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James sat there as his best friend wrapped his arm around his back, and began playing with his hair. A light flush came to his face when this happened, it wasn't expected, but it was nice. He knew Nathan cared about his well being and would always be there, but he didn't know how he would react if he told Nathan about Jessica. He almost let it all come flooding out in a brief moment of frustration before Nathan continued on, saying he was planning on breaking up with Rachel. Both he and Vanessa had seen the signs that things were well in the rough for the relationship, but it was still surprising that it came so quickly.

"Wow, I mean I could see things were a bit forced, but I didn't know things were that bad. Or are there other reasons? But if it's what you think is best, don't let me try to talk you out of it, I'm not exactly someone who is in a position to give out relationship advice." he offered, trying to be supportive. "Looks like I'm going to owe Vanessa a twenty. She had bet you guys wouldn't make it to a month, and I said that you guys would. Oh well." he snorted.

"Anyway, it's just that with all the shit that's been going on lately, I've been trying to deal with all the stress. And at times I'm not sure how I'm even getting by. I've been dealing with all this stress for most of my life and it feels like everything is catching up to me again. I'm just so tired." he groaned, leaning into the hand messing with his hair slightly.
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When Nathan opened the door, James couldn't help but smile. "Apparently it hasn't been long enough to forget the right apartment number." James joked as he stepped inside his friend's place when his friend offered him something to drink, he was surprised that Nathan listed beer. James didn't drink at all he was underage, and so was Nathan. James scoffed, "I'll be fine with water. It's a little to early for the beer to come out yet." He made his way over to the kitchen to pull out a cup and poured himself some water after Nathan finished pouring his. As soon as it was filled, he made his way to the living room and sat down on the couch.

"So what have you been up to these past couple of weeks? I've been trying not to pull my hair out from all the shit that's been going on with Kylie, and the Diner. Part of why I'm glad you texted." He asked as he took a sip from the cup of water. His best friend probably only had the vaguest of ideas how close he was to going grey so early in his life. Yeah, I'd like not to be grey before I'm in my thirties He was running on five hours of sleep a day this past week, dealing with Jerry and the court and the diner and cleaning at the house and still letting Jess out to be herself. He let out a large sigh, and leaned his head back, staring at the ceiling.

"Why does it feel like everything is just falling apart around me?" He asked, just so frustrated he didn't even care that he asked aloud, even though he only meant to ask himself.
When Nathan asked if it had really been that long since he had last been to his place, James let out a small, cute little laugh. His best friend was so adorably oblivious sometimes, and it really would do them some good to hang out with each other. He knew he needed to get out and socialize more, but he had ended up so bogged down with the diner that it all got pushed to the side. That was entirely the reason why he was taking the day off! He definitely needed the break, to unwind after the near disaster that occurred with that terrible stunt Kylie pulled. It had built up on his chest and he was finally ready to let the stress go.

When the bus pulled up to take him to his friend's apartment, he stepped on and quietly sat down. He didn't want to cause any trouble, he just wanted to move on with his life, with her life. She wrapped her arms around herself as tightly as she could, and seemingly shrunk into herself. Despite everything, Jessica leaned into the wall of the bus and sobbed lightly, despite not wanting to. She was tired of lying to everyone, well everyone except Olivia, but she was sworn to secrecy on this herself. She was tired of lying, but she was so scared of what everyone else would think, and she didn't want to lose anyone.

As she drew closer to Nathan's apartment, Jess sat up and wiped her eyes clear of tears. She looked down at her body, looking like James, and she sighed. She unwrapped her arms from herself as she stood up, anticipating the arrival of the bus to the correct stop. Walking out of the bus, James moved toward the apartment complex, and texted Nathan, Just got off the bus, on my way up. He was pretty sure he remembered which apartment his best friends was in and entered and made his way to the second floor. Knocking on door 2AM, he stood there waiting, hoping he wasn't about to embarrass himself.
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James knew that since it had been a while since he had last talked to Nathan, he was likely to get asked how things were going between him and Vanessa. Truthfully, they had agreed from the very beginning that they weren't overly interested in a relationship with each other. But they were still friends and they were happy with just that. They didn't want to drag Nathan and Rachel down though, so they let the couple assume. Vanessa was happy watching her best friend being happy and James was happy watching Nathan being happy. What was bothering them was what they were seeing between the two. From what Vanessa had told him, despite Rachel putting some effort in, it seemed a bit forced. And even James knew forcing a relationship would only end in disaster.

