About Last Night

You look at your dining table and you try to process how this visual came to be.

You have your girlfriend, who’s your daughter’s best friend and someone you used to babysit, in her somewhat modest underwear; you also have your neighbor, who you’re not sure you can call your girlfriend yet, in her very not modest underwear; then you have your daughter, who you’re pretty sure thinks she’s already your girlfriend, wearing only a towel that your other neighbor gave her; speaking of that other neighbor, she’s also sitting at the dining table, wearing only a bathrobe that barely covers her upper thighs and, you’re not sure if she’s even wearing anything underneath that; finally, you have your personal trainer, who is also your neighbor’s personal trainer, wearing your daughter’s crop top shirt which is a few sizes too small for her chest, so it’s showing everyone the outline of her nipples, as well as your daughter’s athletic shorts that are a few sizes too small for her ass so it’s showing a lot of under cheek.

Then there’s you, in your white undershirt and boxers, hiding an erection underneath the dining table.

Exactly a week ago you were contemplating jumping off the fire escape. Unbelievable.

Surprisingly, you’re not the only one who finds all of this amusing. Directly across from you, on the other end of the table, Viv has a wide toothy grin on her face as she rests her chin on her hand and just watches the four other scantily clad women eat her cooking. Speaking of her cooking, you’re reminded that she does that for a living, and you and the girls may be keeping her from doing so.

“Hey Viv, um, I hope we’re not keeping you. I can take care of the girls now if you need to get back to the restaurant.” You tell her.

“Oh no~. You’re not keeping me at all. I already told them I’d be a bit late. Plus, if the restaurant can’t run without me during our soft opening, then I’d rather find that out now than later.” she replies.

“But why are you still here?” Stella asks her bluntly.

“Rude!” Cassie reacts, and painfully nudges Stella in the ribs with her elbow, making Stella flinch and apologize to Viv.

Viv laughs off Stella’s rudeness and answers her, “Oh, I’m still here since I wasn’t finished with my story. Technically, I started in the middle since Brooke asked what happened after she blacked out. If I started at the start, it would be when Tanya, Cassie, and I were in the hallway and we heard you shout ‘fuck me daddy’.”

Stella sinks into her chair, embarrassed that she’s turned into the same kind of person she made fun of Tanya for being.

“Not so fun being teased for being a loud moaner, isn’t it?” Tanya teases Stella. “Oh yeah, Cassie told me about you guys coining ‘Papi of the Week’ by the way.” Tanya says, addressing you and Stella. It’s now Stella who nudges Cassie in the ribs, making Cassie apologize for her loose mouth.

“We’re sorry about that, Tanya. We —” you start apologizing but Tanya cuts you off, “Relax, papi. Cassie told me even if you guys coined it, it was Diane who put it in circulation, which I already assumed anyway. So it’s water under the bridge.” Tanya says calmly, although you’re not sure if she just doesn’t want to talk about it when she still has a hangover.

“Wow. Complete one-eighty from ‘I’ll wring that bitch’s fucking neck’ from last night.” Viv says, instigating Tanya to be more honest about her feelings. Stella reacts with offense, “Hey!”, misunderstanding that she was the one Tanya was calling a bitch.

“She was referring to your mom.” Cassie, Viv, and Brooke defend Tanya in unison.

“Oh… then get in line. I got first dibs on that.” Stella quips, getting a chuckle out of Tanya.

“These topics sound way more intrusive when there’s no **** involved. Can we not talk about this stuff right now?” Brooke asks Viv.

“Oh. If ****’s the only thing holding you back from asking about how good Jay is at fucking again, then I can always whip up some Bloody Mary’s.” Viv mischievously throws Brooke under the bus. Stella’s eyes widen at that tidbit while Brooke just stares daggers into her.

“I’m trying to remember if I like you or not.” Brooke tells Viv with a hint of annoyance.

“From what I remember last night, you do.” You surprisingly hear Cassie chime in.

“Thank you!” Viv ecstatically reacts.

“You were like a team. Viv kept goading me and Tanya to drink while you kept asking for more detailed descriptions about Jay’s sex skills.” Cassie added, making Viv give a hearty laugh while Brooke sunk a little lower in her chair.

“Just to remind you, you love me by the way.” Viv tells Brooke with a toothy grin while she leans her body towards Brooke.

“I actually do remember that. ‘You’re the best Viv’, ‘I love you Viv’, ‘You should start going to my gym, Viv’” Tanya mockingly imitates Brooke. “I’ve been your girl friend way longer and you’ve never told me any of that.” Tanya says in a fake jealous tone as a joke.

“You two should’ve just gotten a… uh...”, Tanya continued, but she stopped dead what she was saying, clearly remembering something. You look at Brooke who side eyes Tanya beside her with the evilest of smirks while Viv is just smiling open mouthed looking at Brooke in knowing anticipation.

“Please tell me you remember.” Viv says while shaking Brooke in excitement. Cassie’s eyes widen, and her body stiffens, when she realizes why Tanya stopped what she was about to say.

“We should’ve gotten a what, Tanya? A room? Like the room you and Cassie should’ve gotten when you started making out in front of us?” Brooke asks Tanya, savoring every juicy morsel of revealing that gossip.

“WHAT!?” You and Stella react simultaneously. Viv and Brooke, without even looking at each other, fist bumps twice. Tanya tries to hide her face in her hand while Cassie sunk so low in her chair she was practically under the table. Your erection may have shrunk down since you got used to the visual of five scantily clad girls, but that bit of info pretty much revived it instantly.

Viv keels over laughing, pounding the table in pure bliss. You realize why she hasn’t left to go back to work yet. She wanted to witness the explosion of the bombshells that had been counting down since last night.

“Thank god I came back. I thought we wouldn’t be having this conversation until our next night out together. I’m so glad I didn’t have to wait that long.” Viv says aloud, full of glee, not really to anyone in particular other than the said god that allowed her to be here for these moments.

“On that note, I think it’s time for Viv and I to go.” Brooke announces.

“What? We’re just getting to the juicy bits!” Viv says in disappointment.

“We’d be intruding.” Brooke putting her foot down.

“Fine, I can drive you home on my way to the restaurant.” Viv tells Brooke, and Brooke nods.

Both girls stand up from the table, leaving you, Stella, Cassie, and Tanya to deal with the fallout of the bombshell Brooke just dropped. “I’m sorry for not asking about borrowing your clothes Stella. I can’t even remember when I put them on. I’ll give them back on Monday when you guys are at the gym? Is that cool with you?” Brooke asks Stella, to which Stella replies still in shock, “Uh. Yeah. Sure.”

“I have an oversized hoodie and some sweatpants you can borrow too, if you want. Your ass is kinda hanging out.” Viv suggests.

“My ass hangs out all day at work, so it’s fine. Won’t say no to the hoodie though.” Brooke replies, noticeably pointing at her nipples.

“I’ll just get dressed, and we can go?” Viv asks, and Brooke answers, “Sounds good.”

The two of them have this casual conversation as they make their way out the door. “We had fun you guys, see you again soon!” Viv says before Brooke says goodbye.

The two of them leave the four of you in awkward silence, but Stella’s the brave one who breaks it. “So…”

“What the fuck?”