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Sadie Sink took a sip of her wine as she nodded along with the music that pumped throughout the bowling alley, where she was with a collection of her friends and colleagues. It was an event organised by the studio, a simple night out at a disco held at the bowling place near where they were filming and it had been booked out for the entire crew to enjoy. People brought their other halves and friends so there was a real energy to everything.
It was a great chance to blow off some steam and have fun, with food provided and people had their choice of drinks. She was enjoying red wine but not intending to overdo it, which of course is what everyone said before they inevitably did. But she was just looking to have a good time and enjoy hanging out with her working friends outside the pressures of set, with strict timings, costumes, make-up and fussy producers.
She was at a table with some of her co-stars and production team, including an older guy she got on particularly well with. He was called Max, ironically enough, and was about 30, so the best part of a decade older than her, but they just clicked so well. Their chemistry was fantastic and she wasn't blind to the fact he had a thing for her, stealing glances at her when he thought she wasn't looking and always making time for her. Despite not being single she found herself attracted to him, loving his cool demeanor and looking forward to seeing him everyday. He was handsome in a rugged sort of way, quite well built and just seemed fun.
She had no idea how he was single, though he just shrugged it off and said it wasn't easy with the life of constant change, moving around to pursue new projects. It was understandable but she was surprised a girl hadn't changed his mind on that...though she was secretly kind of happy they hadn't, his eyes for her on set every day. Not that she should think that way, she had a boyfriend of over a year and he was meant to join her for the party, though he was running late and hadn't shown.
It mattered not and she partied it up with her friends, talking louder as they all had a couple of drinks and the music threatened to overwhelm their conversation. People dipped in and out of the gathering, choosing to play some retro arcade machines or shoot a few hoops on the basketball until someone suggested they actually go and do some bowling, since they were at a bowling alley after all. They headed onto the lanes and split across two of them side-by-side, with Sadie on the same lane as Max which didn't displease her.
She knew it gave him a good look at her slender legs as she swooped down to bowl, bending over in front of him in her dress. It wasn't scandalously short by any means but it still gave a great show of her pale pins as she bowled, not that she was particularly good at it despite making an effort. Her long red hair was loose in soft curls that whirled around as she moved, spilling down her back over the silky black satin fabric of the dress that wrapped close at her hips before flicking out into a more forgiving skirt.
She had some simple Converse on with it and bare legs since it was spring, the weather picking up and finally getting warmer, threatening to break into summer when she'd have to cover her alabaster skin. She bowled a few reasonable shots, and a few complete failures but it didn't matter as they were having fun and nobody else was doing anything spectacular. People got some strikes which drew playful applause and equally dire shots were met with howls of teasing derision from them all.
Sadie had just managed a nice eight pins which she was pleased with when her boyfriend finally showed up, seeing her bowling and heading across to meet her. She waved to him then quickly threw her second shot, hoping to grab the spare but the ball trailed near then dipped into the gutter, a bit too close to the edge with her throw which left her on eight. Everyone gave a groan and she shrugged, hands up as she stepped through everyone to meet her boyfriend as he got to their lane.
"Hey," she said as she greeted him, moving in for a kiss but he just pulled her into a hug. Other people gave him a brief wave as they knew him already, if not closely.
"Hey," he replied, and she could tell there was something off.
"You alright?" she asked.
"Yeah I'm...can we talk?" he said.
"Sure..." she said cautiously, concerned something was up.
"Guys, take my shots for me, don't wait," she said to her group.
"Sure. Maybe we'll get some better scores while we're at it," Max quipped, inciting a laugh from her friends.
"Yeah yeah, we'll see," she replied, turning and walking away with her boyfriend. They headed back towards the foyer area, away from the crowds of the party to get a little seclusion.
"What's up? Is everything ok?" she asked earnestly, concerned something serious had happened.
"Everyone's fine, don't worry."
"Then what? And why are you here so late?" she said, checking the clock and seeing it was going on nine already when things had started a couple of hours prior.
"I've been thinking," he replied, shifting on his feet.
"Uh oh, that doesn't sound good," she said with a playful tone to her voice, "you gonna break up with me or something?"
His silence said it all, his hesitation before he looked into her eyes. A cold stare.
"You fucking serious? You're breaking up with me?" she asked pointedly, mind suddenly focused as she felt a wave of horror sweep through her, like the rug was pulled from under her feet.
"Yeah," he replied quietly.
"Seriously? Right now?"
"Yeah, we're done," he said. She stared at him, shock turning to fuming anger as she clenched her fists; she was fucking pissed as she hadn't been expecting it at all. Sure they'd had their problems, every couple did, but she wasn't at all ready to get dumped, especially not by him and in public at that. He'd always been a bit of a pushover with her during their relationship and she'd been the one in charge so for him to suddenly find a backbone and break up with her at this night out was something else.