James was glad that they finally had extra hands at the diner so he could do something like this on occasion. The entire family had been working itself into the ground to make up for the fact that Kylie was taken in for psychiatric treatment. Granted it's not like she really helped out a lot. It did, however, allow for the others to get extra sleep with Kylie's games not running and waking people up all night long. But that was still little consolation when they were missing an integral part of their lives. He needed to unwind and maybe going out and hanging with Nathan would provide the much needed relief he needed. He really could only hope.

As the clock turned over to ten, Melissa walked through the door like clockwork. She was in uniform and looked like she was prepared for the job, she was becoming very dependable. "Hey Mark, when you get a moment, I'd like to talk to you." he said. Mark nodded as he picked up an order from the kitchen, quickly delivering it to the correct table. When Mark walked over to the Host Stand, James leaned over and said to him, "I'm going to take the day off. I'm feeling a bit burnt out. You mind taking over for the day?

"Sure. Just tell Sophi first so she knows." "Of course. I wouldn't imagine doing otherwise. Thanks" he said as he began walking to the office. Mark was a great guy, and had his back even before his parents died, but he still wasn't quite a friend. He opened the door to the office and peaked his head inside, and told Sophi that he was going to take the day off. It wasn't often that James took days off, and even then he usually needed to so it wasn't too hard to convince her to allow it. After getting permission he clocked out and made his way to the bus stop and sat down pulling out his phone. Which Bus do I want to get one coming from the diner?
Minor backstory changes may occur, but that would be adding. Any Edits will be documented as well as the section edited down the bottom. I will work on and add the relationship section after I get home from work.
Jessica was having the most wonderful dream she had ever had, and loathed waking up today. She had dreamed that she was on a beach somewhere, with a man and she was smiling at him and he was smiling back. They seemed so happy together, he was so cute and he seemed so familiar too. Where did she know him from? But before she could identify him, it all slipped away, torn from her by the alarm she set so she could get to work on time. Blinking her tired eyes open, she forced herself out of bed, rolling off the edge of her bed onto to the floor and her false breasts. She didn't realize how close she was to the edge of her bed, and she rubbed her chest to sooth the pain as much as possible. As short a distance as it actually was, it was more the unexpectedness of the fall that caught her off guard.

"Ow. I can only imagine how much more that'll hurt when they're real." she complained quietly. It was just after six, and she had about half an hour before she needed to head upstairs for her shower. Trying to keep in shape and healthy, she started up a video on her computer and began practice with the Tree pose, holding for the recommended time before shifting into the Extended Triangle Pose. She followed along shifting through various poses for half an hour, allowing a thin layer of sweat to start gathering on her brow and breast. But knowing she had to start getting ready for work, she got undressed and wiped her falsies clean, before grabbing his work clothes and wrapping a towel around his waist.

James was back and he went upstairs to grab a quick shower. He had just shaved last night so he didn't need to do much that morning other than to get clean after exercising. As soon as the water had warmed up, he removed the towel and began scrubbing the dirt and sweat from his body. It had felt amazing how much better he was already starting to feel. Had he known, he'd have started yoga a long time ago and he'd be more prepared for when he never had to switch back to being James. As he worked his way up to his hair, he noticed it was starting to get fairly long, and he couldn't help but smile as he started rubbing the shampoo in. He rinsed the shampoo out and turned the water off, starting to dry off. He sighs. His time in the shower is one of the most relaxing parts of his and her day.

Time skip -- 8:45 AM


Work is passing by without issue, which has been a rare event since their parents died. It was only a few weeks ago that Elliot had returned to Millington, and since his sister was taken off for some severe psychological help. She tried to commit suicide by cop in the family restaurant after Riley and Sophia started waving some flash drive around. He had nearly broken down from stress those next few days, only holding on by a thread. He was devastated, his family was falling apart around him and he didn't know what to do to help. He didn't like feeling helpless like that and all the anxiety was still near the surface. Melissa had done quite well with her training and would be in at ten that morning, Mark on the other hand was already in, running orders from the kitchen to the tables.

During a quiet moment, James got a text from Nathan, asking him to come over if he was available. If Sophi came out to the floor during the rushes, Mark and Melissa would be able to handle it. He was about to respond when another set of guests arrived to be seated, which he quickly handled. He then processed the payments of several regulars that were leaving. As soon as things stabilized again he pulled his phone out and shot a text over to Nathan, Yeah, I'd like that, I have to wait until Melissa gets in at ten first so Mark has backup in case he needs it, but after that I'll be on my way. Having sent the text off he greeted the next set of customers who were just walking through the door. It wouldn't be that much longer before he could leave.
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Minor backstory changes may occur, but that would be adding details. So here's something for you all to judge. Hopefully I'm not too far off the mark.
I should have my CS up tonight. I'll add the Relationship sheet if she's approved.


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