Chapter 307

“Alright, Option One, which I’m sure none of us are particularly interested in, is that we all are in long-distance relationships with Robbie from where we’re at. We organise trips and go to the same Cons for work, and we basically just keep going with our lives but we have someone to call and text and send our love to.”

Cassidy blew a raspberry and gave a thumbs down, showing her displeasure.

“I know, I know,” Becca said. “That’s just Option One, and it’s setting a baseline, OK?”

“To be fair, some of us are going to need to be that way for at least a bit anyway,” Terra said. “The question is what it looks like when we can change that.”

“Exactly,” Becca said. “Which brings me to Option Two. We all try to move to the same city. Now, we girls are all remote workers - I don’t think anyone in this room works a second offline job, right?” Everyone shook their heads. “So then Robbie is the only one with a non-online career that we need to consider, and it makes the most sense that we could all find places to live in Las Vegas since it’s cheaper flights to other parts of the country, and the weather is conducive to us doing shoots outside. Some of us could find rentals together and be roomies, and then we’re all together in the same city and can date Robbie.”

“I mean, that sounds a lot more reasonable, but ... to be honest, I kind of don’t want to just be near Robbie,” Cattie said. “I kept my own place in my relationship with Heather because I needed it, and maybe I didn’t ever feel really ... comfortable with the idea of moving in with her. With Robbie and Cass, I’m of the complete opposite mind.”

“Cattie is crashing with us before flying back home on a changed flight,” Cassidy said. “And I intend for her to move back in as soon as possible. I want that for you guys too, but our place isn’t exactly huge since we got it just for the two of us.”

“And that leads me to Option Three,” Becca said. “I was thinking the same thing as you, Cattie. Look, this is all going super fast for all of us, but if we’re doing this then we might as well go all the way. Obviously we each need to make our own decisions based on what we’re comfortable with, but for Option Three if enough of us want to go for it, we could pool our finances to make a downpayment on a bigger place. I’m thinking like a really nice multi-family home, or a mansion, where we can all live and work. We form an LLC to buy the house through, and everyone who chips in is a part owner of the company. Then we all help pay towards the mortgage and bills, and if we get a nice enough place we can even be like an exclusive ‘Models Hotel’ for other cosplayers and influencers coming into town for shoots, and hosting collabs, and that sort of thing. We would obviously want to vet and approve them first, but that could be an extra cash flow.”

“Jesus,” Terra said. “Last week I was trying to figure out if I could hang up a new set of shelves without breaking our lease, and now we’re talking about buying a mansion.” She let out a little laugh. “I mean, it’s a huge step, but I can see where you’re going with things. And you don’t need to limit it to online models, there are lots of companies that do fashion and swimwear shoots in Vegas at the hotel pools and stuff.”

“I’m in on buying a place,” Cattie said and looked at Cassidy. “But I think you’re the one who needs the most say, bestie. You and Robbie already own a place.”

Cassidy nodded, pursing her lips as she absorbed the idea. “This is a really big decision, and we need to talk with Robbie about it,” Cassidy said. “But I can see how it would work. My main worry would be if anyone feels bad if they can’t chip in as much, or at all, based on their savings right now. I know Robbie and I have a bit of a cushion, but it’s not massive unless we sell our current place first and then we wouldn’t have anywhere to live while we’re looking.”