Just as Matt thought the evening was finally going a little faster, meaning luckily it would end soon, he felt a hand on his arm and a very familiar voice. He bit his inner lip as Jane recriprocated to the other persosns words, and eventually he turned away. As he had suspected, it was Elowyn. He took a deep breath and forced out a smile, walking over to the bar a little way awway from where they had been standing. "Yes?" He asked curiously, his tone a lot less sarcastic than it had first been. Partly because the cameramen were slowly making their way through the crowd to near the bar, and partly because they needed to at least pretend to get on. After a couple more seconds Matt spoke again, continuing the slightly softer tone. "If you're going to start snapping at me again please at least wait until they're gone." He said, waving towards the cameras.

"Don't look so excited to see me." Elowym mocked softly, dropping her hand from him as soon as Jane left, walking with him to the bar again and ordering another drink. She shot the bartender a light wink as he came closer, then turned her attention halfway to the man beside her, tilting her head. "I wasn't planning on it. But if the cameras are coming over we could at least seem like we're enjoying each other. A smile wouldn't go amiss." She shrugged, shifting to angle her body toward him and grab her drink. She maintained a pleasant expression and took a sip, then set it back down.

"Oh right my bad. Thank god you came over, I couldnt wait to see you." Matt said sarcastically, leaning against the bar. He watched her wink at the bartender, raising his eyebrows. Clearly not someone to trust. At her next words he simply stared at Elowyn for a couple of seconds, waiting until she finished speaking. He wasnt planning on smiling in the slightest given the fact she, and this whole event, was irritating, but one crept onto his face nevertheless. He had a charming smile, and although poeple, girls, had liked it, he had never been a fan. Matt turned his head away for a quick couple of seconds and then looked back at her, paying no attention to the bartender as he asked if he wanted a drink. "Right." He said eventually, shaking his fringe out of in front of his eyes. "Do you tend to wink at every working man you come across?" He asked, eventually stopping the forced straight face, letting himself smile a little more. Not that he was having fun or anything.

"Better." Wyn mocked, brushing away a nonexistent speck of dust from her dress. She glanced nonchalantly over her shoulder at the cameras and let out a small, almost inaudible sigh. Still hovering around the bar area and approaching them by the moment. She turned ehr head back and did a double take when he was actually smiling. She hadn't expected him to listen, but she wasn't complaining. It made him look like much less of a prick, for the moment. She blew out a breatha a the cameras drew ever closer, gently tracing her fingers over the back of his hand, if only for show. She studied his hand for a moment, refraining from an answer until the cameras finally passed by. She withdrew her hand and then shrugged, looking up at him boredly. "It's not just working men. Attractive men, usually. I would be winking at you if you were less of an asshole." She shrugged, reaching for her drink and taking another sip as she glanced around the ballroom. "I think we've spent enough time together for right now, Mark." She said, finishing her drink and then making her way across the room to involve herself with one of the younger entrepreneurs at the banquet hall.

Matt sighed as she contuined talking, regretting the conversation had had pretty much started. "Please dont wink at me." He said with narrowed eyes, once again ignoring the bartender speaking to him. He in no way bothered to correct her on his name, he didnt care enough to want to do so. The insult on the tip of his tongue was screaming to be let out, though it would have been slightly harsh at an event full of people like that. Both families were nearly the richest people in their, of course everyone was going to milk the children of the two families getting on. "Definitely." He mumbled, happily letting himself get dragged away by someone else.

Eventually the event ended, and most people were leaving. If he had had it his way, Matt would have just driven there himself. According to his father though, many of the vehicles he owned werent suitable at all. What was wrong with a bike exactly? He followed hia parents outside and made a beeline for the car, though his mother stopped him. She was speaking to Elowyns parents. He sighed and stood, listening as his mother spoke. From the sounds of it they really wound have to spend a considerable amount of time together.

The rest of the night passed in a blur of less than subtle flirting and half-forced laughter. And also, many drinks. By the time they were walking out, she was exhausted, walking with her father. He co-owned the business with her mother, but he was by far her favorite parent. He was much kinder in all aspects. The tall Greek man simply patted his daughters arm as they conversed with the Caruso family, aware of just how much she loved these things. She observed Matt for a few moments and then glanced off at the sky, taking deep breaths to settle the liquor in her stomach.

im tryna figure out before i reply, what would the best way be to get them to actually speak to each other/spend time with each other again after the event? would it just be family things? if not, they could see each other again when shes out doing something or the other at night/late and he's out jus sorta "getting into trouble", just so i know exactly what to write loll

Oooo I think the second one would be best- maybe she catches him somewhere hes not supposed to be and says he has to take her for a ride or she'll tattle? A college party of some sort/trying to sneak into a girls dorm for a hookip?

Loll I feel like it would make sense if she caught him on the way to sneaking into a dorm for a hookup, so we could do that? As long as she catches him before he enters so I dont have to write that out lmao

That sounds good tho, would you like me to start?

Yeah yeah ofc lol

Yes please! I'm terrible at starting things xD