hollywood whore | c. baker

fifteen - goodnight

june 19th, 2019.
los angeles, ca.
four o'clock pm.

"casie let's go!" colson called up the staircase. a second later, the small girl descended the staircase with an innocent smile on her face. "i'm ready now." she said grabbing amanda's hand before leading them to the door. "let's go then." replying colson followed behind them quickly. they decided to take amanda's car, but colson was the one driving. it wasn't unusual for him to drive when they went out.

amanda didn't think much of it until she got the familiar feeling from months ago when they were still dating. when the three of them would have family dinners, when they would go out every so often. it made her sad that tonight wouldn't be like all the times before.

"so you like nobu right casie?" trying to take her mind off of the thought amanda asked the girl. "yeah i get the tempura stuff." casie nodded in response. "okay good because we're gonna eat there." amanda informed her softly. replying casie smiled, "okay."

turning back around amanda faced the road again and turned on some music to fill the quiet air. just her luck, the car automatically shuffled her songs landing on tumblr girls. from the corner of her eye she noticed that colson's jaw was clenched angrily.

it wasn't like she cared though. she wasn't going to change the song she liked just because it made him uncomfortable. not since she'd discovered that colson had started seeing chantel. after he told amanda that she meant nothing and he didn't want to be with her.

it's honestly pathetic amanda thought to herself, but if that's the game he wants to play he's only playing himself. amanda was just trying to keep her composure for casie sake since that was the only reason she was going to this dinner anyway. if he didn't have a kid and amanda didn't get so close to her, this would all be a different story. amanda wouldn't even be speaking to him after what he'd done, let alone attending a dinner with him.

the drive to nobu is pretty far, since they are going to the one in malibu. colson was thoughtful enough to remember that that location was amanda's favorite.
she was surprised that he even remembered such a thing.

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malibu, los angeles, ca.
four-thirty pm.

once they arrived at the restaurant, colson had the car parked by valet and the three of them entered the large building. "i have a reservation." colson informed the hostess when they approached her. "you're name?" she asked him. "baker."

nodding, she collected the menus from the counter and lead the group to their table. they are sat in a nice booth away from the busy part of the dining area, creating a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

casie took a seat beside amanda, and colson sat across from them both. amanda couldn't help but feel weird about her current situation. it was odd to be dining with your ex after he'd done such an unspeakable thing.

"so, how was your day?" colson asked her sparking up a conversation. but amanda was in no mood for small talk, especially with him. "it was fine. i had meetings all morning." she replied keeping it short.

"for?" he raised his eyebrows questioning her farther. amanda's eyes widened at his words. she couldn't believe he was asking about her projects. it wasn't really his business anymore. "i have a shoot for pretty little thing." she responded hesitantly.

"oh. i know you've been excited to model for them." colson smiled at her answer. "yeah. so i was setting up the shoots." with thinned lips amanda nodded in response. seeing as the conversation didn't involve her, casie tug through amanda's purse and pulled out her phone, taking selfies with it.