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Rick knew what he was getting himself into. He was always one step ahead of everyone, he made sure of that. For everything to go smoothly and without error he had to ensure to cover all the bases. He hadn't planned to take Schuyler out for drinks, but when an opportunity presented itself, he took advantage of it. Andrea hadn't told anyone who he was, or he would have a received a less than warm welcome from what seemed to be her best friend. It all started of harmless, he had went in hoping to find some company as he took a break from his work. It turned out better than that, he had planned to just talk and hopefully win her over some. She and many others would probably be his number one problem when the news got out. No-one wanted to befriend the guy that abandoned their best friend. He was the big bad wolf, you were not to talk or even look at him. It would make things hard for him, so he wanted to get on Schuyler's good side from now, before she found out and hopefully it would be easy to convince her of his false good intentions when the time came. But taking her out was never apart of the plan.

He had been keeping tabs on Andrea, that was no secret. Which meant he inadvertently kept tabs on her friends, hence why he knew who this girl was. She was a drunk and liability. Those were the conclusion he had drawn after seeing what he needed to see. Sky wasn't the sort of person he wanted hanging around Andrea, she was negative press and a bad influence. There he went acting the doting father again, but he didn't want Sky hanging around Andrea because he didn't want her bad habits rubbing off on her. He didn't want Andrea to become a washed up ahs been who spent all her money on drink and drugs and slept around like a common whore. Squandering her money, the money that would eventually be his. Some of it anyway. He didn't see what Andrea possibly saw in the girl, she was far too easy to please. A couple of compliments here and there and she was like some drugged up puppy. It was shameful. But he didn't let his opinions blind him, he agreed to take her out of drinks. And he would stick to his word.

When the day drew to a close and the sky grew dark, he shut his laptop and finished work for the day. He took a quick shower and had changed into a suit. He had found Sky's number in the directory and called her up telling her to be ready by eight. He planned to take her to one of the few lounge bars he had visited in LA. It was one that had managed to catch his eye and seemed to have good company when he fancied it. He slicked back his hair and donned a light jacket as he left his apartment. Rick drove to her apartment, honking the horn twice and waited until she got in. He would be lying to say he hadn't looked her up and down when she had gotten into the car. The drive was silent between them, the low hum of music being the only audible sound. He could sense she was nervous for some reason or another. But dismissed it keeping his eyes on the road and his goal on their destination. He stopped the car, out front and handed the valet the keys. The place was that classy. He hoped she wouldn't embarrass him with any drunken antics. He ushered her inside to a corner booth and signaled for a waitress. "How are you? You look nervous" he asked, flashing that ever so charming smile of his.

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ever since she'd logged off the chat, she'd been feeling nervous. nervous about rick, nervous about tonight. her friends had brought up some very good points, and she'd been left feeling worried. she couldn't not show up; he was a producer. at least, he'd said he was. and if she stood up a producer, she'd be in it neck deep. schuyler was worried that she would get blackballed, something that was never good in hollywood. if you pissed off the wrong people, you could find yourself out on your ass. he was influential, and she didn't want to be left without a job, without money, and eventually she'd be broke. of course, that was an extreme worst-case scenario, but it really was bad. she'd always been good at coming up with those.

when he'd called, she crossed her fingers and hoped that he was cancelling because of work or something. no such luck. come eight o' clock, he'd be here to pick her up. to be honest, she was ashamed of how easy it had been for him to get her to agree to drinks.she didn't know him, but he'd been sweet and made her blush and smile and she'd agreed to whatever he'd said. she'd been so stupid. after she showered, she got dressed, let her hair dry, curled it and did her make up. just because she was worried about going didn't mean she couldn't look nice. she could always look nice, no matter the situation. being pretty and presenting yourself to the world never hurt any situation.

she was a little agitated that all he did was honk. he couldn't be bothered to come to the door? rolling her eyes, she grabbed her purse and made her way out to his car, carefully balanced on her heels. she didn't always wear heels, but when she did, they were very high. sky was used to it, though, and had gotten quite skilled at walking in heels. she got in the car, closing the door. she looked over and caught him looking at her, and found herself blushing. maybe she should have worn something a little more modest, but the thought hadn't even crossed her mind. now, she wished it had. she smiled at him, then turned her attention to the road. they didn't speak, and it made her even more anxious. why didn't he talk? it was kind of weird. maybe her friends were right. she would have to be extra careful about how he was around her drinks, because she was starting to feel like this was getting sketchy.

they arrived at the bar, and it was nice. nicer than the places schuyler usually went, in fact. she stepped out of the car and closed the door behind herself, smoothing out her dress, trying to discreetly tug the hem down a little more without revealing more cleavage. following him inside, she smoothed her dress once more before taking a seat. she could do this, just this one time. she was an actress, after all. she could do anything she set her mind to. looking around, she decided that she would do her very best to fit in here. she sat up straight, held her head high. when he said that she seemed nervous, she laughed as if that were ridiculous. "i'm doing quite well, myself." she leaned forward against the table, tilting her head to look at him. "how about yourself?" the waitress showed up at the side of their table, and sky smiled up politely at the woman. "i'll have a vodka cranberry, please?" after she was gone, she turned her attention back to richard.


