Zoie - Girl Problems/Log

Kendrick is in the living room talking with Raine on the couch. He's not looking too happy but he's talking softly still.

Outside is the low and loud rumble of a motorcycle pulling up and turning off, then shortly after Luc opens the front door and lets himself in. Reaching up to slide the bandana off of his hair he looks around, spots Ken and his companion, jerking his chin up in greeting before he heads towards the kitchen.

Zoie is walking into the house and she smells of awesome (aka coffee). The woman just skips into the room and pauses as Kendrick has a 'guest' over. There is a questioning look of her green eyes. "Kenny?" Then she looks back towards Lucian, who just walks in and walks towards the kitchen. "Um.. stranger I don't know going to my kitchen." Zoie greets the man. Those eyes of hers filling with concern towards Raine.

Kendrick looks over to the man and he smiles to him. "Dude." he looks back to Raine and then nods to Luc. "You've met Luc right?" He looks back over to Zoie. "Hey." he waves. "That's Luc, he's cool, don't worry. I think it used to be /his/ kitchen years ago."

Raine looks at Luc, raising a brow at the stranger. Smoothing her skirt a little, she nods back to Luc then looks Zoie over, having met the woman only once before. But she doesn't say anything for the moment, looking a bit serious herself. At the question to her, she shakes her head, her very Irish voice stating quietly, "No...I have not. Pleasure, Luc."

Lucian opens the fridge, pulling out a beer before he turns around to look at the two ladies. He lifts the beer in a toast before popping the top off. "Pleasure's all mine." He winks at Raine before looking to Zoie, eyeing her from head to toe. "Yeah, it was. But we did sell it, so I don't really have much claim to it, except for the beer I put in the fridge. Nobody gets my beer."

Zoie blushes at the head to toe look and suddenly has the urge to go put on a woolen sweater. Sadly, that thought shows in her eyes and upon her face. "Oh.. um... didn't we change the locks? Kenny drinks the beer all the time, I promise I don't. I mean maybe I would if beer didn't go immediately to my head. It's like one beer and whoa the world is spinning and I want of..f..." The last word trails but the rest come in a rather steady and nervous stream. She then looks back to Raine and her skirts and then Kendrick. There is a lift of her brows before she slides next to Raine and tries to take her closest hand. "Are you okay, really? I mean Kenny looked all upset. Are you breaking up?" She truly and sincerely seems to care about the woman's well being.

Raine blushes a touch herself at Luc, and finally smiles, giving a small laugh. "I see...a man who loves his beer. Never mess with the beer." She doesn't question the WE sold it, not really any of her business. Looking back to Zoie, she raises a brow at her reactions to Luc, and then full out blinks at the question. She keeps her hand in her lap and laughs. "Ummm...I am perfectly fine. Kendrick and I were just having a discussion about differing opinions. Nothing more. And...breaking up?" She looks between Zoie and Ken and stands, grabbing her empty glass to walk into the kitchen. "We are not breaking up. We are not even...I mean...that is..." she is finally flustered, not sure how to answer any of that in the moment.

Kendrick eyes Zoie and he stands up. "Stop it girl, not everyone female is dating me," he walks for the kitchen. "But no, we arn't breakingup either." Yeah that clears it up right? he pat's Luc's shoulder as he passes to get his own beer.

Lucian grins slowly at the blush that crops up on Zoie, leaning against the counter to drink, "Ken gave me a new key. Guess I left some stuff here, and he's been letting me crash out in the guest room from time to time." As she heads over to Raine he gets a faintly curious look, but keeps his spot in the kitchen, eavesdropping from afar. As Ken comes closer and makes the comment, he can't seem to help himself. "So that's where they've all gone. You mind sharing some? It's mighty lonely for the rest of us."

Zoie watches the woman for a few moments and then looks at Kendrick. "Heeeeey.. this one is totally your fault. When you are looking upset, people are tending to be breaking up with people here. I mean, I'd break up with people here if I was seeing people." That makes sense in her mind. "So you aren't boyfriend and girlfriend but you are..." Then Zoie just stops. "Riiiiight.. we'll talk about it later." See? Sometimes blondes do learn and are good for something other than looking at. Sometimes. The blush intensifies at Lucian's comment. "Um.. hopefully not my room... because that would be um.. awkward."

Raine gets to the fridge before Ken and pours herself some more tea before moving to lean against the counter, grinning at Luc. "What? The beer or the women?" She grins more, taking a sip of her tea, and almost spitting it out as Zoie speaks. She looks over her shoulder at the woman a moment, before looking to Ken and raising a gently arched brow as if to say, "Seriously? I am not touching any of that.' and she takes another sip of her tea. She just shakes her head, licking her lips a bit as she swallows her tea.

