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Ladies and gentleman:


Here we start a new stage into the life of someone who was believed dead, finished, out of the Magical World forever: Melinda Anne Black.

So, you most of you would know that she left to go to Marseilles, France to live with her biological grandmother(Mirelda Jacques), for safety and her health matters.That was according to Jade, her foster mom.

Time passed by, she started University to study Gastronomy; she then found a job and had everything she wanted. Except Chris, who she only got to see a few days between school breaks. Even under such circumstances, they kept a relationship going until...

Oh no...Melinda, from a very young age, has had a heart problem which required a transplant soon or she'd die in a couple of years. So, she received an offer in Luxemburg and on the way to the interview, she and her cousin JoAnne, along with her husband, had a terrible car accident. JoAnne and her husband died, but Melly received a terrible hit on her head, leaving her with amnesia.

And with this, Mirelda, her grandmother, takes advantage and tells everyone Melly knew in England that she's dead.The news breaks in the Magical World, first told by Jade to Chris, then going along with newspapers and all media possible. Melinda wakes up three months after the accident, having no memory of her past as a student in Hogwarts nor her life.
Mirelda tells her that she's Loraine Jacques, her grand-daughter, who had just suffered an accident. Also, that she was entitled by JoAnne and her husband to be the foster mother of two gorgeous twins, Caesar and Ulises; oh, and let's not forget, she was also told to be the owner of a restaurant to be open soon in Paris. That life was easly believed by Loraine/Melinda for three long years.

Although, recently Loraine keeps having these dreams, glances of her past. This all becomes inmensely suspicious and confusing, making her do some research about her past getting no results.

But let's not lose hope: Knowing specific locations in London, wondering what they were, she arrives, along with the twins, to live there and start her restaurant, leaving all life in Paris behind her.

And guess what? the restaurant is near the Ministry of Magic...so, it's like she's so stuck to her magic past from then until forever.

This is just the beginning, guys...you know! But think about this...

What will people, the ones Melinda loved and loved her, think as they see her back in London? Would they think of her as a liar? Or what?

What will her reaction be when she finds out the whole truth about her past?

And...what would happen when that truth comes out??

This, and much more will be happening in this RPG. Feel welcome to join and read. And let's have some fun!!!

Character List.
Melinda Anne Black/Loraine Jacques - Yaya
Christopher Scott Kaplan - stan lanevski
Helena Crawley - Dee-Dee
Daniel Satre- VRSCIKA
Mirelda Jacques- Yaya
Rhiannon Todd- Silver Tiger
Lima Darcy- Whitterz
Reese Upstead- Sneakeh Cat
Twins Caesar and Ulises Jacques- Emily Malfoy
Blake Wright- Yusrieee
Karma Atkins- Meh Reh
Emiliano Saenz- Yaya
Lindsay Mackay- iluvharrypotter7
Faith Adrienne Eagle-As.Is
Nick Kaplan-stan lanevski

Other characters-

Waitresses- 3 positions open.
Paparazzi's (we'll surely need a lot of those, but I need at least three people playing them)
Jade Hudson- PM me if you want this part, she's Melinda's Foster Mummy.


*All characters will be added to either the first list, the second list is just for secondary characters that won't be big part of this RP or will just make a special appearance.

Rules:
Guys, you know it, everytime you participate into any forum, Role Play thread you must follow its guidelines, so let's keep them always in mind.

Respect each other's ideas and RPing mode. Some of us might have different ways to develop each one's character, as well this story to be developed. If you have any concerns, please just PM me or Jake (stan lanevski) and we'll be glad to answer your questions.

I know this is in the rules section. Please, limit all the OCC comments. Once again, I tell you, use the PM system. And you know, there is now the VM system as well.

If you want to be part of this thread, PM me (Yaya) or Jake (stan lanevski) And I'll give you the instructions, so this thread isn't too spammed and we can get this started soon.

Have fun, everyone and thank you. Welcome to Don't Forget!

