Viridescent Flares

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"And what did you say to him?" My girlfriend asked interestedly.

We were once again talking through video call and I was smoking by my balcony as she was lying on a hammock in their backyard, the faint light coming from her phone being the only reason so I can see her face. Apparently, I told her about the my conversation with my brother and since we got home, I felt the need to talk about it with someone. Lauren always got my back when it comes to situations like this so I didn't hesitate to discuss it with her and ask for her opinion.

"I reminded him of what our mother did to us and how much she hurt us," I said, playing with the cigarette in my between my fingers as I blew out smoke. "I mean, is that some kink shit to want something that's hurting you?"

The girl on the other line laughed and I swear that I fell for her over again.

"This is a serious matter and you're involving things like that."

"I have a point."

"Oh, you always do."

"I told you," I said, putting the butt of the stick on the ashtray as I was done with it. "But hey, how was your day?"

She smiled goofily at first before sighing in contentment. "It was fun. Since almost half of my relatives are here, then we cooked endlessly that I thought I wouldn't be able to get out of the kitchen, but for dinner, we went to a Japanese restaurant and God, their sushis are the best! We should eat there sometime."

I laughed at her childish antics, walking inside the room because it was starting to get cold. "I didn't think they have a nice Japanese restaurant in New York."

"They did," she said, her excitement never faltering. "And I ate nothing but sushis but I had a taste of the ramen and it was fine."

"Why am I not surprised?" I chuckled, putting my phone on the bed before taking my pants and shirt off so I was left only in my bra and boxer brief.

I could still hear Lauren's rambling about the restaurant and when I held the phone back, she stopped talking. She seemed to realize that I was wearing nothing but my underwear and it made her gulp, causing me to bite my lip to contain myself from laughing at her flustered state.

"Was what that again, babe?" I asked with a smirk, lying down on the bed. When I knew that she wouldn't be able to answer, I laughed mildly as I pulled the covers over my body. "Anyways, does that mean that I'm going to meet your extended family?"

"Y-yeah. Probably. Are you nervous?"

"Well, sort of. I haven't met them before and I don't know if they'll like me."

"I have the same feeling about your billionaire relatives. I'm scared that they're all royal and such and I would have a hard time to fit in."