July 26, 2008
Brianna smiled at her reflection in her full length mirror. Her dress was perfect, showed off her best assets; cleavage and legs. It also happened to be in her favorite color, white. Making her look like an ethereal beauty, she was bound to turn heads at her ex Daniela's wedding.
"You look like a model!" Monica flipped off the bed and skipped around her aunt, admiring the dress. "Where are you going?"
"To a wedding." Bri applied her favorite lipstick before kissing her niece. "Red lips for my princess."
The young girl smiled, checking her own reflection in the mirror. "Who's wedding? Are Jacey and Happy getting married?"
"No, my love. Daniela, she's an old friend of mine. She's getting married, so Jacey and I are going." The brunette applied more mascara, in an attempt to make her grey eyes pop even more than they were already. "I'll see if I can bring you home some cake."
"Oh! Daniela was your girlfriend right?" The six year old struck a pose and giggled when her aunt mimicked her.
Bri nodded. "You don't miss a damn thing do you my girl?" She rolled her eyes and pouted. "Do I look amazing Monica? Be honest with me, please?"
"You look phenomenal!" She clapped her hands. "I'd touch you but I don't want to get you dirty!"
"I have to go get Jacey." The older brunette squatted down, kissing all over the girl's face, leaving red lip prints all over. "Be good for Elijah, okay baby? I love you."
Monica smiled. "I love you too." She brushed a curl out of the brunette's face. "Go have fun, I'll be good for Eli!"
"You better be good." Bri stood back up. "I will see you later tonight, sleep in my bed if you want to darling. Bye." Bri walked effortlessly in her heels, as she descended the stairs one by one, slowing down her schedule, her heart to fucked up to rush to the wedding. "You can do this." She exhaled and grabbed her keys off the hook. "Lamborghini for looks and luck."
"Where are you going?" Aleksandr looked at the dressed up young woman, a frown on his face.
"Daniela's wedding." Bri didn't even turn to face the man. "I just need the closure, to see her happy, well, and possibly in love... You don't need to tell me how torturous this may be to my already damaged heart, I just need to do this, alright?"
He nodded as he hugged her. "I'll be here for you to cry to, just in case my darling Katarzyna." He placed a kiss to the top of her head. "Don't, just don't run off and leave Monica behind, she's in need of a mom in her life these days."
"I won't leave." She turned around and smiled. "I have to go, Jacey is waiting on me."
"Have fun." Aleksandr nodded.
Bri turned back around. "I will have fun, I'll try to have fun, I probably won't have any fun." She pulled open the front door and closed it behind her, feeling her resolve falter.
Brianna jammed her thumb against the doorbell repeatedly, trying to get her best friend to answer her apartment door. "Come on Jacey." She started banging on the door with her palm when it flew open, a very angry Happy glaring at her. "Is Jacey ready?"
"Jacey!" He yelled. "Your friend is here! The Russian!"
Bri stepped back, holding her dress up so it wouldn't touch the ground as she waited for Jacey, her eyes trained on the 312 on the door Happy was half blocking with his body. "Blah, blah, blah, blah." She turned her back to the man, as she began mumbling in Russian.
"I'm ready Bri." Jacey slipped under her boyfriend's arm. "I'm running late, something came up."
"It's fine." Bri turned around slowly and smiled at the blonde. "I love your dress J."
"I love yours... You trying to show up the bride?" The blonde cocked a brow at her friend.
"No." The brunette shrugged. "Just aiming to make her remember the past. I brought a new toy, I'll let you drive it on the way back."
Jacey smiled. "Just give me five minutes to say bye to Happy."
"I'll be downstairs then, take your time Jacey." Bri smiled and started down the stairs, her mind becoming full of old memories of her and Daniela. Bri leaned against her car, her eyes trained on her phone as she heard the click of heels on the pavement.
"I so need to drive this now!" Jacey rounded the car, a smile on her gorgeous face. "Why do you have this car? The Audi wasn't enough B?"
The brunette shrugged and got into the convertible. "It was a gift from a friend for my twentieth birthday… I just don't drive it because it's not a practical car."
"I can't go in just yet." Bri looked at Jacey and shook her head. "You, you go in and be a bridesmaid or whatever it is that you are." She tugged on the skirt of her white dress and frowned as she looked around, her confidence lowering as she watched guests trickle into the venue.
Jacey rolled her eyes. "If I don't take you in with me now, you may never actually make it inside… Follow me in, then hold up in the bathroom, you just need to be inside and not out here like a damn weirdo."
