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XX .. as the zombies said 'it's the time of the season for loving.'
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BELLA ANXIOUSLY tapped her pen on her notepad as she was in a last minute meeting. another perk of becoming product manager is that you got to attend any meeting that was scheduled, which sometimes lasted about an hour, maybe two. there was a runway show scheduled sometime in the near future, which was the main topic of this meeting; and also to check in with inventory, sales, and marketing; all that good stuff.

after two excruciating hours, the meeting was over. bella sighed as she grabbed her portfolio and walked out of the conference room and back to her office. she let out a frustrated sigh as she opened the door to her office and plopped down on her chair. as she began to clear her desk, jenna walked into her office.

"how'd it go?" jenna smiled as she sat down on one of her chairs.

"longest two hours of my life." bella sighed as she opened up her desk drawers and put some folders away. "i think i relearned how to fall asleep with my eyes open."

"yeah, i heard something about the spring collection show when i walked past the conference room." jenna said as she handed bella a cold cherry coke.

"any phone calls?" bella said as she sat back in her chair.

"only chrissy. ali's in town and she wanted to know if we'd join them for dinner at her place." jenna said as she played with the sticky notes in bella's desk.

"i'll call her back when i get home." bella said as she grabbed her purse. "johnny has class so i'll be free. i'll meet you up there?"

"of course." jenna smiled.

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laughter filled chrissy's sherman oaks apartment, as the four ladies ordered chinese takeout, while the zombies played on chrissy's turntable.

"okay, so his name is jack. we were introduced by a friend of a friend." ali smiled as she took a bite from her orange chicken. "we're going on 6 months now."

"and he's specializing in?" bella asked as she grabbed some of her chow mein with her chopsticks.

"he wants to be a surgeon." ali said. "oh, just like your dad."

"you're dad's a surgeon?" jenna said as she grabbed another pepsi.

"one of the best in the valley; dr. matthew monroe." chrissy smiled as she took a bite out of her kung pao chicken.

the girls continued eating as time of the season by the zombies began to play on the turntable. "i love this song!" chrissy smiled as she turned up the volume. "my mother used to play this song over and over when the 'time of the season' came along."

"okay, i wanna hear this." jenna said as she placed her carton of chinese food aside.

"here we go." ali giggled as she took a sip from her coca-cola.

"oh shut up." chrissy laughed as she ran a hand through her hair. "so, mom was a hippie and she believed in the whole 'summer of love' motto, and when i was little, i asked her why she loved that song and what it meant."

"and what does it mean, christina?" bella smirked as she finished up her cherry coke.

"my mother always claims that the so-called time of the season is springtime-summertime. it's mating season, so love is in the air." chrissy said as she opened up a bottle of wine and served herself a glass. "now that i think about it, what the hell did mom smoke back then?"

"and if you look at her mother now, you would've never thought she was a hippie." bella laughed. "i thought that whole love is in the air thing was in february? you know because of valentine's day?"

"your anniversary's in a month, you tell me." chrissy smirked as bella poured herself a glass of wine.

"oh quit it." bella laughed, sipping on her wine glass. "nothing major's gonna happen, it's just been five years, that's all."

"mhm, we'll see." chrissy smirked.

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bella turned the key and opened the door to her apartment, as she let out a sigh. she slipped her keys inside her purse, kicked off her heels and opened up the fridge to get a beer.

the faint sound of the television was heard along with the water running in the bathroom, meaning johnny was in the shower. she walked into the bedroom, stripped down before grabbing one of johnny's old ac/dc shirts. it was still early for a wednesday night, but all bella wanted to do was get into bed and relax.

as bella switched through the channels, she put her hair up into a ponytail and sunk into her side of the bed before letting out a loud frustrated sigh. she then grabbed her beer and pressed the bottle up to her lips.

bella finally settled on watching remote control as johnny walked into the bedroom, freshly showered wearing only sweatpants. "hey babe." he smiled as he sat on the edge of the bed. "you're home early."

"i'm exhausted." bella sighed as she took a swig of her beer bottle. "i've had meetings left and right all week, i'm just glad it's wednesday."

"you'll be okay." johnny smiled as he pressed his lips onto hers while bella wrapped her arms around his neck. "i missed you today."

"so did i." bella softly bit her lip as she played with his damp blonde hair. the couple pressed their lips together as their tongues intertwined. bella straddled herself onto his lap as his hands roamed her waist.

"you look so good in my shirts." johnny smiled as he softly pressed kisses down her neck as she undid her ponytail. "fuck, i love you."

bella softly groaned as she bit her lip from the feeling of her boyfriend's lips on her neck and the pleasure it gave her after a long day at work. "it's still early. you want to?" bella sighed.

"i thought you were exhausted." johnny teased, placing his hands under the t-shirt and on her hips.

"i need you." bella softly moaned in his ear, then placed soft kisses on his neck.

"alright." johnny smiled as he slipped the t-shirt off of bella's body. "if you say so."