"Can you actually hurry the fuck up or is slow your only function", Taylor yells for the 13th time probably.
"It takes time to cultivate perfection like this bitch... don't rush me", I say as I blend the concealer under my eye
"You're only rushing me because you want me to help you pick a dress and finish your eyeshadow", I say as look at her in my bathroom mirror
"So, if you understand why are you moving so damn slow", she says walking up and going through my makeup case
"If you would stop bothering me every ten seconds I would be finish but no here you are distracting the master at work", putting the booty blender down and turning towards her
I pick up my Morphe palate and start to finish the soft brown eye look that was our signature and honestly goes with any night time look.
" You are so pretty babe I think I am going to cry", Taylor says making a pouty face
"Not half as gorgeous as you my chocolate layer cake", I say back as I blend out her eyeshadow carefully. I know her knees are hurting from scrunching down lightly to be at my level, having a 5'8 friend at a 5'4 height isn't always the best.
We had been waiting all week to finally get a chance to be out on the town, if people under 60 can still say that. We haven't really been out since we moved and lord knows I have been itching for a nice cocktail since school started. And I know Taylor's Girls Just Want to Have Fun ass is down for some serious drinking and dancing.
"So, confirm or deny you will getting laid tonight", Taylor says as I finish up her right eye
"Deny", I say with my mouth slightly open in concentration
"Why fucking not, you are the badest bitch and bad bitches need love too", she says leaning back to look me in the eye
"I just don't think the man I am supposed to meet will be in a club maybe a museum opening or gallery show", I say with a shrug and continues working
"I thought you learned from Trav that those kinds of men bore you to fucking tears", she says moving back from me to inspect her finished shadow in the mirror
"I think Trav was a fluke and maybe just he wasn't the best fit for me at the time", I say while I search my bag of lip products for my gloss
"Beautiful as always thank you ginger, and he wasn't a fluke he was a learning experience. You don't want a man with all the same interest as you it will never work. Look at your parents for Christ sakes they are polar opposites and are more in love than ever. I bet they have amazing conversation because they aren't saying the same things", she says as she turns back to me
I sigh and coat my lips in gloss. I know she's right but I'm scared that I won't find the love my parents have. That kind of connection is a trick of fate that only one couple in a life time gets to experience. I don't think I can let myself fall in love if it isn't forever because I am so damn scared of wasting time as fleeting and conceptual as it is.
I feel Taylor grab my shoulders to turn me toward her, "Look ginger snap, you can't let the fear of wasting life stop you from living it. You have so much to give and you can't stop because of the possibility of it going wrong in the future. No one is saying you need to hook with the first guy you meet or marry him, just let someone get to know the beautiful you"
I smile and make the kiss face at her then scrunch my face a little " I kinda love you hoe"
"I kinda love you too bitch", she says with a shit eating grin
"Now stop with all this sappy shit and let's pick out something to wear, since I am getting laid tonight for the both of us apparently", Taylor says as she walks out of my bathroom
I smile at my reflection and sigh. I don't know what I would do without that crazy girl telling me what to fucking do all the time. I walk out of my room and toward my closet to pick out something to wear when I hear, " Don't even think about girl get in here and help me pick first because once you enter that closet I will never see you again"
I roll my eyes at her dramatics and walk out of my room to hers. When I walk through the door she is throwing random things on the bed, "I have so many clothes but absolutely nothing to wear. There is no razzle dazzle left in these clothes"
"I am sure there is something in that black hole you call a closet that you can wear for tonight. We are in a whole new state you can re-wear some stuff and no one will be the wiser", pushing her out of the way and grabbing some options
I take in her hairstyle, make up look and the shoe options scattered on the now cluttered floor. I hand her a silk dusty pink dress with thin shoulder straps. " Wear this and the strappy shoes you have that are close in color, now leave me alone", and with that I walk out the room
"You are so annoyingly good at that its exhausting sometimes", And then I hear the door close behind me
I walk back into my room and to my closet. I think that pink dress from last year deserves to see the light tonight", I say to my empty room
I grab the dress laying it on my bed and head back into the bathroom and shake my hair a bit and add some of my curl products. I decide to do an up do with some pieces hanging down in a very 90s look that makes my neck look longer and brings attention to my chest and clavicle area. I pick up the phone I left on the sink and check for messages from Hwa Young and sure enough there are two that are unread.
Both your names are on the list so you can get there whenever you are ready!
I am leaving the house in like 30 and I can swing by and pick u up if you want. My dad got me a black car so I can drink tonight!
I smile and reply quickly, That sounds great I will text you my address and apt number. When you get here just come up and walk right in the door its unlocked
After finishing my 30-minute battle with my hair I walk back in my room and start putting on the dress and shoes I laid out. Just then Taylor walks in fully dressed, "I knew your cute ass would not be dressed yet. You dress like you live in an assisted living community."