"Fine." The brunette sighed and allowed the blonde to drag her inside of the venue, her stomach flipping and flopping as she spotted all the cuts. "I'm really thinking this is a bad idea, especially after the whole drunken spilling of the beans…"
"Obviously it wasn't a huge deal if the wedding is still happening." She swiped a flute of champagne off a passing waiter's tray. "Drink this, try to look a little happy at least… I need to go make sure Dani knows I'm here and I also need to see who I'm walking down the aisle with."
Bri smirked. "It's probably going to be E." She sipped the champagne slowly as she looked at the blue eyed vixen. "Go, be happy, support your friend." She shuddered at the thought, almost two years and she had forgotten all about Jacey and Daniela remaining friends.
"Don't jinx me like that!" Jacey playfully smacked her best friend on the arm. "I will see you after the whole ceremony, don't drink too many of those… Definitely don't want to be babysitting your drunk ass Brianna."
"This will be my only glass, I promise you that." Bri nodded and watched her best friend saunter away. "Yay, my lesbian ex girlfriend is getting married to a damn man…" She muttered to herself as she walked to the doors, peeking in and watching the guests mingle as they buzzed around the seats, drinks in hand. She moved away from the door, towards the empty bar, resting her back against it as she scanned the space for a bathroom.
"Would you like another drink?" A red haired waitress looked at Bri.
Bri shook her head. "No, one is my limit, this is a big day." She set her empty flute on the tray and moved towards the bathroom quickly. She stopped in front of the first available mirror, smirking at her reflection before teasing her hair and adjusting the top of her dress to reveal more cleavage. She groaned as she heard the music start up, no doubt signaling the start of the ceremony.
Jacey looked at the man she was standing next to, it had been awhile since she had last saw him. "This is fun."
Esai smirked. "You look good Jacey." He checked her out quickly as the bridesmaids and groomsmen pairs started walking ahead of them. "Maybe we can talk after this is done? At the reception…"
"Maybe." She shrugged as they followed their signal to start their walk down the aisle. "Just so you know, I'm here for Daniela, not to chat with you." She gave him another smile before they split up, him taking a place next to Antonio while she took a spot beside the other bridesmaids. She cast one last glance at her ex boyfriend before the guests stood and the generic 'Here Comes The Bride' started to play.
Bri snuck into the room while Daniela and Marcus were walking down the aisle, half hiding behind a tall flower decorative piece as she watched the woman she was so in love with take her place on the stage. She fiddled with the clasp on her clutch as she took the only empty seat in the room, one she was grateful for. She looked at the altar, her eyes meeting Jacey's, she smiled at the blonde briefly.
Jacey stood at her friend's side, her eyes becoming misty as she looked at the couple who were on the verge of tears themselves. She looked back at Bri, who was staring straight ahead, her eyes narrowed and her jaw clenched. She had blanked on the fact that Bri hadn't known Daniela was pregnant. She did her best to catch the brunette's attention but failed with every attempt.
"I know pronounce you husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride…" The minister smiled and the guests stood up and cheered the newly wed couple as they turned and faced the door.
Bri stood up, her arms at her side as the couple made their way down the aisle, she slightly pursed her lips as she made eye contact with Antonio before locking eyes with Daniela, whose mouth was hanging wide open as if she had just seen a damn ghost. "Congratulations." She smirked, her accent thick from her anger.
"Thank you." Antonio smiled at the brunette as he led his wife out of the room and into the main room as their guests filed out behind them.
"She's fucking pregnant!?" Bri gripped Jacey's arm and pulled her into the bathroom. "Why didn't you tell me that shit Jacey!?" She smacked the stall with her palm, before kicking at the door with the heel of her shoe. "I wouldn't even had come with you!"
"Relax." Jacey rolled her blue eyes at the woman. "You wanted to come, now you're here so deal with it Bri...Yeah she's pregnant but it's not like you were here to win her back or some shit right?"
The brunette shrugged. "I'm here to see if she was happy, maybe make her a little bit jealous, hence the dress… I'm wearing white like I'm the bride…"
"She looked happy, she looked happy to me at least." The blonde checked her reflection in the mirror before turning back to look at her friend. "It's a wedding, maybe your future husband is out there…"
Bri sighed. "I didn't know Antonio was the groom, I feel bad for letting him have my number at that stupid ass party." She adjusted her strapless bra before pulling open the bathroom door and walking out ahead of Jacey. "I'm going to need a stiff drink or something Jacey." She paused as Esai walked towards them
"I heard you were here, didn't think it was true." Esai looked at the brunette, his bright eyes flickering to the blonde at her side before settling on her face. "You think it was funny to blab to my dad about some college thing between you and Dani?"
