I lay in the bed, rubbing my belly. I try to get as comfortable as possible to take this much needed nap, but this baby was not letting up without a fight. She repeatedly kicks around and I groan while trying to reposition myself.
My phone starts ringing and I suck my teeth, searching around for it. By the time I find it, it stops ringing. I see that it was Lauren and before I can call back, she calls again.
Bbymma 🤬💘 Would like FaceTime...
I answer the call and and Lauren's face pops up onto the screen in seconds.
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She waves from under the cover, "Hi."
I wave back with a slight smile, "Hey."
"Why are you buried under the covers?" I ask with my brows furrowed.
She chuckles and smiles, "I'm hungover. Had a wild night with Miguel and em and Luke."
I raise a brow and jokingly ask, "Oh? Who'd you fuck?"
She tilts her head with a grin, "Nobody."
I twist my lips, "Mmh. What you call me for?"
She licks her lips, "What you doing later?"
"Little ol me?" I ask with my hand on my chest.
"Yes you," She says.
"I don't know, why?"
"I wanna take you out."
I look at her questionably, "Take me out?"
She nods, "Yes."
I stare her in the eyes with all seriousness, "Like a date?"
She nods again, "Yes."
"Who me? Couldn't be," I joke.
"Normani."
"Lauren."
"I'm serious," She laughs.
I think about it and try to weigh my options. I already made it clear I didn't want to make anything official until she was done with all this drug shit. Then again, a date doesn't necessarily mean that. Plus it wouldn't hurt.
"Okay," I say.
"Awesome."
"Where we going?"
"Benihana. I'll come get you around 9," She says.
"Alright I'll see you," I say.
"See you later. Bye."
"Bye."
I end the call and position myself to take a bomb ass nap.
**
I sit in the kitchen with my mom while she makes us something to eat. I snack on some yogurt until it's done while talks to me about her social media.
