katerina j. shimpling (edgars) wrote in valesco,
@ 2011-04-27 22:57:00

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brianna sloper, eliza diggle, galvin gudgeon, group, hamilton nott, holly troy, isobel macmillan, katerina edgars, victoria cadwallader, zachary sloper

Minister's Birthday Gala! Open to Everyone!
Katerina let out a long, bored breath. It seemed like the Ministry had been holding an extravagant event every other weekend, as if they had nothing better to do. Of course there was so much to be done every day of every week, but with You-Know-Who gone and most of the death eaters either dead or behind bars, it seemed like the events committee had way too much time on their hands.

At least she got to go dress shopping. As Katerina declined a dance from a fellow in her department, she wondered if she actually had to wait for the Minister to blow out the candles of her cake before she could leave. It was supposed to be such an honor to be invited to these events, but when everyone was invited it took away the glamor, and then you were expected to sit around for a good two hours so that your department head could make sure you were making him look good.

She really needed a drink, or a hot bloke to start talking to her. On days like this Katerina envied her older sister, whose sole purpose in life was to marry rich, pureblooded men. It only took her a few moments to recall that her sister had seven dead husbands to deal with, and now a son for the rest of her life. Yes---Katerina would much rather be forced to mingle at these events than carry those sort of stories on her shoulders.

But, at the moment, she was bored, and let out a sigh in hopes that some handsome bloke would become concerned.

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nastyshock
2011-04-28 10:01 pm UTC (link)

This was a stupid, stupid idea. Brianna tried desperately not to pull up the front of her dress as that would look so...not chic and sophisticated. Two things that she'd never concerned herself with, as she had always been very fond of her appearance and her figure and her hair and her hips and it was not her fault that pregnancy changed your body forever!

It was Zach Sloper's fault.

Brianna realized as the fourth person got up to give some reminiscent speech about the Minister that the only reason she'd agreed to tag along to this event with one of the other healers from her year of interning was for the chance to see Zach outside of either of their flats. Outside of the hospital where she always looked and felt like a wreck. Outside one of his studios where he looked perfect and happy and surrounded by beautiful women who liked him and thought he was great.

God. She was naturally a jealous person, she was a redhead by birth, but she'd always been able to keep it subdued. Now here she was trying to impress the bloke she'd let get away because she'd been too concerned about herself. And now she was too humiliated to admit to that.

"Thanks," she muttered as a waiter offered her a glass of champagne. If she wanted to make it through the night she'd need a load of these.

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zloper
2011-04-30 07:19 pm UTC (link)

Being a celebrity had never been on Zach's list of things he wanted to be. At eighteen, mostly he just wanted to hang out with his friends and do fuck-all. At nineteen, he'd just wanted to be with Brianna and Jack and do whatever it was with them that families did. Life didn't quite work out that way and here he was, a model and a celebrity. It allowed him to do some cool stuff like travel around and bring Jack places he'd never normally get to go (eventually, Zach hadn't thought about bringing that up to Brianna just yet) and it allowed for a comfortable lifestyle.

The downsides were the cameras and attention outside of being just a job. He hated the attention on Jack and Brianna, he honestly would rather be at home watching cartoons with his toddler than at this event. He was wearing just a simple black suit and hiding amongst his friends and hoping to make it an early night, get back to his flat and figure out a way to get some plans with Jack and Brianna, maybe propose an exchange over dinner. It really wasn't that fun at his place when his son wasn't there.

He was coming back from a trip to the loo (in order to avoid some rather interesting witches who wanted to be on his arm) when Zach stopped and spotted his ex. Not someone who would dress up (although looking very beautiful) and come to one of these things alone, Zach looked around immediately looking for another man. When he didn't spot one, Zach approached her quietly, his hands in his pockets so he didn't do something stupid, like touch one of those gorgeous shoulders. He had to be strong, he couldn't let her ignore him though. "Those end up going to your head pretty fast if you drink them too fast."

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nastyshock
2011-05-02 12:57 am UTC (link)

Brianna tried really hard not to look extremely excited that she'd not only run into Zach, but that he was the one that had approached her. Her attempt to hide this ridiculously childish feeling caused her face to burn a bright red. She laughed at his comment, and tried to add a dismissive gesture with her hand but instead forgot that she was holding the champagne glass in her hand and spilled a bit of it on the floor.

"Well--looks like it already--has," she stammered, feeling like an idiot and knowing she was doing it all to herself. There was no reason to be nervous around Zach. She'd known him for years, they'd dated for years, they'd seen each other naked, she bore his child, so why on earth was she feeling like this? Like she couldn't look him in the eye? It wasn't as if she didn't see him every other day when it came to Jack time, it wasn't as if she hadn't hung out with him or had dinner with him since they'd broken up, so why now, why was she getting so crazed?

She knew it was that stupid Tattler article, which she would not have even seen had it not been for a bratty nurse who Brianna had caught hanging a picture of Zach up in her locker. Now the idea of Zach moving on and finding someone to be with that wasn't her was driving her crazy, but who was she to get upset?

"Right, well I feel stupid," Brianna let out, looking down at the floor, and then around for a napkin. "Better keep me away from your girlfriend's dress when she comes around." Though honestly, if that girl from the Tattler came around, Brianna wouldn't really hesitate in pouring a drink down her dress.

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