Doyle/Taylor 1
Well it's officially summertime in New England and that means that all the elite scatter off to York Harbor to enjoy sun, sand, and summer romance in their vacation homes. Unfortunately for Shannon and Sadie, two young girls struggling to make it in the big city, that isn't the case. They are stuck here in downtown Arlington trying to make ends meet and between the two of them the summers can be a real bummer.
Shannon is usually up and out early on her way to work at the salon downtown. She dreams of one day opening her very one salon but can barely make rent so the idea of saving up any money is on the back burner, for now anyway.
Her first client of the day was Mrs. Russo, a regular of hers. She has been coming to the salon for decades and one day when her regular stylist wasn't available Shannon took her on and has been her new stylist ever since. She's an easy client and a good tipper, her husband does quite well at the pizzeria. She even brought Shannon some pizza to bring home, which was a nice treat to surprise Sadie with.
Sadie is kind of fly at the seat of your pants type of gal. She's a free spirit and a little quirky. She does a lot of odd jobs to get by - which sometimes is a struggle for Shannon as she feels she needs to work harder in order to keep a roof over their heads at times. Luckily they got a great deal on the apartment they share - a young doctor owns the building and gives them a nice break in rent.
She's your typical starving artist I guess you could say. She sings, paints, takes photographs, and has even tried her hand at acting - though that didn't go over too well. She sings at the local coffee shop and has brought on quite a following though the tips are few and far between. She's pretty much just in it for the unlimited coffee and muffins.
Shannon is really like a mother/older sister figure for Sadie even though they only have one year in age difference. Sadie grew up in foster care and has been on her own most of her life. The girls enjoy dinner together most evenings and really love living together.
Sadie is very into health and fitness and spends a lot of her spare time doing yoga in their cramped apartment. She's been trying to get Shannon into it but she has no desire to give it a try. Shopping is her cardio according to her.
Even though the city is quiet this time of year the girls still manage to get out to some of the clubs and celebrate. They both have birthdays coming up next month and wanted to celebrate before Shannon goes back to Pennsylvania to visit her family for a couple of weeks. What will Sadie do without her? 
