In Between

4: Quad

"Brrrr...brrrr...brrr," my alarm clock rings pointlessly. I was so tired and tipsy that I fell right into bed and forgot to turn it off. I feel a foot kick me for obvious reasons .

"Okay, okay, I'm turning it off," I say groggingly while getting up to turn the alarm off, since I haven't had much sleep. I head back to the bed and lay down beside Bella, staring at the bedside clock till it faded away.

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I wake up to bright lights streaming in through the curtains we forgot to close.
I had more mate makers than I'd usually have on a weekday because of Yareli. Speaking of Bella, I turn to where she's supposed to be and find it empty. Meaning she definitely touched these curtains. I drop back onto the bed, looking up at the ceiling for a while before turning to my bedside clock to check the time. 10:12 am.

Knowing Bella, she'd be in my kitchen cooking after stealing from me. Taking my hair band, I tie up my curly hair while stepping into my bathroom. I start of with brushing my teeth, before I take a squirt of my face wash to rinse of my face. Walking out of the bathroom, I take my towel to dry my face before I walk downstairs to the kitchen. I smell them before I see them. The eggs and waffles sitting on the table, and a finely rolled joint lit between her lips. Squinting my eyes, at her, I walk to the stool in front of her,

"Blue dream?", I ask, taking it from between her lips. She nods and I take a puff from it, breathing it out.

"Morning pretty face," she says while kissing my cheek.

"Morning. How did you sleep?" I ask her as she hands me a cup of tea. Very British, yes we know. Hard to let go of what you're used to and what feels better. Instant coffee and American roast isn't doing it for us. So we stick to our tea varieties with honey and a dash of milk added last.

"Very well. It was a long night so I went out like a light after you."

"3 hours?", I ask her to which she responds negative, "4", she says.

"Hmmm. Not bad," I say taking a sip from my not so little tea cup.

"I know. Still not enough though," she says shrugging her shoulders and taking the joint from my outstretched fingers. We have a habit of having a cup of tea with a joint sometimes. It feels great to start your morning on that note, especially when it's an off day like today.

"We'll get there. Don't think about it too much. You've been doing so good." I say to her squeezing her open palm on the counter. She leans over from her seat beside me to put her head on my shoulder.

"Are we still on for going out with the girls tonight?", I ask after she passes the joint back to me.

"Hell yesss... You just concluded your deal with Yieldsure and I deserve a breather with all my late nights. Plus, its been so long." She raises her head from my shoulder and looks at me pointedly.

"Okay, okay. Don't kill me." I say laughing with my hands raised before she bites my head for suggesting otherwise. I'm still chuckling as I begin to send a message to our group chat for the night out.

Frankie: 😌 sounds like what I need right now 😈

Me: why am I not surprised? 😅

Bella: you and me both, Delgado.

Nessa: this betrayal is epic. You decide to do this now I'm away? 🥲😩

Crystal: I'm free tonight guys. @nessa enjoy your husband tonight. 😂

Me: 😏😅😅 dfkm ( don't f***ing kill me)

Bella: we are turning up for you tonight 🎊🎉
Plus, Sagey preyed on someone last night.