"I was drunk and in my emotions." Bri rolled her eyes. "I just came here to see her be married and happy… Not to start any drama Esai."
The handsome man rubbed a hand over his face. "You couldn't have just sent her a card? Why are you wearing a white dress?" He tugged on the flimsy material.
"I wanted to see it for myself." The brunette smacked his hand away. "You know how I felt about her Esai…"
"I know that you should leave before she sees you and gets upset, she's pregnant, she doesn't need the stress of her big mouthed ex on her wedding day." Esai turned the woman around and lightly pushed her towards the exit. "You're not going to want my dad or my mom to see you around here either, they both have some choice words to share with you Brianna, so please, just leave."
"She's my plus one." Jacey finally butted in. "I want her here, she's my ride home E."
"I'll find you a ride home, I just don't think she needs to be here right now Jacey." He looked at his ex girlfriend. "You think she should be here? Would you want to be around if your ex were getting married?"
"I'll go Jacey." Bri passed her friend the car keys. "I'll have Aleksandr send a car for me...I'm fine." She rolled her shoulders back as she started to walk off, only to freeze as she saw Dani walk towards her.
"Brianna…" Daniela looked at the taller brunette and shook her head. "What are you doing here? You weren't invited."
"I get that." The brunette blushed and looked at her manicure. "I came here with Jacey… I was just about to leave because apparently I'm not even welcome around here."
The bride dragged the woman towards the empty room. "You have to go Bri, I'm sorry."
Bri nodded slowly. "Alright, I'm sorry I even showed up here." She pulled her phone out of her clutch and started texting Aleksandr. "I'll wait in here until Aleksandr tells me he's outside waiting for me… Is that okay with you or do you want me to wait outside Daniela?"
Daniela paused and looked at the gorgeous woman standing in front of her. "You can wait in here Brianna… I just don't want this drama on my wedding day."
The brunette nodded. "I just wanted to see you one last time, old times sake, make sure you were actually happy with this, this wedding."
"I'm happy… 'Tonio, he treats me well, I'm having his son Brianna." She rubbed her belly and smiled at the woman. "I think you should move forward and find someone who makes you happy… I know what we had in the past and I will never forget it but you have to just let it go now."
Bri blinked at the curly haired brunette. "Antonio seems like he's an asshole…" She crossed her arms over her chest and shook her head. "I don't think you fucking realize how much you broke me Daniela… I still haven't come back from that shit, how could you sit there and tell me I was just some fucking college experiment? Why couldn't you just tell me you didn't want to be with me anymore?"
With the mention of the break up, Daniela broke, her eyes become wet with unshed tears as she watched Brianna go through her emotions so openly. "It seemed easier that way, like I didn't want you to still want me, still hold on to hope, that I may just go against my family. We were dumb to think I could be with you, that we could be together. I needed you to hate me, not want a damn thing to do with me. I felt so fucking guilty, I still feel so guilty handling it that way Brianna but I couldn't do it… My parents were pushing me to Antonio, to marrying him, so that's why we are here."
Bri turned around, her eyes landing on Jacey and Esai who had just walked into the room. "Great, an audience." She turned back towards her ex girlfriend. "You, you weren't supposed to be the one who broke me like that Dani… I told you every single detail of what Juan did to me, you nearly did the same, shit, our breakup was worse than the one I had with him… I left the country to get over it and stayed gone for nearly two years… I went to Sweden, remember how we had plans to go there for our anniversary?"
Dani nodded her head and wiped her tears away. "I'm sorry okay, it wasn't my intention to do that to you… I was hoping you knew that we weren't going to end up together. It's terrible, I get it. I shouldn't have even let us become serious but it just happened and it was amazing, the feelings and the chemistry just came naturally."
"You can't help who you fall in love with, you always told me that but you didn't even take your own advice!" Brianna moved her hands in the air to emphasize her point. "We were in love, I guarantee your parents would have accepted it because it made you happy, it's who you were, it's maybe even who you are… Was I not worth it? Not worth the risk at all?"
