"So, are you and Jecka doing that whole Valentines day shit that couples do? Or do gay people not do that?" Emily questions, pouring out a collection of pills onto a table for Nicole to pick through.
"Shit, I forgot about that. She'll probably want to do something. God damn it." Nicole grumbles, mostly to herself.
The entire idea of such a disgustingly fake holiday makes her stomach churn. It's just a way for businesses to make money off of fake relationships that are built off of getting a few flowers so you can get good head later.
"I wouldn't expect you to be romantic anyway. If she gets all mad just buy some xanax for her. No prob." Emily plays with her hair, attempting to give advice to her friend.
"Fuck, whatever. I'll figure this out. Hope this Adderall helps me form a coherent thought." She gives a brief wave to her friend, turning on her heel to escape the classroom she just bought drugs in.
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"Bitch, are you getting high without me?" Jecka startles Nicole out of a dazed state. Her eyes lock with the blonde's as she hovers over her.
"What? Jecka I didn't start a pact to only do drugs with you." A fake pout paints her face, making Nicole forget that she's supposed to be avoiding her to plan this stupid valentine's day bullshit.
"Wow, Nicole. Thought it was an unspoken rule. Only get super high with me. Does that mean you're getting drugged up with others?" A teasing tone runs through her voice.
She sits across from Nicole, reaching her hands across the table to grab at her hands. “Who the hell would I care enough about to do drugs with that isn't you're preppy ass?”
She holds Jecka's hand back, giving her small amounts of public affection. It usually makes her want to kill herself, so anything is good.
“Do you have plans later today?" Jecka changes the topic, trying to weasel her way into ruining Nicole's plan. This plan she doesn't know what she's doing with yet.
"Yeah actually, some stupid fucking project or something." She lies, trying to keep her voice steady enough so that her girlfriend doesn't immediately catch her. It's a failure, but worth a shot.
"Since when do you ever care about school? I swear if you're just trying to get high without me I'm gonna be so pissed." She knits her eyebrows together and pulls her hand away, making Nicole think this idea is a waste of time.
"..Sorry." Her voice chokes out, as if she physically couldn't say it any louder. Jecka doesn't acknowledge it, walking off once lunch ends. Fuck. Instead of sticking around, she just walks home to plan there.
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"Are you serious? You called me to ask how to ask your own girlfriend a simple question?" Ari's voice crackles though her sidekick, followed by stifled giggles.
"Don't fucking laugh at me! You should know, this is serious shit for a gay girl. First valentine’s day?? If I don't make an impression she'll be all pissed off for days."
As much as her voice doesn't show it, her back and forth pacing proves Nicole's somewhat nervous over this. "You realize you're gay too, right? You're literally in a lesbian relationship. You're a gay girl, too. For your advice you desperately need, just ask her. Keep holding off and someone else might ask Jecka first. Would probably be better for her." Before Nicole can retort, Ari hangs up on her.
Still not over whatever happened with them, I guess. She's shocked she even picked up. With a loud sigh Nicole tosses her phone onto her bed. She'll just figure it out herself.
"Fuck I can't do this shit.”
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Eventually, she lands on being no better than a man. Nicole buys a couple roses and some other shitty flowers Jecka would think was pretty, rolling her eyes when the cashier tries to make some dumbass joke over how dudes always buy the flowers.
Once she's out of that shit, Nicole notices it's pathetic to just give her flowers. She really looks like a man if that's the best she can come up with. Taking a visit to FYE to pickup a Smallville DVD was the best she could do. Honestly, Being seen in public buying something like that should've been enough to make Jecka think she was a perfect girlfriend.
If it wasn't such a loser thing to do, she'd go make Ari jealous and give Jecka this shit in public. Looking at the time, she realizes it's been like 2 days since she last saw Jecka. Fuck she's gonna kill Nicole, guess public humiliation might make her forgive her.
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"Hey Jecka, Where's Nicole today?" She turns her head, smelling the cheap hair dye before seeing her face.
"Why are you asking? Are you guys fucking hanging out?" She sounded more angry then she meant to, still hung up over the fact Nicole left her high and dry yesterday for a school project, allegedly. The whole fact that this is Nicole's ex doesn't help.
"What? No! I just wanted to ask if she asked you to be her valentine yet. You'd want that, Right?" Jecka huffs, more of a sigh than anything.
"I don't really care if she does, Valentine's day is stupid as hell. Waste of money and time, she's not trying to get me to give her head like any other guy who wants to ask me this shit would be." Ari stares at her hands for a while before replying, although it was clear she wanted to run off now.
"Haha.. That's true.."
The way she replied, all shy and quiet pushed something inside of Jecka. Maybe it was her anger at Nicole, or her fear that this isn't as serious to her as it is to Jecka. Ari’s weird questions stress her out, making her patience run thin. bringing her eyes to meet Ari's, she speaks up.
"Can you fuck off? Why do you wanna talk to me about YOUR ex who's my girlfriend? Jesus, be less desperate. It's real sad."
Jecka gets the urge to go smoke, taking that as a reason to get out of this stupid school, and to feel some air against her face.
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The feeling of ash burning in her chest takes her away from the fact anger is coursing through her. Where the fuck is Nicole, seriously? It's been like 2 days of her avoiding her, she doesn't know if she should be upset or worried that she did something to make her mad.
She mindlessly scrolls through messages on her phone, only being dragged back to reality from the creaking door slamming open beside her.
"Holy shit bitch, did you yell at Ari?" She glares at her in disbelief.
"Where the fuck have you been? Thought you were working on a project, Nicole." She grunts, turning her head away from her.
"Hey, don't get all mad at me. I got you some shit to make up for it." Her eyes revert back to Nicole in curiosity, being met with a face full of flowers.
Being a girl sucks actually, because all of her annoyance at Nicole just disappearing for multiple days fizzes out of her. "Aww, you bought me flowers? Oh my god I love you, it's so much better when a girl gets me these."
She tosses her cigarette butt onto the ground, using her now free hand to toss an arm around Nicole. "I also got you this shit, was a walking embarrassment to have people see this in public."
Nicole hands Jecka a DVD for Smallville. "Holy shit! New episodes! I haven't had the time to steal this one yet, you're so sweet Nicolee." She drags out her name, nuzzling her now that they were close.
"Uh. Shit this is so hard.. Jecka can you be my- Fuck. Can you be my valentine or whatever." The vulnerability in her voice would've been enough to make Jecka stare, but the light pink flush dusted over her cheeks made it so much more.
"Did you keep me away for 2 days so you could ask me to be your valentine? You are so stupid, I'm so glad we're together." She brings her face up to Nicole, giving her a soft kiss.
Safe to say it was a yeah. Even if she did use the strategy of a man.