#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?
got home. Jessica was sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did
going out with us
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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not
from the
stopped in the kitchen and cocked my head. “Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed that
we going?”
new club
“It’s their
drinks.”
both Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds. I
tossing my bag
the counter and
and get
over her shoulder at me with a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting to think about Justin randomly showing
wasn’t a date,” I replied.
studying. And… It
returned
Lori and I were standing in line outside the club, waiting
arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels while Lori and I were both comfortable
replied. “I hate having to deal
at each
with all of
both Lori’s and my hands and dragged us straight toward the bar, where she immediately
downing it like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I
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
of sight, out of
shot we took 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 been paired up
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