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i glanced at myself in the mirror at my half naked body. red and nearly purple marks littered my skin, and a grin formed around the toothbrush in my mouth. i spit the remaining paste and saliva out in the sink, rinsing my mouth and drying it afterwards.
i heard light footstep from outside of the bathroom. sam soon walked in and i smiled, "g'morning bubba."
she returned the greeting and joined beside me. we got ready together without a word, sneaking little glances at one another in the mirror. sure it was elementary of us to act like this, but elementary was ok with me right now.
once we both got done doing our morning hygiene, sam turned to me, grabbing my hand.
i looked up at her shyly, "yes?"
"you feeling alright?" sam asked, tilting her head in a way that reminds me of when we first met.
look at where we are now.
"i'm alright, last night still on my mind that's all." i mumbled the last bit, looking down at my feet. sam gently lifted my chin, looking over my body as she did so.
"it's on mine too no doubt," and she bent down to kiss my forehead. "let's go get dressed."
i nodded and let her lead me into the bedroom. i picked out a simple outfit and got dressed rather quickly; camille and asia were downstairs waiting for us.
last night, while me and sam were doing the do, camille and asia had went out to this rage room. by the time they came back, we were already showered and fast asleep.
asia woke me up this morning asking if we wanted to go eat breakfast in the hotel, and of course i said yes. so that brings us up to this point.
i watched as sam put on the rest of her outfit, since i was already done. once said girl did so, we made our way down to the lobbies' breakfast area hand in hand.
i looked around for camille and asia in the fairly empty dining space, except for a few older couples and families. i found them seated at a sectioned off table near the side. sam must've spotted them too, because we began walking towards them at the same time. once we neared the table, camille and asia looked up at us from the buffet menu, waving enthusiastically.
"hey you two, good morning." i spoke first, giving asia a side hug and camille a peck on the cheek before sitting across from her.
sam greeted them in her own way before settling across from asia. her hand found it's way to a comfortable spot on my thigh.
"feel like i ain't seen y'all niggas in forever, how was last night?" sam asked the two, grinning like a cheshire cat.
at first my eyebrows furrowed in confusion, but i then realized what she was grinning about. camille and asia were sitting unusually close, not to mention their arms were literally tangled up in one another's.
i smirked out of instinct, already making a mental note to ask camille about the details of last night.
"it was fun as hell. the rage room was cool, especially because i had never been to one, even though camille almost knocked my head off." asia side eyed her but continued, "then we went to grab some food at an old-school themed diner, that's why we came back a little later then expected."
camille added to the story, "and our waitress, jelani, was telling me about her lash tech because i complimented her lashes. she said she travels back and forth from our city and here, so i can actually book with her! i got her instagram and everything." she beamed.
i smiled at them, "it sounds like y'all had fun, i hope we'll be booking that lash appointment together, right?" i asked but didn't wait for an answer, "right."
camille rolled her eyes in annoyance, "anyways, what did the two of you get into while we were gone?"
my face heated up immediately and i looked at sam, who was already looking at me. we glanced back and forth from them to each other, deciding if we wanted to actually disclose our activities from last night. i shook my head slightly at sam, and she only squeezed my thigh.
"we smoked for a while honestly, then we tried watching a movie but we were too high to actually pay attention. so we ended up just showering and going to bed." sam half lied, relieving me from my potential flustering.
i would obviously tell camille later, but talking about it amongst the four of us would've been awkward as hell.
"oh that sounds chill, having time to y'all selves." asia smirked, and camille wore the same facial expression.
they probably already knew what we did, but i was thankful they didn't dwell on it.
"anyway love, hand me that menu please?" sam changed the subject. i obliged and leaned into her side so i could look on.
they had hella breakfast food set up for the buffet. pancakes, waffles, sausage, bacon, eggs, biscuits, grits, fruit bowls, yogurt, etc. and you could actually order a breakfast if you didn't wanna get up and fix a plate.
"i'm not even that hungry to be honest." sam spoke lowly, her head falling on my shoulder.
