𝟐% 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 [𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐚𝐮]

𝚜𝚌𝟹𝟺: 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜

    𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑰'𝑺 𝑺𝑴𝑰𝑳𝑬 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑬𝑵𝑮𝑹𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑫 𝑶𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑹 𝑭𝑨𝑪𝑬 as she walked into the Porter-Bowen-Greene-Matthew-Smith household (that name was obnoxiously long, which is why they just referred to it as the 2% house). "Hi everyone!" She beamed as she walked into the living room. Ricky was trailing not too far behind from her when she noticed Lily was already there, picking at the petals of some white roses.

As the brunette got greetings from everyone in the room but the blonde she asked, "Lily?" with a semi-amused grin as she walked up to the island. "Who are the flowers for?" She had hoped they were for Gina, and that Lily was finally making her move.

The blonde's eyes shot up to her. "They're for you now." She mumbled, shoving them towards her. Oh no. Nini thought. "We need to talk." She tugged the girl away from the group as she mumbled.

"Lily what's—"

"Why don't you just talk here?" Ricky asked, pushing his hands in his pants pockets. "Surely if it was serious you would've spoken over the phone, or maybe in person somewhere else right?"

Nini tried to brush off his gentle passive-aggression, while Lily, who still had yet to slacken the death grip on Nini's arm, replied, "She wouldn't return my calls." She turned back to Nini. "Now can we talk Nini? Please?" Her blue eyes pleaded with the brunette.

The look in her eyes told her it was urgent. "Um... Sure."

"Lily, we know. There's really no use in dragging her off to craft your story now." Ricky's armor was starting to crack, and it was taking everything in him to keep the anger inside.

"Story?" Nini mumbled to Lily as she turned around slowly to face Ricky and his bandmates that were scattered around the living room and kitchen and suddenly gravely silent. "What story?" She asked, looking between Ricky and Lily.

"It wasn't her! It was me talking to you Ricky, I swear it." Lily urged from where she stood. The grip she had on her singer's arm tightened, and Nini's blood shot down cold.

"Just tell the truth." Gina mumbled.

"You should tell the truth, Gina. Maybe you're just doing this all because you're afraid of your feelings and—"

"I did like you Lily. You said all the right things, and it seemed like the snake you acted like you were was just a facade but now that you're lying I— I don't really know what to believe anymore." Gina shrugged. "I don't know how much... how much time I have left and I'm not wasting it on someone who's gonna lie to me." Ricky assumed the position next to Gina and rubbed her shoulder.

"I didn't lie, and you're not going to die Gina, so stop saying it." The thought of the dancer being gone was too much for everyone to bear.

"What are they talking about Lily?" Nini hoped it wasn't what she thought it was.

"They think that when me and Ricky were dating, it was really you talking to him. Not me." Lily's blue eyes were piercing Nini's.