Attention What If

Chapter 15

POV: Skylar

"Just move in with me, there is more than enough room." Vida combs her fingers through my hair as I lay with her in her bed.

"I said we are taking it slow." I nuzzle up closer to her.

"But we have one week left until winter break, and I am going to be all alone here while you hang out with your best buddy Darleen."

I laugh.

She pouts.

"Don't be jealous. Trust me, that ship sailed a long time ago. We haven't been together since high school. Plus Darleen has her own romantic drama."

"I never said anything about romance," she points out.

I feel my cheeks flush and turn away from her.

"So why'd you bring it up?" she asks.

"I just thought that's why you were jealous of her. Old habits, Jade was always extremely jealous of Darleen."

"Well, I'm not Jade. I'm Vida, and I was jealous of her but not in a romantic way. In a she's going to steal my best friend away from me, way."

"It's only for winter break, besides, after that, I'll move into a dorm. And it's not like she'll be around all the time. She has an internship. She has to work. Plus, no one said you couldn't hang out with us too."

"I don't know, I kinda get a vibe that Darleen doesn't like me that much. At Thanksgiving, she was looking at me weirdly."

"She was not."

"If you say so."

"Chill, Darleen's a great person. You'll like her. For real. The three of us will be like peas in a pod."

"I trust you." She pecks me on the cheek.

I smile and close my eyes.

Vida makes me the little spoon and pulls the blankets over our nude bodies. I feel light, peaceful, and good.

Until my phone rings.

I grab it and see that it's Jade's job, again.

I sigh and sit up.

"Hello?"

"Sorry to bother you again Skylar, but have you heard from Jade." Her production assistant asks.

"No, but I can go and check on her."

"Thank you, please do." He says frantically.

Poor guy is probably going to lose his job with the number of times Jade keeps blowing work off.

"I got to go," I sigh and look for my clothes on the floor.

It's raining outside, and thunder rumbles in the sky.

"Again," Vida whines.

"I know, I know. I'll talk to her."

"She only does it to get your attention."

"I'll talk to her." I peck her on the lips before pulling my pants on.

I run my fingers through my now short hair, which Vida helped me get cut. I like the new bob style, it makes me feel lighter and freer in a way. It's a new me. I grab my jacket and my car keys before running outside in the rain to my car.

Then I drive to my house, I mean Jade's house, where her car is still firmly parked. It hasn't moved since I was here two days ago. I park my car and get out and open the door with my own code.