#Chapter 40: Girls Night Out

Nina

“Fancy seeing you here,” Justin said with an oddly warm smile. “Can I sit with you?”

I bit my lip and glanced around quickly, half expecting Lisa or someone else to be snickering nearby as if this was all a prank — but there was no one else. It seemed as though he came alone. Why was he acting so different all of a sudden and dressed like Enzo? It all felt a bit weird and I didn’t really want to stick around to see what would come of it.

“I was actually just leaving,” I said, shutting my laptop and standing as I slipped my things into my bag. Justin looked immediately saddened, but what could I do? He was my ex and I had made it clear, multiple times, that I

wouldn’t be open to any sort of

friendship or relationship with him

after I found him cheating on me with

Lisa in my own bed!

“Oh,” Justin said with a sad frown, his

shoulders drooping. “Well, see you

around, then.”

I managed a pitiful smile before turning on my heel and practically running out of the coffee shop.

What was all that about?

on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did her makeup, and Lori was texting on the couch when I

going out

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

from the mirror.. novelxo.com fast

replied, a bit annoyed that

we going?”

club in town,”

their grand

drinks.”

wouldn’t be able to get out of this if both Lori and Jessica had already made up

tossing

the counter and

shower and

I paused at my

wasn’t a date,” I

And… It was

returned to

few hours later, Jessica, Lori and I were standing in line outside

who was shivering and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy,

Jessica replied. “I hate having to deal with

at each other and rolled

doing with all of the girls so far. It seemed that they just wanted

hands and dragged us straight toward the bar, where she immediately ordered

a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and

music, the flashing lights making them look like they were moving almost robotically. Jessica, of course, wanted to be right in the center of the group and wriggled her way in with Lori and I on her heels. I took a big swig of my drink and

of sight, out of

felt good just to let loose without having to

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