THE DARE | BWWM 18+ (editing)

xxi - liar liar

I R I S

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Bliss: perfect happiness; great joy

Leonardo makes me feel blissful.

I've never used that word before and to be honest, I had to look it up online to find it.

Everything is so good with him. Our late-night talks when I can't sleep, the way he always listens to me rant about the characters in the shows I am watching, and when we're together, it's always fiery. Our cuddle sessions are my second favorite because they're always filled with laughter. He always tells me cute stories about his childhood, and we even play 21 questions on a few occasions to learn the small details about each other.

I had sworn off relationships and for a while, I had given up on love. Woah, love?

Not there yet, but I can see it in the future. It would be impossible for it to not happen with Leo. He treats me so well, he is so good to me. So so good.

I sit on my couch reminiscing about the last couple of months.

Leo told me that he wanted me to meet him at the club tonight because there is someone close to him that he wanted me to meet. He told me that he owned the club along with multiple others during our Italy trip so it makes sense why he would choose his own business as the rendezvous point. I get nervous about meeting new people so I asked him if Josh could come with me and he agreed. I'm happy that he did because it calms my nerves significantly to have my best friend by my side.

I recently realized that Josh is a better friend to me than Amari ever was. Yes, we had a lot of good moments but I was always there for her and she was barely there for me. She told me she "didn't see the signs" of Kyle's abuse but how many black eyes and how much weight did I have to lose until she noticed?

So Josh is my best friend now because our friendship is actually reciprocal. He's there for me as much as I am there for him. I didn't know who I was meeting at the club so I kept my outfit neutral. I didn't want it to be too revealing but cute enough because my boyfriend is going to be there.

My makeup and hair were pretty simple. I picked an all-brown dress, with some dark heels, and a brown bag, and finished off with some bracelets and earrings. I always wear the necklace that Leo gave me so it was already on.

The outfit isn't exactly clubby but I'm not going there to dance. I'm going there to talk to my boyfriend and meet someone close to him. With any luck, the night would end with him taking the dress off of me.

My doorbell rings and I get up from the couch to open it to Josh. He has a huge grin on his face and I can't help but laugh at him. "Why are you so cheery?" I ask him.

"Your boyfriend approves of me," he sings. "It's nice to be appreciated."

"Are you drunk already?"

"No!" He exclaims. "I took like two shots, so I'm just living my life."

Josh has a high alcohol tolerance so those two shots did not affect him. I, on the other hand, would be tipsy after three shots.

"Yeah, yeah, whose car are we taking?"

"You take yours and I take mine. I might have plans for tonight," I wink and he playfully rolls his eyes.

"GOD," he yells and looks up at the ceiling. "When is it my turn?" he whines and I laugh. "Are you homophobic?" He asks, still looking up at the ceiling.

"JOSH!" I slap his arm and scold him. "You're going to hell for that."

"I'm gay so probably,'" he says playfully.