approach the
bar.
‘Two Margaritas please’ I inform the barman
and turn to inspect our surroundings. I wasn’t feeling the whole dress thing
tonight instead choosing to wear my skin tight shiny leggings with a white
willowy blouse and black patent shoe boots. Bella had curled my brown hair
into wavy curls over one shoulder and I had applied my regular eyeliner and
mascara with a little lip gloss. I had zero interest in this evening but urged
on by Bella who was dressed in another minute dress barely covering her backside
in light grey.
‘Sorry about that’ she calls as she seats
herself on one of the bar stools ‘Mike’ as though I wasn’t aware.
‘Everything ok?’ I test.
‘Yes all fine. So, what do we think of
this one?’
‘It’s a bit dark don’t you think?’ I inform
her.
‘That’s probably the dark cloud that’s
following you’ she teases softening the comment with a smile.
‘Very funny’ I grin.
‘It is a bit dark, maybe not for what I
have in mind’ she assesses the area before lifting her drink, ‘to best friends’
she clinks my glass and I smile.
An hour later I am bored, ‘how about a
shot?’ I suggest, ‘I am not feeling this place Bella’ we have had a couple of
drinks and the atmosphere in the bar is poor. The staff are unmotivated and
moving about checking the clock for when their shifts end.
‘One shot then we move on’ she insists
signaling to the barman ‘two tequilas please’
My head is muzzy from the shot and
cocktails as we enter into the second bar, we are definitely tipsy as I am
smiling. ‘Wow, I haven’t seen that for a while’ Bella slurs linking her arm to
mine.
‘And you probably won’t again my friend’ I
giggle as we move to the bar ordering another two cocktails. This bar is
buzzing and music is thumping Bella grabs me and moves us to the dance floor
where we begin to move in rhythm to the music.
We move back towards the bar area and flop
down on the bar stools, ‘that was more like the old Abigail’ Bella pants
flicking her blonde locks over her shoulder.
Two men appear at the bar beside us one
turning to smile at me as he calls the bartender over, ‘two beers and ladies?’
he smiles towards us ‘drink?’
‘No thank you’ I wave a hand away politely.
‘Sure!’ Bella calls ‘two tequilas please
gentleman’ and I throw her a frown which deters her none.
‘So, what are you names?’ the dark haired
one enquires his eyes searching my face.
‘I am Bella, this is Abigail’ she points to
me.
‘I am David, this is Andrew. Pleased to
meet you ladies’ he smiles an attractive smile my way as the bartender places the
shots next to us. He is tall, broad and dark with bright blue eyes that appear
warm and friendly. Both the guys appear genuinely charming and I begin to
relax as we sit and chat. Bella and I are pretty inebriated grinning like
idiots at the stories that the guys are informing us of, they are family
lawyers and are full of extremely funny anecdotes.
‘So’ David enquires ‘can I take you out
sometime Abi?’
‘I am not really dating at the moment David
but thank you’ and I mean it, David seems an absolutely lovely guy but I would
hurt him and I wouldn’t wish to do that.
‘Just a drink?’ he smiles and I shake my
head ‘tell you what’ he hands me his business card ‘call me whenever, no
pressure’ and I accept the card placing it in my bag.
‘Thank you for the drinks’ I mumble and he
leans down and kisses my cheek.
‘You are welcome, call me’ he demands
gently.
We arrive home at 1am and the room is
swaying, I fill a glass with water and gulp it down eager for the spinning
inside my head to cease.
‘See you had a good time’ Bella calls from
the sofa where she has crashed curled into a ball.
‘I did, thank you Bell’ I murmur refilling
my glass.
‘That David was in to you’ she mumbles
sleepily.
‘He was a nice guy’ I reply ‘I am not
interested in men at the
bar.
‘Two Margaritas please’ I inform the barman
and turn to inspect our surroundings. I wasn’t feeling the whole dress thing
tonight instead choosing to wear my skin tight shiny leggings with a white
willowy blouse and black patent shoe boots. Bella had curled my brown hair
into wavy curls over one shoulder and I had applied my regular eyeliner and
mascara with a little lip gloss. I had zero interest in this evening but urged
on by Bella who was dressed in another minute dress barely covering her backside
in light grey.
‘Sorry about that’ she calls as she seats
herself on one of the bar stools ‘Mike’ as though I wasn’t aware.
‘Everything ok?’ I test.
‘Yes all fine. So, what do we think of
this one?’
‘It’s a bit dark don’t you think?’ I inform
her.
‘That’s probably the dark cloud that’s
following you’ she teases softening the comment with a smile.
‘Very funny’ I grin.
‘It is a bit dark, maybe not for what I
have in mind’ she assesses the area before lifting her drink, ‘to best friends’
she clinks my glass and I smile.
An hour later I am bored, ‘how about a
shot?’ I suggest, ‘I am not feeling this place Bella’ we have had a couple of
drinks and the atmosphere in the bar is poor. The staff are unmotivated and
moving about checking the clock for when their shifts end.
‘One shot then we move on’ she insists
signaling to the barman ‘two tequilas please’
My head is muzzy from the shot and
cocktails as we enter into the second bar, we are definitely tipsy as I am
smiling. ‘Wow, I haven’t seen that for a while’ Bella slurs linking her arm to
mine.
‘And you probably won’t again my friend’ I
giggle as we move to the bar ordering another two cocktails. This bar is
buzzing and music is thumping Bella grabs me and moves us to the dance floor
where we begin to move in rhythm to the music.
We move back towards the bar area and flop
down on the bar stools, ‘that was more like the old Abigail’ Bella pants
flicking her blonde locks over her shoulder.
Two men appear at the bar beside us one
turning to smile at me as he calls the bartender over, ‘two beers and ladies?’
he smiles towards us ‘drink?’
‘No thank you’ I wave a hand away politely.
‘Sure!’ Bella calls ‘two tequilas please
gentleman’ and I throw her a frown which deters her none.
‘So, what are you names?’ the dark haired
one enquires his eyes searching my face.
‘I am Bella, this is Abigail’ she points to
me.
‘I am David, this is Andrew. Pleased to
meet you ladies’ he smiles an attractive smile my way as the bartender places the
shots next to us. He is tall, broad and dark with bright blue eyes that appear
warm and friendly. Both the guys appear genuinely charming and I begin to
relax as we sit and chat. Bella and I are pretty inebriated grinning like
idiots at the stories that the guys are informing us of, they are family
lawyers and are full of extremely funny anecdotes.
‘So’ David enquires ‘can I take you out
sometime Abi?’
‘I am not really dating at the moment David
but thank you’ and I mean it, David seems an absolutely lovely guy but I would
hurt him and I wouldn’t wish to do that.
‘Just a drink?’ he smiles and I shake my
head ‘tell you what’ he hands me his business card ‘call me whenever, no
pressure’ and I accept the card placing it in my bag.
‘Thank you for the drinks’ I mumble and he
leans down and kisses my cheek.
‘You are welcome, call me’ he demands
gently.
We arrive home at 1am and the room is
swaying, I fill a glass with water and gulp it down eager for the spinning
inside my head to cease.
‘See you had a good time’ Bella calls from
the sofa where she has crashed curled into a ball.
‘I did, thank you Bell’ I murmur refilling
my glass.
‘That David was in to you’ she mumbles
sleepily.
‘He was a nice guy’ I reply ‘I am not
interested in men at the
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