#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?

a little handheld mirror as she did her makeup,

out

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

from the

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

we going?”

new club in town,”

“It’s their grand opening.

drinks.”

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

tossing

and

shower and

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

wasn’t a date,” I replied.

And… It

returned

and I were standing in line outside the club, waiting

told you to bring a coat,” I said to Jessica, who was shivering and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels

replied. “I hate having to

at each other and rolled

doing with all of the girls so far.

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. The bartender filled

the music, clinking her shot glass with us and downing it like a ditsy sorority girl.

once, then headed for the packed dance floor. The sweaty mob of horny college students swayed and bounced 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 heels. I took a big swig

of sight, out of

friends. It felt good just to let loose without having to deal with any drama just us three girls. I was glad

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