"Savannah… would you please stop?"
Jade West couldn't take it anymore. Her daughter was being a pain in the ass and she swears that if Savannah really was her daughter, she'd listen to her. But then again, the blackhead was stubborn and took after her mom in ways she couldn't imagine. Savannah Oliver was throwing the ball her father got her on the wall inside the kitchen. This was a distraction to Jade because she was trying to dress the little figure in front of her, but unfortunately, Savannah is not like other little girls her age. Pulling her shirt over her head, Savannah gave her mom a death glare and struggled to get out of her grip.
"Savannah, baby, please stop. We'll be late and you know how Trina feels about that."
Sighing and getting out of her mom's arms, Savannah grabbed her jacket and frowned.
"Why can't I go over to Jessica's? Trina's house is boring."
"Because I'm your mom and I say no. Not today, at least." Savannah knew there was more to that, but she let it go. Jade just wanted some quality time with her seven year old daughter. The little girl was probably one of the smartest kids she knew, and as proud as she was that her daughter had a beautiful mind, she wish sometimes she didn't. Grabbing her own coat from the closet, Jade opened the door and let the cold wind smack her in the face. Gosh, she couldn't stand winter. But the blackhead promised her best friend that she'd visit her today since work has been taking up most of her time.
Arriving at Trina's doorstep, Jade looked down at her precious angel. Savannah was such a gorgeous little girl. Thank goodness her and Beck were attractive, maybe later on in life Savannah will thank both of them for having such attractive genes.
"Alright, baby, remember to behave." Jade didn't even let her daughter respond because her hands were already on the door bell. Hearing a few shuffles and a "coming" from the inside, the door opened and revealed Trina wearing an apron with flour splattered across the front.
"Jade!" said Trina as she hugged her best friend. Even though it's only been a week, she always got excited whenever she saw her. Laughing into Trina's shoulder, Jade hugged her tightly back. Man, she didn't realized how much she missed Trina until she saw her beautiful face. It brought back college memories when they always hung out alone, but that was until they graduated college and she got pregnant with Savannah.
"Are we gonna stand here all day and freeze, or are you gonna invite us in?"
Trina pulled back and looked down at Savannah. For so many years she never understood why the little girl didn't like her. Aren't god moms usually liked by their god daughters?
"Still charming as ever, I see" Trina pulled the door opened and both Jade and Savannah entered happily, satisfied with the warmth that hit them.
Shaking her head, Jade gave her daughter a disapproving look.
"I'm sorry Trina. I swear I told her to behave. But of course, I was expecting too much out of her."
Trina just laughed at her god daughter as Savannah went upstairs into her room that Trina had reserved for her when she spent the weekends.
"That's okay, Jae. I'm kind of used to the insults by now."
Walking over to join her friend in the kitchen, Jade observed how messy the place looked. Either Trina changed from a clean freak in a week or something was terribly bothering her. The brunette also had bags under her eyes and not that Trina wasn't pretty, but she looked worn out.
"Trina… as much as I love it when you bake, I can't help but think there's something wrong." Jade was really concerned and Trina knew she was. Glancing up at her best friend, Trina sigh and put the pie in the oven. Turning back to Jade, she saw that the black head was indeed worried about her. Contemplating on whether or not she should tell Jade (even though she knew Jade would find a way to make her spill whatever was bothering her) she looked down for a few minutes before making eye contact with her best friend.
"Well…" Trina trailed off. "My sister is coming to town." Jade looked at Trina and blinked a few times. Was that all?
"…So what's the big deal?" The only times the brunette had talked about her sister was when she was comparing things. Trina didn't hate her sister, actually, she loved her. So again, Jade wondered, what is there to be upset about?
Trina walked around the kitchen counter and sat down on one of the dining room chairs.
"The big deal is that she's going to be staying with me until she finds her own place. Which I'm okay with, but if you know my sister, you know that she's the complete opposite of me. Cleaning wise."
Was all this just about how clean her house was going to be? Jade thought someone had died. Sitting down across from Trina, Jade gave the brunette a reassuring smile.
"oh common, it won't be that bad! When is she coming?"
