𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 // 𝘎𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘱 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘵

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Talia straightened out her skirt before knocking on the door of the Wolfe Residence.

"Talia, good morning" Gideon greeted with a warm smile.

"Good morning Mr. Wolfe"

"Max is in the kitchen" he instructed. Talia walked through the dining room into the kitchen where Max was cooking.

"Omelettes coming right up" Max said all cheerful as he flipped the eggs in the pan. Gideon brought over a cup of black coffee to Talia as she sat on the counter. He then cleared his throat looking at Max.

"So did you really think you were pregnant?" Max asked curiously giving his dad a look.

"No. Mr. Wolfe I am so sorry about that outburst, I honestly just wanted to piss off Jack and maybe Chuck a little for springing him on me today. Plus I don't trust our group. Zoya gives me gossip girl vibes and I- well I don't know if I can trust her yet. It was one of my many tests"

"Great news. Okay, I'm heading to the salon for a blowout" Gideon said all relieved. Max kissed his father goodbye on the check before he left.

"Smart thinking. I've been thinking Zoya as well for a while now" Max said as he plated the breakfast. He sat down next to Talia, the two slowly eating.

"So you love me?" Talia asked.

"I do. Do you?" Max asked.

"I love you as a friend and I really like you. The thing that's stopping me from loving you like that is that you can't commit. So if I tell myself we aren't anything I won't feel hurt the moment you go and screw someone else" Talia revealed.

"I can-"

"I don't want to make you commit to me and only me when you enjoy being with different people. I don't want to be in a polyamorous relationship. This is the best we can do and it works" Talia said. Max gave her a smile before placing a kiss on her lips. She looked at the clock above the stove. "I'll pay for the Lyft. I need to stop for coffee first" Talia said all wide eyed. Max gripped his backpack off the floor and followed after Talia as she headed to the coffee shop on the corner.

As they exited the Lyft, coffees in hand Max looked at her confused. "So you're not going to tell me why you have coffee for the whole school"

"It's not for the whole school. It's for them" Talia said pointing to Monet and Luna. "I have a target on my back and I need their help"

"Really? You think those two will save you"

"Yes" Talia said walking over to the table. She handed Monet and Luna a coffee before giving the spare to Max. "So, anything?"

"Clean. Minus your dad's shady record, and Chuck's early twenty wrongdoings. Nothing that is new"

"Shit, I'm dying to know what Roger Menzies knows"

"Why don't you ask Aki?" Luna suggested. She pointed to him as he walked up with Audrey.

"Good luck" Max said before sipping his coffee and walking away.

"Aki, look, I would never ask for a favor like this if-"

"You want me to ask my dad what he meant right? Audrey has been asking me all morning to do the same"

"For you obviously. It's eating us both alive" Audrey said.

"Would you?" Talia asked.

"Yeah. I'll ask him later. You're lucky he's in town" Aki said. Talia grabbed him in a hug. As she pulled away her phone began to ring. The caller ID Jack on her screen.

"Shit" Talia muttered knowing she had missed the interview with CNN. She threw her phone on silent and walked into class.

After a couple of classes Talia was walking the hallway, swiping on some chapstick when she noticed everyone on their phone and all eyes on her. One solo notification from gossip girl and twelve missed calls from Jack along with a few from Chuck.

Good morning followers. Trigger warning. This post will not be pretty. While I usually like to have fun, this is no Turk for frivolity. And while this is as of yet unsubstantiated, I can not turn a blind eye to this blind item. It appears a certain father to one of Constance's most richest students is being accused of something very serious. We've always known this dad as sober, but he might have some narcotics and such hidden in his closet. One of them allegedly used to ease a women into a level of consent she had no intention of providing. To make matters worse, the student's name is all over the narcotics bottles. Like father like daughter, drugs coursing through their veins.  Being that I'm breaking this news I can't share anything further so as to not risk my credibility. All I know is there a woman out their with a story and if she chooses to talk we must hear her.

Talia immediately ran out of the school, her body practically shutting down. She was being accused of aiding her father in drugging women past the point of consent. She could feel the whole school's eyes on her as she fell to her knees. A town car pulled up and out jumped both Blair and Chuck coming to her rescue as well as paparazzi tailing just behind them.

"He's taking me down with him" Talia cried knowing that since she didn't stand with him, she's going to fall with him.

"Just relax, we will sort this out" Blair comforted.