#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?

waiting for me when I got home. Jessica was sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as

going out with us

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

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“Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed that it seemed

we going?”

new club in town,”

their grand opening.

drinks.”

of this if both Lori and Jessica had already made

tossing my

and heading

and

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

a date,” I replied. “We

And… It was

grinned and returned to her

I were standing in line outside the club, waiting to get

her 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

I looked at each other and rolled our

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 girls

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

shot glass with us and downing it like a ditsy

sip and not have to drink all at 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 my drink and scanned the crowd, happy to see that neither Enzo nor Justin were around; or

sight, out

just to let loose without having to deal with any drama just us three girls. I was glad that I had been paired

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