"Tomorrow night. But that's not why I'm worried. I'm taking a business trip for a week and I refuse to leave her in my house. Alone. I'm going to come back to a messy house and you know how I feel about that."
It's true. One time Savannah slept over and while Trina took a shower, the little girl made a huge mess in the kitchen. That day, Trina Vega almost had a heart attack.
"OH!..." Trina screamed and gave a sly grin. Oh. Jade knew that smile, Trina had a plan.
"Why are you smiling like that?"
"Can you please check up on her every day while I'm away? I swear I don't trust her alone in my house." Jade was trying to process everything that Trina was asking. But why did she have to do it? I'm sure her sister didn't need a babysitter up her ass every day.
"Trina, I love you. You know I do. But you're overreacting. Honestly, it's like you're asking me to babysit her." Jade got up from the dining room table and went for a drink in the fridge. Alcohol was definitely going to be her favorite thing tonight. She wanted to help Trina, but with Savannah and her job and her recently divorced marriage, she couldn't deal with anything else.
"Please, Jae." Said Trina in a soft voice. "I promise when I get back I'll take you to that cheesecake factory you love so much."
No the hell she didn't. Trina always bribed her with that because she knew Jade would never refuse an offer like that. Taking another sip of her drink, Jade thought about it for a while before looking at sad beautiful brown eyes. Oh, she definitely knew that she'd be sucked in if Trina did that.
"Fuck.. ." Just as Jade muttered that, Savannah came downstairs. And when Trina saw the little girl, her eyes instantly dulged out of her eye sockets. Trina has been trying to stop Jade from cursing around the little girl ever since she was born, but unfortunately, Jade's mouth is too dirty for that.
Coughing very loudly Trina looked over at Savannah "DUCK!.. Uh, she said duck… "
"What?" Said Savannah, giving Trina a weird look. This was one of the reasons she hated coming over the brunette's house. She was always random and a bit too odd. Her mother was the complete opposite. She never understood how they became best friends… or how she was her god mother.
Turning back to Jade, Trina gave her a pleading look. After groaning and moaning for a bit Jade finally said yes and even agreed to do some extra grocery shopping.
"You owe me Vega. "
And that was the last thing Trina heard before Jade left her house that night.
Smiling to herself, Trina grabbed her cellphone off the counter and called her sister. Finally satisfied that tonight, she could sleep well.
Jade West got out of her car and struggled with the bag of groceries in her hands. Walking up to Trina's doorstep, she tripped but caught the bag just in time before it could fall on the ground. "Fucking stones, why the hell did I agree to this again?" Jade muttered to herself. Trina had a lot of rocks in front of her house, either she wanted people to really trip and hurt themselves, or she was into stupid decorating ideas. Either way, the rocks were annoying. Jade made a mental note to tell her best friend when she got back.
Trina called her this morning and told her that her sister… Tolly? No, that wasn't the name. Tony? Jade felt bad for not remembering, but Trina knew better than to call her in a.m. hours. She hadn't even had her coffee yet. Trina said that her sister sleeps in late so she probably wouldn't be up when she got there. That made Jade a little happy. Not that she wasn't into making new friends, but she just wasn't ready for that. At least not yet.
Struggling to hold the groceries, she reached into her pocket for the extra key Trina gave her before leaving the previous night. Jade put the key in the hold and twisted it until the door flew open. Peaking on top of the groceries, Jade saw that the house was… Spotless. Trina really was overreacting. But then again, her sister hasn't been here a whole 24 hours.
Jade closed the door behind her with her foot and walked straight into the kitchen. Setting the heavy bags down, she began unpacking the food items into the fridge.
"Yes, honey. I'd never forget about you. Think of it like this, you can finally take a vacation somewhere. Though, you don't want to come here now because of how cold it is and…" stopping in her track, the brunette looked over at the fridge and saw a figure. Hmm maybe this was the girl that Trina wouldn't shut up about last night? Probably.
