Really? But he never works 3rd shift.
"Matt, did your boss just call you in to work on your day off?"
Matt replies, "I guess so. 2 officers called off. "
As he slips on his shoes, he grabs his keys and jogs out the door. I, perplexed, was hoping to lay next to him and hold him from behind. Our sex life has been strained lately. I think he is seeing someone because for the past couple of months, he's been "...too tired..." to make love. What if this is the intro of a rough patch? What if our 7th year has hit its stride?
*phone vibrating*. Why is my best friend calling me this late? Hope everything is alright.
Me: "Hey girl."
Gina: "Hey, I just saw Matt pull out the driveway. Just making sure everything is okay."
Me: "Oh yeah. He was called into work. There were some call-offs. I love having my best friend as my next door neighbor hahaha."
Gina did not laugh at my joke. Instead, she sounded anxious and a tad awkward.
Gina: "Jennifer, I have been waiting for a sign or something out of the ordinary to happen. A sign would be an indication to talk to you about what I wanted to talk to you about."
Me, concerned, replied, "Well, what is it?"
Gina: "Can I come over? I dont want to talk about it over the phone. Could you turn your cameras off for a little, also? It's personal."
I hung up and a lump formed in my throat. Gina has never talked like this before nor has she ever asked me to power off my cameras. I wonder what this is about.
I deactivated the ring cameras and exactly 8 minutes later I hear a rhythmic knock at the door. That's definitely Gina.
I open the door and she looks serious with a side of worry.
Gina: "Can we sit down?"
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Gina's Point-of-View
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Damn Jenny why are you in a tight, pink, tiny ass night gown? Literally busting out of the night gown.
Gina: "Can you put on a robe or a poncho or something?"
Jenny laughs her tradmark laugh and slips on that blessed and lucky ass red cotton robe that is faded beyond belief. She definitely needs a new one.
Jenny sits on her couch closing her robe tighter. "What's up Gina?"
I sit far from her because I do not know if she is going to try to slap me or anything. I breath and look at her. My eyes begin to well up with tears. She immediately sees it and asks, "Woah! What's wrong Gina?" She scoots close to me and dries my face with the sleeve of her robe. I quietly beg her to not be mad at me.
Gina: "I have been holding this in since high school, Jen. I have been trying to act like everything is okay but I'm not okay."
Jen: "Well, you can tell me anything. Our parents are best friends. We've been best buds since Robertson Elementary." We both laugh but then I stop.