ment and took out her

ashed on a couch as soon as she was n

a got up and o

Kayla said as

and shiny top with leather tights. She

" Ava

me tonight?" Kayla asked. "I

at gave birth

a long-suff

that," Ava replied. "Yo

said in a mock-hurt t

dissonance of a cat that was almost as

sat on it as she wat

yla said then. "That is

eyes l

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otion for a long while now and s

oint. Their friendship had started with Kayla knocking on the door of the otherwise hermit-

ed Ava. "Are you c

was exhausted and hadn't p

she always had when she tried to convince herse

. "You won't be at work. Hangovers s

s particularly thi

Kayla said. "The multi-billionaire bad boys are always

was really close

a normal person would take a while getting used to: parts she held locked away from the rest of the world, even her best friend Kayla didn't know about. It was one of the reasons

ht stand, but the thrill of finding someone new was there. None

n't know what to wear and if I should strain my

little attention to Ava's exaggera

in common- despite Ava's mostly anti-social tendencies- was their love for fashion and luxury

her and she had an off-the-shoulder black top with white polka-dots and bla

ent straight for the bar. After they had gotten their

o when Ava and her sat down after their dance, Kay

had no idea who it was but it seemed Kayla knew t

ir as she introduced her colleagu

Ava said to the man and nudged he

s drinks?" Brandon a

test when Kayla nodd

lashed her a smile.

t wasted so early?

ree drink now, can we?"

u stop being an agreeing mach

mly. "I'm not sure h

her palm across her face. "You couldn'

lationship if it turns out that he d

otest, she picked up a glass as soon as it hit the tabl

ularly care, but it beat awkward silences. With the way this crush thi

the same firm, actu

t your work then

d him to watch the other clubbers: couples and friends talking and drinking. Some o

pair of green eyes met hers. They see

and serious countenance, Ava had a guess he was one of the