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A/N: Sorry if it sucks. Forgive the errors. Love you reviewers!
Two weeks later, Tifa found herself antsy to get out of work again. It wasn't the fact that she had a breakfast date with Zack in the morning, but rather, she had a dinner date with Yuffie and Aeris tonight. It'd been a while since they had hung out.
She jumped at her desk when her cell phone vibrated loudly. With deft fingers, she idly picked up the electronic and found her face break out into a large smile.
Looking forward to seeing your beautiful face in the morning – Zack
Tifa rolled her eyes, but felt her heart clench at his cheesy, but sweet, words. Biting her lip, she text back quickly. Flatterer! Can't wait to see you.. :) - Tifa
She fought from smiling too widely because Aeris was now walking toward her, and if anyone would tease her endlessly it would be her or Yuffie.
Her phone vibrated again, and she quickly read it before stuffing it into her purse. Me too. Call you later cause Reeve is giving me the evil eye, meaning my ass is grass if I slack. See you later, beautiful. - Zack
"So," Aeris drawled out, leaning over the desk. "Where are we going tonight?"
Tifa smiled at her and put some files away while answering. "Yuffie and I were thinking about that new Steak house that just opened up. You up for it?"
"Definitely. I'll meet you in a half an hour at the car." She said while reading her pager that beeped and running off with a quick 'see you later'.
The ride to the apartment wasn't nearly as long as the last 30 minutes of Tifa's shift were. Lucky for them, both Tifa and Aeris were glad their shifts had been taken over so they could enjoy a friday night out.
After picking Yuffie up, the three girls arrived at the steak house and, at once, began catching up.
"So, what's going on with you and Vincent, Yuff?" Aeris asked, immediately getting down to business.
Yuffie bit her lip and played with the hem of her tight fitted belly shirt. "Well," She began, "It's really complicated."
Tifa leaned forward, as well as Aeris. "Go on." She signaled with her hand to continue.
"Okay, so about two weeks ago, he told me he slept with that girl at your guys' work, but I guess it was because I had broken it off with him a couple hours before, and he went to the bar with his friend to sulk and ended up getting drunk, which led to.. you know. So, the other day, he calls me and tells me that he loves me and will do whatever it takes to win my trust and love back. Might I add he told me this over the intercom at the hospital."
Aeris clapped her hands together and smiled. "Oh, how romantic!"
Tifa gawked. "What!? Aeris, he cheated on her!"
She grimaced, "Not necessarily. They were broken up, and he was drunk! Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to let him run into open arms- let him work for it- but Vincent really does love you, Yuffie. Everyone has their problems, but what matters is how we handle them that decides the ultimate decision in the end."
Tifa frowned at Yuffie. "Wait, why did you break up with him in the first place?"
Yuffie looked down again, and took a deep breath. "Well..."
The two other women leaned forward involuntarily. "- He... he asked me to marry him." She whispered.
Aeris sat back quickly in shock while Tifa's jaw dropped.
"What!?!" They both shouted together.
Yuffie's eyes narrowed in annoyance. "Yes, he asked me to marry him, proposed, the whole enchilada! Jeez! And to be frank, he didn't really even 'propose'; more like simply added marriage to the conversation as if it had already been discussed." She finished with a snort.
Aeris patted her hand sympathetically. "Don't worry, even Sephiroth didn't propose right."
Tifa folded her arms and shifted her view to light haired brunette. "You know, it's been a year since you two got engaged. When are you going to actually set a date?"
Aeris sighed and looked down at her engagement ring with a longing stare. "Who knows anymore..."
Tifa felt the need to cheer up her two best friends so she shifted to a random subject. "You know," She started. "I've always wondered why chocobos are called chocobos. I mean, seriously, what kind of stupid name is that? They could have named them something better like mammoth or gargantuan bird! Well, the first one is taken and the second was pretty lame, but-"
Yuffie slapped a hand over mouth. "Oh my gosh, sometimes I think your rambling gets you even more talkative than me, and that's scary!"
Tifa mock glared and pried the hand off her face, then stuck her tongue out at Aeris when she giggled.
"So tell me more about this Zack character!" Aeris chirped, after the few had shared a few moments laughing.
Tifa blushed. "I- Nothing, just a few dates here and there."
Yuffie rolled her eyes and looked at Aeris dryly, while he voice was thick with amusement and mock disinterest. "He's picked her up every night for the past fourteen days."
Tifa narrowed her eyes at the younger woman. "Traitor!"
Yuffie shrugged and took a large bite out of her steak.
Aeris smiled at Tifa lightly. "I hope things work out for you Tifa. You know Yuffie and I want to see you happy."
The raven haired woman chuckled. "Thank you guys." With a whisper, she added, "I hope things work out for me, too."
Ugh! I really tried to keep them in character, so sorry if it's coming out retardando! Please please please forgive me! Thank you reviewers! You rock! :D Jo, hope you liked it!