I gave her a puzzled look. “Yes?”
“No, like I know you’re serious I was just asking because… For real? Yes! Of course I want it back! Oh my god, thank you so much! You don’t know how hard it is to find a job after being fired from there.” Anna sulked, before beaming in my direction.
I grinned in return before nodding at her. “Trust me; I know how difficult it is.” I shuddered at the thought of my previous boss, Creepy Cooper, before looking at her again. “I’ll tell Adrian. You can start next week!”
Anna sighed happily before jumping out of her seat and pulling me into an unexpected hug. “Thank you so much, oh my god!” she squealed again, before releasing me from her excited grasp.
I smiled in response before I heard a loud shrilling noise come from the wall behind me.
Anna looked at the phone in confusion, before glancing at me. “Another visitor?”
I shrugged in response just as she answered the phone. “Hello?”
I could hear Amy’s yelling from my seated position. “CAN YOU TELL EMILY TO HURRY HER SORRY ASS UP AND GET HER ASS DOWN HERE BECAUSE MY OWN ASS IS HUNGRY?”
Anna’s eyes widened as she detached the phone from her ear. “Uh… I think it’s for you.”
I grimaced at the phone before shouting out, “I’M COMING AMES, GET INTO THE CAR!”
Anna put the phone back into its slot before smiling in amusement. “I think you should leave.”
I laughed and nodded. “I think I should. See you next week then? I’m really sorry once again for accusing you…”
She waved me off with a look of disbelief. “Emily! Forget about it! I have my job back, and we’re on good terms. Everything is good again!”
A faint beeping noise sounded from outside, and both our eyes widened as I began to rush out the door. “I’ll see you next week then!” I called out before anxiously pressing the elevator button.
Anna laughed at my panicked state before giving me a small wave and shutting the apartment door quietly, just as the elevator doors sprung open.
Amy was going to kill me.
***
“So how about I give you that D I’ve been meaning to give you for a while now?” Allen smirked, before getting whacked across the head by Adrian.
“You better shut the fuck up mate.” Adrian glared, wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling me into his shirtless torso.
“Adrian.” I groaned, trying to pry his hands off me.
“What did I tell you this morning?” he snapped, looking down at me.
Amy spoke up. “Hey! Listen here, my friend can wear a bikini if she wants to-”
“Actually, it was you that forced me into wearing this. I wanted to wear my one-piece with mini board shorts on top,” I pointed out.
“Shut up, I’m trying to prove a point for your independence,” Amy bit back in response.
“What have I missed?” Blake asked, appearing from behind Amy suddenly; who yelped and jerked in her seated position in fright. She turned around to glare at him, and he smirked down in response before kicking sand onto her stomach.
“I was about to give your sister the D,” Allen brought up again.
I groaned. “Allen! Stop bringing that up!” I laughed.
“Dude, that’s my sister,” Blake complained with a disgusted frown.
“And my best friend!” Amy added.
“And my girlfriend,” Adrian growled in annoyance, tightening his grip around my waist. “Let’s go for a walk, Shortcake.”
“No.” I whined. “I don’t want to walk,” I grumbled lazily.
“Fine,” Adrian replied, before I felt my entire body being lifted off the ground as Adrian held me bridal style.
“Adrian! Put me down!” I exclaimed as I felt my entire body pulse with heat from embarrassment.
“I’m having a sense of Déjà vu, Shortcake. Aren’t you?” He smirked, taking me farther away from our small group.
“The only déjà vu I’m about to have is telling you that you’re not getting any tonight.” I glared.
He chuckled before pulling me in and placing a kiss on my lips. “We all know that never ends up working out in your favour.”
“Shut up.” I responded childishly.
“Careful Shortcake, I might ‘accidentally’ lose my grip on you.” To make his point more believable, Adrian’s grip loosened around my body; making me squeal in fright and wrap my arms around his neck in an attempt to prevent myself from falling harshly onto the warm sand.
Adrian began to chuckle again before his grip re-tightened itself around my waist and he smirked down at my petrified expression. “I’m sorry, did I frighten you?” he asked mockingly.
“You’re an asshole!” I scowled, begging to loosen my arms from around his neck.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you, Adrian warned, just as his grip began to loosen again.
I squealed and re-tightened my arms. “Put me down!”
Adrian thought about it for a moment before groaning. “I should actually. You’re the size of a whale. Lay off the fries a little next time.”
My jaw dropped in shock from his comment, but he continued talking. “Unless… Are you pregnant? Is that why you wore the bikini? So your baby bump isn’t so obvious to everyone? Why didn’t you tell me?! I would have-”
“Adrian!” I snapped, glaring up at him.
He chuckled at my response before grinning childishly. “I’m kidding. You’re lighter than a whale. I’d say a dolphin maybe. Or two.”
My expression transformed to one of shock once again before he let out a real laugh this time, loud and deep. “I love watching your reactions.”
“Yeah, well, keep this up and you won’t be seeing any reactions,” I snapped angrily.
Adrian’s laughter died down as I watched his eyes scan my face. He pouted once he realised I wasn’t joking. “Aw Shortcake, come on! You know I was joking, right? You’re as light as a hippo-” I whacked him across the head before he could continue.
Adrian chuckled before a group of people caught his attention. “HEY!” he called out, making all 8 sets of heads turn to our direction.
My eyes went wide in mortification before I turned back to him. “What are you doing?” I hissed.
Adrian ignored me as he smirked at the group. “I just found out my soon-to-be wife is pregnant. Aren’t I the luckiest man in the world?” He grinned. The small group just smiled awkwardly in his direction before nodding in agreement.