Arianna raised an eyebrow at him, she still felt like she was terrible at this and nothing could convince her otherwise, she just hoped she'd get better at it. "I guess so, he's really cute though, I'd like to spend more time with him... if I haven't completely corrupted the child by then and your sister allows me to do so," she said with a small giggle. It had always interested Arianna how different her and Nate's backgrounds were, she had always had everything handed to her throughout her life, and she knew things were very different for him. Nate was definitely the more sensible one when it came to money, he never took it for granted like her at times.

"Umm... didn't you wear a suit throughout the whole of your last album as well?" She responded with a smirk, she remembered around the time they first started dating and he had worn an all-white suit that she was a big fan of. Arianna smiled at Nate's comment, glad to see he had given her some form of approval, before she heard Johnny drop the spoon into the bowl to show he was done. Arianna stood up and walked over to clean up for him, ruffling his hair while she took the bowl. "Thank you, aunt Ari," he said politely, before she gave him a kiss on the cheek which made him giggle, leaving a red lipstick mark as she made her way into the kitchen.

Arianna smiled as Nate continued to reassure her, if there was anyone who could put her mind at ease, it was him. "If you say so, honey. Of course, I want to be able to fit in with your family and get to know everyone properly," she said in a soft tone. Arianna wrapped her arms around him gently to give him a hug, as if to thank him for his support.

"Well with how well the last album did, you can probably afford a new suit for each show," she said with a wink, clearly proud of her boyfriend's success. Once she was in the kitchen, she placed the spoon and bowl into the dishwasher and turned it on, overhearing Nate's comments to Johnny as she let a giggle escape her mouth. She walked back in and helped Johnny wipe the lipstick mark off his cheek, smirking down at him, "Oh, this boy's lethal. He's gonna break some hearts."

Arianna looked at the Rolex on her wrist, noticing it probably wouldn't be long until Angela came to pick him up. Attempting to keep him occupied till then, she looked in the backpack for him and pulled out a colouring book and crayons, laying them on the table. "How about you show me what a talented little artist you are, huh?" Johnny nodded happily at her, eagerly reaching for a crayon and picking out a page in the book. "Good boy," she said, stroking his cheek, before turning her attention back to Nate. "You hungry, babe? I can make you something if you want?"

Arianna felt Nate's lips press against her forehead and she gave him a warm smile. "Aside from my parents, I'm not very close with anyone in my family, so I think it'd be nice to get closer to yours, they all seem lovely, much nicer than mine," she responded with a nod. Arianna's family just naturally wasn't very tight-knit, the only time she saw the majority of them were either at weddings or funerals.

"Just don't expect me to do your dry cleaning," she joked, poking him in the chest lightly. "I really think he could be, Ryan's got nothing on this kid," she said with a wink towards Johnny, before lowering her tone and holding a finger up to her lips, "Shhh, just don't tell him I said that."

Once Arianna had Johnny occupied, she nodded over to Nate, "Sure, I'll make you a turkey sandwich." She made her way into the kitchen and gathered all the things she needed, finally placing the last slice of bread on top of the ingredients and handing the plate over to Nate once she walked through to the dining room, "Here, honey." Arianna took a seat opposite Johnny at the table and observed his colouring, "We've got a little Picasso here, Nate."

Arianna had a very good relationship with both her parents, but she was definitely a daddy's girl and was used to being treated by him most of the time. She wet her lips slowly, before smiling at Nate's suggestion, "I'd like that a lot, it'll be nice to see everyone again, I know it's been a while."

She nodded at his suggestion, "I'm hoping so, it's coming along slowly, but fingers crossed by then we'll have something out at least." Arianna shook her head with a slight smirk on her face, "Oh, honey. No one's getting dropped, I do own half of the shares after all." As the two of them sat down at the table with Johnny, she smiled at Nate's response, "His mother will love that cause she'll be filthy rich, you'd treat your mother and share all the money with us, wouldn't you, Johnny?" He kicked his feet together cheerfully while colouring, exclaiming "No!" before letting out a little giggle, making her laugh with him.

Arianna remembered Angela was trying to arrange some plans, but she was told not to tell Nate anything, so she managed to stay quiet. "Oh yeah, you should see what she's doing, you'll work something out. It'll be nice as long as everyone's together."

She smiled while looking into Nate's eyes, he was always supportive of her music and it never failed to make her beam. "That's sweet, honey. Let's hope so, I really like the stuff we've done so far. It looks like it's gonna be a big year for the both of us," she said with a little wink, it was nice she could have conversations like these with him, seeing as they were both in the same industry. "Oh, you think?" Arianna responded whilst raising an eyebrow, before laughing with him. She suddenly heard the doorbell and rose to her feet to walk to the door and answer it, seeing Angie stood in front of her. "Hi! Come in, he's been an angel."

