That's My Best friend

2

I made my way into my apartment building and waved at the doorman, Ron, got into the elevator then pressed the button for the twenty eighth floor.

I thought about myself and my life as the elevator moved at a snail’s pace, I had two older brothers, José and André – fraternal twins, they’re twenty seven and André is married to Liz Mitchell and they have a baby girl named Angela, while José is a certified lady’s man along with Hudson, who happens to be my best friend, I was the little one who couldn’t keep a relationship and I hated it.

The elevator doors open and I step out, walk to my apartment door and unlock it and immediately take off the 6 inch heels I was wearing and the clothes I had on then throw on sweats and a tank top and plant myself on my couch eating Ben and Jerry’s while watching romance movies. I’m not depressed or anything but being dumped sucks ass.

I was watching What happens in Vegas when my front door opened and in walked the reason I got dumped.

“I’m pissed, so talk some sense into me before I beat up a high school senior.” He huffed then plopped down on the couch and stole my ice cream.

“What’s wrong?” I asked grabbing back the ice cream and stuffing the spoon into my mouth.

“That i***t Sam Howard asked Amy to prom.” He said with an angry scowl etched on his face and I stifled a laugh.

Hudson was very overprotective when it came to his little sister Amy, it’s quite ridiculous actually.

Last year when she was asked out on her first date, he literally stalked them all night to make sure that the guy didn’t try anything inappropriate, of course I know all of this because he dragged me with as his accomplice.

Years into this friendship and I've been an accomplice to almost all of Hudson's stupid stunts.

“You’re being ridiculous. Amy is seventeen and it’s prom! Would you rather she go alone?” I asked raising an eyebrow and stuffing more ice cream in my face then swatted away Hudson's hand away when he tried to make a grab for it again.

“Yes” he answered immediately and I rolled my eyes.

“No girl wants to go alone to her prom, so you have to just suck it up dude.”

He sighed “I know what happens at prom Kat. Teenagers get all horny and s**t”

“You would know” I mumbled and he laughed then shot me one of his panty dropping smiles, which by the way didn’t affect me. Much.

“Exactly! So you and I are going to be chaperones and-“

“Nooooo, nope” I cut him off, "I refuse to spy on Amy again. Remember how mad she was the last time?"

“But-“ he started and I cut him off once again.

“No buts, you’re going to sit your ass down and do nothing.”

He sighed then muttered “fine”.

We sat there watching Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher arguing for a few minutes before Hudson opened his mouth again.

“My mom told me to tell you that we’re all having lunch at their house on Sunday and you should bring lover boy. I still don’t like him by the way.”

I sighed remembering that I forgot to tell him that Drew broke up with me.

“I’ll be there but lover boyless since he dumped me today” I stated nonchalantly.

“What!? That damn prick! What happened?”

I shrugged, not wanting to tell him it’s somewhat because of him or whatever.

“You okay right? Don’t need me to go kick his ass or anything?” He said pulling me to him and I shook my head against his chest.

We then sat silently for a while when Hudson said “I didn’t like him any way, he was a pendejo”

I laughed “I’m guessing José taught you that word huh?” I asked because Hudson’s Spanish sucked and well all José does is teach him curse words.

“No, actually your grandma said that to me last Christmas because I won when we were playing Go Fish”

I snickered at the prospect of my sweet abuelita calling him an asshole.

“She did not! She’s too sweet for that.” I defended.

Hudson scoffed “Sweet? The woman’s a menace.”

I laughed then we watched one of my favourite telenovelas, Precious Rose. Hudson says he watches them only because I do but I know that he was talking BS because I once caught him watching one at his apartment.

I must have fallen asleep a while later because I felt myself being carried and placed on my bed with Hudson climbing in behind me and pulling me closer to him.