"Brianna…" Dani looked at the crying woman. "It's not like that, it was me being selfish… I wasn't thinking about you and your feelings at the time. I didn't realize the break up would impact your life so badly."
Bri scoffed. "What? You thought you would wreck me with that break up and I'd go about living life all fine and dandy? Reality check Daniela, I was head over heels in love with you and you ripped my heart out, that day, that night, two weeks ago, my heart will skip a beat if I see anything that remotely reminds me of you… I had to send my furs back to Russia to be cleaned because your smell was on them when I got home, almost two years and the fortress still had signs of you every where."
"I get it! I was wrecked too, when you broke, I broke too!" Daniela looked at Bri and closed her eyes. "It's not an easy love to get over, I'll always love you Bri, don't ever think I stopped loving you but I just needed to move on, move past us. Plus, you know what it's like to have your parent make you do something you don't necessarily want to do… Your dad made you marry that man, mine wanted me to marry Antonio, it took me awhile to love him but I do love him even if my dad forced it a little bit."
Bri laughed before covering her mouth. "I had an arranged marriage, it was set up like that from the jump… My dad didn't dangle the man in front of me before hand, I met him two months before the wedding… He was older, that was a business transaction… You cheated on me with Antonio way before marriage was brought up!"
"I didn't cheat! I had a dinner with him!" Daniela balled her hands into fists. "I did what I did to make my dad proud and happy…"
Jacey stepped forward, grabbing a hold of Bri. "This needs to stop... The wedding is already done. Bri didn't come here to win you back and from the looks of it, all you're doing is fighting over the past and comparing each other's marriages... This is rather ridiculous if you ask me..."
"J is right... If you're not trying to mend fences between each other and have type of friendly friendship then what's all this for?" Esai growled as he propped himself up against the door. "Your new husband is probably looking for you anyway, D."
"I just came because I'm Jacey's plus one." Bri shook her head and looked at Daniela. "Yeah, I wanted to see if you were happy, getting married… I didn't came here to have some kind of friendship with Dani, how the hell am I supposed to be friend's with her if she can't even claim her true self."
Jacey nodded her head. "Why don't we go then? I don't want you to feel like you have to stay with me, we can go see my brother or something, maybe pick up Monica and go out!" The blonde smiled, offering up ideas to console her best friend.
"Esai, Jacey, can you just give us a minute alone? Please..." Daniela furrowed her brow at the pair, hoping they'd give her what she was asking for.
"I'll be fine Jacey, if you hear someone scream, then come running in." Bri smirked at the gorgeous blonde.
Jacey nodded her head, allowing Esai to lead her out of the room. Bri stared at the curly haired brunette briefly before looking away. "Brianna... I'm sorry for everything."
"Alright." Bri just looked at the woman, trying her best to rein in her emotions.
Daniela covered her face with her hands. "I loved you so much, and I still do but I'm married now."
"I don't know what you want me to say to that Daniela, is that supposed to make me feel better or some shit? To know that you love me but you rather be married to some man?" Bri crossed her arms and shook her head as she willed her tears not to fall anymore.
The bride shook her head. "I told you... That's my dad's doing. So I'm going to make him happy the best I can. I'm almost positive he's still upset about your revelations at the Fourth of July party, Bri."
Bri shrugged. "I'm sorry about that but it felt good to get it off my chest, even if it was the wrong setting."
"You were drunk, Brianna! He thought you were just drunk and being crazy until he plastered Esai about it... He had Javy put E in the ring for it!" Daniela shook her head. "What were you thinking!?"
"I obviously wasn't thinking, I just spilled the beans. I'm sorry I did that, I'm more sorry that E got in trouble for it." Bri tilted her head to look at Daniela. "You thought he would go the rest of his life without knowing his daughter dated a woman?"
Daniela shook her head, trying to hide her emotions. "I knew it would come out eventually but I wasn't expecting it to come straight from your mouth. You knew how much that talk meant to me... I wanted to tell him myself. Without E or anyone else getting hurt... He could've gotten really dramatic about it and hunt down Jacey for answers."
"If it meant so much for you, you would have had it awhile ago Daniela...I don't know what the fuck happened to you, you used to be driven, you just stopped showing up to class. Why? We were supposed to do the doctor thing together." Bri blinked at her as she wiped her face dry. "If he would have went anywhere near Jacey, he would have gotten hurt, you know how protective I am over her…"
Daniela shook her head. "It's not that simple, Bri... It never has been. You know that." She looked away to wipe her own tears away. "Antonio said I didn't have to do all that anymore... He didn't ever want to let me work again. So the whole doctor thing got put on hold." She rolled her eyes. "You know E loves her and wouldn't let anything to her. Not even to mention that damn madman of a boyfriend she has now..."
