Roughly six weeks had passed since I broke up with my ex of several years. Since we had lived together, I ended up moving back home until I found a place for myself and got back on my feet. Now back in my home town, I took it upon myself to get back in touch with some old high school friends. One such friend, Drew, had contacted me a couple of weeks prior, but I had not spoken with him since. But tonight I had plans to meet with a group of friends I hadn't seen in a couple of years, including an old crush.
Upon arriving at the bar, I was surprised to see only half of the people I was expecting. Initially we had planned on a group of 8 to get together for drinks. I only saw three people sitting at a nearby table. As I approached I noticed that two of them were a long term couple, Hal and June. The third was my old crush, Ali, who currently had a boyfriend. After brief hugs and hellos, Hal explained the circumstances of several of the absent guests, while Ali explained how her boyfriend was feeling under the weather. Realizing it would just be the four of us, I thought now would be a great time to flirt with Ali.
We started with a round of beers and some nachos. June suggested a shot since it had been so long since we had all hung out. After a round of tequila shots, and another round of beers, everyone was feeling loose and the conversation was flowing smoothly. Though we hadn't seen each other in several years, it felt like hardly no time had passed.
Feeling rather comfortable, I would playfully touch Ali's leg or arm here and there as we talked and joked around. As I fell more and more under the influence, I began catching myself staring more and more at Ali. She was short, maybe only 5'2. She had very nice perky C sized boobs, and a very fit body from years of varsity soccer and cross country. Her skin was incredibly soft, and although I wouldn't say she was tan, she had a very nice complexion.
Just as we were really starting to get caught up in one another, something caught my eye from the corner of the bar. As I glanced over, I recognized the two guys who had just walked in. As I processed who they were, Hal stood up from his seat. "Nice, John and Drew are here. I texted them and said to come by since everyone else bailed out." Hal motioned to the two, signaling them over to our table.
My heart began to race in my chest as I watched Drew approach the table. It had been just about two weeks since our encounter and we had not spoken a word about it. How was I going to handle both Drew and Ali? Was Drew even going to say anything? I took a deep breath as Drew and John pulled up seats and plopped down at our table. Much to my relief, John immediately began by delivering a story of how they had just been kicked out of the last bar they were at. It took maybe five seconds to realize that both John and Drew were highly intoxicated, and suddenly I was much more at ease.
After a few more drinks, John decided to head home. The remaining five of us ordered one more round, and at this point it was very obvious that Drew was just about done. He hadn't said too much over the past hour, and much of his reactions were mere nods or mumbles. I took Hal aside, suggesting we bring Drew home and take the girls back to someones house. Hal obliged and we headed out.
We dropped Drew at his house and made sure he was able to make his way inside before we headed to our destination. By this point, June was also on the verge of passing out, and Hal said he was going to take her home. As I put the pieces together in my head, I realized that I couldn't bring Ali back home since I was living back with my mom, and I couldn't go to Ali's place because her boyfriend was there sick in bed. Hal, also realizing this, said he would separately drop us off. Knowing that it was now or never, I decided to make a move on Ali.