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Kelly and Alex had been best friends for as long as they could remember. There were many moments when Kelly was the only one Alex could trust, until her husband came along. So as they walked down the shore of the beach Alex debated confessing to Kelly certain things about her life she has yet to divulge to anyone.
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I hadn't seen Keana in longer than I care to remember, but I'm glad she decided to come visit from New York. I imagine life as a model must be both exciting and exhausting for my good friend.
"I just needed a break," she confessed taking a bite of the ice cream at hand.
She liked mint chocolate chip, which I found disgusting, and was not shy about sharing my thoughts with her.
Though she also had no hesitation in making fun of my cotton candy flavored ice cream pick, accusing me of being a five year old.
"I could imagine," I said.
"So what's been going on with you Lo?" she asked as we found an empty spot on the sand and decided to take a seat.
The sun would start setting soon and she knew how much I loved to watch the scene.
"Well, nothing really" I lied.
She scoffed "Lauren, please" she said "You've been trying to tell me something from the moment I landed, and I've been giving you space but I'm gonna need you to spit it out already"
I nodded and contemplated the best way to say it but my mouth opened up before I could think for too long.
"I'm not in love with my husband" I spat out without thinking thoroughly.
When I was met with silence I turned to meet the hazel eyes that were just looking at me expectantly.
"That's it?" she asked "Shit, I could have told you that," she informed me taking another bite of her ice cream.
"You could?"
"Are you kidding? You two are the best bro's I've seen" she chuckled "But that's about it."
I nodded, she definitely wasn't wrong.
"You been getting some on the side?" she asked nonchalantly.
Green eyes met hazel as a smirk rested on her lips.
I said nothing, but she knew.
"It better be some nice college booty" she said, "What's his name?"
I sighed, "Well, Brad was the first" I confessed "About a year ago"
"The first?" she asked as if she couldn't believe it "There's been more than one?"
She wiped a fake tear from her cheek along with a feigned whimper "I am so proud"
"Stop" I said trying not to smile.
Keana was never one to worry about right and wrong, she always went for whatever felt right. It wouldn't be a bad philosophy if it didn't hurt people along the way.
I stopped to think about the possibility I could be becoming like her in that sense, but I quickly shake off the thought.
I don't I'm being that selfish. Right?