"I bet you just strapped your shoes on little girl don't try to play me now come zip me up", I say as I turn my back toward her
"Ain't nobody ask you all that sis", she says as she zips
As I step away from her and lean on the edge of the bed to slip into my white heels. Just as I am getting the second one on I hear our front door open then close. " Bleu", I hear called into the open space
"I will go greet her you finish getting ready babe", she says and heads towards the door and out into the hallway
As I get up and gather all my essentials to put in my small handbag I hear loud laughter coming from the front of the apartment. I smile widely I am glad they are getting along well or this would have been a very long evening. After gathering my things, I walk into the kitchen to see Taylor and Hwa Young taking shots.
"Pregraming without me I see and H you look damn good love", I say and she does a spin to show off
"Thank you, my love, I had to look nice enough to keep up with the two of you" she says pointing at Taylor then Me
"As if you aren't gorgeous too, now enough chit chat let's take three more shots and head out to the car. The night awaits", Taylor says pulling out another shot glass from cabinet
I have a strong feeling we are not going to remember parts of this night. We down the shots and scamper out the apartment and to the awaiting Suburban sitting idle on the curb. We sing and dance loudly in the back seat as Taylor controls the music from her phone. By now the buzz has kicked in and before we know it we are being ushered passed the long que line and then past the security at the door.
Ladies, welcome to one of the best new late night spots in LA", Hwa Young says as a man in black with an earpiece leads us towards a private section not far from the bar
"This place looks so much smaller on the outside I was not expecting this expansive of a space", I say looking around and noticing two other sections next to us one with a reserved sign on the table like ours
"Hi, ladies welcome to Noche can I get you ladies a round of our signature cocktails or maybe some bottle service, your section is covered for the night", a pretty bottle girl says to us
I can see Taylor's eyes go wide at the confirmation of free beverages all night, "That sounds great let's do three of the signature cocktails and three margaritas on the rocks with sugar on the rim".
This is fastest I have seen this girl make a decision about anything.
"Ok, I will have that out for you in just a moment and you have security guard for the section if you want to leave your stuff at any time, it is always being watched. ", she says as she takes the reserved sign off the table.
An hour later the three of us are dancing on the floor with all of the other hot bodies swaying are hips to the beat. I think at this point I am too drunk to say whether or not my feet hurt yet but I know the feeling is coming.
"I want another cocktail can we ... can we go back to the table?" Hwa Young says slightly slurred
"Of course doll, lets head back" , Taylor says and grabs both of our hands
Thank god one of us has some height on us or this would be a struggle on our already shaky feet. As we emerge from the crowd I notice the section next to ours is filled with 3 large bodies that could only be men. When we finally make it closer to the section our security guard moves slightly to side so he can help us into the elevated booth.
"Well god damn", I hear Taylor say and I turn then follow her gaze
"Damn indeed", Hwa Young says after
The men sitting in that booth had to be a mirage because there was no way this many hot guys could exist in such a small area. One of the men a black guy with a strong jaw throws back his head in laughter showcasing two perfect rows of white teeth. The guy making him laugh has curling brown hair and a strong Greek nose that looks like it's been broken before.
"Ladies we have been looking too long, close your mouth and put on your games faces", Taylor says snapping us back to reality
As the three of us step into the booth one by one I can see the third guy nudge his two friends out of the corner of my eye. I then quickly look back at Hwa Young and Tay so I don't know if he effectively got their attention.
"They're all staring now", Hwa Young says through her teeth while smiling
Taylor picks up the drink menu and puts up to her face, " They are wayyyy too FINE for it to be natural"
I laugh at her and the turn to our security guy and touch his back lightly, " Can you get our waitress please Mike we want another round". Mike nods silently and heads for the bar. Just as he steps away we hear a deep voice say,
"We would be happy to buy you spectacular looking ladies a drink", Mr. White teeth says to us as he leans our way
"Drinks are free tonight for us but thank you for the kind offer" Taylor says with a smirk and turns back to the menu
The third friend who I now see has midnight black hair and deep ocean blue eyes leans forward, "That's no problem, we just needed a reason to get you talking anyway"
"May I ask your names?", he says eyes stopping on each of us
"Taylor, Hwa- Young, and I'm Bleu", I say pointing to each person respectively
"I'm Apollo that's Brixton" pointing to white teeth who nods and smiles
"And next to him is Donatello", pointing at brown hair
"Like the artist or the turtle", I say with a laugh
"I would like to say the artist but it may be the turtle" he says back with a laugh of his own
We talk back and forth between our sections drinking and laughing for another 30 or so minutes before Donatello, or Donnie if you're a friend, looks towards the door and dance floor with a smile and raises his hand.
"Who are you assholes harassing tonight?", a deep voice says with a slight bit of humor
I turn and see a pair of strong jean clad legs attached to a wide impressive looking torso. Intricate looking tattoos spiral up his thick arms and stop at his neck . But his face is what renders me completely speechless, he's absolutely gorgeous. With midnight black hair and stormy blue eyes that seem to be reaching in and looking for my soul.
He and I simply stare at each other before I hear Apollo speak,
"Ares"
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