BASIC INFO -
Name- Christopher Scott Kaplan
Relationship Status:Single
Occupancy-Musician (Rockstar )
Nicknames - Chris
DOB- Jaunary,21
Blood Stat-Half Blood

APPERANCE -
Hair - Dark Brown wavey and long enough to get into his face
Eyes - Blue
Height - 6'1
Apperance look up at picture ^ -points up-
Post color: Navy
History-
Chris has now been out of Hogwarts for three years. He is in a fairly popular band (First Time, Last Time). They just came back from their first tour and are now living in London for good. It seems like everybody around Chris is falling in love with somebody. And there he is lonely. He hasn't had a girlfriend sense Helena and him broke up. Though the two have stayed close to each other. See all these people in love make him remember Melinda which makes him even more sad. He is thinking that being in a band and all nobody would want to marry him or anything like that sense he couldn't promise being around much. Though instead of focesing on this Chris finds himself more into his music.....


Personality: No having alllll the girls and people chase him hasn't got straight to his head. Though he is still the sweet loving Chris as he was in Hogwarts. He is more careful of what is going on. Not wanting anybody close to him getting hurt or some dumb Paparazzi to do something stupid to them. Chris will hurt anybody who does anything to anybody he knows. Yes he is protective over the ones he loves......



Name- Nick Kaplan
Year: First year
House: Gryffindor
Age:12
DOB- November, 15
Blood Stat-Half Blood

APPERANCE -
Hair - Dark curly hair
Eyes - brown
Height - 4'11
Apperance look up at picture ^ -points up-
Post color: Gray

History-
Nick is of course supppper excited about being in Hogwarts finally! He's been looking forward to being there for a long time now! He's Chris's younger brother and looks up to him. Nick was very much attached to Melinda from the moment he met her and after hear she died really hit him hard. It's not that he didn't like Lena because he did but Melinda was more like a sister to him and it was safe to say he loved her.


Personality- Nick is like almost every other twelve year old boy. He's kind and sweet, but he can be hyper sometimes...He still thinks girls are icky, but love sports! Any kind Muggle and all. He's very out going and will talk to almost anybody about anything.

Reese Upstead


Information-
Full Name: Reese Selena Upstead
Age: 21
Nicknames: Reese’s Pieces
Relationship Status: Dating Jack Fritzera
Job: Somewhat Famous Singer
Date of Birth: September 1st 2052
Heritage: Half-blood
Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield, England
Current Residence: London, England
Post Color: #0059FF

Appearance-
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Chocolate Brown
Weight: 110 pounds
Height: 5'7…and not getting any taller.

Brief History:
Reese has been a graduated student of Hogwarts for 3 years now. Since graduation, she has furthered her career in music going from being in Lima and the Lemurs (which she has been in for around 6 years now) to going completely solo. Though, surprisingly, she still finds time to work with the band whenever they need her. And, Reese doesn’t do world tours, so she mostly stays in London with her work. There are some times that she does a few local concerts in London.

Personality: *cough* You all know Reese, right? RIGHT! No need to describe her personality.

Rhiannon Todd



Full Name: Rhiannon Elizabeth Todd
Nicknames: When at Hogwarts, she had been called Rhi, Rhian, Annon . . . But she hasn't heard any of those in ages.
Age: 25
Date of Birth: February 26, 2048
Heritage: Pureblood
Place of Birth: Wales
Current Residence: Wales, although she travels when necessary
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: artist
Patronus: a doe
Post Color: DarkSlateBlue

Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue-green
Height: 5'8"
Weight: around 125 pounds

Personality: In general, Rhiannon appears rather shy and quiet, not instigating conversations with people, although she is always friendly, and when it comes to her business, she is always professional with her own sweet twist. But once she gets to know someone, she shows her other side; feisty, smart, artistic, understanding . . . She is extremely loyal to her family and friends with a hidden temper.

