can't get enough of her ⋆ norminah au

Chapter 2: Dating 101

After kindly declining her classmates offers to join them to a party, Normani decided it was time for some relaxation. She was debating whether she would go shopping or just look for a bar to drink something.

She figured that she needed a little help with her Tinder date. When she saw the blonde behind the bar, she knew that the other woman would be the perfect candidate to help her. Normani chuckled to herself when she saw the 24 year old struggling with one of the bottles.

The darker skinned woman walked inside the bar. Dinah had a towel in her hand to clean the counter, but when she saw Normani she put her towel down.

"Can I have a coke, please?" The young woman asked, "And could you maybe help me with my Tinder date?"

Dinah blinked twice, taken aback from the woman's enthusiasm. She let a giggle escape her lips and nodded. "I'll get you your coke and then you can tell me everything about your date."

The blonde went to grab a bottle of Coca Cola. She removed the cap and took a glass. Once she filled the glass she went back to the counter and handed Normani the drink. The other woman was on her phone again, texting her mother that she will let her know if she needs a ride back home.

"There you go," Dinah smiled softly. "How can I help you?"

Normani jumped slightly. "Oh shit- shoot! I'm sorry for swearing and I didn't see you coming."

Dinah nodded with a smile. "It's gucci, babe. Now, tell me what I can do for you."

Normani felt her cheeks heat up by the stranger calling her 'babe'. She wasn't used to that nickname and even though it was just to be friendly, Normani didn't expect a gorgeous woman like that to call her... Babe.

"Well... You see. This is my first date since forever. And, I've been trying to get this girl to go out with me. Also... I'm still in the closet to almost everyone but I guess I kind of came out to you?"

Normani smiled nervously. "Either way... I wanna do things right. I don't wanna lose this girl because she seems pretty special. You know what I mean?"

Dinah nodded understandingly as she held her right hand out. "Give me your phone and I'll help you."

"Thank you," Normani quickly unlocked her phone and opened the Tinder app. "Her profile is at the top."

Normani Kordei handed her phone over to the taller woman. Dinah looked at the name and raised an eyebrow. "Lauren Jauregui? We almost became colleagues, but she got a better offer in Newark.  Pretty smart girl. She's 25, right?"

Normani nodded.

"I kind of know her I guess? Green eyes. Killer body. Big ass-"

Normani's eyes widened. "Oh."

"I'm sorry. But it's true, you'll see. Anyway... Your name's Normani? That's a pretty name," Dinah rambled whole scrolling through her texts. "Girl, really? Emojis? You're not gonna get the girl on a date with you."

"What do you mean? I sent cute emojis!" Normani snatched her phone out of the blonde's hands. "If you're gonna laugh at me for using emojis then I don't need your help."

Dinah Jane checked if there were any other clients  The bar was basically empty, the only person there was Normani. She then took herself a glass and a bottle of coke. Dinah walked from behind the counter and sat down on the stool next to the smaller girl.