A/N: I'm back J this is an A/U story that has been floating in my head for a while now. I don't own any names you may recognize other than my OC.

Nicholas Nemeth also known as Dolph to his friends was just getting home from work and entering his apartment he shared with his best friend Trinity McCray or Trin and his girlfriend Lanay Doss. He hated working the night shift but since he decided to go back to school at 31 and bills still needed to be paid it was his only option. He entered the apartment not shocked to see yet another party was going on being thrown by his girlfriend of 2 years.

"Hey Nick!" Lanay ran up to him wrapping her arms around his neck. "I just invited a few friends over."

"Again?"

"Babeeeee." Lanay whined.

Nick hated when she whined, it either made him give in or annoy him to high hell. "Babe, it's Thursday, you could've just waited four more hours."

Lanay's brown eyes looked black as she glared at him. "Look, you use used to be into this and then Trinity gets you into school and now you're so dull, it's only a few friends, Dean, Roman, Layla, Summer, Natalya, Tyson."

Nick put his hands up because he could seem from the kitchen there were more. "Fine, have your party, I'm going to the room. It's 1AM Lanay and I got to study for this test tomorrow."

Lanay rubbed her pale hand down his chest. "Don't sleep on me, got a surprise for you later." Lanay winked at him before switching away.

Nick shook his head as he waved to his friends before heading towards his room. He reflected back to a time when he used to enjoy these parties but since being back in school it didn't give him the same effect. As he reached his door his best friend for the past 25 years opened the door stepping out.

"Hey Dolph."

Trinity looked up at him as she folded her arms around herself since Lanay liked the house cold it always froze Trin out as she had on a sweatshirt on he got for Lanay but she said was far too old and some thick sweats.

"Hey Trin."

"I asked her not to throw the party but you know how she can get when she's bored and needs company."

Trinity and Lanay knew each other longer than she and Dolph and she actually hooked the two up since Lanay was always asking her about the blonde with the chiseled chin.

"If you're hungry I grabbed you some wings and a sandwich I'll go grab it or you can come in before you study for your big test tomorrow."

The trio ended up sharing an apartment in New York since it saved money for each of them to achieve their goals. Trinity was working as a receptionist for a law firm as she worked her way through school to become a lawyer. Nick worked customer service for an airlines at night and went to school during the day trying to get his BA in communications.

"I'll come in. You have better sound insulation. Why aren't you out with everyone anyways?"

"Work in the morning but wanted to make sure you got to eat while you study. Big E is out there and you know he can eat everyone under the table." Trinity smiled as she gave him the plate she had on her desk. "Just eat first, how was work"

"I need to get a sign saying 'I'm better than you and I know it' placed on my desk." He said taking a big bite of the turkey sandwich. "Aw, Trin you doctored it up just the way I like it, nothing is on it!" He said sarcastically.

"Fuck you dude." She started laughing. "Cody kept hitting on me and I grabbed what I could and high tailed it out of there."

"Give him a chance."

"I gave him a chance and he tried to kiss me on the first date."

Nick raised an eyebrow at her "Isn't that normally your thing?"

"When I initiate it. He wasn't even good enough for a one night stand. I'm going to forever be single or have one night stands."

"What about Roman? The ladies go hot for him."

"Exactly. I can't have a guy with better hair than me AND everyone want. You know my trust issues."

Trinity dramatically flopped onto the bed. "It's been a whole month since I've had sex!"

"World record for you."

Trinity threw a stuffed animal at him as he stuck a wing into his mouth. "Lanay was talking about marriage with me today. Did you mention popping the question?"

Nick swallowed before answering. "In a joking way. I'm not ready to propose just yet."

"She's trying to set me up with Roman though. His swag is off the charts."

"Stuff we all get?"

"Knock it off. Should I go for it?"

"He's Samoan, his hair is 'laid for tha Gods' as Nay says, he's handsome, good background, great job, and an even better head of hair. Why not?"

"Maybe I'll go out there and just be a zombie at work."

"Knock 'em dad fat ass."

"You wish your ass was this rotund?" Trinity stuck her tongue out before getting up. "I'm about to sneak and turn the heat up. It's freaking winter and she forgets not everyone lived in Minnesota like her, isn't that right Hollywood?'

Nick stood up eating his last wing. "Nothing too sexy, make him work for it some, at least give him a week to try like he doesn't have a chance."

"Quit making me out to be a whore"

"Hashtag no judgement zone."

Trinity laughed as she got off the bed taking her sweatshirt off revealing a tank top underneath. "You're not on Twitter dweeb."

Nick took in her smooth chocolate skin, he found his friend attractive but they just never took it there and since she set him up with Lanay he didn't have any thoughts about her like he used to.

"Twitter is the place to be, all the hot babes follow me there."

"You got your own 'hot babe' in the room" Trinity looked up at him.

"Leave the sweats on. Don't wanna scream desperate even though the lack of bra may."

"Stop staring at my nips Dolph"

Nick shrugged. "Tell them to stop trying to point at me. I have to study for this damn test, turn the music down while you're in there."

"I got you"

"Put a bra on too, don't want to seem like you're signaling him out."

"Fine. Get out."

"Trin, we've slept in a bed together. I've basically seen it all now."

"Go study. I'll tell you about it in the morning."

"If you get too loud I'm banging on the wall, don't want a repeat of that night with you and Seth. I thought he was killing you for a moment."

I was trying to appease him, that little thing was doing hardly any damage but it was so purdy though."

Nick shook his head laughing. "I don't need to hear more."

"Seriously, go study. I'll wake you up in the morning."

Nick gave her a half hug "Knock 'em dead."

"On it bestie."

Thanks for reading!