Dinah's POV

We just pulled up to Justine's house and it's a pretty big house. Way bigger than mine but that's not saying much. I wonder what her parents do for a living. Right now we're waiting for someone to answer the door so we can get this party started. Normani, I think that's her name, answers the door and greets us before Zendaya hugs her. I'm not jealous it's just her best friend. But I'm her best friend too and she doesn't hug me like that. Lauren pulls them apart after a minute and they both laugh.

"Sorry I just missed this fool a lot."

"I missed you too Mani."

"Well come on Justine is in the kitchen."

She leads us to the kitchen and Justine is there looking over a bunch of take out menus. I hope she's paying because I didn't bring any money.

"Hey there you are. You find the place okay?"

"We're here aren't we?"

"Nah I'm blind. I can't see that you're standing right in front of me."

"Justine you know you aren't funny. Why you trying to crack jokes?"

"This is my house I can whatever I want Kordei!"

Watching Normani and Justine interact makes me take a closer look at my own relationship with Zendaya. We act more like a couple than best friends but that's because I have feelings for her. There's no way she could see me as anything other than a friend no matter what Justine thinks. I move over to Justine and wrap my arms around her neck while I stand behind her. She leans back into me subconsciously and I rest my chin on the crown of her head. The conversation continues around me but I decide to not partake in it. I lose track of the conversation and before I know it everyone is quiet and looking at me.

"What?"

"Dj we were asking you for the deciding vote for food."

"What are my choices?"

"Pizza or pizza."

"Well that's obvious. Pizza!"

"Yeah but one place has vegetarian pizza and the other one doesn't."

"Shouldn't it be obvious which one we should order from then?"

"There's also the price we have to take into account. The veggie pizza place is more expensive."

"Why don't we make our own pizzas then? We can get everything we need from the store and make them here."

"That way we can put whatever we want on them! Dinah you're a genius!"

"Finally someone notices this! Thank you Normani."

"Okay so we go shopping. Who's driving?"

"This is your neighborhood Justine I don't know my way around. I just know to and from your house from my house."

"So I'll drive, let me just get my shoes and a jacket. Come on Mani."

Justine steps out of my arms and they both go upstairs to get ready. Since I don't have her as a distraction I notice Lauren has been texting on and off for the past few minutes, even before those two left the kitchen. She's always texting someone when we hang out but never this frequently and so smiley. Zendaya isn't paying attention, she put her headphones in she is out of the conversation until the chocolate twins get back, so I guess I have to tease Lauren to pass the time. I move next to Z and tap her shoulder and take an ear bud so I can listen to music with her before addressing Lauren.

"What has you so smiley over there Lauren?"

"Huh? Oh I'm just on Tumblr."

"I've seen your Tumblr. There is no art abstract enough to make you smile like that so try again."

"I've could be watching a cute animal video you don't know!"

"If you were you would have shown us. Want to tell us the truth now?"

"Fine! I got a girl's number tonight."

"A girl from the team?"

"Yeah."

"Who?"

"Alessia."

"Short, light chocolate milk complexion, wild af black hair, that Alessia?"

"Yep that's her. She asked for my number during the varsity game. She's been sending me flirty texts and puns all night."

"Alessia is cool peoples. I approve Lo."

"Yeah I agree and maybe if things work out with her Brad will leave you alone."

"Thanks for bringing THAT up Zendaya."

"You're welcome!"

I look at the cheeky smile Zendaya is wearing right now and the grumpy pout Lauren has on her face and I burst with laughter. Zendaya starts to laugh with me and now we're both laughing and Lauren's pouty face which only makes her pout more making us laugh harder. The hot chocolate twins come back as we're laughing and stand next to Lauren and look at us weirdly until we stop laughing. We're catching our breath when Justine breaks the silence.

"Do we even want to know why you two were laughing so hard?"

"Yes but it would be hard to explain and it's a long story so it's probably best not to ask."

".....Okay then let's go!"