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Rick assumed the girl had never been to such a place like this before. It was much too high end and classy for her. He assumed again that she probably went to night clubs, with the thumping music and heavy strobe lights. The place to drown your sorrows and create more mistakes in your life. He could see already she trying to fit in, the change in her posture and her demeanor. It was a nice attempt, but he could still tell she wasn't used to this scene. His eyes were drawn to her cleavage but he glanced back to her face to cover it up, the dress did not do her any justice. "I'm doing great, it's nice to a take a real break from work" he paused and ordered himself a scotch on the rocks before returning his attention back to the young woman "The icon did you no justice" he smiled, another comment, another day. It came naturally to him. He didn't have to think about it, the words just flowed right out of his mouth. The lies interlaced with a hint of truth, but barely enough. She was pretty though, but just not his type. And he wasn't a very picky man. She just looked far too innocent with those big doe eyes and that smile. He didn't have much of a heart but it just felt wrong to do anything other than drinking with the girl.

When he looked at her, he couldn't help but be reminded of his own daughter. It kept him on goal of course, but then it reminded him of the plans they had made. He cursed mentally. They were meant to have met at the beach, but he had completely blown her off. He had made the journey to the beach but got sidetracked by a beautiful Hispanic lady with the curves in the right places. He had a soft spot for a Latina. Meeting Andrea was at the back of his mind as soon as he got talking to the woman, whose name he had long forgotten after wining, and dining her.. and of course leading her to his bedroom. Shit. He would have to call and apologise. It was far too late to do so now, but he would call her tomorrow and make up an excuse about work or something. He'd have to make it up to her somehow.. chocolates or something. Women liked that sort of thing. He looked down at the blonde again, coming out of his thoughts. "Have you been in LA long?" he asked, making polite conversation.

The waitress returned then with their drinks. He smiled and winked at her as she laid down their drinks. He handed her a five dollar bill, a generous tip from a man who was in no position to be so generous. The five dollars could have gone far, but Richard wasn't a man to hone in his spending when times got rough. He was an extravagant person, and that wasn't about to change anytime soon. He swirled the contents in his glass before taking a taste. He had been in LA himself for nearly two weeks now, it was just how he remembered it. But it was nothing compared to New York, which would always be his home. He missed central park and more importantly, he missed his penthouse suite. But he could cope with LA for a few months, it would be like a business trip. He didn't plan on staying long. Just until he got what he came for, then he would be back where he came from.

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she smiled and tilted her head, watching him as he spoke. he was good looking, for an older guy. he had handsome eyes, and a well-cut face. not too scruffy. but even if she wasn't so intimidated by him and his opinion on her, she wouldn't have felt particularly attracted to him. he made her nervous, and seemed very business-oriented. she smiled as he said he was glad to have a break from work. "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy," she said, almost without thought. she hadn't really meant to say it, but she hadn't had her filter up, and it had sort of just... slipped. she can't remember where she'd seen or heard it for the first time, but she did know that it was some sort of old saying about taking time off from work so you didn't go insane. or something like that. she had never been a genius or anything, but that's how she'd interpreted it.

she blushed as he complimented her, looking down at her hands. she was mildly aware that she was doing it again. in the back of her mind, she knew she was being easy, and she didn't like it. but he was just so charming and polite. he knew all the right things to say. schuyler should have been more guarded, more careful as to what she listened to and what she believed. but she wasn't, and in the end, that was going to come back and bite her in the ass. but for now, nothing bad had happened, and she saw no reason to change her ways. she was happy, she was pretty, she was successful, and she had her whole life in front of her. whatever she'd been doing, it had worked this far, and she hoped it would get her all the way through life.

of course, it probably wouldn't.

she hadn't noticed him looking at her breasts, and she probably wouldn't notice anything like that for the rest of the night. she was trying her hardest to shut it out, to relax herself so things wouldn't be too weird. she lit up as he asked her if she'd been in LA long, full of one million things to say. there were many things that schuyler could be described as, and talkative was definitely one of them. she calmed herself as the waitress appeared with their drinks, accepting hers graciously. she watched, as he laid down a five dollar tip. damn. she hoped that one day, she could get to the point where she could give five dollar tips. she turned her attention back to rick, taking a sip of her drink. it was good. it looked nice, too, not too much ice, short tumbler, black straw.

"i haven't been here long, no. but i've already gotten a couple of jobs and made some friends." she smiled and drank some more of her drink, trying to pace herself. this was not the type of place where you got drunk like she did. not at all.

