𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 ༄ 𝗷. 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻

𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚢-𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚛

𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚢-𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚛. 𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎

"NATASHA!" Bhavika screamed up the stairs.

"What the FUCK!? When did you get here?" Natasha ran down the stairs, surprised to see Bhavika standing in her living room.

"Athena gave me an key and Shalene dropped me off." She smiled. "Finish getting ready, I need to run over a few more plans with you for the wedding."

"Right. I need to do a few more things and then I'll be right down."

"You better hurry, we have a reservation in thirty minutes." Bhavika said and looked down at her watch.

"I know, I know I'm hurrying." Natasha ran up the stairs, disappeared for a few minutes before coming right back down. "Let's go." Bhavika waved to her and they walked outside, getting into Natasha's truck.

Bhavika put her crutches into the back seat and go in on the passenger's side. She hadn't quite gotten back into driving yet, since she had gotten out of her wheelchair a month ago.

Natasha and Athena's wedding was in two days and Bhavika needed to go over some final preparations for the wedding. So, they made plans for lunch at a nice restaurant and would get to work over a glass of wine.

"Reservation is under Patel." Bhavika said to the hostess.

"Bria?" She nodded and they followed the waiter to their table.

"Using your fake name again?" Natasha asked and sat down at the table.

"It's easier than having to hear them completely butcher it." She said and leaned her crutches against the wall and took her own seat. "Okay first things first. Are your dress whites back from the dry cleaners?"

"Yes." Natasha rolled her eyes playfully.

"Don't roll your eyes at me Trace." Bhavika scolded her. "Don't come running to me when everything goes to shit."

"Hi there ladies. I'm Timothy and I'll be your waiter, can I get you guys started in some drinks?"

"I'll have a glass of Merlot." Bhavika said looking at the drinks list.

"I'll have the same."

"Are you ready to order or do you need more time?" Timothy asked.

"Just a little more time." Bhavika smiled and he nodded and walked away. "Back to What I was was saying. Do you have everyone you want invited to your bachelorette party tomorrow?"

"Yes. Bradley, Wren, Bob, Lahela, well basically just the entire Dagger squad. Except Billy is still in Texas, Minerva isn't coming, Neil will be at the wedding but can't make it tomorrow night and Austin is working the night shift so he can't make it. Also Hangman is coming this time." Natasha listed off.

"It will be nice to finally put the name to a face."

Bhavika wrote it down in her notebook she had brought. There was one thing that still confused her, why did Natasha only call Hangman by his callsign, never his real birth name.

"Let's look at the menu and we continue this in a moment." Natasha shoved the laminated piece of paper into her face.

Timothy came back with their wine and they both ordered their main entree's. He wrote it down and nodded at the two women, his eyes lingering on Bhavika for longer than Natasha's liking. Natasha glared at the waiter as he passed her by and Bhavika raised an eyebrow.