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"Best Of Friends"
© Tiffany and Nina ::Illusions Productions::
Chapter 6
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"Are you sure? It seems kind of weird." Nina said into the phone, plugging her free ear, blocking out the access noise. "Fine, we'll talk about it later, I'm kinda busy. Bye."
"What was that about?" I asked. I tend to be nosy sometimes.
"Business," she answered back, turning off her phone, and shoving it down her purse. I knew when she didn't want to tell me something.
"Joey, this was so nice of you take us all out for dinner!" Tiffany said, as she buttered a warm piece of bread. The kind where you go to a fancy restaurant, and you can just have a bunch of those warm rolls of bread for dinner. Delicious.
"Oh, its nothing. I just figure we should all spend some more time together." Joey said, as he took a sip of water that was in a crystal champagne glass.
"Some of us more than others.." I heard Tiffany say under her breath, giving Nina the evil eye. Thank God Nina wasn't paying attention, otherwise there would some major booty kickin tonight.
"So Joe how is the career?" Lance asked taking a drink from his wine.
"It's good, I just got a new movie offer and it's supposed to be…" Joey stopped. There was a weird silence, one I didn't understand. I glanced over at all my friends. Lance really didn't seem to care about what Joey had to say; he was wrapped up in JC's eyes. Tiffany was more than likely muttering mean things about Nina under her breath as usual. But Nina, she still looked strange. She was staring at her food as if she was in deep thought, but the funny thing was, Joey was doing the exact same thing.
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"Daddy!" Alexis said, running into my arms, "Did you have fun last night Daddy!"
"Yes I did sweetie," I said to her, moving a lock of her hair behind her ear, exposing her bright blue eyes. Of course she inherited from myself.
"What about you Momma! You had fun too huh!" Alexis said, jumping from my arms, and into Tiffany's.
"Yes I did hun," Tiffany said, trying to cook breakfast, but Alexis kept getting in the way. You could tell Tiffany was beginning to get annoyed with Alexis because Tiffany always does this thing with her eyes and then figures out a way to get rid of the problem, and as always she did, "Alexis, why don't you go pick up your toys, Uncle JC and Uncle Lance will be over any minute to take you to the fair."
"Ok Momma." She said, as she darted off. I always felt blessed. Having the friends I had. I'm glad they love Alexis and like to spend time with her. Alexis loves them too. Well, not really Nina but that was Tiffany's fault, and I know that when Alexis and Nina get together Alexis really does like Nina.
"So, did anyone call?" I asked. I am always curious who called, even if it's not for me.
"Joey did while you were in the shower, he said he wanted to talk to you about something. I told him you would call him back." Tiffany said, setting the table for breakfast.
"Oh ok, I'll call him after we eat."
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"Hey, Joe."
"Hey Justin, what be up!" Joey said. He always tried to use his own version of slang to act suave or at least cooler than what he thought he was. It didn't work very well.
"Nothing much is really up!" I said, trying to make him at least feel like he IS cool. "I was about to call you. Come on in."
"Well.. Justin.." Joey started. I knew something was bothering him. "You see.. it's like this.." For some reason, Joey couldn't bring up the words he wanted to say. This was really weird. Joey never had a hard time telling me things. He would just flat out say it.
"Ok, remember last night, when Nina was on the phone?"
"Yea.." I said, trying to figure out what this was leading too.
"Well, she was talking to her agent." Joey said, picking the cuticles from his nails.
"Ok." I seriously didn't know what this had to do with him.
"She was talking to her agent about me." Joey continued. Now I knew this was gonna get good.
"About you? What for?" I asked.
"My agent, and her agent had a talk. They both decided that it would be good publicity for me AND her, if we, well, um, made a movie together."
I couldn't believe my ears. It was a little hard to sallow I mean, one of the worlds most famous models, making a porno with a top-notch porn star? To top it all of they've been friends since grade school, "But Joey, y'all two have all the publicity you could ever need."
"I know man, that's what I said, but they insist it's good for publicity."
"Have you and Nina talked about this?" I asked. Knowing Nina, she would probably say yes, I'm not saying she's a slut, but she will do anything to better her career. But then again, this is Joey, a good friend.
"Yes we have. We both agree that we should just go for it. For our careers." Joey still seemed uneasy about it.
"Alright then, what's the problem?" I asked. Forgetting that Joey had a thing for Nina. "Oh." I remembered.
"Yea man, its gonna be weird. Plus, what will Lance think?"
"Joey, you screwing Nina more than likely will be the last of his concerns. The man is fucking gay. He has more problems to worry about. Besides, they are practically not even a couple any more. They never talk or anything."
"But still!" Joey said. I have never seen him this nervous or paranoid about anything before. This was totally bothering him. I wish I could get into that little Joey mind and be in his shoes for just two seconds, but then again I'm glad I'm not living in his shoes, EVEN for two seconds.
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