OTM
I wasn't excited for the Knowles tradition of getting fucked up every night before Thanksgiving.
It was something they'd been doing since before I even started celebrating Thanksgiving with them but after my kiss with Bey, I would've been fine missing out for a year. If Lauren didn't agree to go I probably would've found an excuse to stay home.
A big part of me was nervous to be around Bey again, especially with some alcohol. When she was drunk, she was like Bey times a million, and that included her flirting.
I was going to stay as far away as possible from her the entire night. She was a temptress.
Before Lauren came over, I made sure to have a cocktail for both of us ready and music already playing. Carter was with Beys mom so I didn't have to worry about him.
Just like she did with me, I watched her location so I could be in the doorway as she pulled up.
She got out of her car with her purse and a bigger bag. "Your buffers here!"
I laughed. "And I'm very grateful for you. Hey Lo."
"Hey, boo." She walked up the driveway and gave me a hug. "I'm going to need to pregame this."
I knew her so well, I knew she was going to say that. "I'm way ahead of you, I made us drinks."
"Well, shit, let's go inside." She smiled and happily made her way into the house.
We went to the kitchen to get our drinks and then went upstairs to my bathroom so we could start getting ready.
I was glad to avoid the topic of Bey while we did our hair and makeup. Having to see her was already doing enough to my nerves, talking about it would only make it worse.
The second I got dressed, Lauren started laughing at me. "Now Onika. I know you're not dressing up for Bey."
I looked down at my outfit then back up at her with a raised eyebrow. "What? I can't be wearing this perfectly normal outfit for myself?" It wasn't even anything crazy, just a brown leather strapped corset top and dark wash blue jeans. I thought it was actually a pretty calm outfit.
She shrugged and continued laughing. "Maybe I'm just imagining it, I don't know."
"Yeah, you must be because hell would freeze over first. I'm going to get a drink." To avoid the topic, I went downstairs to refill both of our drinks.
I was already a little tipsy by the time we finished getting ready and got in our Uber but that was exactly what I needed.
We went to the same place every single year, they had the best food.
Lauren and I were the last to get there so I walked in with my nerves going absolutely crazy. I wasn't sure what to expect. We held each other's hands as we made our way to find them sitting in a booth together. Judging from the fact that I could hear them before I could see them, they were drunk.
Kelly and Solange both sprung up when they noticed up and I gave them both big hugs and loud greetings. They pretty much grew to be my sisters too over time, so I was always excited when I got to see them.
After I got done saying hi to them, I turned to Bey and waved while trying not to be awkward."Hi Bey."
She looked annoyingly good. She was wearing blazer like usual but she had a lace top under and it looked like she just had her hair done too.
"Hey." Her eyes were already low and she was sipping on something dark. Oh God.
"We're going to get a drink and then we'll join you guys." Lauren, being the perfect buffer she was, pulled me away. We went to go get a drink at the bar and I ordered myself a mojito.
