Remi didn’t say a word but tossed Cherisse a look heavy with questions. Cherisse rolled her eyes. She hadn’t specifically planned on any birthday sex, and it was probably for the best that she not reach out to her current supplier. Her plan tonight was to party with her girls and deal with Keiran later. “My after plans will probably be sleeping off a hangover,” she said.

Reba wagged a finger at her as they followed the guy helping them with their bags. “Never say never, and I noticed Remi isn’t saying a damn thing.”

Remi looked up from her phone. “I’m deep in birthday wishes. Look, I got the Twitter balloons and everything! We’ll see what goes down tonight, but good looking out, Reebs.”

Reba pretended to dust off her shoulder. “It’s just what I do. Okay, let’s get settled in our rooms, then meet up by the pool in twenty minutes.”

The room was a standard with one big bed and the classic Hyatt shower in the middle of the room. She’d always found the shower placement odd but figured it could be a good time with the right person. Refusing to dwell on that too much, she changed into a bright pink floral monokini and tossed a flowy cover-up over it before checking her messages. She had a couple across her platforms, mostly thanks to Reba sending out a blast on the Sweethand accounts that it was her birthday. She had a bunch on her personal account too.

She rarely did selfies—it frustrated her how many photos she had to take before being satisfied with one—but figured it was her special day. She looked and felt cute, so why the heck not? She took one of her lounging on the bed and played around with captions and tags before uploading to Instagram and sharing on her linked accounts.

Happy birthday to me!!! I think I make almost 30 look good, no? #birthdaygirl #29andfeelingfine #thefunnowstart

Remi, always on point with her posts and selfies, had already updated her Instagram with an adorable photo over breakfast with her parents and brother, Akash, and a tour of her hotel room on her story.

“So lovelies, me and the birthday twin bestie are about to go get our drink on by the pool. Then later, who knows what trouble we’ll get up to?” She winked and signed off with a peace sign, all while wearing a lopsided “birthday girl” crown. It seemed Reba had already given out one part of her surprise.

By the time they grabbed drinks and Cherisse had been presented with her own crown, they’d taken a multitude of photos—mostly shots posing with their drinks, the infinity pool in the background—and Cherisse had been inundated with more messages, likes, and comments on her pics. She noted that keirank had liked all of them. She’d gotten a happy birthday text too, had shot back with a quick “thanks!” and nothing else. Today was her and Remi’s day. No time to dwell on sexy men who made her moan and got her heart racing for non-sex-related reasons. Nope. No time at all.