"Nia." Her name softly fell from his lips and she soaked in his sweet breath like a pancake to syrup. Her eyes were low and she was watching his chest rise and fall. She couldn't look at him just yet. She was frozen in place.
With just this brazen...
Nia's bestie brigade had decided to have their meeting of the minds at a tapas bar off of College Street after work. Nia expected to arrive first but caught sight of her friends waiting for her on the outdoor patio adorned with bulbed string lights and wooden furniture. They waved at her eagerly; a unified jury on one side of the table, leaving an empty solo chair opposite them for her trial.
During her uber ride over, she had been trying to find the best way to answer some of their accusatory messages;
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I knew it.
BIIIITCH!
R U SERIOUS?!
Wait, what happened last night?
Did y'all fuck or sum?
I know she did not just drop this bomb on us and run...
NIA?!
But the words escaped her. Plus, how could she sum up everything she had felt and talked through with herself all day in one text? She thought it'd just be better to explain it to them all in person, however, her stomach sank as she felt their eyes on her (some through their sunglasses) as she moved through the tight dining area on the warm evening.
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"Heeey." Nia said slowly once she was in an earshot.
"Sit down Miss Nia." Jonelle tapped the table impatiently. She slid her black cat eye sunglasses on top of her head, ruffling a few blonde hairs in her sleek pixie cut.
Sarina shielded her eyes from the sun setting behind Nia. "Are you okay?" She asked softly, pouting downturned lips in Nia's direction as she sat down.
"None of that nice shit, Riri! What the fuck is going on, Nia?" Raven hissed. Nia could vaguely see Raven's narrowed eyes through the reflective aviators she was wearing.
"I don't know. I need a drink." Nia sighed.
"Bitch, so do we but you can't leave us in suspense any longer. I closed my shop early for this. Spill." Raven accompanied the stern words with a toothy smile between her glossy lips.
