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Who: Caroline Forbes and Rarity
When: Tuesday, October 21
Where: Shoegasm
What: Shoe shopping and gossip
Ratings/Warnings: Low
Status: Complete when posted


Rachel normally worked in the back of the store. She was in charge of inventory, choosing what designs and fashions would be on the shelves and the racks in the store. She had a lot of things to do, a lot of styles to keep up with. But today she was out in the main part of the shop, checking the shelves, making sure everything was in order. It was good to see first hand which styles were being ignored, which ones were prominent in the shop, and how that affected the sales.

She’d just turned toward the door when it opened and a familiar blonde head came wandering in. Rachel broke into a bright grin and waved. “Caroline! Hi!”

Caroline was in definite need of some retail therapy. The last week had been pretty traumatic for her and then to top it all off she had been fired the previous day. Of course she already had another job interview lined up. But still Caroline needed an afternoon of shopping so she decided to take Rachel up on her offer and finally stop by Shoegasm.

She had texted Rachel during class to let her know she would be stopping by after. “Hey” she replied greeting her friend the second she entered the store. “I’m ready for those boots!”

“Absolutely!” Rachel responded. She came over, holding her clipboard and grinning brightly at her blonde friend. “I’d love to show you some! Any particular color or style you’re looking for?” She asked, and moved to lead the other around the store. “I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately,” she added, then motioned toward some knee-high leather boots that were absolutely fantastic.

“You have?” she followed Rachel through the store, her eyes barely even taking in all the different pairs of shoes. Instead she was wondering what Rachel was thinking about. Probably the fact that she had canceled her birthday plans or something. She knew that had shocked a few people with that. Canceling a party so wasn’t like her especially her own.

It seemed like Rachel read her mind when she led her to the knee high boots. Or well knew what Caroline wanted before she even thought it. “I was thinking black, but red would be so sexy” not that she really had anyone to be sexy for, but still.

“Yeah, well… I saw that fellow that you were planning on going to Knott’s Berry Scare Fest with. What’s his name? Anyway, I saw he wasn’t in a good place. I follow Valarnet like it’s an addiction. Which it probably is. I read everything.” Rarity explained, blushing a little bit. “I hope he’s okay. His icons make him look really handsome.”

Caroline couldn’t help but laugh as Rachel explained how much she read Valarnet. “I know the feeling” Caroline assured. “But yeah, Enzo? What about him? He’s been sick or something I think.”

“Enzo, yeah. He made this weird post that was filtered from you. I guess he’s been really upset. I don’t know what it is. Maybe some kind of sickness? I don’t know. It’s good he’s got friends around, though.” Rarity explained, gently. She had a big heart and worried about everyone--even if she didn’t know them. “Do you think I should send him a note?”

“Really? What was it?” that was definitely weird. As far as Caroline was concerned her and Enzo were still friends. “I don’t really know what’s going on with him” she shrugged. “We kind of had a thing I guess, but I never wanted anything serious so I figured it was best to just end it. I haven’t really heard much from him since.”

“Well, it was like, he closed the restaurant early, then he put his friends in charge? I don’t know why he made the post where you couldn’t see it.” Rachel shrugged her shoulders. “I had no idea what was going on between you two or I might have mentioned something earlier. Weird Ex, eh?”

“I wouldn’t really call him an ex” as far as Caroline was concerned she didn’t have a exes. She never considered any of her past hookups to be serious enough to be called an ex. “But really? He closed the restaurant? That’s strange.” Of course she was a little curious about what was up with him. But really Caroline had a lot more to deal with at the moment.

“Yeah, and then left it in charge of friends.” Rachel remembered reading about that, for sure. She was a lurker when it came to Valarnet. She didn’t post or comment all that often, but she read pretty much everything. “Oh, I thought the two of you were… well, I guess I was wrong there. Sorry.” She said, sheepishly.

“Don’t worry about it” Caroline replied. “I think he made that mistake as well” she shrugged. She had been perfectly clear about what she wanted from the start. How their fling got made into such a thing. She had no idea. “Well I hope he is okay” she added before turning her attention to the racks of boots picking up a pair of black leather boots. “What do you think of these?”

“I hope so, too.” Rachel said, and then turned to the boots Caroline was holding. “Oh… those are fantastic. With a pair of jeggings and a sweaterdress? I can just see it. Big, black belt, cream dress. Perfection. I might have to buy a pair, too!”

Caroline couldn’t help but laugh at Rachel’s excitement. It was pretty amazing how she was already putting together a whole outfit in her head. “When are you done here? We might just have to go shopping for some clothes.”

“Ooh. I’ll be finished in a couple of hours, but I might be able to sneak out early.” Rachel said, eyes lighting up. “I love shopping. I bet Cindy would let me take off after I finish this inventory.”

“Who doesn’t love shopping?” and Caroline would definitely love to go with her friend that was also a fashion designer. How awesome would that be? “We should totally go later.”

“That sounds perfect. I’ll just finish up here and text you in an hour or so. If you’re not busy. Then we can meet up again and go out!” Rachel was loving this idea more and more.