"I just thought you and I being together was the end game Dani." Bri looked at her nails and shook her head. "I just wanted to be with you… I guess I was stupid to think that given the whole situation with you. I just kept holding on to the hope that Aleksandr was wrong about you Daniela. I wanted him to be wrong about you soooo fucking much." She looked up briefly and shrugged her shoulders. "Happy is a cool guy, he fucking loves Jacey so much… I could use a love like theirs in my life."
Daniela laughed, shaking her head. "I don't doubt that but the real inspiration of love was her and E... I swore they'd be together forever and ever. Their love was something people dreamt about." Her smile faded and she shrugged, moving closer to Bri. "You were the end game, Bri... You and me for life. It was all I ever wanted. But things clearly changed."
"Yeah things changed, you like dick, you're pregnant and now you're married." Bri moved back away from Daniela. "I think Happy and Jacey have a love that's better than what she had with Esai… I think I should go now… This conversation did nothing but put me in feelings and makes me want to drown in a vat of vodka."
Daniela stopped Bri from leaving with a hand to her hip. "What would you do differently if you had the chance?"
"Not fall in love with a woman who can't even publicly claim me…" Bri glared at Daniela. "You're not going to win me over like old times D, it's going to take a whole lot more than your hand on my hip to get me to melt this time."
The bride moved closer to the beautiful brunette, all common sense flying out the window, all judgement going with it. "Are you sure, Bri?" She inched closer to Bri.
"Yes, I'm sure." Bri stepped back from her ex and shook her head. "You're married and as much as I would love to kiss you for old times sake, I just can't because that would make me a cheater like you were and like Juan was… I can't do that shit Daniela… This whole reunion is coming way too late… I'm sorry."
Daniela looked down, hiding her eyes from the brunette. "Who's fault is that? You're the one who left the damn town, state, fucking time zone! You didn't give me the damn chance to reverse my mistake!" The curly haired brunette moved toward the beautiful Russian, trapping her between herself and the wall. "You just ran... Leaving everything behind."
"There wasn't anyone here for me, sorry for not sticking around and letting you flaunt your new relationship in my face! You don't think I had someone keep tabs on you for the first few weeks I was gone?" Bri sighed and rubbed her eyes. "I left everything behind because there was nothing here for me anymore, the woman I loved didn't love me the same amount, my best friend was so caught up in her shit with Esai… I was just alone so I up and left, no one even tracked me down… Jacey didn't even realize I was gone until two weeks had passed."
The curly haired beauty bowed her head... "I came back... Several times. I begged Esai to tell me something but he wouldn't say a thing. Just that you were on a vacation." Their eyes connected again, tears were streaming down Daniela's face. "I missed you, I miss you now... Bri, believe that. I want nothing more than you to be back here with me. I'm sorry..."
"I miss you too but I don't think I can get involved with you Daniela, you're married and ready to pop out a kid any moment now." Bri pointed at the woman's stomach. "Plus, I'm trying to work out my own problems… I just wish you were neither married or pregnant, I'd pick you over Juan any day…"
Daniela backed away, stunned... "You're back with him? How? What the fuck, Bri? Why are you back with him?" Anger was swallowing her now, anger and jealousy. "What do you want me to do, Bri?"
"I went to a Sons party with Jacey and it turned out that he's a Son now… Go figure right? When I come back to town I run into my ex boyfriend. We're not together just yet, we went on one date and have been talking… It's good so far but I don't expect much out of it." Bri shrugged her shoulders and smirked. "Do whatever it is your dad wants you to D… I can't make you do a damn thing. It's up to you to figure out how you want to go about things but I don't think you're going to be happy being a stay at home mom and old lady… You always wanted so much more for yourself, what was it? Doctors without borders, helping kids all over the world."
"I don't like that... Don't ask me why just know my feelings over that entire ordeal." Daniela sighed, looking away from the brunette who was still pinned against the wall. "I want you..."
Bri gently grabbed the brunette's chin and turned her face back to hers. "I want you too but I don't think we need each other right now...Back to your question earlier, if I could have changed anything, I wouldn't have ran off to Sweden, I would have stayed behind… Maybe just maybe you would have changed your mind about things."
