her eyelashes and make her signature pouty face then he would give in and take the pictures.

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Sebastian smiled and nodded slightly, "Yeah I guess you could say mine was pretty eventful. I mean I get to hang out with you. I got to meet your roommate." He said with a grin, "I think I did something else today that was pretty big, but it's slipping my mind." He scratched his chin like he was deep in thought, "Oh yeah! I may have filmed a bit today." He joked with a smile before he ate some of his food, "No but seriously, this is the highlight of my day." He stated with a grin.

Wendy let out a quiet laugh in response to his words and shook her head. "Just a bit? I'm pretty sure that's a slight understatement." She said before she started eating her food. She smiled at his later words, though the comment that followed was a joking one instead of anything serious that she could have said. It was moments like this, when she wanted so desperately to say the first thing that came to mind when Sebastian said something like that to her, that she found herself holding back. "Aw, how cute." She teased, reaching over to pinch one of his cheeks lightly.

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"Hey, in my defense you used to make me stop for every little thing." Chris argued, punctuating his words with a quiet laugh. "Oh Chris, the lighting is perfect here! Wait, stand right there next to that tree!! Pretend I'm not here! Oh, no! Wait, go stand by that cute little house there!" Those words were said in an attempted falsetto as he tried to mimic how she sounded. He knew that he was way off, and it was simply his way of teasing her. That was one thing that had always been a part of their friendship and then their relationship. They were constantly joking around and teasing each other and he'd loved it.

@ frank castle.
Annabelle laughed at his words, "Well the lighting was perfect there, and you always would look directly at me when I would take pictures of you, and that house was cute and little, so you can just shush. My reasoning behind those pictures was always justifiable." She defended with a laugh before she smiled up at him. It felt good that they were just able to laugh and joke with each other after all of these years. She had actually missed having him around and in her life.

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Sebastian grinned at her words and swatted at her hand when she pinched his cheeks, "Wendy, please. I'm cute, but I'm not two. You don't have to pinch my cheek to tell me how cute I am. Just admit it. I'm adorable." He joked and smiled at her, "I'm a grown ass man. Pinching my cheek is so demeaning. I can't believe you would be so insensitive." He teased and stuck his tongue out at her. He ate some of his food before throwing a grape at her and laughing when it went down her shirt.

"That takes all the fun out of it though!" Wendy exclaimed, punctuating her words with a quiet laugh. "Because you totally act like a grown ass man 24/7." Her later words had a hint of sarcasm behind them, and by a hint, it was actually a lot. A faint smirk tugged at the corners of her lips, though it was replaced by a look of shock when he threw a grape at her and it went down her shirt. "You're going to pay for that, Stan!" She, in a rather unladylike manner, though there was no way to be polite about it, got the grape out of her shirt.

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"If the lighting was perfect there, it must've been perfect everywhere we went." Chris teased. He really hadn't minded her stopping him to take pictures all of the time. Some might have found it annoying, but he didn't. He knew that it was what she loved doing, and that she was passionate about it. He was so glad that she'd taken his advice and gotten into the business. "Sure it was, Annie. Sure it was." He chuckled slightly, a small grin tugging at the corners of his lips.

@ frank castle.
Annabelle laughed at his words and nodded, "Well when you have the perfect model and you were given the perfect light then you just have to take a picture." She admitted with a grin. She couldn't help but smile even more when he called her Annie. Even though he had been calling her that since he saw her, it still made her grin. She had really missed him.

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Sebastian laughed and nodded, "You're absolutely correct. I do act like a grown ass man 24/7." He replied and grinned widely at her. When she started to dig into her shirt to get out the grape, he raised his eyebrows at her, "Need some help, Wendy?" He asked and wiggled his eyebrows before he winked at her. It was shameless flirting, but he didn't do much of anything else when he was around her.

"I really hate you sometimes." Wendy said, shooting a playful glare his way as she finally managed to get the grape out of her shirt. She rolled her eyes and let out a quiet laugh when he wiggled his eyebrows and winked at her. "You're such a jerk, oh my God!" She shoved him lightly, and let out another laugh. She really did like spending time with Sebastian. He always managed to make her smile and laugh, even when she was in the worst of moods.

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"Aw, I'm perfect? That's so sweet of you to say, Annie." Chris teased, placing a hand over his heart as a slight grin tugged at the corners of his lips. He still couldn't believe that she was here with him right now. Although it had been years since they had last seen or spoken to each other, she still crossed his mind every so often. "You know, my mom's gonna have a field day when I tell her I ran into you." He chuckled slightly. "Scott and Carly probably will too. Hell, I think the entire family is going to flip the fuck out. They always liked you more than they liked me." He pouted slightly.

@ frank castle.
Annabelle rolled her eyes at his words, "Well I'm sure most of the women population thinks you're perfect, Chris. I mean why wouldn't they?" She questioned before she bit her tongue. She didn't want to say more than that. Of course she thought Chris was still perfect. That would never change. If anything, he had gotten more perfect over the years. When he spoke of his family, she laughed and nodded, "That is true. Though I think your mom and Carly just liked having another girl around. Plus I was one of the only ones that was able to kick the boys' asses during the annual family football game." She said with a laugh. It was true. Chris's parents had always really liked Annabelle, and her parents had always loved Chris. They were both really surprised when she had ended their relationship with him. Her mother had actually asked her multiple times to think about reconsidering the break up. Every so often, Annabelle thought about why she never did, but then she would shake it off, remembering that it was too late.

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Sebastian raised an eyebrow at her, "That is such a lie and you know it. You love me." He replied and popped one of his grapes into his mouth before she spoke again and he laughed, "You're laughing which means that you don't mean it. Admit it, Wendy. You can't ever be mad at me. I'm literally too adorable." He said and gave her a stupid face before he laughed and took a sip of his water. Sebastian was honestly really happy about having her as a part of the team. She was so much fun to have around and he love when he got to spend time with her. He really hoped that she stuck around for a while because he knew things would be a lot duller without her.