Brief history: After she left Hogwarts, Rhiannon moved into her family's home in Wales, which she had inherited when she turned seventeen. Her relationship with Josh Moonson continued until the December after they had both graduated, when information from their parents' oddly shared past came to light and made him break the relationship off. Under partly mistaken assumptions, but he had broken her so fully that she wasn't about to run back to him. If he'd ever come back, but he hasn't. And, around her 19th birthday, she was attacked in the woods behind her home by Josh's father, who had also killed her parents when she was four and almost killed, if someone, who to this day she doesn't know their identity, hadn't come to her rescue.

She channeled much of her pain from her breakup into starting an art career, beginning with simple shows but then advancing to turning part of her home into her own studio, where she takes clients for whom she does commissioned pieces. There was a brief span of time after her attack where she didn't create art, but after she'd recovered, she threw herself back into it wholeheartedly. And for a brief time after her own graduation, Elizabeth Andrews, her cousin, had lived with her, bringing her own cat and kneazle to join Rhiannon's owl and Sparky (the black Lab Rhiannon had adopted along with Josh while in Hogwarts, and she was allowed to keep after their breakup) in what amounted to a small zoo. But currently, since her cousin moved out, it's just her, the owl and dog, and the family house elf, Faylinn, at the home in Wales. And Rhiannon has started being open to traveling to meet people who want to commission her art as well, so sometimes she's not even there.

Helena Crawley



Age: 20
Date of Birth: September 25th
Former Hogwarts House: Slytherin
Heritage: Swedish/Bulgarian
Relatives: n/a
Occupation: Assistant Manager of 'Fashionable Finds'
Place of Residence: 4103 Concord Road (flat in outer London)
Relationship Status: Single
Blood Status: Pureblood

History: Helena's parents died when she was thirteen. After their death, she started attending Hogwarts. At age sixteen, she moved into a house in her home country of Bulgaria - one that she had been left by her late grandparents. When she was seventeen, Lena began dating her long-time best friend Chris Kaplan after his girlfriend 'died'. Chris left for America with his band that summer, but the two stayed together for a year and a half before they broke up. Helena's lived in her home in Bulgaria since then, though her and Chris remained close friends. She just recently took a job in London and moved there. As for her new best friend Blake Wright, she hasn't seen him since she graduated two years prior.

Personality: Helena's one of the sweetest people you'll ever meet, but she can get into pretty heated arguments at times. She has a big heart and is very emotional. Her life revolves around drama, though she tries to avoid it at all costs.

Extra: Helena's eyes change color with her mood.

Post Color: DimGray

Blake Wright



General Information:
Name: Blake Wright
Date of Birth: October 20
Age: 18 1/2
Occupation: Waiter at Sky Coffee House [Temporary]
Marital Status: Single
Heritage: Half-blood
Current Residence: London, England
Color Code: C88D00

Appearance:
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6'2

History:
After graduation, Blake decided to step out of his parents house and move to the busier streets of London in hopes of being discovered by a modeling agency. It's been almost two years but lady luck hasn't knocked on his door yet. Disheartened, Blake has taken up a job at a restaurant in close proximity to the MoM and is currently applying for jobs in MoM as well as in the muggle world. Although he's sure that one day, he'd make the front page of a reputed magazine, Blake due to his irrational fear of being rejected, hasn't applied once for any agency and is slowly losing hope.

He's still best friends with Helena Crawley - who he secretly loves but they haven't seen each other since Helena's graduation and he misses her to pieces. Currently, all he wants out of life is to become a model - not for his sake but for his deceased grandmother, who had been rooting for him since day one.

Personality:
The ever bubbly, chirpier and hyper Blake is now bottled up inside the mature and serious one and is unleashed once in awhile. He's generally wired up, bothered and worried about his future. He's not fond of sugar as he used be back at school and is hardly seen anymore munching a chocolate frog or with a licorice wand hanging out of his mouth. To keep it short, he has matured in some ways.

Extras:
- He hasn't dated anyone since his 7th year.
- Has developed a habit of muttering to himself.
- Is living in an old, dingy flat which once belonged to his Uncle Kurt.
- Is clumsier than ever.
- Currently obsessed with photography.
- Appeared for a brief second in a chocolate commercial.
- Modeled for a new line of Quidditch Robes.

