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“What the fuck?” Aurora blisters, throwing her arms out. “What if he was talking about Ari?!”
Dammit. We went there.
I hang my head at her outburst, her naivety showing.
This is exactly what I was trying to avoid.
“Doesn’t matter,” I mutter and face Aurora head-on. “It doesn’t fucking matter. He did her dirty. Drop it.”
“No, it’s ok.” Ari supports me with a quick squeeze but addresses her sibling. “We’ve got a good life. You bitches are all I need.” She smiles, though I know deep down she wishes Aurora was right because I see it in the way her smile doesn’t reach her eyes.
I can feel her desperation in my fucking bones.
Who the fuck wouldn’t after what she told us about him?
I look back on the excited texts she’d sent, the joy in her tone when we talked on the phone that night.
She deserves that excitement again.
Fucking hell.
“Y’know what?” I pop away from the wall and start walking. They’re grown-ass women who can follow or not. “Let’s get trashed.”
“Wait!” I hear the rushed pad of heels behind me. “Where, though?”
No response, I just slip into the next doorway illuminated with a bar sign and find the nearest empty booth. The aestheticscreams 80’s diner rather than a bar, but fuck it, I’ll take a burger right now too.
As long as there’s booze somewhere.
“Ohhh kay then.” My tribe settle in around me as the busty waitress approaches to take our orders.
“Hey there, ladies.” She flips her big hair and her notepad cover with a flair I endorse and talks on. “Kitchen closes in thirty, I leave in twenty, but the bar is open later.” She pops her gum and poises her pen to take the order. “What can I get ya?”
As promised, Ms. Big Hair brings out our burgers and fruity cocktails in less than ten and is gone for the night, leaving us to drag our asses to the bar for refills.
Aurora makes the first trip, taking way longer because she’s too damn polite and Ari tries her hand next to see if she can beat her sister’s time.
We drink and laugh and reminisce.
Even better, we plan and forget all about Rex Thompson and his stupid band.
Somewhere around the third round, I switched to water cuz one of us has to be responsible, and after the fourth round, a spot for all three of us opens up at the bar so we migrate to the source directly.
Not a great idea since I have thefuck with me and I’ll fuck you upaura most bartenders find … tempting. Which means I get drinks easier than these two and they’re on the verge of being cut off before I can stop them.
Well, Aurora is. She turns into a sappy drunk, spreading her love and kindness all over unwilling victims, including Ari and me.
I love her, don’t get me wrong, but she clings to me now, her sweaty pits swiping across my shoulders, her hair flinging in my face.
At least I know she showered today …
Even if it was over twelve hours ago.
“I’ll order an Uber.” Ari waves her phone in my direction and I nod, appreciative of the rescue. Aurora rests her head in the crook of my neck and whispers shit about how good I smell and how pretty I am.
“Thanks, Squirt,” I whisper back and press a kiss to her temple.
“Fifteen minutes,” Ari confirms, then excuses herself to the bathroom. Normally, we’d all go, but Aurora will need to be carried to the car, let alone the bathroom.