We head out to Justine's car and figure out the seating arrangement. Normani wants to sit next to Zendaya but Zendaya would be squished in the back of Justine's tiny car. Zendaya then offered to sit in the front but with Lauren's, Normani's, and my own thick thighs all on one seat we didn't fit. So Justine put me in the front, gotta have her fake gf next to her up front, and Zendaya ended up in the middle because she's the thinnest of us all in the leg department. 

Once everyone was situated we rode to the nearest Walmart and started shopping. We decided on some of those pre-made pizza kits that come with sauce and cheese and pre-shaped crust. The two culinary arts students went to get more toppings, Normani went to the ice cream section because what's a sleepover without ice cream, and Justine and I are getting soda.

"Are we gonna have enough money for everything?"

"Don't worry my parents left me money for food for the whole weekend because they're out of town. I think we'll have enough for this."

"Okay good. I was wondering where your parents were."

"Don't worry its just a business trip. I'm not a neglected child. Normally they take me with them, but it was too early in the school year."

"What do they do?"

"They're writers. Mom works for a magazine and Dad writes for TV. They actually met at one of those TV conventions and it was like a cupid thing. Infatuation at first sight!"

"Wow that's incredible."

"What about your parents?"

"Nothing super sweet. They were high school sweethearts. Dad played football, mom was a cheerleader. Mom got pregnant with me senior year and dad wifed her up. They're still together to this day. And probably the most in love two people could be."

"Wow now that's incredible."

"If we weren't in love with other people I would date you for real."

"Trust me Dinah the feeling is mutual."

I laugh before grabbing some sodas and putting them in the cart. On the way to the freezer section we see Lauren and Zendaya in the bakery section with Normani. I change course to where they are so we can check out and go.

"What are y'all doing?"

"You can't just have ice cream by itself so I was looking at the cookies. These two wondered over here about five minutes ago."

"We were helping you decide. Don't be rude Mani."

Normani and Zendaya start to bicker. Lauren, Justine, and I are just leaning on the cart waiting for them to finish so we can go. After a while we realize that they aren't stopping any time soon so we just leave to go wait in line.

"They better hurry up or they're paying for that stuff themselves."

Zendaya's POV

Normani and I joking around I the bakery section of Walmart when I realize the other girls left us. They probably went to get in line to pay. I snap out of play fighting with mani and grab the stuff she she came over here with, stopping her rant, putting her attention on me.

"What are you doing?"

"Grabbing the rest of your stuff. Grab two packs of chocolate chip cookies and come on. We have to find them before they makes us pay for this ourselves."

Once we have everything we make our way to the check out area.

"Hey Z? Can I ask you something?"

"Yeah go ahead mani."

"Are you and Trevor still okay? You're not still having doubts are you?"

"I am but it's because of something else entirely."

"What is it? You can tell me. I wouldn't tell a soul."

"I may have feelings for someone else."

"Oh my god who?!"

"It's D-"

"Hey you two better hurry up we're almost done!"

"Come on Z we can talk about this more later."

Normani runs to the check out line they're at, with me right behind her. We pay and get back to the house and put the ice cream in the freezer so it doesn't melt completely. Then we start on the pizzas. We make four in total two veggie and two with meat. Lauren and I work quickly on them and get them into the oven. Dinah and Justine are on clean up so while they're in the oven Normani pulls me aside to finish our conversation. I grab Lauren as well because she knows about what's going on between Dinah and I too. Dinah is playing music in the kitchen so we go in the living room to talk. They sit down on both sides of me. I take I deep breath before speaking. It's now or never.

"Earlier in the store I told you I have feelings for someone else. Lauren already knows and that's why she's here. I have feelings for Dinah and they are so much stronger than anything I've ever felt for Trevor. The only reason I'm still with him is I'm afraid that if I take the chance she won't feel the same and I'll be alone."

I feel arm around me pulling me into a hug. I have my head down but I know it's Lauren because of the direction I'm leaning. I don't look up because I'm pretty sure I'm crying because of the situation I put myself  in. I can't be with Dinah because of Justine, I don't want to be with Trevor because of Dinah, everything is just this huge mess.

"And you can't be with Dinah because she's with Justine?"

