Coco's Best Friend

Come Around

You dressed in your clothes from the day before, while Angel got dressed. He offered you a clean shirt, but you had your bag in your car, so you declined. Even if wearing his shirt and smelling like him all day was very appealing.

He leaned in to give you a sweet kiss before you headed toward the front. When you got out by the bar, you saw Coco sitting with a cup of coffee and a plate. You walked up behind him and reached around to snag a piece of his bacon.

"Shorty, you tryin' to die today?"

"Oh, you love me, Coco, and you know it."

"I do, but you gotta keep your hands off my meat. Angel won't like that."

You started laughing as you ate his bacon anyway. Taking a seat at the bar between Coco and Angel, you reached for the cup of coffee EZ set in front of you.

"Morning, EZ."

"Hey, y/n."

"You can call me Shorty. Everyone does."

He smiled and nodded, before setting a plate in front of you. Angel reached over and grabbed a piece of your toast, before leaning down to kiss you.

"I gotta get out to the yard, bebita. You hanging here?"

"I have to go get a couple new sets of scrubs. Most of mine are pretty worn, and I gotta look decent when I start tomorrow. I'm signing the lease for my new apartment today too."

Angel nodded, before bending down to kiss you again. "Come find me before you leave, ok?"

"Of course, mi amor. I love you."

He leaned in to whisper in your ear, "I'll never get tired of hearing you call me that. I love you."

You turned your face to steal another kiss before making shooing motions. "Get outta here, Ángel."

He smiled and winked when you called him Ángel. He usually preferred to be called Angel, but he loved it coming from you.

He kissed you one more time before going out to the yard. You spun around in your seat to start eating. Coco elbowed you with a smile on his face.

"It's about fucking time, Shorty. Been waiting years for the two of you to finally figure out your shit."

"Me too, Coco. Me too."

"You coming back?"

"Yeah. I'll come back. I figured I would anyway. I missed your crazy ass. Wanna get in my Coco time before I start work."

He smiled at that, before saying he needed to get out to the yard too. You were left in the clubhouse with just EZ as you finished eating.

"So, Prospect huh? Must be pretty new. I was back here about 6 months ago and you weren't."

"Uh, yeah. I started about 4 months ago."

"That's cool. Who sponsored you, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Angel. He's my brother."

"Oh shit! I should've known! He's talked about you before."

He laughed at that. "You seem to know my brother pretty well."

You smiled softly. "Yeah, we've been friends for years. Fuck, almost 7 years, actually."

"How'd you two get hooked up if you aren't here much?"

"We've been dancing around each other for awhile now. Never started anything because I wasn't around for long. I'm a traveling nurse, so I move around. Or, I did. I just got hired on at the hospital, so I'm here for good. Guess the stars finally aligned, because I've wanted to be with Angel for years now. Wasn't sure if he felt the same."

"Well, he definitely seems like he does."

"Yeah, he does."

"So, you grew up with Coco?"

"I did. He lived in the apartment next to mine when we were kids. We were inseparable when we were younger. Always getting into trouble. He's a bad influence," you said with a laugh.

Gilly was walking out from the back and heard you.

"Shit, bebita, most stories involving you start out as 'one time, Shorty...'"

"Nope. Not gonna hear it. Johnny is the bad influence. I'm an angel."

"No, you're with Angel. Nice try."

That made you laugh. It felt good to be back. You got on well with all of the guys. You hoped you'd be able to be friends with EZ too. Not just because he was prospecting. He was Angel's brother, and you wanted him to like you.

"Well, I should head out. Gotta get that lease signed so I can start getting the shit I need for my apartment. It was good talking to you, EZ."

Both guys nodded, before you turned and walked outside. You headed over to the office, hoping one of the guys could track down Angel for you. Bish was inside, and said he'd get him for you.

"Hey, bebita, you headed out?" Angel called out as he walked up to you.

"Yeah. I want to get shit done so I can relax. It's going to be a long day tomorrow. My last job was in-home care, so I'm out of practice with hospital work."

"You coming back here when you are done?"

"Yeah, I figured I would, if that's cool with you."

"Of course it is, baby. I want to spend time with my girl."

"I really like hearing you call me your girl."

He stepped closer and slid his hand into your hair as he pulled your face to his. "You are my girl," he whispered before connecting your lips. You ran your tongue along his bottom lip, asking for entrance. He opened his mouth and his tongue met yours. Before you knew it, you were engaged in a heated make out session in the office. It was only when Bish cleared his throat that you pulled back. You giggled and leaned in to peck Angel's lips one more time before looking over at Bishop.

"Alright, you crazy kids, break it up," he said while laughing.

"I should go. It'll probably only take me a few hours, but I might hit up the furniture store too."

"Ok, bebita. Call me if you need me. I should be around the yard today, but I'll text you if we have to head out."

"Sounds good. I love you, mi amor." (My love)

"I love you too, cariño." (Sweetheart)