<div class="floatright">(http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2014/10/20/20-ryan-phillippe-cruel-intentions.w529.h529.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Richard Toomes (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=281599.msg13851750#msg13851750)<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Suit with red shirt. (https://images.hugoboss.com/is/image/boss/hbeu50297076_001_10?$re_fullPageZoom$&wid=1500&hei=2275) (Along with his tag)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Hotel Ballroom<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Juliet, Tanner, Evion, Open<br/><hr/><br/><br/>Richard grinned. "Trust me. I could use a babysitter .. and wine more often." Then he sighed, "But I wouldn't know what to do. It's not like I'm seeing anyone. And most of my friends don't live nearby." He said honestly, "I wouldn't really know what to do." He didn't want to complain so he didn't mention that he had done everything with Elisabeth the past years. Neither of them had formed many friendships after high school so now his social circles were rather narrow.<br/><br/>But he hadn't come to the reunion to wallow in his sorrow. So he looked up and smiled, "But I don't really mind either. You know I love the kids and I love getting to know them every day. I hope moving here will help. Our family is here and we ... I still have friends here. So maybe I should also start looking for a house with babysitter and wine included." He grinned, "OK that did sound wrong - sorry."<br/><br/>When Juliet offered to help him with his housing search he smiled, "Oh I promise you. I'm going to hold you up to that Juliet. It would be great to get some help. Moving can be such a hard job and with those two bundles of energy I'm going to be overtaxed." He said with a laugh. "By the way. Did you ever get to see pictures of them?" He asked. He was not about to pull his phone out and show Juliet the pictures. But if she wanted to see them he'd show her later. Richard had promised himself when Elisabeth got pregnant that he would never be a parent that constantly showed the pictures of his kids to everyone. That was also why there were no pictures of them on his Facebook or anywhere else on the internet.<br/><br/>As she got up to get a snack, Richard grinned at Juliet, "Don't worry Milady. I will guard your seat, on scout's honor." But before she got to turn he grabbed her wrist gently and looked her in the eyes. Quietly he said, "Thank you Juliet, for making this happen. It means a lot to<em>me</em>." Then he let her go on her quest to find sustenance.<br/><br/>He watched her go. She had become a beautiful woman. Perhaps she had always been that, but back in high school he didn't have eyes for anyone but Elisabeth. He was happy that he counted her among his friends, even if she really had been a friend of Elisabeth's.