I just nod unable to speak at the moment because it'll just sound like mumbled sobbing.

"Wow you know most people have love triangles, but you have a love square going. How does one even pull that off?"

"I have no idea. And you know what's worse?"

"What?"

"I was the one who put her and Justine together. If I didn't insist on Dinah and Trevor trying to get along they would have never met."

"Oh Z it's okay. Just breathe."

Normani moves closer and starts rubbing my arms in a supporting manner. Lauren moves a bit, moving her arms to my waist and resting her head on my shoulder, giving Normani room to create a group hug. I'm not crying anymore but I'm still breathing pretty hard trying to catch my breath.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom. Normani can show me where it is?"

"Sure come on."

I leave Lauren strong, slient, embrace and follow Normani. She shows me the closest bathroom then goes back downstairs. I fix myself as much as I can quickly so I'm not gone too long from the girls. Get it together Zendaya this is a sleepover. Not the time to be having emotional breakdowns. I make sure my eyes aren't super puffy before I head back. No one is in the living room, but I hear laughter in the kitchen, so I go to the kitchen. Justine is all cuddled up with Dinah all under her like a lizard looking for warmth. Dinah isn't even paying attention to her though, she's talking to Normani and Lauren about something. Normani looks my direction first bringing everyone's attention to my entrance.

"Hey did you find the bathroom okay?"

"Yeah thanks Mani."

"You okay Z?"

"Yeah just too much water or something at the game. I'm fine."

"Well don't just stand there, your plate is right there. Let's eat!"

Grabbing my plate I sit next to Lauren and try to catch up on the conversation with a smile. The rest of the night goes great. We watch movies and dance like the teenage girls we are and  stay up until at least 3 in the morning talking and laughing. We all pass out around 4. Dinah, Lauren, and I on the floor Justine and Normani in the bed. As I go to fall asleep I feel an arm around my waist. I look over my shoulder and Dinah is holding me. Smiling, I rest my arm over hers and fall asleep.

Dinah's POV

Waking up I feel incredibly warm and relaxed. Am I the first one up? Starting to sit up is kind of a struggle for a bit and I don't know why. I try to move again but I'm pulled back down again. That's when I notice my arm is wrapped around Zendaya and we slept spooning the entire time. We must have moved in our sleep no way would she left me do this if she was awake. I gently remove myself from her side finally and leave the room as quietly as I can.

After getting out of the bathroom I head to the kitchen for a leftover pizza breakfast. Walking in the kitchen I see Normani sitting at the counter eating. If she saw me cuddled up with Z I'll never hear the end of it. I hope she didn't see us because that's the last thing I need right now. I take a deep breath and greet her before heading to the fridge to look for breakfast.

"Good morning Normani."

"Good morning Dinah. I have all the pizza that's left from last night. Unless you want veggie pizza I suggest you stop looking."

Closing the fridge with a sigh I face her.

"So does that mean you're going to share?"

"I will if you answer a question for me."

"What kind of question do you have for me?" *eyebrow raise*

"Why didn't you sleep in the bed with Justine last night?"

That's not what I expected. "What?"

"Why did you let me sleep in the bed when you and Justine are dating?"

"B-because we've only been dating for like a week. I didn't want to move to fast!"

"Okay. Just asking because that's my best friend I gotta look out for her."

She smiles at me and I relax before grabbing some of the pizza. Phew I thought that was gonna be serious.

Normani's POV

I bet she thinks I didn't see her and Zendaya spooning. How could I miss it? It was the first thing I saw when I woke up! After Zendaya told me about her feelings for Dinah I started to pay closer attention to the tall girl for the rest of the night. She didn't start eating until Zendaya got back from the bathroom, she laughed at Z's horrible jokes all night, and during the movie she would look over at her every five minutes even with Justine right next to her. 

There is no way she doesn't have feelings for Zendaya, but she might be trying to get over her by dating Justine. I have no idea but I'm going to find out one way or another. Either way I'm gonna help my best friend figure this out. Now which one I'm helping I have no idea but I'll figure it out.

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