ghosted

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we shook on it and then i walked over to the bar. i leant against the bar and waited to catch the attention of the bartender. it wasn't super hard either considering i was the only one standing there by myself. he walked over and set down a napkin in front of me.

"what can i get for you today?"

"i was hoping you'd have some suggestions, i don't know what i want"

"what kind of drinks do you like? fruity, mixed drinks, straight liquor?"

"well, i do like bourbon but i want to try something new. whats your favorite?"

"i like dark and stormys. its ginger beer and rum"

"i'll take one of those"

"i like it, your adventurous"

"you have no idea"

i winked at him as he made my drink. he poured the ginger beer into a cup before picking up the bottle of rum and slinging it around his arms as a trick. he looked at me for approval and i nodded, giving him an impressed look. when he was done he slid it over and watched as i took a sip. i set down my cup and licked my lips, making eye contact with him the entire time. he looked at me expectingly and i smiled.

"well, what do you think of it?"

"its really good, i like the ginger"

"im glad and i uh never caught your name"

"im lillith, and you are?"

"james"

"nice to meet you james, and as much as i enjoyed this i have to get back to my table before my friend gets annoyed"

"wait, before you go here's my number, maybe the next time you're in new york we could get coffee or something"

"maybe, thanks for the recommendation"

he grabbed a fresh napkin and wrote down his name and number. he handed it to me and i winked at him as i walked off to the table. just before i got there the waitress handed matt something and wandered over to another table. he immediately turned around and held up the piece of paper that had what im assuming is her number written on it. i held up the napkin and smiled. as i sat and set my drink down, matt looked up from his phone after checking the time.

"well, now what?"

"i have no idea"

"where are you flying too?"

"LA, how about you?"

"LA, i have the next few months off except a few stand up shows here and there"

"sounds fun"

"well the free ticket offer still stands..."

"is the matt rife offering me a free ticket to his shows?"

"maybe not if you're gonna act like that"

"i would love tickets to your show matt"

he smiled and looked at his phone. two seconds later a text popped up from him. i tapped the notification and saw the all access pass he sent me.

"thanks matt, im looking forward to it"

"no problem, when does your flight leave?"

"umm, like 12:10 but it starts boarding around 11:30"

"wait what gate are you at?"

"A6, what about you?"

"mines A6 too"

"would you look at that, it was meant to be"

"i guess so"

he smiled at me and took a bite of his food before looking back up at me.