savannah's pov +

"hey" johnson opened his door and greeted me with a hug. he bent down slightly to mess up ethan's dark hair. "hey, little man!".

"i'm not little, i'm almost four!" ethan corrected then ran ahead of us into the living room.

we followed his direction as i carried my own hand bag and larger backpack with ethan's belongings.

"thanks again for watching him last minute. our babysitter is sick, jack's at work and the downside of being promoted is how extremely busy i am nowadays" i explained.

"come on, savannah. what type of godfather would i be if i said no?" he chuckled.

i smiled back at him then crouched down to ethan's height, "okay ethan, so you're going to be a good boy for uncle johnson today. daddy will pick you up in a few hours and your favourite toys are all here".

"okay" he nodded, focusing on the miniature toy train in his hands.

"oh and don't give him any popsicles no matter how much he begs. he'll get a tummy ache and he snuck about ten of them to his room yesterday without jack and i knowing" i stood up and said, causing johnson to let out a laugh.

"hey, you've gotta give him credit. that's pretty smart - up top ethan!" he raised his hand as ethan jumped up to high five him.

i glared at johnson's behaviour just as we all heard the front door close, and a pair of heels reaching the room.

"aw, has little ethan come to visit us?" yara walked towards and gave ethan a joyful wave.

"yara, can you keep the popsicles away from ethan? your fiancé is being a child" i folded my arms and gave an unimpressed look at johnson.

"isn't he always?" she replied.

he pouted at her words, but she swatted his arm to play off the joke.

"how are you anyways?" i wondered.

"between wedding planning and my dad still hating the fact that i'm actually getting married, i'm doing great".

"he doesn't hate that you're getting married" johnson pointed out. he sat on the couch and fiddled with the toys that ethan was handing him. "he just hates that you're marrying me".

"well, i'm doing it anyways so who cares?" yara sat beside him and pecked his lips. ethan quickly covered his eyes at the scene and humorously let out a sound of disgust.

"i better get going" i chuckled. "remember - popsicles, johnson".

he rolled his eyes, "yes, i'll keep the popsicles away, savannah".

"oh and he's fine with whatever for lunch, he's not really a fussy eater" i began to say. "but obviously, no nuts since he's allergic....oh wait did i pack his—".

"hey, calm down. we've watched him tonnes of times before" yara rested her hand on my shoulder to calm me.

"i know, i'm just thinking of all the stuff i have to do once i get to work" i huffed and ran my fingers through my hair.

"you'll get through it, savannah" johnson assured.

"yeah" yara agreed, nudging me. "you're a freaking boss now".

i smiled lightly at my friends - thankful to have so many when my work is incredibly hectic like this.

"thank you. ethan, i'm gonna leave you now" i bent down and informed him.

he immediately came in and hugged his little arms around my legs, "bye mommy".

"bye baby" i kissed the top of his head and smoothed down his hair. "see you both later, call me if you need anything".

"will do, bye" johnson replied, and i said my goodbyes too before leaving to get in my car and head to the vogue offices.

+

as i was tapping my pen against my cheek to read over the notes i had written, a knock played on my office door - interrupting my train of thought.

"come in" i called.

"a latte for you" my colleague and now, close friend, jade walked in and settled a starbucks cup on my desk.

"you, are a lifesaver" i touched my heart as she proudly flipped her hair over her shoulder.

"i know" she chuckled then sipped her own drink. she squinted down at the notes in front of her. "fashion week meeting?".

"yes, in fifteen minutes" i groaned. "i'm so unprepared, jade".

"you'll do fine, savannah. half of our conversations are about what would look good on the runaway this year or next - just act like you're talking to me".

"i could do that" i thought a loud and bit my lip, taking a small sigh of relief.

"see? relax, you know what you're doing" jade assured me. "but i should probably leave you to it".

"thanks again for the coffee" i told her whilst she made her way to the door.

"no problem" she replied, before slowly turning back around on her heels to me. "actually, one more thing. have you spoken to nate lately?".

"um, not since a few days ago. why?" i inquired, drinking my drink to wait for a response.

"it's nothing, i just haven't heard from him for a while...quite a long time, actually" she sadly dropped her head, tapping her nails against her cup.

"it's not a crime to call him first, you know. it's been a month since you two broke up, so you're bound to miss him".

jade threw her head back slightly, consoling herself, "i know, i know. it just ended so heatedly, so it's hard...but anyways, you should get back to your meeting prep. i'll see you at lunch?".

"yep, see you".

jade left my office, closing the door behind her as i thought about all the drama going on between my friends and their relationships.

it's so weird that none of it includes jack and i - it's been like that for years and i'm glad. but i just hope that they all get through it since i understand how difficult it can all be to deal with.

"savannah" my door opened once again, revealing my assistant, mandy. "you have a visitor".

"now?" i dropped my shoulders then glanced at the clock. "i have a meeting in ten that i need to prepare for. who is it?".

"jake wallace from the press about last week's runway show" she read from her clipboard. "i told him that you're busy, but he insisted that he sees you, mrs gilinsky. it's important".

i sighed and then nodded to approve, "okay...um, yeah, bring him in".

i brushed my hair over my shoulders as i sorted out the papers on my desk to clean up a little.

"hi, sorry. i wasn't actually expecting a press interview today considering i—" i cut myself off as i finally looked up from my desk. "max".

"hey savs" he closed the door behind him. "i mean, savannah. sorry".

i stood up and slowly backed towards the window behind me, feeling my mouth go dry and my heart pound against my chest.

"what are you doing here?" i managed to question.

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LMAOOO PLEASE DON'T HATE ME FOR BRINGING MAX BACK BUT I'VE HAD THIS IDEA FOR A WHILE AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT SORRY !! 🌹

shitty first chapter but i love you all and i hope you still continue to read even though the most hated character out of my fanfics is back. 🙂

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