<div class="floatleft">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/UTBLOV/ciara_3-normal_zps9c0266bf.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Tasha Nicole Porter<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Heading up the stairs from the living room<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Talia<hr/>Tasha was so far unaware of the tensions beginning to brew beneath the surface, otherwise she would have cut in to stomp them out early. They still had the weekend ahead of them after all and she didn't want to have to play referee the whole time. At this time however, the focus of her attention was Talia. They had a bit of catching up to do since it had been a while since the last time they'd actually gotten together. Phone calls and email were great for keeping in touch but they paled in comparison to spending actual time with the woman who still managed to give Tasha butterflies in her stomach.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh, I know right?!"</strong>She chuckled in reply.<strong>"Knowing Miranda she'll have at least half of them in freak mode in a couple hours. I'm just praying that when it all starts to get live in here it says positive."</strong>She shook her head then turned toward the stairs, tugging Talia gently along with her.<strong>"The rooms upstairs are just as gorgeous as the rest of the downstairs. And wait until you see the view. I'm a city girl but damn if I wasn't impressed by all the outdoorsy stuff." </strong>While Tasha had definitely been a tomboy growing up she hadn't necessarily spent a lot of time romping through nature. It was all well and good until a bug landed on her and she had to fight not to freak out.<br/><br/><strong>"I've missed you too."</strong>She flashed a bit of a pout.<strong> "I wish our schedules weren't so freaking busy. I miss just hanging out with you like we used to, ya know."</strong>College had been good times she remembered as she started up the stairs.<strong> "Life's been... busy mostly. I haven't really had time to do much more than handle the bosslady's biz then fall into bed, but I can't complain. She's showing me the ropes, introducing me to all sorts of people in the entertainment biz, I've got an absolutely amazing apartment, a near six figure income... I mean, I really can't complain."</strong>Tasha shrugged. She might think her boss was a dragon or troll but for the most part she liked her job okay... or at least the benefits of it anyway. Being at the woman's beck and call 24 hours a day got a little tiring but she knew sacrifices had to be made.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh please! You look gorgeous as ever."</strong>She scoffed in reply to her friend's comment. She saw absolutely nothing wrong with Talia's figure. In fact she could remember the way the woman's curves made her fingertips tingle with the urge to learn them all by touch alone the first time she had met the woman back in college and over the years the urge had not lessened any.<strong>"And girl, yes I've kept in shape. Seeing how some of those execs end up I make sure I do my crunches <em>every</em> morning!"</strong>Tasha ran a hand over her well toned abs as though reassuring herself. Keeping herself in shape had always been one way she kept herself sane.<br/><br/><strong>"But yeah, how are things with you though babe? Everything still going good with the restaurants and stuff?"</strong>She cleared her throat and tried to ask nonchalantly as they neared the top of the stairs,<strong>"Seeing anybody new?" </strong>It wasn't the smoothest delivery but hopefully Talia would take it as just one friend asking another and think nothing of it. After all, she'd had feelings for Talia for a few years now and her best friend had never seemed to notice before. She wanted to tell her, wanted for so long to know if her friend could possibly ever feel the same way but Tasha was more terrified of losing her best friend than anything else and so many times when she'd thought to tell her it was that thought alone that has kept her silent.