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KC
Brittney’s graduation party is tonight. I’m so proud of her. We invited Steffan and Greg to Chicago for it too. Her parents came up yesterday and took her to dinner and celebrated with her and Skyler. Tonight’s the night her other friends and I get a turn to show her how proud we are and how much we love her. She’s still staying with Skyler but hasn’t moved much of anything out of the storage building.
Ajani and I rented out Darla’s Pub for the party tonight. We’re finishing up the table decorations and Jared should be back from the airport with Greg and Steffan any minute. I’m so excited that we will all get to spend the evening together. It’s been too long. I’ve already got the DJ lined up to play our favorites. The chime at the door alerts me that someone’s here. “Hey, we’re back here!” I yell out.
I hear a gasp before I turn around. It’s Brittney. “This is beautiful, ladies!”
“You’re not supposed to be here yet!” I cross my arms, pretending to be mad.
“No, it’s okay! I invited her early so we could have a drink together before the whole party arrives.” Ajani puts an armaround Brittney and me. “You guys are my best friends, and I’m thankful every day that we all got introduced.”
I kiss her cheek. “We love you too, babe.”
“Yes, we’d be lost without you!” Britt slaps her ass.
“So, what shall we drink first? I made jello shots!” Ajani shouts.
“Youmade them? Or had someone make them?” I tease.
“I can confirm that I brought them here.” She reaches over to grab one for each of us. “Strawberry shortcake…”
“Mmm, that sounds delicious,” Brittney cheers.
“Proud of you, bestie. I never doubted you, and now we have a lawyer in our corner whenever we need one!”
“Cheers to that!” Ajani clinks her small plastic cup against ours.
We lick around the rim and swallow the shot whole.
“Wow. I need to know who made these for you. They are ah-mazing!” I lick my lips.
Ajani uses her fingers like she is locking her lips closed.
“Uh-huh. I’ll get it out of you one way or another.” I bump my hip against hers.
“So,you and Beau?” Brittney says as she sits at a table.
Ajani’s cheeks go rose red. “I mean… Yeah, I think so!” She buries her face in her hands to hide from us.
“And your dad still doesn’t know?” I ask.
“Oh, fuck no. I told Beau that’s all on him, and good luck.” She laughs. “If he really wants to be with me, he’ll make it happen, right?”
“Right!” Brittney and I say at the same time.
“Hello! We’re here!” Greg yells from the front of Darla’s.
“They made good time,” Brittney whispers.
I look up at the clock in the corner. “Yeah, they really did.”
“There’s our girls.” Steffan squeezes in between Brittney and me. “I’ve missed these sandwiches, deeply.”
“We’ve missed you too, handsome.” Brittney pats his chest lightly.
“Yes. Hope you plan to stay up late, Mr. Fireman.”
“Hey, I can’t help that I usually have a bedtime. Most of the time, my twenty-four-hour shifts usually turn into a shit show, okay?”
