On a sunny afternoon break between building tours, Lauren, Taylor, and Ryan walked with Walter and caught up. Taylor pressed for details about Lauren’s stairwell encounter with Junior, and Lauren confirmed that Junior had literally grovelled before they had sex. Lauren explained that Junior had manipulated seating to sit by her at Velvet, apologized about church and high school, and likely followed her from Mass to find her.

The group debated whether Junior’s pursuit was creepy or hot. Lauren emphasized that it felt calculated and potentially dangerous given Junior’s mob ties, though she admitted she never felt physically unsafe with him that night and mostly feared public embarrassment. Ryan urged caution, while Taylor teased and framed Junior’s actions as romantic.

When asked if she wanted to see Junior again, Lauren insisted she would avoid him and keep things casual, despite acknowledging strong attraction and enjoying his humor. She described his confession about assaulting Principal Michaels and framing Kelly, noting his lack of remorse; Ryan called it alarming, while Taylor romanticized it as “guerrilla justice.”

Lauren reflected on why she did not want to reopen past wounds: the dark aftermath of high school, shame from bullying, and feeling let down by peers and adults after her fan fiction was exposed. Taylor offered support, relating through her own strict religious upbringing and family dynamics. Lauren decided she would hide if Junior appeared, admitting her “hormones can’t be trusted.”

Shifting topics, Taylor sought advice about a pay-per-view request: a video of her nude, oiled, seasoned, surrounded by vegetables, with an apple in her mouth while basting herself. Lauren and Ryan identified it as a cannibal fetish request, not a food kink. Taylor reacted with shock; Lauren advised immediately blocking and reporting the user to Me4U and offered to help document and submit a complaint.

As Walter barked amid Taylor’s outburst, the friends left the café to avoid a scene. Ryan received a reminder that they were late for the next building tour, and the trio hurried off to continue scouting prospective locations for Velvet, tabling the Junior and safety discussions for later at home.