Friends with Benefits
"Friends. Just friends."
Atasha
"Just friends" is the biggest lie Khalia Salvador has ever told herself.
Forty minutes later, the atmosphere inside Wildflour Uptown was loud, buzzing, and completely claustrophobic.
The restaurant was packed with the usual corporate crowd, but our table felt like the epicenter of a localized storm system.
Bea and Mark, our friends who had watched us grow from broke architecture students into functioning adults, were already three cocktails deep.
They had practically pulled us into the booth, forcing Khalia and me to sit right next to each other on the plush leather banquette.