Jade froze and turned around quickly, but realized that was a bad idea after she felt a tiny bit of pain in her head. She tried to see the girl, but the counter was in her way. She slowly stood up and the first thing she saw was long, tan, skinny legs, a flat peak of her tummy that showed off because of how tight her tank top was. And then finally, Jade met her eyes. They were… warm and inviting. But HOLY FUCKING GOATS, WHO THE HELL WAS THIS GIRL? She couldn't be Trina's sister. She was… hot? Sexy? Both words suited her. And not that Trina wasn't hot or sexy, but this goddess in front of her made her feel nervous. Trina never made her feel nervous. Jade was pretty sure they didn't come from the same uterus… Not knowing how to react to the brunette's presence, Jade just stood and stare.
"I uhh... groceries?" What the hell was that, West?! Jade mentally wanted to punch herself. Why was she behaving this way? Usually she was the calm and collected type.
Laughing and telling someone that she'd call them back, Jade watched as Trina's sister went over to the groceries and pulled out some doughnuts.
"NO WAY! You bought doughnuts?! Trina is like against these things!" Said the brunette as she dug in the bag and pulled one out. "She's so uptight about junk food." The brunette bit into it and moaned loudly, causing Jade to feel something weird down in her stomach. "How did you change the devil to an angel?" asked the brunette while she moaned again.
Jade laughed at the brunette. It's so true, Trina banned all junk food from her grocery list, she was against it, but as long as they'd know each other Jade was definitely going to buy junk food.
"Well" Jade began while walking over to the counter that separated her and the brunette "A lot of sex and hot makout sessions. Also, some threesomes with her and my ex-husband." Jade said with a straight face, even though she was about to burst of laughter any time. The brunette had a confused look on her face, but she didn't seem disgusted at all.
"I see. Well as long as I get junk food, keep up the good work. However, I didn't know you were her type." Said the brunette as she gave the black head a teasing grin.
Jade was definitely amused now. Smiling this much and laughing this much in one day hadn't been something she's done in a while. Not ever since she got divorced.
"We're all full of surprises. Who knows, maybe one day she'll invite you to join us?" Jade was enjoying this. Not only were they talking about sex in a nonchalant way, but she felt comfortable with a complete stranger she met not even ten minutes ago.
"Sister on sister action… that's a bit kinky, dontcha think?" Said the brunette as she laughed loudly.
God, that laugh was amazing. Jade tried to laugh along with the brunette, but she also wanted to keep hearing the melodious sound. How the hell was someone so… perfect? It was only ten o'clock and Jade swears the brunette looked like she was ready for a red carpet event. Guess some people are just born gorgeous.
"So where's your daughter? Trina talks about her all the time. I heard she's a cutie."
Jade blinked at the brunette. For a second she forgot she even had a daughter. It's almost as if all the stress in her life had disappeared with ten minutes.
Licking her lips, Jade finally answered. "She's at school. Little annoying girls need education too."
"Ahh yes, she also mentioned how... rebellious she was. I'm sure she can't be that bad."
"Yeah, tell that to the scar on my leg. But of course, I have to love her."
Laughing at the black head, the brunette knew she was kidding. Trina talked about how amazing of a mother she was. She even saw pictures and everything. The brunette also saw how gorgeous the black head was. Those blue/green ocean eyes had so much behind them and the brunette couldn't help but want to know more. No, she needed to know more.
"FUCK! I gotta go, I'm so late for work." Jade said as she grabbed her keys from the counter and headed for the front door. "Try not to eat all those doughnuts in one day, okay?"
The curse word broke the brunette out of her thoughts and she looked over to see the black head already opening up the front door.
"WAIT" Said the brunette as she walked over to the black head. "I didn't even get your name… also would you mind hanging out tomorrow? I'll make dinner."
Jade didn't know how to react. This was all so knew to her. Trina was the only person who cared to hang with her only because they've been friends for a while.
"Of course. And the name's Jade."
"Jade…" said the brunette as she stuck out her hand and tasted the name on her tongue.
"Tori is the name."
"Tori?..." said Jade as she smiled.
"Yes?" asked Tori back while they dreamily looked at each other.
"I like your hands too." Said Jade.
"My.. wait..what?"
Jade nodded at their locked hands and Tori instantly pulled away. Laughing, Jade began to walk away. But before she reached her car, she looked back at Tori who was leaning on the door while biting her lip.
And in that instant, Jade couldn't wait to hang with the brunette. Maybe making a new friend isn't all that bad.