[Nineteen]

|Chapter 19|

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𝗔𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗮

𝖠 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗈𝗆 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖻𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝗑𝗂𝖾𝗍𝗒; 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒

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Liv🍭: I'm here 🙃

Me: Alright I'm coming

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I open the door for Liv and she looks good as hell. "Sis, who you looking good for?"

She flips her hair, "Thank you hun." she walks into my bedroom.

"Lara we are having a girls' day and, we need to forget about our men. So, dress in something that makes you feel sexy."

I go to walk away but hold up, " LIV!" I shout. "You have a man and didn't tell me?"

She doesn't look at me, "I'll introduce you to him soon. I just want to see how it goes."

I squeal, "I am so happy for us," I say wiping fake tears.

She giggles, "Elara please hurry up."

"Ok, ok damn."

Liv and I have planned the whole day together so, we can relax and catch up on any and everything. We're getting dressed to go to our 9:00 a.m. spa appointment. We set it early, so we'll be refreshed and the whole day.

Emilian hadn't texted since he hung up on me so, I'm not going to worry about him today. I'll just let him have his time alone because he always does that for me.

Enough about him, I need to pick out an outfit. I'm feeling very scandalous today so I grab something that I know I'll never be able to wear when Seb is around. I can't waste a good outfit.

I walk into the living room and when Liv looks up her jaw drops. "Elara you look sexy as hell and girl that booty. You're lucky Emilian isn't here because that dress is a little see-through," she says with a shocked expression.

I giggle, "Oh my gosh, you're dramatic. Thank you though."

"Do you want me to take a picture for you to post?" she asks.

"Yes please, then I'll just put on a jacket."

I post the photo and caption it '#ootd🧡'

"Alright, Liv I'm ready to go."

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Liv drove us to the spa and we decide on a massage, facial, manicure, and pedicure. The massage was indeed relaxing and the facial was much needed.

Right now we're are getting our nails done and we pick each other's nail color. I chose blue for her and she chose lavender for me.

"So, since we're here, can you tell me about your boyfriend."

"Fine, so his name is Gabriel and he's from Brooklyn, I know from his accent."

"Interesting. Where did you guys meet?"

"Ok this is pathetic, but we met at a library. I found out he's a part-time librarian at the library I frequently visit. He would always flirt with me, so I gave him a chance and now we are in a relationship and it's going well."

"Awwwww, how long have y'all been officially dating?"

She bites her lips. "Two months."

I whisper shout at her, "OLIVIA. TWO MONTHS? And you literally begged me to tell you who my boyfriend is after like two days. I don't like that."

"Elara I just wanted to be sure about him. You know how my last relationship went."

"Yeah, I understand but, two months is very long. You could have least told me after one month," I cross my arms.

She pouts, "Lara, please forgive me."

I roll my eyes, "Ok, but I want food."

"Ok, we can get some now, seeing that we're done."

We pay at the front desk, then take a few pictures of our nails. We leave the salon at 12:30 which gives us a lot of time to shop.

"Do you want to shop then eat or would you rather we eat now?" she asks me.

"We can shop first. Let's go to the mall."

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We arrive at the mall shortly, and I can feel the stares on us. "Remind me not to wear anything this revealing again."

"I won't have to because you've got Emilian for that."

"True but, let's not talk about him. Ooo, let's go to that boutique. Their dresses look cute," I tell her.

She picks out multiple swimsuits and dresses and I tell her which one fits. Then she chooses one dress and one swimsuit, not telling me which one she picked for me.

"That was a long process. I want to find a swimwear store so I can buy him swim trunks. I'm not sure if he has any."

She stops me, "No, I'll get one to match your swimsuit."

"Alright then, I'll look at other swimsuits because I actually need some."

We shop for six more hours and we ask the security for help carrying our bags because we were extremely exhausted and they were heavy. He's a tall dark skin man and I can see a few tattoos peeking from under his sleeve. He's a handsome man but, I don't find him attractive.

"Thank you so much, Sir, we appreciate your kindness."

He smiles at both of us, "No problem ladies but, do you think I could get your number?" he turns to me.

"Oh, I'm flattered but, no I have a boyfriend," I give him an awkward smile.

