Shadows of You | Englot (GirlxGirl)

32. I Love You, Charlotte

POV CHARLOTTE

The beach is pretty empty, probably because it's a private beach just for the hotel we're staying at. Heidi and Marima are by the shoreline taking their best selfies, while Tina and I are lounging in beach chairs with an umbrella overhead. I'm wearing a pink bikini and sunglasses; the sun is really blazing today.

"Charlotte, those two look familiar," Tina says.

I turn to Tina, "Hmm?"

Tina points to two women in black and yellow bikinis, walking hand in hand and being all lovey-dovey. They're laughing, and occasionally the one in yellow hugs the other. They look really close, but I can't see their faces clearly because they're covered up with beach hats, sunglasses, and the woman in black is even wearing a cover-up to shield herself from the sun.

I look back at Tina, "I think they're just tourists. Who do you think they are? Stop staring, they're a couple."

Tina frowns and keeps staring at them, so I playfully slap her thigh. "Oiii! Char... I mean, they look like Nudee and P'Fa."

That makes me sit up straight and look at them again. I take off my sunglasses a bit, but I still can't see clearly because they're so covered up.

"I'm sure it's them! Seriously, Char!" Tina says and then calls Heidi and Marima over.

"What's up, Tina?" Heidi asks.

Tina explains her suspicion, but Heidi and Marima also dismiss it because we're too far away to see clearly.

"P'Fa and Nudee were just in Bangkok. P'Fa said she was going out with Nudee. There's no way they're in Phuket now," I tell the three of them, glancing back at the two women in the distance.

Then the two women start walking closer to us. As soon as the one in the black bikini takes off her cover-up, I stand up and run toward them. I'm not going to mistake this.

Heidi, Marima, and Tina follow eagerly. Nudee, thrilled to see us, immediately hugs us all. But I keep walking straight up to the person, slapping her arm.

"Oiiii Charlotte! You're slapping my arm instead of hugging me."

I frown but then hug her tightly, almost making her fall backward if she hadn't been holding me around the waist. "What are you doing here? You said you were going out with Nudee!"

Nudee laughs then said, "She wasn't lying right, P'Char? She's out with Nudee right now?"

I shake my head and slap Nudee's arm before hugging her too.

"Oii P'Char!!!" she pretends to protest.

The six of us eventually settle down in the lounge area. I don't let go of P'Fa at all, even when we sit; she's right next to me on the same chair with me leaning against her chest. That makes our friends' teasing and jokes non-stop.

"Look at this one! Can't get enough of her 'Girlfriend', huh? " Marima exclaims.

"Let them be, Phi! Sia hired me today to be her secretary again, just to pick up Sor Mon," Nudee said, her eyes glinting mischievously as she glanced over at me. I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow in surprise.

"Really? This is unexpected. What brings you here so suddenly, P'Fa?" I asked, trying to hide my curiosity behind a casual tone.

P'Fa gave me a look, her expression unreadable. Then, with a smirk, she sat up straighter, which made me sit up too. She slid her sunglasses back on, her movements confident and smooth, and then stood up, motioning for Nudee to join her.

"Let's go, Nudee," she said, her voice dripping with mock seriousness. "She's questioning why I'm here? My wife really has no clue. Let's go find another mistress; I feel like partying tonight with lots of ladies. Grab the cash from the safe-we're going all out!"