dancing queen 》david pastrnak [completed]

iv. runnin' with the boys

Emely wakes up the next morning to a quiet apartment so she gets out of bed and heads to the bathroom. She brushes her teeth and washes her face before heading to the kitchen. She starts making coffee and puts on some music on her phone. The song Vuelve Con Tu Papá by Teodoro Reyes comes on and she starts dancing to the bachata classic. She also works on her reboltido for herself, Kiley and Charlie. After finishing the reboltido, she goes to the island to eat it. She takes out her phone and starts scrolling through her socials, not noticing Charlie and Kiley entering the kitchen. She feels hands grab her shoulders and she jumps.

"Scared ya?" Charlie chuckles, a smug look on his face.

"Don't make me put icy hot in your jock, you dick," she threatens jokingly.

"I would love to see you do that actually," Kiley laughs.

"Can you not egg her on?" Charlie playfully groans.

"Oh Charles, you know I would never do such a thing anyway," she says sweetly, batting her eyelashes in innocence.

"Don't listen to a word she says. She's evil. She's been torturing me for 17 years," he replies.

"And yet we're still best friends," she adds with a smile.

"Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get rid of you," he teases.

"That's what everyone says," she giggles.

"Em, this is amazing! Best omelette I've ever had," Kiley smiles.

"Thank you. It's a family recipe. My grandma used to make it for my mom and her siblings growing up. She passed it down to my mom and aunts and my mom passed it down to me and my sisters," Em explains.

"You should cook for us before you leave," Charlie adds.

"What do you want?" Em asks.

"Can you make the fried plantains your mom always makes?" he asks.

"The sweet ones or the regular ones?" she asks.

"The regular ones," he replies.

"Anything else?" she asks.

"Oh and your mom's rice and beans. Oh and the beef she makes that I always like," he adds.

"Alright. We'll go to the supermarket and get everything for it," she says.

Charlie's phone goes off and it's a Face Time request from Pasta. Charlie answers it and Pasta shows up on the screen, shirtless.

"Charlie!" Pasta smiles, his accent more prominent in the morning.

"Pasta, what's up?" Charlie asks.

"You know how they have half off drinks on Wednesdays at Charlie-O's?" Pasta asks.

"Yeah Half-off Wednesdays? What about it?" Charlie asks.

"We should all go and you should bring Emely," Pasta suggests.

"What's Charlie-O's?" she asks, bringing herself into the frame.

"Charlie-O's is a bar we go to a lot. It's one of our faves," Charlie explains.

"Ooh I'm down for a good bar crawl. Haven't done one in a hot minute," she adds.

"Alright I guess we'll be hitting it up tomorrow night then," Charlie adds.

"Sounds good. What you bringing tonight?" David asks in a teasing tone.

"Me, nigga. What more do you need?" Em chimes in, causing David to laugh.