Eleven. Are You Fallin' In Love?

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Angela had been the one to pick Nevaeh up from the train station. Gavi was sleeping, Aubrie and Salma were on a date, so she had to ask her other friend. They rode in the car together, Nevaeh catching the girl up on everything that had happened in Madrid. She left out zero details, overexplaining everything. The two laughed over every little thing, connecting in ways people who had just met couldn't do the same.

     "We should go somewhere since you're finally back," Angela suggested, skipping the current song. It landed on "Recognize" by PartyNextDoor and Drake, and Nevaeh burst out laughing. "What?"

     "I played this in Jude's car and he said he loves it. I guarantee you he had no idea what it was before I played it," Nevaeh had told her once her laughter had settled. "He's so funny, I can't."

     Angela smiled at her friend's antics, then started listing off things for them to do and places that were open this late. "How about a bar? I mean, you can't only talk to Jude. Whole lotta fish in the sea to only like one type."

"I'm down. As long as you drive, I plan on drinking as much as I can."

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They hadn't been there for twenty minutes before Vaeh found herself getting tipsy. She had just downed her third drink of the night, ready to find some random man to talk to.

"Hey," a voice said, tapping her shoulder. Nevaeh turned around, looking up and trying her best to take in the features of him. He had a slight accent, but she wasn't sure which one. He was tall, taller than her but not as much as some guys she'd met before. He had fair skin and brown hair. He wore glasses that suit him pretty well, and a basic outfit. Lightly washed jeans, a white T-shirt that was unbuttoned at the top showing the slightest of chest hair, and some Adidas. She liked the way he looked, even if he wasn't Jude.

"Hi," Nevaeh smiled, attempting poorly not to seem too mesmerized with him.

"I just wanted to say you're really pretty," he told her, smiling back.

"Aw, thank you, you're so sweet."

"Do you have a name or are you gonna leave me guessing?" he asked, making a joke. He had made her laugh and she had made him smile.

She looked at him, smile still on her face, saying, "What's the fun in telling you?"

"Three hints?"

"One, it ends with an 'H.'"

He seemed to be in deep thought, really thinking it through. Once he had an answer in mind he asked, "Is it...Hannah?"

Nevaeh burst out laughing, slightly hitting his arm. "Do I seriously look like a Hannah?"

"No, you look more like my future girlfriend," he smirked, looking at her with lust in his eyes.

She looked down with a giggle. "You're bold."

"Okay, but seriously, what's your name?" he asked her, crossing his arms. He held eye contact really well and it made Nevaeh nervous. Sure, Jude was good at it too. He just didn't hold it as long as this mystery boy did. She wasn't sure what she was going to do. She knew for a fact that she liked Jude. A lot, even. But there was something different about this boy. How enchanting he was and his way with words. He freaked her out, but in a thrilling and exciting way.

"Nevaeh."

"Pretty name for a pretty girl."

Another giggle from Vaeh. He was on a roll tonight. They had talked some more, and he had revealed that his name was Gabriel. Before long, the pair had found themselves sitting at the bar and diving into conversation. He was a good listener and his replies were the sweetest. She really did like him, she just didn't know what to do about her situation.

     "Tell me something about yourself you haven't told anyone," she smiled at him, taking a sip of the drink he had bought her. It was just a glass of water, helping sober her up a little bit.

     "I... I like doing photography in my free time. I don't tell any of my mates 'cause they'd all make fun of me, but I think it's fun," he hesistated to tell her. He would've made something up if this was some random girl he had only wanted to hook up with. But to Gabriel, Nevaeh wasn't like them. She had this way about her that attracted him to her deeply. Had he not met her this night, he probably would've found himself in the back making out with some hot stranger. The only random, hot stranger he wanted to be with this night was Nevaeh. "How about you?"

     "I don't know, I'm kind of an open book. I guess that I'm an actress. But I haven't really done much lately since interviews and press for my latest show is over," Nevaeh replied, staring off into the distance. The only person Gabriel was staring at was her. "I do have an audition back in the Americas, though, that I might go to."

     "Hey, I've been looking everywhere for you." A third party had come in, and it was Angela. "We've been here for a while." She looked at Nevaeh and then at Gabriel, then back at Nevaeh. She gave the girl a knowing look, but kept her thoughts to herself.

     Nevaeh grabbed her purse and finished the last of her drink, ready to get up from her seat.

     "When do I get to see your pretty face again?" the boy she had wrapped around her finger the entire night asked, a look of sadness in his eyes. He didn't want to see her go just yet, not when things were going so good.

     She pulled out her phone, showing him her Instagram to follow. She promised to follow back, but would probably be too hungover tomorrow to even remember to do so. They told each other goodbye with a hug, before Angela dragged Nevaeh out of the club.

     "You with someone who isn't Jude?" Angela's smile grew, unable to contain herself. They had already gotten in the car and had started their journey to Angie's apartment. She told Nevaeh to just crash on their couch for the night and promised that she and João would take her home in the morning.

     "I know, I know, it just happened," Nevaeh sighed. "I mean, he's cute. He's really sweet. But Jude and I connected on a more personal level. Gabriel just gave me the 'fuck me' eyes all night." She had explained to Angela what had happened with him from the moment they bumped into each other and to the point where Angie had barged in.

     "Maybe he's a player who's changing for you," Angela laughed. "He's not the worst person in the world. Maybe he just isn't for you."

     "If not him, then who?"

     Silence followed as Angela looked at Nevaeh with an annoyed look. She rolled her eyes saying, "Jude. Who the hell else?"

     "I just don't want things to end badly with him the way they did with Gio."

     "If he does anything to you, I mean anything, I will kill that man myself. I'm sure the boys would be down to help."

     The two girls giggled, their laughter ending the conversation. For the rest of the ride, the girls thought to themselves.

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THANK U GUYS SM FOR 3K READS 🙁🙁 I LOVE YALL

WE LITERALLY JUST HIT 2K LIKE A WEEK AGO BRO WHATT

filler chapter cuz it feels like its been lightyears since i updated 😭 also its barely proof read so... correct any mistakes!

DID YALL CATCH THE BOLD PARALLEL??? gabriel wanna be boldingham so bad.

okay idk if you guys caught onto this or not but vaeh is basically just however i describe her / how she's portrayed in her insta posts 😭😭 alyah doesnt have a ton of content for the vibe i want for vaeh

so... vaeh comes home after a weekend with jude and meets a new guy the same night #BopEra?

jk bop = baddie on point, vaehs doing what she gotta do 🙌🏾

next chapter vaeh goes back to the americas 🙁 BUT SHE HAS GOOD REASON AND YOU'LL SEE (hint it has something to do with her career!!!)

okay bye guys i love u sm 💝 PLEASE VOTE AND COMMENT 🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️