#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

going out with us

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

up from the

bit annoyed that

we going?”

new club

“It’s their grand opening.

drinks.”

this if both Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds. I loved them, but they were

said, tossing

and heading

shower and get

asked, looking over her shoulder at me with a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting to think about Justin randomly showing up like a clone of

date,”

And…

returned to

and I were standing in line

was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress

much trouble,” Jessica replied. “I hate having to

each other and

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

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

us and downing it like a ditsy sorority

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

sight, out of

dancing along with my friends. It felt good just to let loose without having to deal with

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