𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚢.

27.

DAHLIA PARKER

AT DINNER.

"Not you getting these waiters to sing happy birthday to me." Imani turned her head to me and chuckled.

Layah and I organized some of the workers at the restaurant to sing happy birthday to Imani, even though it wasn't her birthday yet of course.

"Yeah now where my paycheck at?" Lay asked.

"Layah shut up you didn't and couldn't even sing, you were never going to get one," I said back.

"You a pathological liar." She rolled her eyes.

Everyone laughed.

"Cheers to Imani Thompson turning 21." Leo raised his glass.

Everyone had apple cider in their cups, except for Tri and Prince, who had wine.

Grown asses.

"Cheers." Everyone raised their glass and drank.

The table consisted of Prince, Imani, Lay, Leo, Demetrius and I.

We all say at a private table next to the view of the city sky.

Which was beautiful.

"You did your shit Lia. I love you for this." Imani smiled.

"Hey you planned the dinner, I just made some arrangements." I smiled back.

"I love you."

"I love you so much more" I whispered and side hugged her.

"Not the lovebirds." Prince mumbled.

I glanced at him.

"Before it was you, it was me, hush up." Imani bickered towards him.

I laughed.

"This food was fucking disgusting yo, y'all eat anywhere that's fancy." Tri interrupted.

"Exactly, whole time food be trash." Prince added

I turned towards him.

"I thought you said you liked your food?" I crossed my arms and asked.

"Im just saying in general, this food was ight."

"Yeah alright. Half your plate already gone, tryna be on Tri dick and shit." Lay inputted.

Mani and I laughed.

"Yo Mani what we doing after this?" Leo asked.

"I don't know it's kind of late, y'all wanna go down  to the night club?"

"You gotta understand there are children with us." I said.

"Who a child?" Leo and Layah said in unison.

"The fact that both of you asked told y'all everything you need to know." I answered.

"Let's go to the night pool." Prince suggested.

"That sounds like a vibe." Demetrius answered.

"The pool is open?" I asked.

"Yeah it closes around 2 I think."

"Alright let's go." Lay stuck her tongue out.

We all agreed and finished eating our food.

      ——

"Dahlia can I borrow some oil?" Lay asked as we were putting on our swimsuits.

"Why do you need oil when it's going to come off anyways."

"For my instagram pictures smart ass, I don't want to look dry."

"You are dry."

"And my dry ass will whoop your ass."

I laughed, handed her my oil and continued to change.

Blue walked out of the bathroom in a hot pink two piece, with a neon pink cover up.

"Look at youuu." Lay and I ooed in unison.

"Some slight." She blushed and smiled.

"Demetrius finna fall to his knees girl." I joked.

"Please I don't want that man Lia."

"Yeah ight." I rolled my eyes.

I finally changed into my swimsuit which was a green and white two piece, with a white cover up and my hair was slicked to the side.

"Not my sisters outshining me." Lay frowned.

"Girl boo." Blue and I said.

We heard a knock at the door and Blue went to see who it was.

She opened the door and the boys were standing there.

"This a fashion party or a pool my nigga." Tri said.

Jealous.

Blue let them all step into the room.

"Where you going with that?" Prince walked towards me.

"The pool." I answered.

"Where the one piece at?"

"You trying to say I'm fat?"

I love twisting words.

"Come on now Lia, you just look way too good."

"Thank you my baby," I said, kissing him on the cheek. "But fortunately I am wearing this."

"There ain't nobody down there anyways, it's late as hell." Blue added.

"You insecure fuck." Lay mumbled.

Prince glared at her.

She turned the other way and slipped into her slides.

Prince turned his head back to me and grabbed my face.

"You so pretty ma."

At this point no one was paying attention, talking to each other so we were in our own world.

I smiled.

"Don't make me ditch the pool." I chuckled.

"What if we do?"

He serious?

Don't gotta tell me twice.

Fat pa ready.

"Later Ace." I smirked and walked passed him.

"Y'all ready?" I asked.

Everyone turned their heads toward me.

"We been ready, y'all was just about to fuck each other over there." Blue said.

I laughed.

"Mind your business Bluetooth." Prince said.

She glared at him and turned around, leading us out of the door.

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