"Pero lo que sí necesita usted... Usted no entiende cuánto." The tears rolling down Daniela's face just wouldn't cease at this point, the bride was drowning in her emotions now. She shook her head before moving closer and resting her head on the brunette's shoulder. (But I do need you... You don't understand how much.)
Bri hugged the woman, kissing her head. "You know, I hate it when you speak Spanish… It does things to me." She laughed briefly. "I think you should get your face cleaned up and get back out there, it's your wedding and you have to socialize with your guests."
"Good... Maybe it'll convince you that I'm an idiot and I need you back so much..." The bride shook her head, wrapping her arms around the gray eyed Russian.
"Daniela, you should go… I don't want anyone coming in here and finding us like this." Bri sighed and moved from the woman's embrace. "You know where I live, if you need to talk or vent, you know where to find me. Plus, it's summer and I know how much you love that damn pool and Moni is in town… You remember her right?"
The brunette shook her head again, pulling Bri back to her. "Fuck them people. It's my dressing room. I can stay in here as long as I want. It is my wedding after all." She buried her face in Bri's neck, trying so hard not to make any more compromising moves. "Don't give me permission to come over, I'll never leave. Yes I remember her... Loved her. The crazy little thing."
Bri frowned. "Aleksandr would make you leave if you stayed too long… You can come over if you ever need to… She's gorgeous, smart as all hell, she'll take over the world if I left her alone long enough." She once again moved away from the brunette as she heard talking outside of the room. "I really need to leave Daniela… I don't want to cause any problems, especially today."
"It's no one, Brianna, hush and relax. It honestly sounds like Jacey. She's probably freaking out, worried about us." Daniela moved back to Bri. "Would you please stop moving away from me? You know how much I hated when you used to do it!"
Bri nodded and let the brunette wrap her arms around her the best she could. "Your kid isn't going to kick me is it?" She smiled.
"He seems to like you so far... He's a momma's boy, it's official." Daniela laughed, burying her face back in Bri's neck, softly kissing her.
Bri sighed and closed her eyes. "Yeah, this isn't a smart idea D."
"You want me to stop?" The bride asked, slowly pulling away from the brunette.
"No but I don't want to be the reason your marriage falls apart on the first day or the other woman… Call me old fashioned if you will." Bri tugged on the front of her own dress and looked at the gorgeous woman. "I think you're going to need to annul the wedding if you plan on kissing me or whatever."
Daniela laughed, moving back to the brunette. "What would you do if Jacey and E walked in on us right now?"
"Probably die with embarrassment and run away from Jacey, she'd kick my ass for this whole situation." Bri shook her head and glanced at the door.
The bride laughed, nodding her head. "You and me both... But tell me, does it look like she put on some weight to you?"
"She's been eating a lot more, yeah." Bri shrugged. "I think I've been giving her my poor eating habits, I'm ten pounds heavier than I should actually be."
Daniela narrowed her brown eyes at the Russian, knowing it was all bullshit. "E doesn't know, does he?"
"No, he doesn't know." Bri shook her head. "None of us are going to tell him either… If Jacey wants him to know, she'll tell him."
Daniela shook her head, her hand covering her face. "He's gonna die, Bri, this is gonna kill him."
"Imagine how she felt during his shit… Wouldn't you have died if Antonio got someone who wasn't you knocked up?" Bri fiddled with her bracelet and frowned.
Dani shook her head again, frowning. "He didn't knock her up though... He didn't even cheat. J is everything to him, or was everything to him. He nearly died when he found out she was screwin' the grumpy madman."
"I guess he should have fought a little harder to win Jacey back.. There's nothing he can really do now… She's happy, she's in love. He's what she needs and she's what he needs… I love them together, even if Happy and I buttheads sometimes." She smiled at Dani. "Dani, E just needs to do his best to move on because if he loves her like he claims he'll want nothing more to see her happy."
"They would never fight, they were perfection, Bri. From what I've heard, the madman is quite the hellraiser and he butts heads with J all the time." Daniela shrugged, rolling her eyes. "She and E belong together... Everyone knows it."
"Jacey is quite a hellraiser herself… Couples fight, it's a healthy dynamic. I love them together, J and Hap are so in love… I came back from Sweden because she was so torn up about her and Hap's break up… I don't remember getting a call from her about losing Esai forever." Bri blinked at Dani and shrugged. "I don't know why we're talking about them… If you want answers about her relationship ask her. She's your friend after all."
