Bleu Rosalina McLoughlin never expected to meet the love of her life while out with friends. But a chance encounter with a devastatingly handsome man changes her life forever. Ares is everything she never knew she wanted, and their connection is und...
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"Lover! I am home", I say as I walk through our apartment door.
I hear a door open and rushing steps and Taylor appears in the same clothes I left her in, "Omg I am so glad you are back it's been so fucking boring without you here." She wraps her arms around me and squeezes.
"I have been gone for like 5 hours tops how are you already on the verge of collapse", rolling my eyes at her dramatic behavior
"My castings don't start until next week so I am stuck waiting here like your mistress until you come home and its hell", she says while throwing herself on the couch while I head to kitchen.
"Well before you die would you like to hear about my day", opening up the fridge to grab the large container of green apple slices. As Taylor sits up on her knees and faces the kitchen, "Please my love regale me"
"So, I met a potential new friend in the class I was texting you from and we are meeting on Wednesday for coffee. My professors aren't so bad but the work load seems pretty tight for the semester but nothing I can't handle. Also, my advisor said I can start the internship portion of my grant next week Monday after I settle in some", I say in between shoving apple slices in my mouth
Taylor wipes an imaginary tear from under her eye and says, "My baby is all grown up, they just sprout up in front you"
"I am older than you strawberry cupcake", I say pointedly
"Only by like 2 months so don't feel too special ginger", she says throwing a throw pillow toward me. "I am glad you had a great first day babe you deserve everything good that's coming toward you", she says with a smile
"I love you pound cake"
"I love you too gingersnap"
I put the apples back in the fridge and grab my bag and head to my room kissing Taylor's cheek on the way. "I will make dinner because you made breakfast and pick up that pillow bitch", I yell back up the hallway
"Welcome to the first day of the rest of the semester", I think with a smile and head into my room and close the door.
I walk swiftly down the street Wednesday morning toward the café that Hwa-Young texted me about this morning. I see it across the street and swiftly cross the clear intersection almost bumping into a tall figure on their phone. I only see the side of his chiseled jaw and tattoos that curl up his neck like vines as he mumbles a sorry without even looking up.
"No problem", I say to his black clad back even though I am not even sure if he heard a word I say as he continues across the intersection.
"Rude but cute", I say to no in particular
"Bleu", I hear a voice say from farther down the sidewalk. I look up and see Hwa- Young waving in my direction and I smile back at her. I lift my hand and wave back in the same enthusiastic manor.
"I am so glad you found it ok I didn't know if was too local that you would be sketched out. This really isn't the best neighborhood", She says when I get to her
"No, it's totally fine I am used to it, where I'm from the best things are in the not so good areas", I say the last part in air quote. We walk into the café and order then try to find seats on the outdoor patio on the side of the building.
"So, tell me your three greatest hope, fears and dreams", she says with a serious face and I laugh.
With that the conversation just flows naturally and we talk about school and family. We even talk about love and past relationships, before we know it we are on the verge of being really late to our class.
"I'm glad we got to do this, we should make this a regular thing", I say as we gather our stuff and head for the exit.
"Yes, we totally should, it's really great to meet someone with their own opinions about life and not just what social media wants them to think", we chat some more as I follow her to a parking lot next to the building
"And maybe if I can convince Taylor to get out of bed this early maybe we can do breakfast or something", I say as we come to a stop in front of a white Tesla
"That would be great she sounds like such a funny person and I am really in the need for new friends, I'm starting to talk to myself way too much", she says with a laugh and walks around to driver side
I laugh as we get into the car and pull out of the parking lot and head towards campus. I actually think me and Hwa-young could become good friends. She is easy to talk too and pretty fun to be around so far and it will be nice to have someone around when Taylor is heading to castings.
"Also by the way if you and Taylor aren't doing anything this weekend my brother's friend's girlfriend's cousin's boyfriend owns a really cool club downtown. And he reserved a section for me this weekend and I would love if the two of you would come", she glances at me briefly then turning her eyes back to the road.
"That sounds really great I would love to go, I'll ask Taylor when I get home and I will let you know what she says I am sure she will be down to go Taylor loves a good time and a chance to ogle a few cute guys", I say laughing as we find a place to park
"Taylor sounds like my kind of gal this weekend is going to be great"
After class as we go our separate ways I walk toward one the open-air areas to pull out my phone and ring Taylor. After two rings she answers, "Aww do you miss me already cookie".
"Says the person who picked on the second ring, just admit it your obsessed with me", I say
"You caught me I am actually in the bush behind you taking pictures to add to the shrine in my closet", I can tell from her voice that she is rolling her eyes
"Thank you for your worship and devotion, now back onto the reason I called in the first place"
"And why is that pumpkin", she says
"You know that nice girl I met in class that I had coffee with this morning"
"Yeah... the cute Asian one", I can almost see her nodding
"Welllllll, she invited us to go this club that her brothers friend of a friend owns. He reserved a private section for her and she said she would love for us to come with and hang", I say enthusiastically
" I am totally down I haven't been out in what feels like forever plus who can say no to a private section and possible free bottle service." , She says back with just as much excitement
" I knew you would love the idea"
" Also, this is a chance for you to maybe find a new man or at least get laid", she says and I bet she is moving her eyebrows up and down
"You can't see it but I'm moving my eyebrows", she says and I can't help but laugh loudly
"There is no way I going to meet a man who checks all my boxes and is smooth enough to get me go home with him for the night", I say with absolutely certainty
"Don't be sure ginger cookie we are in a whole new world now", she says as I send a message to Hwa – Young to let her know we are game to go
A new world indeed.
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