When the Summer Comes

Chapter 2:

Some of us are just an acquired taste ... 

Not for everybody, but for the ones that get us...

| Dani |

"Alright Michael...okay Michael...Bye Michael."

 If anyone didn't know any better they would think that I was talking to my father. Taeya opened her mouth first and I already knew what she was going to say. 

"Seriously Dani. I don't know how you do it. This is why I'm single." 

Aria and I both looked at each other baffled knowing that was in fact not the reason why. Who is she trying to lie to? 

Aria cleared her throat then mumbled, "No you're single because you and August be fronting on each other hard body." That was more like it.

"Whatever. At least I don't have somebody always over me acting like that." That was the only thing that I couldn't stand about Michael. 

It made me wish we were at that stage where we were pursuing each other again. Between school and this internship that I have at a prestigious modeling agency; I barely get to spend time with him, let alone my girls. 

All he does is complain about it. We've been friends for year. Well we had that whole f*** buddy stage too. I never thought he'd be the clingy type though. 

"Enough about that, yall are going tonight? Right," Taeya questioned while getting comfortable in her seat. 

Just then we heard someone knocking on the door and I already knew who it was. "Wassup uglies," Reyna yelled with her arms in the air. 

Taeya was the only one who showed a lot of excitement to see her. We were cool and everything, but in all honesty Reyna can be a real b****. I don't care too much that she's a thot, but her attitude is a problem.

 Kind of like a mini Regina George. She's not as conniving as her though so we can tolerate it. Aria waved hi and I gave her a hug. Aria wasn't really a part of the "clique" as you would say, but she's always been really cool with Taeya and me. And Taeya grew up with Reyna so they were always really close. I on the other hand was more of a floater and drifter. If you're a cool person then we're cool. Just don't f*** with me or anything that belongs to me. 

"I'm so ready to shake my ass tonight," Reyna yelped while getting up to twerk. I just shook my head laughing and began looking at my Twitter feed.

Obj_iix: Life takes you to unexpected places. Love brings you home.

"I didn't know O was back in town." 

O and I were cool because he was cousins with Michael. That was my n**** for real. 

As soon as I said his name Reyna's eyes lit up. I guess you could say she had a thing for him. Then again who didn't she have a thing for? 

 "Oh really! Yeah this summer's going to be crazy as hell," she said nonchalantly. Aria gave her a stank look and Reyna looked on with a "girl please" expression. 

"Please don't tell me bout Cherie cause I don't give a f*** about her and her basic ass. He's not hers and I'm pretty sure he doesn't want her." 

Everyone had seen O and Cherie kiss at the last party that we had before everyone went to school last summer. 

I was never as cool with Cherie as Aria was, but that wasn't by choice. In high school we didn't have many classes together and it's not like she lived around my way. We'd say hi and bye here and there, but I never really got to know her. I'm sure her and her clique probably think that I don't talk to them like that because I hang with Reyna, but I could really care less. I talk to whoever I want regardless of who my friends are. 

While Reyna was going off about how much O didn't want Cherie, I couldn't help but think that about her. Yeah O might've had that whole playboy thing about him, but that didn't mean he wanted a girl like Reyna.

O was really trying to go to the NFL and there was no doubt in my mind that he would make it. I think we all pretty much thought that he would. As crazy as it may seem a girl like Reyna might try to trap him. He's a smart guy though, but you never know how far these hoes might take it.

I'm not really one to gossip about people that I'm cool with so I found any way to get out of all of that. "I'm going upstairs to find something to wear for tonight," I interrupted her and made my way up the stairs. 

"Make sure you pick something hot to make it up to Michael," Aria advised. Her and I always thought alike. "Girl you know I'm already on it!"

Dani - top left

Aria - bottom left

Taeya - top right

Reyna - bottom right