Courtney was always open to meeting new people and making new friends. And having a new work friend was something Courtney had been so excited over. So when Bea asked her for coffee, she jumped at the chance. "Absolutely! I'm glad you asked." She said with a soft and friendly smile, as she took her seat across from Bea. "Likewise, I'm hoping you're liking it so far." She said before taking a sip of her drink. "Everyone is great, thankfully I've been there for about two years and so far I love it." @beatrizxsouza

starter for @courtneyxblake

location: cobblestone cafe

"I appreciate you going out with me," was it just coffee? Absolutely. Was it comforting to have someone that really didn't know anything about her? Most definitely. Bea sat down, placing both of their drinks down on the table as she did so. "It's nice to have met a friend at work already," she'd only been at work about a week now, but everyone had already been so kind to her, "everyone is really so nice there."

Smiling and patting Seymour on the head, who then sat down, Courtney waved back. "I heard this guy whining from his crate. Figured he needed to get out," she said with a chuckle, nodding towards her gray companion. "I could say the same for you. Late broadcast?" She asked, leaning a bit on the fence between them. @pruexcassidy

Prue got home not too long ago after doing the night broadcast of the radio show as well as part of the morning one as her coworker was late to start it. She had a few hours before her next shift and she should probably get some sleep, but she was out having a cigarette and debating just staying up. She was sitting on her porch when she heard her neighbor and she smiled and waved. "Morning. You're up early." @courtneyxblake

Though she was married to Cohen, she had technically know all four Blake boys for just as long. Moving next door to them at the age of five, she essentially grew up next to them. Though Anthony of course was already a teenager by that time, she still had known him for a long time. He was still family and she would of course always help out when he needed. Smiling a bit, making sure Seymour wasn't going to jump up on him, she sat down beside him. "I know how that goes," she said, looking out at the beach in front of them. She nodded before replying, "Yeah. He was visiting your folks back home. Probably will say hi to mine too." She chuckled, as her parents still lived in the house they moved to all those years ago. "But how are you?" She asked, treading around the subject but still wanting to check in. @anthonyxblake

Getting out to the beach was not something that Anthony did often, though he hadn't had much of a chance since moving to Kismet Harbor. When he moved here, he didn't expect his family to be here all the same, considering he had moved for his wife. Truthfully, it was all a bit messy and he felt bad for not letting anyone warn Liliana of his presence, considering he had been presumed dead the last several years. He sat on the beach, watching others when he heard his name. Lifting a hand, Anthony shielded the sun from his eyes as he spotted his sister-in-law. It was still strange that his younger brother had gotten married, almost wishing that he could go back in time before all of this happened to him. "Taking it all in," he shrugged his shoulders, "Cohen out of town?" @courtneyxblake

Since it had been a while since she was last in the gym, she didn't necessarily have any specific set of ideas or goals that she wanted to accomplish. Instead she figured she'd ease her way back in, make it more of a hobby to occupy her days while not at work or while her husband was away. "Good question," she said with a small chuckle. "I guess just to ease back into things? Also I didn't mean to disturb you doing work. I can always come back later," she suggested with a smile. @kaceyxhuddington

Kacey was behind the counter of the gym right now. Just doing some work on the computer as he didn't have any sessions booked at the moment but some later on today. He looked up as he saw Courtney walk over and smiled" Sure sure" he sat down what he was doing down and walked around the counter. "What are you wanting to try, what is your end goal? he asked as it was a normal question for him to ask people. @courtneyxblake

Margaret Atwood, from True Stories: Poems; "Postcard," originally published in 1981

Who: @pruexcassidy and Courtney Where: Horizon Park When: May 2024

Sighing and rolling over, Courtney's arm instinctively draped across the other side of the bed. Realizing Cohen wasn't there she grumbled, remembering he was back in North Carolina visiting family. Sitting up, she figured she'd get up and go take Seymour for a walk. After throwing on a pair of sweats and an old t-shirt, she went and fed Roscoe the bearded dragon, and then went to open Seymour's crate. "Good morning my love," she said and kissed the dog on the nose before grabbing his leash. "Come on let's go" she said and walked out the home. Walking down the block, she saw one of her favorite neighbors, Prue near her own home. "Morning lady," she said as she stopped on over by the front yard.

Faced with such a large amount of options to choose from, Courtney was over the moon over the suggestion to try them all. That way she wouldn't feel like she missed anything and then regret her decision. "Oh exactly," she agreed, nodding her head, "it's the best of both worlds. Getting to try everything and also avoiding the buyers remorse over food when you feel like you should have gotten something else." She replied turning to Sebastian. @sebastian-blakewood

Sebastian was really glad that the other was happy to hear his suggestion and it was something that he was able to contribute towards. Sebastian thought of all of the different scenario's that someone could come in and out of after tomorrow. "I'm really glad you decided to do it this way because I think it's the only way that were going to be able to try everything and not feel super guilty about it after!" He admitted to Courtney. @courtneyxblake

Who: @kaceyxhuddington and Courtney

Where: Access Athletics

When: May 2024

Courtney wasn't a fan of the gym but she went as much as she could. After forgoing it for a while she figured she'd get back out there and go. Knowing Kacey was an owner and personal trainer she figured she'd ask him some questions when she got there. "Hey, can I pick your brain on some workouts I've been wanting to try?" She asked as she approached him at the gym by the treadmills.

