Drinking Buddies

Beef Stroganoff

*So this is about 95% a joke and 5% serious. These are characters made by @kallmekris on tiktok ...honestly if you are here and don't know who this hilarious woman is... what were you searching for? Jk, I hope whoever reads this gets a laugh and is following Kris!* 

 Janet knocked on Katrina's front door, she casually blew warmth into her hands, the winter was brutal. Riley bounced in place next to her, she wasn't sure if she was trying to keep warm or just bouncing because she could. It didn't take long for Kartina to open the door. She was not dressed how she usually did, which threw Janet off momentarily. She was wearing dark red lipstick along with a fitting purple shirt and some black jeans. "Hello Janet," She looked down at the bouncing child. "Riley." She stepped aside. "Come on in."

Janet was eager to get out of the cold so she didn't waste time stepping into Katrina's house. "Hey Katrina, where are the boys?"

"Ah, I have hired a babysitter for the night."

Chad popped out from the other room. "Oh hey Janet, Riley, what are you guys doing here?"

Katrina sighed. "I told you Chad, you are going to watch children tonight."

Chad's face fell a bit. "I thought you invited me to hang out."

"Yes, with the children, since you are man-child, you get along well."

Janet snickered. "Run along and play with your uncle Chad." She said to her daughter.

"Otay," Riley grabbed Chad by the hand and led him to the boy's room. "Uncle Chad do you want to watch Frozen two?" Janet was glad she was not going to be present for that.

She looked back at Kartina. "So, what did you have in mind?" Usually when she forced Chad to watch the kids, it was at his house so they could go out somewhere together.

"Follow me." She turned without answering, leading her towards the kitchen.

Janet was slightly concerned but followed her anyway. Katrina led her to the kitchen, where the table was set for two, wine glasses already full to the rim. "Nice spread." She said sliding into her chair. "What exactly is this?" She said eyeing the meat covered rice in front of her.

Katrina sat in the chair opposite to her and took a drink of her wine, well more of a gulp. "It is family recipe, Beef Stroganoff." She made a face at her drink. "How do you drink such weak alcohol?" She pulled out a flask and dumped a good amount of vodka into the glass, making it full again.

"I really don't think you are supposed to mix..." Kartina already drank half the glass. "Nevermind." She picked up her own glass and drank a large portion of it. "So what is with the meal, and Chad babysitting, I thought we were just going to hang out."

"Da, it is what we are doing." She took a few bites of her dinner.

Janet took a bite, it was actually really good, savory. "Yeah but why are you all dressed up, and what is with the fancy dinner?" She couldn't put her fork down, the food was so good.

Katrina lifted her nearly empty glass. "What else do you do on a date?"

"What?" Janet choked on her beef.

Katrina shrugged. "Well there are other things but night is still young."

Janet was coughing as she spoke. "Whoa Katrina, what do you mean this is a date?"

Katrina pursed her lips. "Did I not ask you to come to my house this evening, that the children would be occupied?"

"Yeah you did..."

"Did I not ask you if you wished to partake in adult activities?"

"I thought you were talking about getting drunk and prank calling Carol again."

"This are not the activities in which I was speaking." She poured more wine into her glass, giving Janet a look.

Janet opened her mouth for a moment... considering what to say. Instead she shrugged. "Yeah okay." It wasn't like Roger was around.

"Good now real fun can begin." She cheersed Janet.

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