Name: Caeser and Ulises Jaques
Age: 3
Personality: They are as hyper as any three year old boys would be. They run around, make noise, and like to get in peoples way. They get mad if they don't get what they want. They love people and people normally love them.

I don't know what else to put.

Adry! Can I be the Manager of the Restaraunt?

Here's the Bio:

Lindsay Mackay


General Information
Name: Lindsay Mackay
Nickname: Linds
Age: 27
Date of Birth: January 31
Occupation: Manager of Sky Coffee House
Marital Status: Single
Color Code: 151B54

Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7

History
Lindsay is a muggle woman who was brought up by her parents in the countryside. Her mother's passion for food led to her interest in it as well, and when she finished her primary studies, she went to culinary school. There she learned the art of food and made up her mind about opening up a restaraunt in the heart of London. She cooks excellently, but being the manager of the restaraunt means she has other business to attend to. However, her specialty is home-cooked food, the way her mother used to make it. People love to come to her restaraunt from all over, but it's more a teenager's hangout. Overall, she's a typical muggle woman.

Personality
Lindsay can be mean when she wants to be, and her overall persona is very powerful. Her authority shows in her face, and often times, her employees are afraid of her. Nevertheless, she has a warm heart and loves to enjoy life. If you get close enough to her, you may find the real Lindsay that's hidden beneath that authority.

Extras
-Loves poetry
-Can't stand pets, esp. dogs

Name: Karma Atkins
Nicknames: Kar or Atkins
Age: 24ish
Date of Birth: Unknown to the public
Heritage: Pureblood with Veela
Current Residence: Also unknown to the public.
Relationship Status: Dating Emiliano Saenz
Occupation: Department of Mysteries trainee
Post Color: Indigo (Sorry, that's what I meant and not violet! )

Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Greenish gray
Height: 5'2"
Weight: Tis a secret.
Body type: Thin; slightly paler due to grief and depression over the loss of Mel.

Personality: ... It's Karma. And she's part Veela.

ooc. sorry it took a whiiiile, but finally here are my bios. And we're starting today, since I can keep up with the story for now.







"Caesar, Ulises, time for breakfast!" Loraine's voice sounded all around the little appartment above the coffee house. At 8 in the morning, that was the morning call to the twins to start their days, to go to the toddlers prekindergarden. It was also Loraine's wake up to open her restaurant. It had been a month of arranging everything, and investing all her capital into that place, her only chance to live apart from the Jacques Residence without a single euro of help from her family.

Loraine walked towards the twins' bedroom, to find them already half awake and moaning, though ready to eat their mum's not so delicious pancakes, except for the part when she added chocolate chips into it. Haha, you would have thought that Loraine as a professional chef was an excellent pancake maker, but no...she fails on those, they usually end up burned or half-cooked. Maybe that's why she had a sou-chef ready to do that at the restaurant, or her current excellency of food would be finite.

Once finished with breakfast, Loraine kissed Caesar and Ulises on their foreheads, then headed down to the restaurant, leaving the kids with their baby-caller on to sound at her office and a nice young lady that offered her help to babysit them while the winter and pre-k classes re-started. At 8:10 am, all her waiters and manager should be there, ready to serve the first set of breakfasts that the chefs were already preparing, set to work another day at the Sky Coffee House.

At the top of her office desk, there was a small note to herself, to remember to call an artist she'd heard of, Rhiannon Todd. And there, with her, her last euros of investment were going to the restaurant, so the place would look perfect for everyone who ate there; artistic, classic, yet enjoyable for all ages. She took the note and the phone along the way, took a deep breath, then dialed the numbers, while she waited for Mlle Todd to answer her call.

