How Is This Love? (BWWM)

15.

There was something about this meeting with Laura that had me nervous as hell. Eventually, I'd have to spill the beans about sleeping with her grandfather.

I decided to keep my look casual.

On my body was a pair of blue high waisted skinny jeans, a white tank top I had tucked inside the jeans, and a pair of nude platform sandals.

My hair was parted down the middle, which I had flat ironed bone straight. I carried a Louis Vuitton tote bag.

When I met up with Laura, she had on a long white sundress, a yellow beach hat, and heart shaped sunglasses. She was also sunburnt.

"Hey, girl." I Laura greeted me. She stood up and gave me a quick hug.

"Hey, how have you been?" I truly wanted to know. There was still a part of me that missed my friend dearly.

Laura sighed dramatically. "Pretty good. I just got back from a family vacation in Hawaii." She tells me, happily.

"How was it?" I inquired.

"It was nice. Some drama but that was expected of my grandparents." Laura huffed. Grandparents? Plural? As in Grandma and grandpa?

"Aw," I played off how I really felt before I exploded inside. "What happened?" I asked, eager to know why Archibald had lied to me.

"Well, grandma doesn't want a divorce anymore so my mom thought a family vacation would get them to talk. But, there was nonstop arguing. They slept in the same room the first night but after, everything went downhill." Laura let out, a sadness washing her face.

"I'm sure everything will be fine." I assure her, sweetly. But I knew it wouldn't be. My feelings were hurt. Not because he went on a trip with his family, which included his ex-wife. But because he had lied about it.

Half an hour later, I told Laura I wasn't feeling well and dropped the money for my food on the table before I left.

As soon as I stepped foot out of the restaurant, Archibald was calling my phone.

"Hello," I answered into the phone, still quite upset after hearing Laura had said.

"Hey, babe. I'm home and I can't wait to see you. Are you off tonight?" Archibald spoke.

"Yes, I am. But I'm busy." I reply. I was not ready to see Archibald yet. If I saw him too soon, I know I'd be too upset to deal with him.

My stuff needed to be moved today, and that's exactly what I planned on doing.

"Anything I can help with?" Archibald offered.

"Not really," I answer. "I'll call you later." I tell him, hanging up the phone.

When I got back to my place, Lauren waited for me outside with a U-Haul to help me move. She was a good ass friend.

"Bitch, I don't have enough shit for this big ass truck!" I yelled, surprised. This was a bit extra. This truck was big as hell. And the only things I decided to take were mostly clothes and hygiene products.

"Lauren, you think too hard sometimes." I tell her. My stuff could probably fit in a Volkswagen Beetle, honestly.

"Fine." Lauren huffs, crossing her arms.

We went inside the apartment and got my stuff together, throwing everything in the truck. I dropped the keys off to the super and got the fuck out of the hood.

It was girl-talk time now and I was spilling the beans to Lauren about everything Laura had told me.

"You know, I think Archibald is a nice man and everything but I think you should rethink this relationship with him." Lauren suggests. We were unpacking my things in the new place and sipping red wine.

And she was right.

"I mean, I just wanna know; what do you want out of this relationship?" She questioned, seriously.

Honestly, I wasn't really sure.

"Archibald is pushing seventy and you're only nineteen," Lauren reminded me. "By the time you two try to build a life together, he's probably gonna be dead." She continued.

"I don't know," I started. "I've never really had stability in my life. My feelings for Archibald had somehow convinced that there could be some consistency in my life for once."

Lauren nodded. "Well, I can understand that. You assume an older man with money, has his life together."

"Maybe I was wrong, though." I confess. The only consistency between Archibald and I was sex.

"I think you should get to know Josiah a little more..." Lauren put out there, slowly.

I laughed.

Josiah was cute and very nice but I knew nothing about the man. He hadn't told me his age, what he does for a living, or where he's from.

"Maybe. I need to talk to Archibald first." I pulled out my cell phone and texted Archibald.

Karma: we need to talk.

Archibald: that doesn't sound too good.

Karma: I'll come over tonight.

Archibald: okay, see you soon babe.

My plan was to get to Archibald's place and confront him about his lie.

And I was also going to ask him the same question that Lauren had asked me: "what do you want out of this relationship?"

Once Lauren left, I put on a pair of high waisted distressed skinny jeans, a pink hoodie, and a pair of white sneakers. I pulled my hair up into a messy bun and grabbed my purse.

My phone buzzed as I got inside my Uber.

Josiah: can I see you tonight?

I decided not to respond.