In-Between

for the Cosmos case. Tender wore a black suit, a white shirt, and black Milah by C

aralegal she was with. Tender had missed her so much and just seeing her today made warmth settle within her. She hasn’t slept well for the past two weeks, nightmares pla

her friend's eyes but she held Nessa’s gaze. The courtroom drama played out around them, but their attention remained locked in that charged moment. Nessa offered a small smile and Tender quirked her lips in return before Tender’s obnoxiou

ender as she took short strides towards her. Her heart ached for how apart

t Tender” Nessa complimented,

you. It’s been a whil

ge of regret “I know, Tender.

falling to her shoes before meeting Nessa’s eyes

Tender’s smile extended from he

her heart flutters “Nelissa

xpression on her face “I kn

ly. She played with her index finger while waiting fo

en them, her fingers gently hold

t. She hesitates when her hand is close enough and looks at Tender for permission which she grants her with a nod.

r Tee,” her voice fi

’s retreating figure, she had a d

th the entire day. The court proceeding was hectic because she spent most of her day in a back-and-forth argument

prepare. She knew beating the evening traffic to get to Camila’s place

ngst the six of them, Ted was her only rival in terms of her preferr

e wasn’t letting on especially when she mentioned her dinner with Nessa which he immediate

and she had to get out of her head. She settled on playing Aquafina by Young Jon just before her message notification chime

r agreein

see you

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rizing every expression she had on her face. Now with her eyes closed, she could picture every time Nessa smiled or laughed which made her eyes close, her expression when she told a joke, when she was amused, when she was tipsy, when she slept or cried. Tender s

ral shirt. She wore a pair of high-shaft boots with a diamond-studded necklace then paired her outfit with a black leather belt and vintage leather watch. Inhaling softly, she closed her eyes to ex

ter sending her message to Tender. She wasn’t so confide

“I’m saying 15 seconds in case there’s poor network. I know

Camila turn at the same time to look

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miles immediately she reads th

look beautif

to s

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gather in her eyes, she hastily wipes her e

way with jus

w that?” Nessa s

ith you and other women. So it’s just you” Camila concludes. “Still recall

iser for her best friend’s gi

says with a furrowed brow “Anyway, let’s get

re she kept her newly purchased c

. to pick up Nessa. Camila answered the d

me I come here, I usually crave past

s. I will preserve some for

ick hug “Where’s Nessa,” she asked as

stops briefly below her waist. She ties her hair in a ponytail and uses diamond jewelry to compliment the lo

ppearance. She sees Camila quietly tiptoeing out of the living

reath “You are beautiful” s

rectly in front of Nessa, she could feel her breath on

She whispers before stretching her hand to co

sked carefully like she

she watches Nessa keep the flow

d inhaling slowly. They stay that way for some time before Nessa slowly withdraws to look at her friend

ay, I would have smiled immediately I o

now otherwise, we won’t leave at all.” She wanted to leave the sitt

r. They walked towards the door and Tender opened it before they heard Cam