Normani's POV
"Happy birthday Aaliyah!"
She jumps into my arms and locks onto my neck.
"Hi Mani!" She smiles
"You open any gifts yet?" I ask
"No, my mommy said I have to wait" She sighs
"I'm sure it's gonna be worth the wait"
"Mani come" Lauren says
I put Aaliyah down and walk over to Lauren and a guy. She grabs my hand and smiles at me.
"Babe this is Mr. Santana, Eli this is my girlfriend Normani"
"Nice to meet you Normani, just call me Eli" He smiles
"Nice to meet you too" I smile
"You managed to get her stubborn ass to open up to you? That's some rare shit!" He laughs
"You shoulda seen how it was at first! Wouldn't even let me say hi to her" I say, shaking my head
"You must be one Heaven sent woman for her to love you as much as she does" He grins
I look to Lauren and she tries to brush off the blush on her face.
We talk for a while longer then decide to play laser tag. The worker breaks us and the other few people into teams and suits us up. A few seconds after we start, Lauren and I spot each other and she smirks at me.
"You're gonna shoot me Normani?"
"I sure am" I laugh
I shoot at her three times and she dodges the next one, pinning me to the wall.
"There's kids around Lauren" I say
"Kids that need to mind their business, plus we're in the back corner" She says
"You're gonna seduce me at your daughter's party?"
"She's not around us"
"Nasty" Clara says
She walks pass with Bryson and grabs Lauren's hair, dragging her away.
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We go to the arcade area and play a bunch of games for a while. I'm currently struggling with this stupid crane machine.
"I don't know why you fucked with this knowing it's fraudulent" She says
"It looked easy to grab" I mumble frustratedly, pressing down on the button for like the tenth time
"I can't believe you spent the last of your tokens on this" She laughs
"It'll be worth it when I grab this thing" I say
"Looks like you ain't grabbing shit, you gotta be the crane remember?" She chuckles
I put in the last token I have and step aside, she aims for the stuffed 'Stewie' I've been trying to get. She presses the button and my eyes widen when the crane actually grasps it.
"I'm that bitch"
When everything is over Aaliyah comes with us back to Lauren's house. When we get in we guide her to the living room where our gifts are.
"MANI GOT ME A CAR!" She gasps
I nod my head and she smiles brightly at me.
"Can I ride it?" She asks
"You can but you gotta wait for your mamá's gift" I say
Lauren leaves out the living room and comes back a few seconds later.
"Oh my gosh a puppy!"
Lauren squats down to her and hands her the puppy.
"His name is Leo" Lauren smiles
"He can ride in the car wit me! Mamá les' go to the park" She yells
"Ooh yes!" I chime in
"Three against one, come on Leo"
A/N: four more chapters