#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?

sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did her

going out with

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

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bit annoyed that

we going?”

new club

“It’s their

drinks.”

sighed, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to get out of this if both Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds. I loved them, but they were

I said, tossing my

counter and

and

I paused

a date,”

And… It

returned to her

were standing in line outside the club, waiting to get

Jessica, who was shivering and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress

much trouble,” Jessica replied. “I hate having

looked at each other and

with all of the girls so far. It seemed that they just wanted as many college girls as possible

and handed our coats over to the attendant, Jessica grabbed both Lori’s and my hands and dragged us straight toward the bar, where she immediately ordered three shots of some alcohol that I couldn’t hear her pronounce over the loud club music.

us and downing it like a ditsy

almost robotically. Jessica, of course, wanted to be right in the

sight, out

at the bar started to hit, and soon I was dancing along with my friends. It felt good just to let loose without having to deal with any drama just us three girls. I was glad that I had

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