When she gets out of the car they meet on the side walk, as Abby approaches her saying, "There you are girl. It took you long enough to get here. But I must admit, you're looking cuter than ever diva; you're working that dress." Olivia grins as she replies, "Thanks diva. You're mighty pretty in pink today too."
Appreciating the compliment; but then back to her previous emotion of irritation and frustration she responds, "Thanks mama. But why didn't you respond to my text messages?" She notices a shift in her demeanor, as she replies, "Uhm, I was driving Abs, and talking to my parents when you were texting me." Abby takes a breath as she responds. "Oh. My bad. Is everything okay?"
She replies, "Yeah. They just wanted to check in with me after my meeting with Cy yesterday. We're all good." She exclaims, "Damn, I'm sorry Liv. I forgot to ask about that." Olivia smiles as she replies, "It's cool Abs. No worries. As I said, all is well. I signed the papers and I'm free as a bird. Now tell me what's got your panties in a bunch." She sighs as she says, "Girl, I've been texting you about your girl Mel. She's lost her mind." Olivia is intrigued as she asks, "What happened?"
Abby quips, "Hell, what didn't happen?" Olivia can see this is going to be a long story, so she says, "Well damn, let's go inside so I can get the run down." Abby halts her as she replies, "She's inside and pissed off. Last I checked she was in her room."
Olivia thinks to herself, this must be a hell of a story. "They walk up to the door, and when they get inside; the common area is clear. And Abby says, "Let's go to my room." Olivia agrees and follows her downstairs to get the skinny on the situation.
When they get downstairs, "Abby closes the door and Olivia sits down on the couch. When Abby sits too; she opens up like a book as she says, "Okay. First let me say, part of what's going on started last night before we went out. Remember I told you she was talking to Nick, right?" Olivia nods as she says, "Right."
Abby replies, "After we hung up, I went to see how she was progressing with getting ready. And she was arguing with him on the phone. Something about he wanted her to come over, instead of going out. But she wanted to hang out." Olivia responds, "They've only known each other for what, a week or so? And he's acting like that." Abby rolls her eyes as she says, "Honey I said the same thing. Like damn, has he even got the cookie yet; or is he just trying to get it?" Olivia nods as she responds, "Exactly."
Abby continues, "Anyway, she seemed bothered by him being mad. So at first she was going to give in to him. Which annoyed me because like you said, she barely knows this guy. Hell we didn't even know they were a thing because she's been all cloak and dagger about them hooking up. So admittedly, I lost patience with her and told her she needed to make a choice, but I was leaving in an hour."
Olivia shakes her head with a smile as she says, "Damn that was harsh Abs." Abby shrugs her shoulders as she replies, "Liv you know I can't stand wishy washy shit like that. I wasn't the one pumped to go at first. She came home revving me up, saying whether you showed or not we were going. Then dude calls her and she's all reluctant to go. Fuck that. I'd already picked out my make-up and outfit, plus showered and started my hair. I was going out regardless."
Olivia nods as she responds, "I feel you. And because of our rule of never going clubbing alone; she had to go with you. Which meant disappointing Nick." Abby says, "Yup. So of course she went with me, but had a nice, nasty attitude that I gave zero fucks about. And she got better as the night wore on, as you could see from the pic I sent you."
Olivia nods in agreement as she says, "Okay. So she was good last night. What in the hell happened today?" Abby continues, "I'm getting there, stay with me." Olivia responds, "Sorry, continue." Abby replies, "You're good. It's allot, I know. So this morning when she was at Nick's. She went to order breakfast, and her card was declined. And she called me yelling about how I let her buy drinks for so many people last night that I allowed her to burn up so much money, there's a fraud alert on her card." I politely hung the fuck up on her ass, because one. I'm not her man, and two it was too damn early for that shit."
Olivia cracks up as she says, "Oh wow." Abby tilts her head as she says, "Yeah. I had a headache the size of Texas when I woke up. And hearing her bullshit wasn't even remotely an option." Olivia asks, "What happened next?" Abby responds, "I got up and made me a hangover cure, and she came home not long ago to finish our talk. Since I didn't answer the phone when she kept calling back." Olivia's eyes widens as she says, "Oh God." Abby grins as she replies, "It wasn't as bad as it could've been. Because I was awake and feeling better. But, it got nasty. Because I told her about herself. She's not going to hold me accountable for her spending. She's grown as hell, and her wallet isn't my responsibility. She needs to step up and be fucking accountable." Olivia replies, "I'm sure that message was received about as well as could be expected." Abby says, "Yeah, and then some. But what really chaps my ass, is the fact that it all turned out to be all for not. Because her card was blocked by her parents, not for fraud."
Olivia's mouth opens as she asks, "So this was a result of her parents?" Abby nods as she responds, "Yep. Her parent's suspended her credit card without telling her; because some previous charges caught their eye, so they put a monitor on her spending. Which triggered the block this morning." Olivia almost falls over, having had this conversation about an hour ago. But she says, "Wow. What exactly did she buy that caught their eye?"
Abby replies, "From the receipts I found in the dryer, when I was moving her clothes to the basket. It looks like expensive meals for two at Pearl, Cool Hand Luke's, and Murphy's."
Olivia inquires as she replies, "Seriously? Who has she been going there with?" Abby says, "I'll give you one guess. Because you know we're the only people she really hangs out with most of the time. And those places are not exactly for nonromantic dates." She agrees as she responds, "You think she's been there with Nick?"
Abby responds, "Girl, who else? We both know his salary doesn't cover meals at either of those places. And Mel is that chick who is not afraid to stunt. You know she loves spending money to impress people." Olivia has to admit she's right; that's how Mel's behavior.
Curious about where things stand now that the secret is out; she asks, "So what's Mellie saying now?" Abby replies, "She's pissed off. They've demanded to meet Nick; and told her if she doesn't produce him when they come up for parent's weekend. There'll be more consequences to deal with." Olivia shakes her head as she says, "Damn. I'm surprised her father is playing hard ball like this. This isn't like him."