Arianna simply gave Nate a smile, trying to move on from the subject in case he found out that Angela had told her anything, she wasn't very good at keeping things secret or telling a lie. "Maybe, I guess we'll see."

She nudged him, letting a small giggle out at his comment, "Hey, I heard your stuff, mister. It's very, very good, give yourself some credit." As two dedicated musicians, they took interest in both of their careers, and it was nice for Arianna to know Nate had her back. Once at the door, she gave Angela a hug once she stepped inside, closing it behind the two of them and following behind her into the living room. "Yes, I'm still alive and my dress is stain-free, so it went well," she said with a small smirk.

Johnny nodded his head at his mother with a big grin on his face, "I had ice cream!" Ariannna looked down at him and smiled, before she moved to the table and packed the crayons and colouring book into the backpack that Angela provided. "He's welcome any time, Ang. He's been a pleasure."

ooc:out of the blue. you win post of the day.




erich is washing dishes.this is his go to zen activity. there was something fun about it. clean your casserole dish,clean your soul. erich was staring blankly off into space as he scrubbed. the knock on the door jars him to reality. "shit,man..its rommell..hes found me." erich says,quietly turning the water off. since the cutting out (down) on his hallucinogenic intake,its more of a joke. he stuffs the washrag in his pants like a loin cloth and walks through the apt to see who it is. the hess household is surprisingly ikea like. due to his intense fear of ada tripping over something in her pregnant state,erich keeps the place spotless. he flings the door open,he hates the idea of seeing who it is first. life needs surprises. and surprised he was,seeing dustyn there. dusty was the sort of person erich just fell in love with,much like edilih. surprisingly tragic people,that dont let fucked up things get them down. erich jumps up and down and squeals like a teenage girl. "gaaaah,dustyn blue is on my door step. gah! tiffany is never going to believe this! " he says loudly.his yells echoing through the halls. "come on in,you'll catch your death out there." he says,instantly changing from the high pitched squeal.

erich enthusiastically hugs dustyn,easily lifting the tiny fellow off the ground. "my god,youre adorable in person. a chip off the old block." erich proudly says. in a very real,if very weird way,he is serious about being a father figure to dustyn. he gives dustyn a final squeeze and ushers him inside. "its your birthday,im supposed to surprise you,not the other way around." erich grins. visitors are rare,but very welcome. erich does love to play host. "tiffany?!" erich says,puzzled. erich is the sort who sometimes forgets something right after he says it. "tiffany...oh! nobody. tiffany is just a typical teen girl name. i assume. i try to avoid the little creatures,myself. so what brings you this way,my boy?" erich asks,pulling out a bar stool for dusty as he takes a spot across the counter.

erich looks around the house and nods to dustyn. "give it time,dustyn. youll have to come back around febuary. thats when ada and i will have our own baby.im pretty sure we're having a girl. your sister will probably tear this house from hell and back." erich smirks and places the tv remote back on the couch. "shit,where are my manners! you want something to drink? we have....strawberry quick." erich offers this as he likes dustyn,he doesnt like strawberry quick. he was high and bought a huge gallon at the store....and hated it. "capital idea,dusty. i cant very well be your dad if we never met.id be more like your sponsor like on those commercials with the starving kids." erich spins on the stool before finally coming to a stop. " i dont know a blake,and what i know of adam......it isnt favorable." erich says,slightly less chipper. he knew about adam and mariko. but was more than willingly to stay out of dustyns life decisions,unless things were very dire.

erich grins. it was impossible not to like dustyn. who didnt have demons of some sort? dustyn was just more open with his. in the right light,erich would look like a despicable person. "i will have to have you over to make noises for little marlena. i am pretty sure she will be a fan of crazy noises. adas belly goes crazy when i make farting sounds on it. i think marlena likes farts." erich cracks up. oddly wanting to blow raspberries on dustyns stomach. that would probably be odd to explain if ada walked in. erich gets the pink milk concoction out of the fridge and hands dusty the container. " you can drink from the container. we arent fancy here. i only had one glass of it. hated it,and i think the smell of it makes ada want to vomit...drink up!" he says cheerfully,after throughly trashing the milk to dustyn. erich shrugs his shoulders at the description of adam." i figure you know what is best. hell,you date the man. if anyone knows if he as changed chappy,its you...i just wouldnt bring him around mariko...or erica. they dont forgive." erich picks up a tomato and spins it on the counter. "ever"