The Checklist ✔ [BOOK 1 & 2]

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Third Person POV

"M. Baker, c'est agréable de vous revoir (Mr. Baker. It's nice to see you again)" Y/N greeted

Normani forced herself to hide the blush on her face as she realized he was turned on by her friend speaking her native language

"The last time I saw you was at Noelle's funeral. I still can't believe you showed your face at her burial when you were the one that killed her" the man argued

Normani's eyebrows furrowed at the news and she looked up at Y/N for clarification

"You know I didn't kill her. You know I loved her with everything in me"

"I know and I knew she loved you but I despised you because she chose you over the boy" the old man pushed

"Listen that happened years ago. I get that it hurts because she was your daughter, I was and still am hurt. She was everything to me and you know it. I can't change the past and I'm not gonna hold myself back any longer. I'll always love her but I think it's time for me to move on" Y/N vented before getting a hold of Normani's hand and started to walk off

Before they could make it far, a shot was fired hitting Y/N right in the shoulder bone

Normani gasped as Y/N hissed in pain. Y/N used her painless arm to grab her gun which was in the waistband of her jeans but by the time she turned to the face the old man, he was already gone

"Ce fils de pute (That son of a bitch)" Y/N uttered under her breathe as she looked around the empty area

"What the hell just happened?" Normani asked

"Come on. I'll tell you back at the house" the French woman said tugging Normani's arm

They made it back to the house and Y/N headed straight to the bathroom in her old room. She got the first aid kit and took her shirt off in order to start treating the wound

Normani sat on the counter top watching as Y/N pulled the bullet from her own arm with the tweezers and clean the wound

"So...who'd you kill?" Normani asked

"I didn't kill anyone" Y/N gritted due to the burn she felt as a result of the alcohol on the cotton placed on the gun shot wound

"Who was that? If you don't mind me asking" the singer vocalized

"He is the father of my ex-girlfriend Noelle. He blames me for her death like I don't blame myself for it everyday" the police officer confessed

"Sounds like you loved her deeply" Normani said as she observed Y/N's body language

"I did. She was my first everything, my first kiss, my first love. I planned on proposing to her the night of her death. We were walking down the street to the place we first met and we were crossing the street when this car came speeding out of nowhere. I reached for her to pull her back but I was an inch late. She got hit so hard that she died on the spot, her body couldn't handle the impact." Y/N opened up

The singer sat there not knowing what to do or say

"How long has it been?" She found herself asking

"Almost four years" Y/N whispered

"What was she like?"

A smile made its way to her face as the memories of her lover filled her head

"She was funny, kind, sweet, she was filled with talents. She was you but not famous" The French woman announced

Normani raised an eyebrow at the last sentence

"If I have to explain what she was like, she was like you but the not so famous version of you" she continued with a smile on her face

Normani's mind started to fill with questions and made up solutions to those questions

"I think I'm gonna call it a night" Normani stated as she hoped off the counter

"Hey, did I say something wrong?" Y/N asked ass she held Normani's forearm

"Nothing. It just sounds like you are- nothing. Good night Y/N"

With that, Normani left the bathroom and headed towards the guestroom where she has been sleeping since she arrived in Paris

Y/N stood in the bathroom replaying what just happened as she tried to figure out what caused Normani's mood to switch so suddenly

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The flight from Paris back to L.A was not fun for Y/N. Normani hasn't uttered a word to her since their conversation last night and the tension between them was unbearable

As soon as they landed at the airport, Y/N pulled Normani with her into the bathroom and into a kiss

Normani's back was against the wall as Y/N had her trapped there between the wall and her body. The singer gasped at the action but kissed back nevertheless

Slowly, her arms reached up to locked around Y/N's neck as she deepened the kiss with the French woman. The kiss intensified as Y/N's tongue slay asked for entrance into Normani's mouth who declined by keeping her lips together

A firm squeeze of Normani's ass cheek made the singer moan which allowed Y/N's tongue entrance

Y/N pulled away from the kiss when she remembered why they were in the rest room in the first place

"What the hell is your problem?" Y/N asked

"Really? Your gonna kiss me like that and ask me what my problem is?" Normani sassed

"Don't play with me Normani" The French woman said sternly "Why have you been ignoring me the whole flight?"

"I'm just confused okay?" Normani answered as she slipped out of the space between the wall and the police lieutenant

"About what? Us?" Y/N asked

"About me. I need to think, just give me some space and time to get my head together" Normani said before exiting the rest room

Y/N stood there watching the door swing from the action just now. It felt as if she was watching the love of her life walk away from her forever

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The singer made it home where she was greeted by Dinah in the living room cuddled up with the pillows and watching a movie

"Heyyy, your back" The Polynesian grinned as she stood to her feet and tackled her best friend in a hug causing them both to fall to the floor

Normani hugged her bestfriend happy to be back home but her mind was all over the place with what occurred back in Paris. She was confused as to what her feelings were towards Y/N

"I'm so confused" Normani vented

The two stood to their feet and sat in the couch to discuss matters

"Kiss me" she added shortly after

"Bitch what?" Dinah asked

"I said kiss me, I want to see something"

Dinah looked at her best friend weird but did as she was told after hesitating

"Nothing. I feel nothing" Normani groaned

"Im not even gonna ask" Dinah said before leaving the house

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