Still

28.

Chapter Twenty Eight

"This shit looks so good," Lauryn said after all of the food was placed on the kitchen table beautifully. One thing she always admired was a good aesthetic and Brianne always made sure that she brought the appropriate vibes to the party.

Tonight, everyone was in attendance. There was Malik, Brianne, Lauryn, Christopher, Elijah, Maia, Zakari, and Jourdan. Friendsgiving was the event that none of them dared to miss. It was a thing that everyone had to make sure to fit in their schedules or else you had to deal with Lauryn going apeshit. Normally, she hosted the event, but due to the wedding being in just a few short weeks, Brianne and Malik decided to take over duties this year.

"Maia really did her damn thing," Christopher responded, his arm roped around his girl's waist. His attendance shocked most of them, because they were definitely cutting it close with his games.

Maia was walking past them and heard the comment. "Maia always does her damn thing," she replied on her journey to the kitchen. While everyone was having alcoholic beverages in their red cups, she was subjected to drinking apple juice.

"Y'all almost didn't have shit," Jourdan replied. "Damn girl pulled off a miracle."

"Do you always have to tell my business?" Maia asked him with a deep frown. She poured apple juice into her cup and waited for his response.

Jourdan took a sip of his alcoholic beverage. He was wearing the hell out of his tailored black suit tonight, as were all of the men. The theme had changed many times over the last few weeks, but once Brianne settled on formal attire, they knew, per usual, they needed to show out and remind people why they were the best friend group. "Any time you fuck up, yes," he replied.

Maia sneered and stuck her middle finger up at him. "Are we taking this picture before or after I eat?"

"Before!" Brianne spoke up from the dining room. She was putting the finishing touches on the table. "You won't catch me bloated as fuck while the internet goes crazy."

"Alright, let's hurry up before the food gets cold and shit," Lauryn told them, sitting her cup down in the kitchen. They had already decided on where the picture would be taken, which was in the backyard. There something abut the night time and their dark colored clothing that Lauryn knew would be fire.

Because there were numerous pictures coming from the shoot, they had to rearrange their positions a million times. For the pregnancy photo announcement, they placed Maia in the middle of the group. Everyone else posed around her. While Jourdan was next to her, holding and showcasing her stomach, Zakari towered behind her. The two of them took pictures alone, which posed to be more of a mess, because neither of them could act right, which was a true testament to their friendship.

Mai and Jourdan were both sent a copy of the pictures and had both typed out their captions. "You ready?" Jourdan asked, ready to press send.

Breathing out, Maia looked over her post one last time. She was pretty much doing a photo dump, but the very first picture was their pregnancy announcement picture. "Yes," she answered.

After a quick countdown, their posts were simultaneously posted for the world to view. They'd had everything planned and all notifications would be silenced for the remainder of the night. They'd deal with whatever came with it tomorrow, but as for tonight, they would be relishing in the moment with their friends.

jaydavis: Friendsgiving 2021. New vibes coming to our tribe.
maiabrix: Crew Love + Baby Davis.

Their captions were short, sweet, and to the point. The pictures painted the perfect picture of what didn't need to be said. They made it clear that Maia was pregnant with Jourdan's baby, they weren't together, and she was with Zakari. Any other questions, they could simply kiss their ass.