Intoxicated || An Eminem Fanfiction

Chapter 7

Leila POV

I was running while listening to music when I was interrupted by an incoming call, it was Monica.

"Hey, It's Mon, are you free for a catch-up tonight?"

"Actually, I'm going out tonight with a friend, why don't you join us?"

"That sounds like a plan, so you want me to meet you there or meet up before?"

I gave her the details of a bar we'd meet at and then we thing up.

Switching the machine off, I wiped my face with the towel and went for a shower.

Over the last few weeks had gotten to know Monica well, we had been messaging back and forth.

I was glad she was moving on rather than dwelling on the relationship, it wasn't without her struggle though.

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"Thanks so much for inviting me, I can't believe you're friends with Laura, what a small world"

I smiled and picked up my drink as we were seated around the small table and started to drink it, I was worried tonight would be a bust.

But turns out Monica and Laura knew each other, through Laura's work and husband.

"I know, it's crazy, how have we never crossed paths?"

"You have, Leila's been to a few things with me that have overlapped Shady records, I just don't think you've been introduced"

"The six-degree theory of Kevin Bacon works" Laura said with a chuckle.

"So Leila, I'm curious because of your line of work, are you seeing anyone exclusively?" Monica asked, changing position and getting comfortable.

Laura snorted while stirring her obnoxiously pink "Leila? Date MEN? Satan would soon leave the throne before this one ever dates again"

I rolled my eyes at her.

"No I'm currently happily single"

"And she's been happily single since she was 21" Laura quipped.

"That's still by choice" I said kicking her under the table "I'm okay with being single, not all of us feel the need to run off and marry our university sweetheart, miss thang"

"Oh really? If it's not too personal, can I ask why?"

"Long-standing issues thanks to every man I've come across in my life, been let down by one of my idols many years ago and men that were meant to have raised and protected me, blood or otherwise, I gave up on them" I said sipping from my cup "I do manage to let them not disgust me long enough to get off"

"That was my next question" Monica laughed "So you still sleep with them?"

"I'm not a complete animal Monica, of course I do, a girl gotta eat"

"I agree, we gotta eat" Monica said with a nod "So you don't date exclusively, but do you ever take up an offer to go out?"

"If they want to wine and dine me before I hit it and quit it that's on them" I said with a Smirk.

"Leila's one of those lucky women that never had to pick a struggle because she's beautiful"