#dualspines

i wake up the next morning, miso cuddled onto my side. i stay in bed for a little while longer, not wanting to get up yet.

about 10 minutes later, i receive a dm from jay. i open instagram, replying to him.

a few hours later..

it's about 2 o'clock now. i've gotten ready for the day - showered, changed my clothes, ate - and now i plan on getting a few things done before 6pm rolls around.

i start by cleaning up a bit. my apartment isn't super messy, but i don't want to have anything out that miso could get into.

20 minutes into cleaning, i receive another dm, being from jay once again. i pause, grabbing my phone to respond.

i put my phone back down on my couch, miso rubbing against my leg as i do so. i continue cleaning and finish pretty quickly as there wasn't much of a mess to clean.

i hear my phone buzz, so i pick it up, the screen reading 'incoming call from jay'. i answer.

"hey! are you here?" i ask, pressing the phone against my ear.

"i think so, does it matter where i park?" he replies.

"no, just make sure it's one of the visitor parking spots. the code is #### when you get to the entrance. my apartment number is 311, and you can just knock when you get here."

he hums, "alright, i'll be in there in a second."

"mhm, see you!" i say, hanging up.

about than three minutes later i hear a knock on the front door, so i walk over and open it.

"hey, how are you?" i pull him into a hug.

he hugs me back. "i'm good, i'm good. how about you?"

i pull away, a light smile on my face. "i'm good. i just finished cleaning so we can leave now if you want?" i offer.

he nods, looking down at me. "what errands do you have me running today?" he jokes.

i grin, "i just need to get a few things. you'll be fine." i walk over to my kitchen counter, grabbing my keys and wallet, also slipping on my shoes.

jay laughs softly from behind me, "whatever you say."

i turn to look at him, seeing him crouched down, petting miso. "you ready?" i ask.

he looks up, still playing with her, "mhm. you driving?"

i nod. "yup. let's go," i tell him, exiting my apartment and walking towards the garage.

going inside the parking garage, i walk up to my dark blue dodge charger, unlocking it.

"yo, this car is sick," jay exclaims, excitement clear in his voice. "never would've taken you as a car person."

i open the door, looking at him. "i'm not really into cars like that. this one just caught my eye," i smile, sitting down in the drivers seat.

he walks over to the passenger side, opening the door and getting inside.

i drive us deeper into the city, deciding the arrangement of and specific stores in this one area is better there compared to anywhere around my apartment.

i let jay on aux and he introduces me to a few new artists, some i've never heard of and a few i just haven't fully looked in to.

the drive isn't long, only about twenty minutes, and once we arrive, i pull into ally's apartment building's garage, knowing i won't have to pay for parking nor have people bombard us if we were to park on the street. i park in ally's other vacant parking spot, texting her, "hey! i parked in ur free spot. i'm just doing some shopping, i won't leave my car there all day!" i then get out, jay slipping on his balaclava before following in my lead.

"why are we at these apartments?" he asks me.

i lock the car, making sure i grab everything i need from it. "my friend ally lives here and she has two spots but only uses one. i always park here whenever i come to this part of the city," i inform him. he nods and we make our way out of the parking garage and to the street.

"okay, i want something to drink so we're gonna stop somewhere real quick," i tell jay, leading us to my favorite coffee shop.

i walk up to the counter, ordering an iced chai latte. "you want anything?" i ask him. his eyes dash over the menu.

"uhh, sure, but i don't really know what's good," he responds, his accent sticking out amongst the new york and american sounding ones heard in this cafe.

i turn back to the barista, smiling, "make that two iced chai lattes, please." she smiles and nods, before telling me my total. i pay and then jay and i both walk over to the other side of the cafe, waiting for our drinks to be made.

"you didn't have to pay for me, you know," he murmurs next to me.

"i know. but i owe you for the food yesterday, i thought the least i could do was buy you a drink."

he hums. a few seconds later he speaks up, "what exactly is chai?"

i laugh softly, hearing the barista call out our order. "i don't even know. some sort of tea i think? whatever it is, it's good." i grab my drink, handing him his.

walking out of the coffee shop, chai lattes in hand, i make a list in my mind of things i need to buy. i look at jay, noticing that his balaclava is covering his mouth.

"how are you gonna drink your chai if your mouth is covered?" i laugh a bit.

he gives me a jokingly stern look. "i didn't think about that before you ordered me this." i smile, watching him lift up his balaclava slightly, lips wrapping around the straw as he takes a sip.

"woah," jay says slowly. i look at him, expectingly. "this is really good," he says, taking another sip of his latte. "can't believe i never tried it before."

i take a sip of my chai latte too. "mhm. this place also just makes them incredibly good, too." i express.

continuing to talk about how good the drink is, i guide us towards the first store i want to go to.

to be continued..

a/n : highly requested part 6!!! sorry for taking FOREVER i haven't had much free time. also sorry this part is lowk short asf i don't rlly have any motivation rn and i don't want to post anything shitty. the next part is gonna be super cute tho i have a REAL cute idea in mind. anywayyyyys lmk what u guys think ab this part!!! feel free to send me reqs, suggestions, comments, questions, or anything thru my inbox/private messages!!! but just so u guys know, i am trying to focus on the handful of reqs i have at the moment, so if u do send me one it might take a bit before i get it done!! likes/reblogs are greatly appreciated!! <22222 love u guyssss

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