Dani shook her head. "That's because she was mad at you... She was with me though. Antonio was trying to make her laugh but threatening E's life... Can't say there is a reason. I just figured you'd have answers."
"Why was she mad at me? I called her a dozen times when you dumped me and never received a damn reply… I left to keep my sanity but actually lost more of it… I think I may have expanded my drinking problem." Bri shrugged. "I think you can do so much better than Antonio, he asked for my number and I gave it to him at the party, we even danced together… I'm sorry."
Daniela shook her head. "You don't remember this because you're selfish but she dropped in her phone in the damn pacific way before we even broke up and she didn't care to get a new phone because she liked being disconnected to her family." The brunette rolled her eyes making Dani laugh. "I knew he was hitting on you! That bastard!"
"I'm selfish?" Bri distanced herself from the woman. "Yeah, I'm selfish, alright." She shook her head and crossed her arms. "I'm leaving now." She moved towards the door and opened it quickly and stepped out of the room, her eyes scanning the space.
Daniela shook her head, rolling her eyes. "Just like old times..." She mumbled to herself.
Bri stuck her head back into the room. "You wanna say that louder? Huh?"
"Just. Like. Old. Times." Dani spoke slowly, her voice a little louder. "You get mad over nothing, walk out and then I have to bust my ass making it up to you." The curly haired vixen rolled her brown eyes. "Such a damn little know it all priss... And it drives me insane."
"I'm mad because you called me selfish. I don't think of myself as selfish." Bri hissed at her. "You don't have to make anything up to me! We're not a couple!"
"You could barely finish that sentence! You want us back together so bad, B... It's written all over your face, babe." The curly haired beauty rolled her eyes.
"It doesn't matter about what I want..." Bri shook her head as she rubbed the bridge of her nose. "We should get out of here, I want cake."
Daniela rolled her eyes again, smirking. "Bet you do." She started to walk toward to the door to leave.
"You won't even know I'm around." Bri followed a few behind Dani, watching her disappear into the reception while she walked outside to meet Aleksandr.
July 28, 2008
Bri padded through her house, her hair piled on top of her head in a sloppy bun. She had recovered mostly from the horrid day she had two days prior at her ex girlfriend's wedding. It had done nothing more than unearth feelings that she wanted to keep buried. She let out a sigh and sat down on the sofa, her dog Monster curling up next to her as she grabbed a magazine from the coffee table and started to flip through it. "I wish I could go shopping… I could use a new purse, hell I could use a new fucking car... " She paused at the ad in the magazine. "Yes, definitely a new car." She rubbed the dog's ears as she heard the doorbell chime.
Monster bounded off the sofa and started for the dark, the animal's loud barks echoing through the foyer as its owner walked past it, briefly looking through the peephole before pulling the heavy door open. "Babe!" She hugged the man standing before her, the smile fading off her face as he didn't hug her back. "What's wrong Juice?"
Juice walked into the foyer, his brown eyes dark as he looked at Bri. "You lied to me Brianna." He growled at her, causing the woman to recoil even further away from her.
"About what?" She crossed her arms, her voice laced with venom as she tried to figure out what she could have lied to him about. "Huh?"
He turned his back to her, his hands in fists at his sides. "I saw you with him Bri… Don't play fucking dumb right now." He whipped around, closing the space between them as he backed her against the door. "I saw you, in the mall with the guy and Monica."
Bri scoffed and pushed him away from her. "Dr. Banks? You think I am dating my boss? The guy who took me under his wing as his resident?" She shook her head. "Lucius is my boss, there's nothing going on between us, if there was I would have told you."
Juice's face fell. "What?" He looked at her. "That was your boss?" He ran his hands over his head and frowned. "I thought you were fucking around on me…"
She cocked her head to the side, not wanting to hear what else he had to say. "Please, tell me you didn't do something stupid while you were away…"
He dropped his gaze to the floor. "I just assumed…"
Bri opened the door. "Leave now…" She pointed towards the outside. "If you don't fucking leave right now, I'll have to have Aleksandr come and remove you." She closed her eyes as she felt him brush past her, with one swift movement she slammed the door and sank to the floor, her face buried in her hands. "Asshole." She muttered, feeling the past starting to creep back in.
Yes, I know this chapter was long and filled with dialogue but it gives you a good glimpse into why Bri prefers just to have mutual benefit type relationships over the whole seriously dating type relationships.