Having woken up with an idea she just had to get started on, Rhiannon hadn't even bothered changing out of the t-shirt and pajama pants she'd slept in and had ensconced herself in her second-story studio for a few hours, ignoring pretty much everything else going on in the house. It had become a lot easier now that she was essentially by herself in the house again, since her cousin's cats weren't setting Sparky off at any hour of the day. Everything had been a lot quieter, but it had stopped bothering her ages ago. She knew Faylinn was around, even if the house elf only came to her if she had questions. Rhiannon trusted the elf to make household decisions for her most of the time.

However, that day her blissful quiet time was split by Sparky letting off a volley of barks shortly after 8 am, and with a sigh, she set her paintbrush down and headed out of her studio to find out what was going on now. And as soon as she made it into the hallway, she heard the phone ringing downstairs, and the dog barking between rings. Running down the stairs, inwardly thinking again that she needed to get another phone line installed sometime, she made it to the phone at around the sixth ring, shoving the dog aside and shushing him as she picked the receiver up. If it was family, the barking wouldn't matter, but since she also used the number for business, she wanted to err on the side of caution.

"Hello? Rhiannon Todd speaking," she said, as she cradled the receiver between her ear and one shoulder and reached out to scratch between Sparky's ears while she waited to find out who was on the other end.

Reese Upstead walked through the door with her phone up to her ear, as usual. “I told you once; I have told you a thousand times, Robert. I am not coming in today,” she said. “I’m having lunch with my friend and I need to watch Lima’s performance.”

She stopped by the door as she listened to the guy babble on and on. “I don’t care if you got my microphone and everything set up,” she told him. “You should have listened to me yesterday when I told you I wasn’t coming in. Now, go put all my music gadgets up and I’ll see you…” She rolled her eyes. “I run this part of the studio, Rob. You listen to me, okay? Now, go put all my music equipment up and I’ll see you tomorrow. Oh, and tell your wife I said hello. Buh-bye,” she sighed and closed her phone even though Robert was still talking.

She placed her phone back inside her bag, and then she took the sunglasses off her face. Tapping her foot against the ground, she looked around the oh-so-casual restaurant before making her way over to one of the booths.

Ceaser woke up when his mom called him. He walked into the kitchen and sat down at his mini table. When he saw what was for breakfast he groaned. Pancakes? Ugh. His mom made terrible pancakes.

Ulises woke up. He was still half asleep when his brother went down stairs. Ulises quickly followed him. He ate his pancakes, only complaining once. Said goodbye to his mom and went to get dressed.

Slinging his messenger bag across his body which contained his portfolio, Blake grabbed his apartment keys and closed the door behind him. It was 8:00 am already and he was suppose to be at the restaurant around 8:10 but luckily, his apartment was just across the street.

Spinning the key around his finger as he strolled over to the restaurant, he quickly pocketed it on seeing a woman waiting outside. Oh drat! He's late. As he moved closer to the restaurant, he noticed she looked familiar. After a few seconds, it dawned upon him that she was indeed a singer but he already knew she was from school. Oh yes, he had seen her posters in the Leaky a couple of times. Blake beamed with delight at the thought of getting a chance to talk to her and just maybe...attaining his much awaited break by working in her music video or something along the lines! Yes? Sounds exciting!

Blake sneaked through the back door and right into the kitchen. Placing his bag inside his locker, he threw on his apron which displayed the name of the restaurant. Slipping a notepad and a pen in his pocket, he went over to Lindsay - the manager, "Blake. At your service, Ms. Mackay" He said with a big cheesy grin. If she couldn't tell, he was having the hots for her for more than a week now even though she was mean, authoritative and didn't give him a day off when he had a fever. It's pretty...weiiiird.

Lindsay had come down into the kitchen to examine everything and make sure everything was in top order. As she saw a pan sticking out of a cabinet, she flinched and muttered under her breath. "Those darned waiters," She said. "They have no manners!" And then she walked over to the cabinet to fix the pan.
However, before she could approach the cabinet, someone snuck up behind her and spoke her name. She whipped around to see that it was just one of the waiters--the Blake kid, who was annoyingly cute. But when she saw him, she narrowed her eyes and folded her arms on her chest, tapping her foot at the same time. "Ah, yes. Blake," She said as she glanced over to the clock--it said 8:11 AM. "You are one minute late, did you know that?" She said in a whisper. And then she stared at him for a few seconds, waiting to see his reaction--an apology, no doubt--that's what all the other employees did when she gave them her famous Glare. However, since Blake was kind of cute-looking, she turned her gaze to the pot sticking out of the cabinet that she was about to fix. "Fix it." And with those words, she stepped aside as she finished examining the rest of the kitchen, as well as keeping an eye on Cutie Blake.

