Rose jumped slightly when Caden banged his fist, but didn't say anything. She got up and walked over to his study, saw he was on a call, and turned on her heel to walk back to the bar. She sighed and sat down after grabbing her lotus. She flipped through Tiktok and thought about going to the gym

After a half a bottle of whiskey he eventually passed out.The world slipping away.

Rose went to tell Caden she was heading to the gym when she saw him and sighed. She wrote a quick note and placed it on his desk in front of him. Going to gym for a couple hours. Love you. -Rose She went upstairs and got dressed in volleyball shorts and a t-shirt before grabbing her airpods and keys. She put on her shoes and walked out to her car, got in, and drove to the gym

Caden woke up,groggy as he did.He sat up,looking around at the room.But then he remembered he'd been rejected,and that crushed him all over again.He read the note,sighing. *I really need to start going to the gym again.*

Rose did her usual workout of mostly benching and back squats before stretching and heading home. She walked through the door, tired but smiling. "Caden?" She called, wondering if he'd be awake.

"Huh?Oh,only you." He muttered,dizzly grabbing the bottle and standing.Caden stumbled into the kitchen. "Hm?"

"Just seeing if you're awake" She muttered, looking him up and down. Drinking. She thought, hanging her keys and taking off her shoes. "You, uh... you good?" She asked skeptically

"Trust me im perfectly fine." He says,stumbling over to put the bottle up.Caden turned back around and froze. "Who's horse is that?"

Rose rolled her eyes with a smile. "That's a dog, handsome" She said, sitting at the bar

"Oh my gosh,we own a dog.Wow,thats neat." He says,tripping onto the couch where Murphy jumped up on him. "THE HORSE CAN JUMP?!"