"Oh, my bad. Well, your boyfriend is a lucky man."

"Yes, I'm well aware," a deep voice from behind me speaks.

The security begins to walk backward and say, "Well y'all have a good day, I have to get back to my post."

I turn around and it's Emilian himself. He's wearing a black turtle neck with black trousers and some gold jewelry. Damn my man sexy.

I immediately embrace him but, he doesn't hug me back. Embarrassing.

I turn to Liv and she is no help because she says, "I'm going in the car. Emilian it was nice to meet you."

"Baby, are you still mad at me?" I ask him in a whisper.

"Get your bags and let's go." Hell no.

"Yeah, no I'm good. And do not touch me or try to convince me to leave with you because you're being unkind for no reason."

I get in the car with Liv and we drive off leaving him standing in the parking lot. "Girl I underestimated his anger issues. He's doing too much. Do you want me to stay over tonight?"

"No it's fine," I tell her because I know he's going to show up at my door.

"I'm going to stop at Subway, you want something?" she asks me.

"Yes, a veggie sub is fine, with my regular sauces."

Sara drops me off and we spend a little more time together before her boyfriend calls and she has to leave.

"See you later Liv. I love you, Mwuah."

"I love you too, Lara. Call me if you need anything." With that, she left.

I decided to clean my apartment and put up all of the clothes I just bought. And I keep the clothes for our date in a bag near my dresser. After my apartment is good enough to my liking, I finish my sub and take a short nap.

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I slowly open my eyes from being disturbed by an annoying noise. I leave my bedroom and it's knocking on my apartment door. I open after seeing it's Seb through the peephole.

"Yes, Emilian? Can I help you?"

He doesn't say anything so I go to close the door but he stops it with his foot. I roll my eyes and go back to my bedroom because he's acting like a child.

"Elara."

"Answer my question or leave. What the hell are you doing here because you're obviously not here because you miss me. You've made it pretty clear that you don't."

He walks towards me and says, "I'm sorry," in a soft voice.

"Seb you didn't talk to me for 24 hours because of a little prank that I apologized to you multiple times for. I expected you to be mad so, I gave you a few hours but now you're doing the most. I haven't seen you in two days and when I hugged you because I missed you, you stood there like you didn't care." I realize I am shouting at him so I try to calm down.

"Baby, I do miss you."

"Then act like it," I fold my arms.

He doesn't say anything so I turn on the tv, grab a blanket and, got comfortable until he decides he wants to talk.

Suddenly, I'm lifted and placed on his lap but I cross my arms and avoid eye contact.

"I'm sorry love. I should've hugged you because I really do miss you a lot. I was coming home early because I needed to see you and I want you to move in with me as you promised.

But, then I saw you had posted a picture with this dress and it immediately made me mad because baby you look irresistible. I was mostly mad because I wasn't here to let everyone know that you're not single and you shouldn't be stared at.

However, I realize I can't stop people's wandering eyes but, I want them to know that you're mine and I'm all yours."

"What are you saying?" I cross my arms.

"I think it would be easier if we made our relationship public. It's hard to hear that the media perceives me as a man that wants to get into any girl's panties. Honestly, I could but I don't sleep around because of my morals and, I believe in soul ties."

"I understand 100% but, baby you know how I am with privacy. If you can't accept my desire for a private relationship then this relationship can't work," I tell him.

He looks me in the eyes, "Ok," he sighs. "I understand. Are we good now?"

"You tell me. You're the one who was upset first."

"You're right. I'm still a bit upset about the outfit choice today but, now I'm here and I know you only wore this because I wasn't. You look absolutely gorgeous in it by the way and I like your nails," he slaps my butt hard and squeezes it.

I glare at him as he continues to squeeze. "Seb you're doing too much."

"Baby I told you I missed you, that includes all of this too." He tries to lean in to kiss me but I stop him.

"No, move. You didn't want my affection earlier so you're definitely not getting it now. It was like you trying to kiss me and I just stay still without moving my lips. It's honestly embarrassing."

"Baby I said I'm sorry."

"And I heard you. What time is it?"

"It's 10:00 love."

I pull him to his feet, "We are going on a date."

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