"you need to eat something, you haven't had anything since the tacos yesterday, and you were drinking last night." i reasoned, giving her a disapproving look.
sam peeked up at me and back down at the menu, "i'll eat some bacon?"
i frowned, "why you don't wanna eat?"
sam sat up, "i just don't have much of an appetite, but i promise i'm fine pretty girl, stop pouting." she pecked my bottom lip that was poked out.
i let go of it for now, but i'm gonna go fix her a plate with bacon and an omelet.
camille looked up from her menu, glancing from me to sam, "i think i heard leilani say she was ready to go get a plate? i am too, let's go," and she stood up before anyone could interject, almost yanking me out of my seat from impatience.
we made our way up to the buffet section, my nose smelling at least ten different breakfast pastries at once. camille got two plates, i'm assuming for herself and asia; i did the same for sam and i.
as soon as i grabbed a tonsil, camille whispered to me, "you and sam had a lil sex didn't you?"
i rolled my eyes at her playful manner to mask my smile, but nodded to answer her question.
she squealed quietly, making an older white lady mug us from across the buffet table. camille and i both have her blank stares until she went back about her business.
"anyways," she began, "i knew it! i bet y'all was glad we left so y'all could be loud and shit, just nasty."
"i mean, we actually didn't plan it, but whatever helps you sleep at night." i added.
camille was silent for a minute, but i knew she wasn't done prodding. which i don't mind.
"... so, how was it?" she finally asked, pushing her limits to get more information.
i though back to it, the way sam spoke to me, held me, kissed me, kissed her. i don't know if heaven is real, but if so, that's gotta be similar to it. i'm sure my nose had a barely noticeable red tint to it, and i should be ashamed, but i'm not.
"damn lani, she must've put a spell on you or sum shit, i ain't neva' seen you get that red."
"aht aht, that's enough about us, what about you and asia?" i glanced at her, scooping fruit into a bowl for all of us.
canille's expression softened, "asia kissed me last night, when we were in the car... i really liked it... i really like her."
i smiled big. "that's adorable, y'all look so cute together, don't think i ain't notice."
camille mumbled, trying to hide her smile, "yeah yeah, thank you friend."
we finished fixing the plates, after arguing about who liked cheese on their grits and who doesn't, so we wouldn't mix them up once we got to the table. camille led the way back and i followed, careful not to drop anything.
i sat down, sitting everyone's respective plate and drink in front of them. sam eyed the omelet on her plate, giving me a knowing look.
i grabbed her chin, huffing softly, "i know you said you didn't want anything else, but it's just in case you do get hungry. i'm just tryna be helpful."
sam grinned at me, "and i appreciate it pretty girl."
camille awed across the table, "y'all are are so fuckin in love, i can't believe this."
i leaned into sam, stuffing a piece of bacon in my mouth so i could hide my smile.
everyone began to eat after that, digging into their plates and making small comments here and there. i enjoyed my meal in silence, slyly smirking when i saw sam ate nearly half of the omelet.
"so, what's the plan for this morning?" asia asked to no one in particular, picking up her glass of apple juice.
"i want us to go to the beach this morning, before it gets too hot. i feel like it'll definitely be relaxing and shit, y'all ok with that?" i asked.
everyone nodded and i felt sam shift on the side of me. she pushed her plate toward the middle of the table, indicating she was done, and got as comfortable as she could in my side.
camille and asia continued their conversation, and i went back to my half gone plate. i wasn't full yet, i just eat slower than most.
"lani, baby?" sam spoke lowly, gaining my attention.
"yes bubba?" i replied.
"i love you, like a lot, and i won't stop saying that because you mean a lot to me." she said, planting a kiss on my neck.
i shivered, a little from her sweet words and the subtle affection.
"i love you too bubs, don't forget it," i pecked her lips softly, a meaningful gaze held between the two of us. i don't know what she was thinking, but only one thought could muster in my mind while i looked at her.
i wanna spend the rest of my life with you, and i hope you do too.
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