Kendrick looks back around the corner to Zoie. "No, I used the guest room thank you very much. But it's a large bed in there. You two /could/ share." he opens the beer and nods to Luc. "Sure I'll get the next round." he teases him back. He looks to Raine as she spits up her tea and cocks a brow.

Lucian grins a little more as he answers Zoie, "Actually, your room used to be my room." there's a pause, "But no, I've been crashing in the guest. Otherwise you would have known I was here by now." He lets out a low laugh and shifts some as folks start hitting the kitchen, moving out of the way for Raine. "Women. Store always has more beer, and it's going to be the same as the last batch I had. But the women are all one of a kind." He shrugs his shoulder at Ken. "Besides, I've yet to see you bring home anything good for beer."

Zoie turns white as Kendrick offers Luc to share a bed with her. In fact, her eyes fill with hurt to that. She looks from one from the other and then looks at her feet. "You don't have to be a jerk, Ken." She looks back towards her bedroom and then studies her feet again.

Raine cocks her own brow at Ken as if to say, "What?" and takes another sip of her drink, putting the glass down on the counter and crossing her arms under her breasts. Looking to Luc, she laughs softly. "He doesn't have me yet." she playfully stage whispers to him, winking. "You are right, though. We are all one of a kind. Each with our own talents and persusions. As for you, " she looks at Ken then, "You don't have to tease the poor thing. She is obviously uncomfortable with that."

Kendrick sighs. "Zoie. You know I'm kidding, I'm not going to do anything like that." he takes a drink of his beer. "It's cool relax ok?" he looks to Luc and smiles before looking back over to Raine. "You should get to know Luc, he's a cool dude." he smile and walks back to the couch to flop into it. "Lets play video games!" He calls out.

Zoie watches the three thoughtfully for a few moments and then takes a breath. She nods her head a bit to that. "I'm sure he is a good guy." Her eyes slide between Raine and Kendrick uncomfortably before she slides her shoes off. Zoie starts to plop next to Ken and then offers a comment to his ear before she looks back at Raine. This girl is just not good at lying or deception.

You whisper "Do you want Raine to sit next to you? I... we can talk later right?" to Kendrick.

Lucian just watches Ken walk back out of the kitchen and starts to slowly shake his head. Looking at the now upset Zoie he stands up from his lean to follow after her, reaching out to ruffle her hair lightly as she sits, "Men." And adds an eyeroll if she happens to look up. Then he snorts under his breath, finding his own seat in the living area. "Thanks for the recommendation."

Raine starts to follow everyone into the living room, but then stops at the looks from Zoie, and then the whispering. She clenches her jaw a moment, then smiles brightly. "Yeah...you know what...I'll pass on the games. And Luc...I would love to get to know you. But I should be getting home. I have a few things that need to get done." She starts to head for the door.

Kendrick moves over a little to make room for both Zoe and Raine as he takes another drink of his beer. "It's cool, people can sit where they want." he seems to be just taking this as layed back get-to-gether. He stands back up as Raine walks for the door and he moves over to meet her there. He takes her shoulder and turns her for a moment. "Hey, call me when you get home. I want to talk more about it, okay?"

Zoie wrinkles her nose as Lucian musses up her hair. She looks up at him and gives a shy sort of smile at the comment. "Oh.. do you have man problems? If you need to talk about it..." She's then trailing off as she looks between Kendrick and Raine. There is a put out sigh from her. "You don't have to be so dramatic, Raine. I'm not trying to date him or anything. Really." She shakes her head a bit and rolls her eyes at Lucian, muttering. "Women." She /tries/ to make a joke. /Tries/. Which means she fails.

Lucian grins as he settles in his own seat, shrugging a shoulder at Zoie, "Nah, all my relationship problems are all women related." He tilts his head to watch the two as they head towards the door, then back to the blonde. "Tell me about it." Joke or not he can't help the vague sour note to his tone.

Raine stops and looks up into Ken's eyes as he turns her to look at him. She is obviously a little upset, but pushing it down. She shakes her head though. "I prefer to talk in person. Phones are impersonal. If you want to talk more about it, you can come over tomorrow evening. I will, however, call you to let you know I got home." She then looks to Zoie and raises a brow. "Excuse me?" her accent strengthening with her annoyance, despite the smile on her lips. "Dramatic? Oh sweet heart...I don't keep drama in my life. I prefer to go with the flow and live the hippie life. You want to date him...go right ahead. My claws are not fully seated in him. And even if they dared to caress the surface, free love rules. He can do as he pleases. Anyhow...I just don't like whispering. It's rude and my mother taught me better."

Kendrick nods and he blinks a few times before he steps back. "Ok." he says softly before he walks off and head to the living room once more. "So anyone settle on a game yet?" he asks around to the group.