It was only a few minutes past eight, but Helena had been up for almost two hours. She was just pouring her tea into a styrofoam cup when her cell phone vibrated on the table. Knowing it was her reminder alarm to head to work, she pocketed the small silver rectangle and headed out the door of her flat, down the stairs, and out onto the already-bustling street. She headed down towards the clothing store she managed with her now-very-usual impassive expression.

The phone may have rung five times, at most. Loraine was anxious to meet Ms. Todd, whom people had recommended so well about her art and skills. Surely, Loraine thought, Rhiannon would find a great combination for the restaurant, make it more comfortable for all ages. And for some reason, Loraine also wanted to meet the person, her character. When she heard her name, maybe a week from then Loraine had a goosebump that warned that there was something, something she didn't know, but had to do with Rhiannon. Odd it was for her.

A few mutterings were heard from the kitchen. Surely Lindsay, the restaurant manager had arrived and was checking-on-the-walk work, as well as making her authoritive attitude around the kitchen. Lor giggled, as she also heard Blake, one of the waiters and probably one of the reasons many teenagers, mostly girls came to the restaurant, just to look at the cute him and drank a cup of tea or a moka frappé. Most of the shift-cards had been checked in, so Loraine feeling relieved turned the music stereo on, tuning Don't Stop Believin' by a TV show cast, called Glee from about 60 years ago. Old music, yes...but it was always a hit.

Finally, Ms. Todd answered the phone, and Loraine's smile widened, letting out a small sigh of relief that she was at home, though the very early hours of day. "Good day, Ms. Tood. This is Loraine Jacques speaking." Her weird Spanish-French-Brittish accent combined all together at that time, making it difficult for her to think clearly on what to say, yet she needed to speak up. "I am wondering if you could come around my restaurant for a meeting. See, I just opened my place a month ago and I need some more colours added to the place, attractive look to the place and such. A few contacts of mine have recommended you very well, and I decided to call you for those reasons." Odd way to say it, but it was true. Okay, time to shut her mouth, the artist was going to speak up. What would she say?

The sound of a ferrari was heard down the street. Yessss Mr. Chris Kaplan was driving the car his best friend gave him oh sooo many years ago. Welll actually only about three but that's not important....Sooo yeah he had found out were Helena wassss and he wanted to see her. Of course they were only good friends now but hey he hadn't seen her sense they left to go back to America on tour.

He pulled up to a clothing store and looked out the wind shield. "This really where she works?" He asked himself looking down at the paper. Well this is the name of the company she had given him soooo it must be.

Chris turned the car off got out pocketing the keys as he shut the door. He walked inside. This wasn't were he would have pictured Lena but heyyy. He looked around just trying to see if he could see her. But then again he still had his sunglasses on, shhhh he didn't want people to realize who he was....

When she narrowed her eyes at him, he shrunk his gaze too and pouted. "C'mon don't be so fussy, I'm just a minute late and besides, I have to look good too." He said with a wink and smiled. This was really wrong! Why does she have to be so painfully pretty? Sheer injustice and the glare..well..it doesn't work on him! "I don't think you've noticed but I draw a swarm of girls to the restaurant." He smiled smugly and flicked his hair, trying to suppress a chuckle.