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Rick looked at the girl with a quizzical expression on his face, her outburst and frankly random comment making no sense to him at all. Perhaps he was too old to understand the lingo of the younger generation. He didn't feel that old however, in fact the opposite. He felt on top of the world, at the peak of his fitness despite most men his age resulting to beer bellies and saggy man boobs. He had always been an athletic man and had maintained his fitness throughout the years, never slacking off. He was quite narcissistic in that sense, he liked to look good. His hair was impeccable, a few grey strands here and there but it was still a healthy head of hair, which he bragged about often enough. "I do think I work too hard, playing is hardly on my agenda" he spoke, a cunning glint in his eyes. "What would you suggest I do to change that?" he asked, raising the glass to his lips once more. He was far from a boring man, living an average life. He wasn't every man who settled for a luke warm beer instead of chillingly cold. He didn't live like a typical forty something year old, so asking of suggestions was completely unnecessary. He didn't plan on taking them to heart, he was only asking to keep her talking. Or rather keep her talking so she would keep on drinking.

He noticed her blush, and the subtle look down. She was eating out of the palm of his hands right about now. Taking in everything he was feeding here, as if it were truth. She was too easy to please, and Rick didn't find that an attractive quality at all, nor desirable to have around. He rested his tumbler on the table, cracking his knuckles before placing them back on his thighs. "I'm not surprised, this place is full of opportunities for a charming young woman as yourself." he nodded, scratching the slight shadow of a stubble on his chin "Where are you from? If not from LA" he asked, watching as she took another sip of her drink. He signaled to the waitress once more for a refill of her drink. He was a more tame drinker, preferring to be aware of his surroundings rather than be wasted and have no recollection of the previous night.

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she noticed his brief look of what seemed to be... confusion? something along those lines. he hadn't gotten her quote, and had never heard it before. she considered explaining to him that she wasn't an idiot, but then he engaged in the conversation once more, and schuyler considered herself saved. she was dead wrong. he didn't know her, exactly, but he'd already formed a pretty harsh opinion about her, and was sticking to it. nothing he was saying was true. but she didn't know that. her eyes lit up as he asked her about ideas on how he could have more fun. she considered fun to be her specialty, her whole life was fun. "working too hard is going to kill you," she said with a laugh, shaking her head lightly. "i mean, you've got plenty of options, LA is a huge city." she pulled her hair over her shoulder, smoothing the ends down carefully as she took another sip of her drink. "if you aren't doing something like this, the beach is pretty close. and there's other things, like ice skating rinks and... hell. you could go bowling if you wanted." she laughed again, trying to remember the last time she'd been bowling. in all honesty, it had been a long time.

she smiled at him once more as he called her charming. it wasn't her usual happy smile, it was something a little more... coy. it was the alcohol. it hadn't even had much time to get into her system, but something about it gave her more self-confidence, made her feel better and hotter and changed her outlook. she could stay this way for a while, unless she got too drunk, in which case she turned into a silly, giggling mess that spouted nonsense most of the time. but she could stay this cool, confident woman for another good hour or two. taking a sip of her drink before the waitress arrived, she moved out of the way, not wanting any spillage incidents any time in the near future. waitresses could be clumsy sometimes. once the woman was out of the way, she turned back to richard once more, crossing her legs under the table. "actually, i was born and raised in phoenix, arizona. where are you from? i don't know much about you." she raised an eyebrow and leaned forward expectantly, completely aware that she was turning the conversation around.

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He chuckled lightly. He was a hard working person, he lived to work. He was constantly wanting bigger and better and that extended to his work attitude. It was why he had abandoned his family all those years ago. He was chasing the dream of having something bigger and better in life. He wanted the best out of life, which meant working hard to get it. His workaholic attitude had never gotten in the way of his personal life before, he had always made time for a little recreational fun. Which usually involved the company of a woman and a few drinks, or on a few rare occassions he would be out with the guys. Which was very rare. He kept people at hands distance, he didn't have a lot of friends and preferred it that way. He was a conniving and sly person, the people who knew him well and didn't trust him despite his resourcefulness. "You have to work to get where you want to" he raised his glass once more and took another taste. He nodded at her suggestions, listening to half of what she was saying. He should probably take Andrea somewhere, act like the loving father more.

He shrugged it off. "A beautiful state" he commented, "I'm from California orginally, but I've been living in New York for the past couple of years" he kept his answers short and to the point. He didn't want her knowing too much about him, he preferred to keep his private matters just that, private. He'd rather know everything about her, and have leverage over her than let her have something over him. "How long have you been acting for?" he asked, turning the focus back on her. He didn't want to get off target, he was her to charm her. Win her over and get her on his side, not talk about his life. He wanted her to feel somewhat special for him to be so curious about her. He signalled to the waitress "Just keep them coming" he whispered into her ear before she walked off.

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