Zoie narrows her eyes towards Raine. There are twin blotches of red on her cheeks, but this is not a blush. She might have just met the second person in her life she doesn't like. It shows on her features as well. "Did you just try to tell me how to behave in /my/ house?" Zoie looks at Kendrick and there is a look of complete anger at /him/ in her eyes. She starts to say something and then just stops. She's silent for a long moment. There is a tense nod to Lucian about that. "I'm sorry, I've lost my urge to be social. You can thank Raine for that, but really I should step out somewhere else." She shakes her head and goes to find her own feet now. She turns to look pointedly at Raine. "Good night, Raine. I hope you feel better later."

Lucian looks a little surprised as Zoie gets up, then gets a slightly dissapointed look on his face. "And all the women scatter." He looks to the television. "Eh, I might just crash out myself...it's going to turn into a sausage fest sounds like." He tilts his beer back, starting to drain the bottle out.

Kendrick looks hurt, but in a playful way at Luc. "Ouch, man, ouch." he sighs. "Alright then, lets try this again later." He waves to him and he turns to walk for the stairs. "When everyone cools off a bit."

Raine crosses her arms and shakes her head. "I would never tell someone how to act in their own house. I am telling you what I feel. You are free to take it in anyway you wish." She watches her speak to Luc and shakes her head, now giving her own sigh, this time being deliberately dramatic. "Now who is being dramatic? I am sorry if you can't handle someone else responding to your comments." She puts her hand on the door, opening it and nods to Zoie, her voice sweet and pleasant when she says, "Good night to you too, Zoie. I am sure I will feel much better later. Ken...I will talk to you tomorrow. Luc, pleasure meeting you. I hope we can talk again soon and get to know each other." And out she goes

Zoie seems to wait for Raine to leave. "Lucian, if you would give me a moment to talk to Kenny, I'm sure we'll be up for games. Why don't you find one?" She speaks as sweetly as possible as she moves to follow Ken to the stairs. It's sort of funny. She's like tiny and she's trying to stalk all mean.

Lucian watches Zoie head after Ken, looking back at the television with a light furrow to his brow. He grumbles something under his breath, and then gets up to head for the kitchen first. Beer makes everything more fun.

Upstairs

Kendrick looks back over to Zoie and cocks a brow. "What's up Zoie?" he asks softly as he leans back against his dresser.

Zoie sighs softly as she stops just above the stairs. "Why do we have to fight about this all the time, Kenny?" She sounds... tired. Or worn out. She doesn't even sound unhappy. "I can't do this with your women any more. I.. I'm done. Move her in and I'll move out. I can't keep doing this."

Kendrick rolls his eyes. "Zoie, no. I've been over this. I don't even know what her beef is, I mean we are friends. That's it, we haven't even kissed or anything of the sort." he eyes you. "I've been farther with you now that I think about." he holds his hands out. "Look I'll deal with her, ok."

Zoie shakes her head. "You always say that. Ken, she came into a home I live in and totally ripped me up one side and down the other. You didn't even defend me. Instead you cowed to her. She plans her claws in you, which means she's going to be here more and I don't like her. I just don't and I rarely don't like people." She doesn't move closer this time. "It's probably just better. You... we are just.." She takes a breath. "I can't keep doing this drama with the women in your life, if you are sleeping with them or not. I feel like I'm competing with her and I'm not. I don't enjoy my home not being a peaceful place for me. Then you adding that I can sleep with Lucian? Really?"

Kendrick groans. "Zoie, I'm sorry, the Luc thing was just a joke. You know I don't think or really want that. It's all teasing." he crosses his arms though. "But don't think I'm not going to defend you. I'm just going to deal with her later. I promise you it's going to be fixed or she can go to hell. I'm not down with that, at all for any reason. I just didn't want the fight to go on any longer." He frowns a little to you. "And I don't' like how your only solution is always 'I'm moving out' I've told you how much I worry about you. It hurts to think you can just pack up and leave that easy."

"Well it hurts for you to constantly tease me about sleeping with people or you. It hurts me that you bring these women to a place I want to be my home only to have them insult me. It hurts me that it doesn't seem you care about my feelings, just your own." Zoie offers with a cross of her arms as she looks at her feet. "I just... I don't lie, Kendrick. I'm starting to learn that others do. We.. we should go back down to Lucian. I just... I don't know what to do. I feel like my own home is a warzone."

Kendrick takes your hand. "Hey." he says softly. "Will talk about it and make it work, ok? Tonight when we are alone."

Zoie shrugs her shoulders a bit. She squeezes his hand for a moment, but then withdraws her fingers. "I'm not sure there is much to talk about. Raine sort of was the last straw." She smiles. "I'm going down to Lucian... come when you are ready okay?"