why you bother me when you know you don't want me?
why you bother me when you know you got a woman?
why you hit me when you know better?
-love galore, sza ft travis scott
she was back in los angeles and which meant luca was back to her senses and back to her reality. there was something so refreshing about not being in phoenix anymore, she could breathe clearly now without anything clouding her senses. she was back. being in arizona with devin did not change one bit about where she stood on love and men- she a had a game to run.
dorian thompson-robinson watched as sophia, lex and luca entered the apartment. his brown eyes never leaving luca as she came in smiling and greeting everyone. he was waiting to make his move, in hopes that maybe he and luca could end the night together like they were so used to.
luca giggled and chattered with the people who filled the small apartment that belonged to quentin and dorian in westwood. her eyes scanned around the room, people were outside with the hookah and others trying to cram somewhere in the house. some form of rap song blasted from the speakers. it was a typical night for them in los angeles. the usual kickback and the usual people that came. it was by no means a house party but it was enough for them to vibe all together for the rest of the night.
it was nights like this that made luca realized she enjoyed so much her youth and the way she loved the freedom that came with her youth. no strings attached and doing whatever she pleased and whoever she pleased to be with, "same routine tonight?" sophia asked as the trio was now in the kitchen, raging to find chips and the queso quentin had said they had made before everyone piled in.
lex looked at her friend, munching away as the two of them looked at luca, "so you're not just fucking devin?" she asked. it was a weird situation to be in if anyone was lex but truly the woman did not care. it was for them to worry about was was going on, who also happened to be very much mature to know what they were doing.
"i don't think he's just fucking me." luca retorted as she dipped her chip into the queso as sophia shook her head. out of the three, sophia always seemed to be the mom of the group. always just wishing their friends would just slow their pace down a bit. she had lex who was the crackhead and suddenly fire cracker and luca was all the above. while sophia was the mellow out version of her friends but together they infamously had gotten the name house fire because they were all the same person but in different fonts.
lex shrugged, "you're right." she agreed making luca roll her eyes.
"you're at least using protection, right?" sophia interjected making luca raise her hand and salute like a sergeant making lex snort, "don't be a bitch, whore."
"yes ma'am." luca repeated, "i am using gods blessing, birth control and the handy dandy motherfucker called birth control."
the three stood around the island, the chips and queso just tasting so good to them that they forgot that there was more people around them, their own conversation good enough for them to last them years on end. luca watched quentin and dorian walk towards them. the smirk on her flings face made it obvious that they both had the same plans tonight and it was only a matter of who was going to make the move tonight to get the party started, "you smell that?" quentin sniffed around, nudging dorian who smirked at his friend, "i smell fire." quentin stated and it was dorian's turn to join the banter quentin had started.
"yeah, man," dorian frowned his eyes, "it's right here, too."
"boy, get out of my face." sophia spoke up, shoving her boyfriend away as it was clear to what the two was referring to, "i can smell dumb and dumber." her wild curly hair being missed with by quentin who brought her closer to his chest as his frame leaned into the island.
luca felt dorian get closer to her, a small smirk on his lips as she pretended to be interested in the conversation, before finally looking at him. the braids that usually frame the front of his face being tucked away in the hat he wore, "what you on tonight?" he questioned.
luca feigned innocence, her features traced with confusion who made dorian narrow his eyes as he looked at her, "i don't know, you tell me."
"i'm tryna be whatever you tryna be." he responded as he crossed his arms against his chest, "what we on tonight?" he asked again, this time changing the words around when he asked the question because they both knew what they were trying to be on and how they wanted to spend the night but it was always a game of cat and mouse. both waiting to see who was gonna cut to the chase first.
"don't ask questions you already know the answers to." the latin woman answered boldly but before she could say anything else her phone vibrated against her bottom.
wyd
you free?
tryna hear your voice
it was devin. it was like he could sense that she was slipping away from his grip and wanted to make sure to remind her that things were far from different now. luca wasn't even able to unlock her phone to reply before her phone started ringing. booker, it read and luca had to move away from the scene.
the balcony welcomed her, the smell of weed filling her nostrils as she walked outside, watching as they passed the blunt. walking further away so she could answer and no one could hear who she was on the phone because she simply did not want the world to know, "hello." she answered.
devin could hear the smirk as she walked away from the people he was with, "what you on?" he asked and luca shook her head. men were so predictable. they were the same creatures and had the same game.
"that's none of your concern, booker." she retorted, "my business is for me to worry about and for you to stay out of."
"damn, ma," he stated as he looked over his shoulder, "why you don't want your other man know i'm on the other end?" they were both playing with fire. different people taking up their time but still making time to make sure they didn't forget about each other. keeping tabs on each other.
"tell your bitch i said hi." she sassed back making him scoff, "don't hit me with that there ain't another one because we both know that's bullshit."
"nah." he spoke but on the other side of the garden kendall jenner and the people he was with were in their own conversation, "put yo' man on the phone then."
luca watched the stars and how they filled and loved the moon and the sky. the galaxy was truly a work of art and she wanted to filled like that. to have the stars and the moon brought to her and to feel like she was like it. she just thought that they danced so beautifully together. she could sit and watch them all night. devin thought she was that beautiful. so complex like the galaxy. never ending and always so much to discover. but they were in different realties, one they both refuse to let go because their little fantasy was such a good escape from their realties.
"dev" the females voice snapped luca from reality but not far behind was devins own reality too.
"you ready to go?" asked the males voice making devin nod angrily.
"you're busy." they both answered together knowing what it meant, their lines going silent as they both turned to look at their realties.
