Nikki closed her eyes as the make up artist Jen hired applied eyeliner. Although Nikki wasn't a big fan of the dresses Jen picked out for her brides maids, she diligently wore it.
"Nikki it's been so long!" Caitlin squealed next to her, causing her to cringe a little and making the make up artist click her tongue.
"Hold still!" She hissed, smudging the corner of her eye.
"Yeah I know… a bit too long!" Nikki laughed at the understatement, as the last time she saw Caitlin was while she was in beauty school almost three years ago. Nikki was driving her grandma there to get a perm on spring break from Queens University and lo and behold there was Caitlin, a dropout of the fashion institute and now a practicing hairstylist at the beauty college. Last time she saw Wyatt and Jude was last summer at Ozzfest in Toronto, The Mighty Weasels were playing. Jen went to school with her so she saw her all the time. The last time she saw Jonesy was sometime after her first year, but he seemed to lose touch with the gang once he got a new girlfriend, who he's now been with for three years and is with her here tonight.
"Nik, last chance to tell me, it's not going to be awkward right? With Jonesy and Marissa here?" Jen asked, with genuine concern in her voice.
Caitlin nodded empathetically. "Yeah, especially since you're alone…"
"Jen, Caitlin, I appreciate the concern, but Jonesy and I didn't leave off on a bad note. When I left Toronto we were still friends, when I came back we were still friends. Even though I haven't talked to him in four years we're still friends. There's no bad blood. Besides, I'm not alone, I'm here with Micah." Nikki laughed, eliciting another tongue click from her make-up artist.
"I meant a real date!" Caitlin expressed, and Nikki rolled her eyes.
"Look, as far as I'm concerned, Micah is the best boyfriend ever, he cooks, cleans, gives me advice on what to wear on dates and cuddles with me while we watch Booty and the Borough. And he lets me eat anything I want to in front of him, although he does state when I'm getting chunky." This time Nikki refrained from laughing, even though the artist was done with her make up and now working on her hair.
"I wish my gay boyfriend didn't have to get a real boyfriend and leave me." Caitlin huffed, and Jen and Nikki giggled.
"Oh a gay boyfriend…" Courtney piped up out of the woodwork, as she was getting her make up done a little further away "how cute…"
"Yeah don't be jealous my boyfriend is amazing, all the perks none of the commitment. And I don't have to fake headaches because we don't have sex!" Nikki snorted.
"Right, I'm so jealous… at least mine is real." Courtney huffed, and Nikki was glad that she got to her.
"Anyway guy's I'm so glad you agreed to be my brides maids! I wouldn't have it any other way!" Jen cut in before it got ugly. Courtney was her maid of honor after all.
"Hey I like Chase, he's a great guy, and is very deserving of my Jen" Nikki smiled, as she was the one who introduced them back in sophomore year of college. And four years later here they are.
"Yeah, I guess Jen found her 'one.'" Caitlin sighed, and then scowled when Jen and Nikki laughed uproariously.