"Hm, good to know," Courtney said with a nod, sipping on whatever beer the restaurant had on tap. Having known Dom for most of her life as well as most of his, she was always happy to see and hang out with him. She was like a little brother to her by way of her husband, so he was always like family. "That's awesome though, I'm sure that's goota be a cool feeling. Having companies approach you and what not." She nodded and turned to him, with a smile "I'm down for anything!" @domblake

"A friend of mine from North Carolina recently started his own brewing company, and he taught me about the science behind it," he chuckled. While Dominic found the process interesting, he wasn't heavily invested in the craft. He was a simple guy who was happy as long as he had a good beer in hand. "I've been approached by some companies to create a summer specialty drink with them, but I don't think there's any need to get too fancy with it," he said with a simple shrug. "Should we try to make shit beer flavors?"

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The options were endless and Courtney just didn't have the brain power or energy to make a decision. Looking at the closest truck, her eyes surveyed the menu, looking for a sandwich, maybe one that would stand out. But nope, nada, nothing, no sandwiches. "Hm, that sounds good. Maybe one of them here has that," she replied to the other's suggestion. Smiling at the dog, Courtney looked back to Fallon. "Cute. She's a lot smaller than my guy. But bet she's easy to pick up when she stops in the middle of a walk huh?" Courtney said with a chuckle. @fallonbauteasta

Now, there was a question. Fallon didn't quite know a proper answer to that one, since there were far too many options to choose from. "Hmmm...Turkey and swiss?" she suggested as she picked the fluffy white chihuahua, kissing the little dog's head. "And this little princess is Willa."

Courtney took on the immense number of trucks and sighed. She couldn't make up her mind but her stomach surely didn't give a hoot. She was hungry and needed food, but she didn't eat to just settle for something. "That sounds like a good idea to be honest," she bit her lip, knowing it was going to get expensive but then again, Cohen had been away so she had a little extra money to spend this week. Figured she'd treat herself and whatever they didn't eat, she could take home as leftovers. "Okay, that's a good plan, we'll split them down the middle. You go to the ones on the left and I'll go to the ones on the right and we'll reconvene in the middle!" @sebastian-blakewood

Sebastian really could relate to how the woman was feeling about making a decision. He didn't know how he was going to ever be able to make a decision but his stomach was grumbling at him and it was inevitable. "Okay, so here's an option.. You go to half the trucks and I'll go to half the trucks and then we just get together and split everything so that we really do get to have a taste of all the different things." He suggested to her. "I was thinking like the pizza cause it looks pretty good but then again i've been hearing such good things about the taco truck too!" He mentioned. @courtneyxblake

@lilianaxsantos

“Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you for who you are.”

— unknown (via smallofyourback)

So, you can balloon up or you can shrink down and I will still love you. Even if I shrink down to two inches? I'd carry you around in my pocket. MONICA GELLER AND CHANDLER BING FRIENDS (1994-2004)

"Ooh a sandwich sounds really good right about now," nodding along with a smile, "but what kind of sandwich?" She playfully groaned, realizing how life was just a series of choices that never ended. Watching as the other grabbed a treat from her purse, Courtney smiled, "cute dog. What's their name?" @fallonbauteasta

Even though Fallon had been mostly working today, taking notes and doing interviews, even she needed a break sometimes. So she figured she'd explore the food trucks, since she hadn't had a chance to eat anything today. Besides, this gave her time to get to know residents on a personal level. That would make her an even better reporter. "Oh," she said as she scanned the food trucks up and down. "I was thinking about grabbing a sandwich myself." She stopped to fetch a dog treat from her purse, passing it over to Willa.

"Honestly that's just the thing, I have no clue," she responded with a slight chuckle. Looking around at the vast amount of choices, it was daunting to say the least. "After the day I had, maybe something from each would be a good idea." I reality, she just honestly couldn't choose and she didn't want to miss out on any good food from the trucks. "What about you? What were you going to get?" @sebastian-blakewood

Sebastian was boggled with what food truck he should hit up first. There were so many good options and he knew that he was going to regret this in the morning but the gym would be there waiting for him anyways. He was tapping his chin as he walked around and then he was stopped and asked about his opinion. "Well, I mean. I don't know. What ones do you have your eyes on? Because I feel like there are so many different options, but it really foes depend on what exactly you are in the mood for? Or are you not really sure?" @courtneyxblake