(Merry Christmas ^^;)
Juliet
Juliet paused mid bite on a fork loaded with waffle, strawberry, whipped cream, and syrup to check the cause of her phone's jingling. She smiled lightly at Kate's reply and held up a finger to signal Joyce that she had an order once there was time to come get it. Once she caught Joyce's attention and received a nod she resumed eating. She had always admired Joyce's motivation, there was a woman who really stood up to all of life's troubles and beat them down. It was sad that Chloe had lost so much so quickly, it really seemed to have broken her and caused a lot of trouble for Joyce and David. Juliet could see that David was hard working and cared for Chloe and Joyce, but too strong willed to be what Chloe needs right now. Though thinking about David's approach to work compared to her own was a scary thought, it might be time for some re-evaluation... right after she finishes her current article.
She comes out of her thought train to Dana talking about Mr. Prescott. She grimaces, "I can't imagine trying to impress a man like that, I can barely live up to my
own standards." She breaks some tension with a playful smile and says, "Honestly, though, Nate's working harder than a lot of us, he's just been put up against much tougher mountain," she glances over to Joyce, humming thoughtfully, "I bet he and Chloe would actually be better off if the two of them managed to seriously talk out some of their personal experiences together, that would be such a fun experiment if I could guinea pig them somehow." She taps her fork lightly against her bottom lip in thought before remembering she has a wonderful spread being made to wait impatiently for her to devour it.