"Latch"

Miami

So my birthday weekend has arrived and I was more than ready to turn up with my girls.
A short vacation- birthday celebration was much needed after last week's drama.
I was in my room double checking my suitcase to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything, and then Aaron walked in and flopped down on the bed.

"Oh, good. I was just about to tell you to come help me close my suitcase.", I said.

He laughed and shook his head as he held the flap down so I could zip it.

"Why did you pack so much? ", he asked.

"Cuz I was indecisive about what clothes and shoes I wanted to take."

"You should definitely be in a bikini the whole time... or... nothin'.", he said with a grin on his face.

I playfully threw my shirt at him.
We still haven't had sex with each other yet, however, I did pack a few lingerie items just in case it came to that point this weekend.
I heard someone knock on my door and ring the bell twice, assuming it was Myla because she's the only person who acted so uncivilized to get in someone's house.

"Could you get that for me please? It's probably my sis."

"Sure babe.", he said, before leaving the room to go answer the door.

And my assumption was correct. It was Myla, along with Jennifer.

"You ready bird? ", Myla asked.

"Yeah, just about.", I replied.

"So he's really goin'? ", Jen' asked, pointing towards the living room.

I nodded. "Yeah. I told y'all him and his cousin booked a room in a different hotel from us. Why? What's wrong wit' him goin'? "

"Nothin'. I was just askin'.", Jennifer replied, in the middle of a yawn.

"Why you look so tired? You gon' be knocked out on that plane."

"I sure am.", she said.

I started to hear a voice other than Aaron's, so I looked at Myla and Jen' for answers.

"Who's he talkin' to? Someone came in wit' y'all? ", I curiously asked.

"Yeah, Evelyn.", Myla said.

My facial expression quickly went blank.

"Mel' she just wanna talk to you. Could you at least hear her out.", Jennifer suggested.

"About what? ", I said, as I walked to my closet. "The incident is over. I'm not even mad anymore."

"So then talk to her Mel'.", she said.

I stood facing my closet, contemplating for a short moment and then turned to face them.

"Fine.", I said.

Jennifer and Myla left the room and Evelyn entered, closing my bedroom door behind her.

"Hey Melanie.", she said, with a hesitant smile.

"Hey.", I said back.

"Look, I don't really know where else to start other than saying that I'm sorry. If you felt betrayed, by ME, I really do apologize and I'm hoping that you can forgive me.", she said.

"I don't hold petty grudges Ev', but that doesn't necessarily mean that I forget or choose to be a dummy and associate myself wit' fake friends."

"Mel' I've never been fake to you! I swear. Was I aware that Kenya was involved wit' Shawn? Yes. But I didn't know that he was your boyfriend at the time.", she explained.