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#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?

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

out

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

up from the

cocked my head. “Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed that it

we going?”

club in town,”

their grand opening.

drinks.”

out of this if both Lori and Jessica had

tossing my bag

and heading to

and get

looking over her shoulder at me with a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting to

wasn’t a date,” I

And… It was

and returned

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

rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a

replied. “I hate having to deal with

each other

the bouncer said, waving us forward. He let us through without so much as checking our ID’s, which he had been doing with all of the

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. The bartender

wrecked!” Jessica shouted over the music, clinking her shot glass with us and downing it like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I gave each other

as one big unit to the 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

sight, out of

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 with them