It was just S*x

The cab pulled over at a tall building, an exquisite one. The last time I visited Mabel, she was staying at a small apartment with her boyfriend Bast. Did she win a lottery? For all I know, she fought for her independence, she didn't want to rely on her rich parents. Maybe Bast pulled a lot of strings for her to have a touch of a skyscraper.

Getting down, I marveled. I texted Mabel and before I knew it, she was standing in front of me.

"Hey, you look more beautiful than ever. Ouch! That ass...I envy you." She gave me a tight hug and we giggled like children.

"You live here?"

"Duh!"

"How come?"

"Well, life has been good and I can't complain for having to live in this expensive hotel besides it's near to my place of work." She gave me an appreciative look.

"Which floor?"

"30th. No worries, the lift won't get stuck.... haven't you gotten over your claustrophobic drama yet? For fuck's sake you're almost turning twenty!"

"This is a lifetime trauma, c'mon Mabel, it's not that easy." I scorned.

"Fine! Let's go, I prepared diamond fruit cake plus cinnamon cookies...your favorite." She grabbed my arm and we waited for the biometric recognition at the entrance.

"Tight security, my foot." I growled.

"They have their own reasons." She shrugged as we made it to the lift with other passers-by.

*****

"Welcome to my humble abode." She swinged around and then fell on the chaise lounge.

"You have good taste, everything here is explicitly furnished. Bast loves you a lot huh?"

"Loved my p*ssy more than anything and my fucking money too."

"How come?"

"It's was all about s*x without attaching emotional strings. He made it clear to me after I found him knacking a b*itch on his parlor. He was also after my money." She shaked her head and sighed silently giving me that look 'I was so stupid.'

"Just when I thought he was your soulmate, your one true love."

"I'm done with men...they use you and dump you when they got options."

"It is what it is." I muttered and made myself comfortable on the couch.

"Though I loved the way he'd fuck me. Making me cum...oh bad boy, he was a ten in bed."

"Psychology." I mumbled.

"Have you been laid? It was one thing in your to-do list. So who's the lucky guy?"

"I was stuck in the lab, fucked up with experiments and I had no time for guys. Being a nurse sucks sometimes but luckily I'm going to have my first surgery the day after tomorrow." I chortled.

"I'm happy for you but you have to get laid, on a serious note. Wait, why didn't I think of...Fox right? Don't tell me you're still obsessed with that bastard."

"No! We were over even before we began. There was nothing between us, really." I was quick to deny the fact that Fox was always on my mind. I had to forget him but how could I when he was giving me reasons not to? Awakening my sexual desires and the leaving like nothing ever happened between us. I know I shouldn't have let him but what was I supposed to do when he was right there, fucking my mom! For heaven's sake, it was all mom's fault.

"Oh my bad, what did you want to talk about so urgently?"

"Mom is nowhere to be found and Dad is back with his mistress. She has a brat for a daughter. What if they threw mom out of the house? Dad isn't a saint, it has been long you know, he might have chased her away."

"That's a lot to take in, I'm really sorry that you're having a rough time adjusting to everything. Maybe we should go back to the Rehab, that's where we should begin." She pointed out and I nodded silently.

"For now, let's eat." She walked to the kitchen and set the table for two.

I was grateful to God that I had someone who I could rely on. Mabel was a rare gem to find as a friend even if she had once stabbed me on the back, I appreciated her for many ways.