His eyes wandered over to where Lindsay was now looking and he frowned. Another pot! Last time it had been a spoon. Seriously, he wasn't the last one out. Grrr. Titling his head, he glanced at her and a small smile emerged on his lips when she ordered him to fix it. "Aye aye, Captain!" Giving her a quick salute, he headed for the pot. As he tried to fix it - which was noisy, Blake's blue eyes kept glancing at Lindsay and a smile never leaving his lips. "This cabinet is overflowing!" He whined and as he hastily pulled out the pot, a bunch of spoons and pans fell to the floor with a loud CLANG! "Ooops..sorry.." He bit on his lower lip and smiled dorkly as he bent down, reaching for the utensils spread around.

It took Blake a few good minutes to arrange them properly back in the cabinets and once he was finished, he sighed and turned back to her, "All set!" He muttered and moved over to his locker. After making sure that she wasn't looking, Blake quickly took out his lime green ipod from his messenger bag and sneaked it inside the back pocket of his jeans. He had developed this really fun past-time activity to hide behind the front counter and listen to music while he could.

Linds made a face when he mentioned his poor excuse for being late--pretty boy. Hmmph. And she purposely ignored his remark about bringing girls into the restaraunt, however true it was. A boy like him, she was surprised he didn't already have a girlfriend. Oh, wait, maybe he did. Anyways, it didn't matter to her. He was just her servant.
As she checked on the thermostat, she heard a clatter behind her as Blakes tried to fix things. She groaned loudly as he apologized and turned back to the thermostat. Loraine would need to know about his clumsiness. As she noted that the thermostat was at the correct temperature, Lindsay turned around and galnced over at the cabinet. It looked pretty clean, but as he turned to his locker, she went to go check it anyway. She bent down and opened it, the copper pots and pans shining in her face. Well, at least he knows how to clean.
Dusting off her pants, Lindsay stood up again, not noticing Blake stuffing a lime-green something into his pocket. She walked up to him, looked him up and down, and then took a breath. "Make sure the tables upfront are clean. And get some more napkins from the back room--we're running out," She said in her authoritative voice and then with a flip of her long black hair, she left to change the sign on the front door from closed to open.

Helena was glad she didn't have to open on that particular morning, so getting to work at eight-thirty was no big deal... or so she thought. As she walked in, Lena caught sight of the back of a familiar looking musician - a very familiar one, indeed. Chris Kaplan? Helena asked with a small smile upon her face at the sight of her good friend, though it sent a small pang somewhere through her stomach.

Errrr was she not here? Chris looked around feeling quite awkward about just standing there. Like what if somebody came up to him? 'Oh no I'm just waiting for a friend'. How weird does that sound? But it was true, very true. But then yes! He heard that voice behind him, though he hadn't heard it in awhile but he would be able to pick it out anywhere. Chris turned around smiling wide. "The one and only." He said taking off his sunglasses and hanging them from his shirt.

Helena grinned at his words and quickly rushed up to hug him, lingering for a moment and kissing him lightly on the cheek before pulling back from him, her smile still prominent. How have you been! I haven't heard from you in awhile, she said as her blue eyes searched over Chris's appearance after not seeing him for so long.

Woah Chris wasn't really expecting that hug from Helena. Though he laughed quietly as he hugged her back. But when she lingered for a moment and kissed his cheek his stomach did flips. Eeeep! He hadn't felt like this in awhile. Though sadly he knew it meant nothing. He pulled back and smiled to Lena. "I've been great. I'm sorry about not keeping in contact. I got so caught up with being on tour and everything..." He said trailing off. "What about you? How have you been? And is right now alright time. Cause I could come back later if it's better for you." Chris told Helena.

No, it's okay, I completely understand.... Helena said with a small smile, though she was remembering other, happier times when they'd been together - and then when they broke up of course. She shook the thought from her mind. It's fine - I'm the big scary manager now.... plus it's pretty dead in here, she added with a chuckle, glancing around slightly and only seeing a few customers. I've been pretty good - glad I don't have to commute every day now, Lena said with a small nod. Just then, a group of teenage girls came in and she bit her lip slightly. Actually, I probably should be working.... ummm, do you want to grab lunch later or something? she asked quickly, hoping he wouldn't take it as a date. She hadn't' seen him in ages!