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"Hey, Mariah!" Thaïs exclaimed, leaning the right side of her body into the center console, 'It's Thaïs."
"I know who it is. How are you, girl?" Mariah asked the woman, clasping her Cross necklace in the back. She rarely gave her number out to anyone for safety reasons, but her phone company also displayed everyone's government name across her screen when they called her.
"I'm doing okay. Sorry, I'm just now calling you. I've been busy." Thaïs said. It was not a complete fib; She did have numerous assignments to complete for her clients, but she also had ample opportunity to call.
"It's okay. I'm glad you called. Is it to tell me you listened to my music?" Mariah joked, slicking her baby hair down.
Thaïs laughed to herself. She picked at microfibers in her pants while staring into space. "Your music is good. I liked a lot of songs."
"What's your favorite?" Mariah asked, staring at herself in the mirror. She always liked hearing the answer to that question, because the responses were similar.
"Hmmm, I'll get back to you on that one. I was calling you to see how you were doing." Thaïs commented.
"Damn, it sound like you about to hang up on me already!" Mariah joked, making Thaïs let out a small chuckle. Mariah didn't like talking to anyone the way she liked talking to Thaïs. She could be herself with her while also being comfortable.
"Of course not! You're probably busy. I mean it is the middle of the day." Thaïs had to go home and do some much needed self-care anyway so the sooner she got home the better. She noticed the clock on her dashboard read 4:23, so she knew it was time to head home.
"I told you to call me whenever you want, didn't I? And I answered your call so I can't be that busy. I'm just getting ready for dinner. Should I do a nude lip or a pink lip?" Mariah asked, holding up two shades of NYX Butter Gloss. She was indecisive, so she would probably bring them both anyways.
"Nude is my go-to...but honestly they will both look good on you. I would say pink suits your skin tone better though. And speaking of dinner...when are we going out?" By now, Thaïs was comfortable enough with the phone call to ask that question. Her palms were clammy in fear that Mariah would say no, but she was confident in them both.
Mariah smiled down at her phone and muted the microphone before letting out a squeal. Brandon looked at her in confusion, and she gave him a thumbs up. She tapped her phone before getting back to Thaïs. "Uhh, I'm in the studio all day Friday, but I got you on Saturday. What you wanna do?"
Thaïs muted her phone and let out a brief scream before calming herself down. "We can do whatever you want. Show me your favorite places in the city."
"I gotchu. I have a couple places in mind I can take you, but I want to surprise you." She already had a few places she knew she would love. One place would be the zoo since Mariah remembered Thaïs saying peacocks are her favorite animal to see, but hadn't been since she was younger.
