He'd slept, like shit, but sleep it was, and Avery was nice enough to put him up while he got back on his feet. Once he had waken, he had boxes to go through, he wouldn't unpack them though. Unpacking would mean this was home, and he wasn't going to do that, not yet anyways. Pulling a box open, he would sift through it and find a gray hoody and a pair of khaki cargo shorts.
"Hmm..."
Digging deeper, one eye closed as his hand dug around in the bottom of the box and pulled out two sneakers, black and white. Pulling off the taught trunks briefs from his form, he wouldn't even take the time to marvel at his form. Normally when naked, he took time to appreciate what time had done since he was bitten, and turned his body to. But at the moment, he had one thing to do he had to find that poor girl that he practically ruined sleep for. Pulling the hoody and shorts on, followed by the sneakers, he moved out of the room and found himself a phone book. First, it was flipped open. He had a dream that he wanted to see if it meant anything. And so, he ripped out a page from the phone book from two separate spots. Finding Avery's house phone, he began to dial.
One he called first, knowing they were open.
"Hello? Yes, my name is Remy--... French, yes ma'am. Remy Taggart, and I was wondering if you had any positions available... Alright... You do? I'd like to apply to it... In two days, bring an outfit? Alright, thank you. Alright, bye."
That seemed easy enough. The phone was turned off, the next one would be closed, but who knew. Dialing the number it rang once... Twice... Three times and on the mid-fourth ring, he got someone to pick up. Happy, he soon realized it was a recording. The voice on the other line went through random options, but eventually got to what he wanted. 'If you're interested in a position and representing the agency, bring a portfolio and state your name, address and phone number, so we can have your appointment on...' A date was given, and Remy instantly gave his name, number and current address. Phone turned off, he hung it up. Both pages were grabbed, folded, slightly crumpled and tossed into his. Remy was behaving very humanish, but it was because he was pent up. Once he could release things, he'd return to being mildly excitable. Out the door he went, grabbing the box just outside of the door with his name on it. Success! It was his phone! With the box in tow, he had an address to find.
Eventually, he found himself knocking on an unfamiliar door.. The feeling behind it was familiar, but the surroundings and the building itself was off. Where was he? He was asking entrance to a young woman's house. Her name? Nico. He owed her an explanation.. And well.. She was one of two of his friends. So, he waited quietly for her to answer, or for his knocks to go unheard.
Oh. She was so close to sleep , when her ears picked up the familiar sound of sneakers on her front doorstep. She looked worse then usual , her hair frumpy , her white tanktop covered in dust from the storage room at the store , and a pair of loose jeans hung off her hips. She slid off her couch , bare feet sliding slowly. She was in her own habitat , and with that she moved cat-like , slow and silent. She smelled him , and it made her smile. She was glad to know He was okay .. She knew Jace was okay , and now two of her closest friends on the island were safe , alone , if not with eachother. She opened the door and peeked out into the night. She would try to cheer him up from the get-go with a wrinkle of her nose through the crack in the door . - " I don't know if a young girl home alone should let it the big bad boogy man.. " - She was joking and of course , after his witty reply..She'd open the door. She'd let him close it as she slowly walked to take a seat on her couch.. - " Mi Casa , Su Casa ..Remy. " - Yep , No more bosses for Nicolette!
Silent she may have been, but Remy's hearing wasn't all that bad. When the door opened and he was greeted with the joke..
"Not the boogy man. He's visiting the house down the street, mon ami."
When she let him in, he would nod and take a step further in and watched as she went to her couch to sit. Not only was Remy polite, but a vampire wasn't allowed to take advantage of someone without their permission, especially of entering one's home. No matter, because he slowly took a seat to the couch and would wait for a moment. He knew what would end up happening with the store, and he knew actually leaving the store to Jace was signalling to Jace.. That Remy was done hoping. Finally though, he would speak.
"I assume that the store is being sold, and you're out of a job?"
It was conversation.. It wasn't something he was looking forward to doing.. Because for all he knew, she could be mad at him for doing what he did. That box was set down on the couch beside him, and he would lean forward as he waited for her reply. As he waited, he pulled on the ends of those cargo shorts.. Much different attire than normal. This was probably the most relaxed Remy had dressed in a while. Other than that? It would've been the last time he was naked. But moving on..
"This is for you.."
Reaching into the front pocket of that hoody, he withdrew a piece of paper (one of the two pages from the phonebook) tearing a corner off, and he placed the corner in her lap. It was his new cell phone number.
She laughed softly . She hated to be the house down the way then. She crossed her legs and tugged a pillow into her lap as she stared at him. .
" Actually .. Jace isn't selling the shoppe , just sold everything in it. He wants me to stay and help him with his plan , which I have yet to find out what it is. He had a few ideas.. Fetish shop , Movie Store , Coffee shop. I just told him to do what makes him happy. . Which He wasn't very happy at all. "
She didn't know what to say and not to say , but she wanted to spill the beans to both of them that neither of them looked very happy with the outcome of this , and being the optimism one .. Nico wished they would just talk. Nico liked her friends happy , but maybe the hard things in life will lead to the better ones. She looked him over , from head to toe.
" I like that look on you .. You could actually hang with me outside the Bliss and the shoppe in something like that. Looks like Hawaii gets the best of us .. "
She had given Jace a hug and was tempted to do the same to Remy , but caution .. not because He was a vampire but because she didn't know how He would take a hug . Some men didn't like them.. It made them weak. Her beast is more or less what comforted Jace.. She sighed and took the paper , reading the number and nodding.
" Don't think because of this , I don't want to hang out. I will text you to death..err.. life? " -Laughs- " If you think your not gonna hang with me . "
It wasn't his shop anymore, and he did tell Jace to do as he pleased.. But he didn't want his name associated with one thing. As she finished talking, he turned to her with narrowed eyes. Blue green hues searched her over before he gave a rather... Loud snort.
"Make sure he changes the name of the store. I don't want anything of mine associated with a Fetish shop."
His tone cool and crisp, just like his body temperature. Her comments about his attire tried to get him to smile but in the end, he just couldn't. Instead, he moved on from the comment and knew one thing. Nico probably had questions. He didn't know what they talked about, so easing back into the couch for a moment, his gaze stayed ahead and his vision was given straight to the wall.
"If you have any questions or anything else you want to say, you are allowed. I won't stop you."
She understood why He was getting upset , but she would return that narrow gaze before she shook her head , placing a hand to her forehead as she thought hard . It was a sign of stress , and she wasn't even the ones breaking up , but this is Nicolette. She wanted to fix everything .. and when she couldn't , She worried about atleast trying to make it work again if not repair itself to normal form.
" I know you wish him well on his endevours .. What are your plans? Where are you even sleeping? Somewhere you are safe? "
Questioning his safety.
" Listen , If you need a place to stay .. I can so pile blankets onto the window to make it pitch black . Your a friend , I don't let friends wander the street. The same offer went to Jace as well.. "
She stood up and shook her hair out , bending over and giving her head a good shake.
" I think I plowed through a dozen inches of dust today. I need a bath. "
She wasn't rushing him to leave , but She was feeling quite Icky.
" Your welcome to stay. . We can go out tonight. "