Forever and Always

Chapter 13

"I used to do this at least 4 times a week, it relieves stress and un-tenses your body" I lean up on my yoga mat placed in my living room, turning to see Alice a bit out of breath. It's been a few days since the Avengers went on their mission and I couldn't stand being in the tower by myself so I came back to my apartment and Alice stayed with me. At first my eyes were glued to the news until Alice said it wasn't healthy and has been trying to keep me preoccupied when I wasn't at work. Our work hours were similar with myself being alone for only an hour. I usually don't mind being by myself but my mind wouldn't stop overthinking everything and when I had an anxiety attack before leaving the tower I knew I needed some company.

"I never knew you liked this kind of stuff" she crossed her legs sitting and facing me, "I haven't done yoga since I came to New York but started again once Fashion Grove went down" it was quiet for a few moments before Alice changed the subject. "Why don't we clean up then later head to the bar, and you could be my wingman" she winked, making me laugh, "that sounds good!" We finished our yoga session before taking turns showering. Going to the bar will take my mind off of the group for a little while at least. I finished in the shower going to grab my outfit from my bed. Walking out I noticed Alice frowning, "What's wrong?" she sighed looking from her phone to me, "my boss needs me to go on a business meeting tomorrow after work so I'm not sure if I could come back" I could tell she felt bad about leaving me alone, wrapping the towel tighter around myself I went over to her and put a hand on her shoulder, "hey it's okay, I'll go to the tower tomorrow after I get off work and I can hang out with Maria or Phil if anything so I'll be okay" she smiled nodding, "Ok get dressed so we can do our hair and makeup!" The excitement came back to her voice as I laughed, grabbing my outfit to change into.

Alice wore a see through long sleeve top that was black but it was attached to a black bra and what looked like a black choker that were both connected to a body suit, that was tucked into a short pink skirt paired with a pair of black heels, her shoulder length hair down and wavy. She didn't want to go heavy on the makeup so went with filling in her eyebrows, putting mascara on and smacking some lip gloss on her lips. Myself on the other hand had black ripped jeans on with a white crop top paired with cute white sandals and I added some silver jewelry. Besides putting some shimmery eyeshadow on, I followed in Alice's lead with my makeup. For hair I kept it wavy but put some hair in a ponytail on top of my head to keep the hair out of my face for the night.

"Wow look at us we're hot shit!" We were posing in one of the mirrors to take pictures on our phone. For once I felt amazing with my appearance and I was excited to head out. I wanted to take my car but Alice kept insisting on a taxi not trusting us to drive home. After some debate I agreed with her and we were outside while Alice was hailing a taxi. We hoped in and excitement washed over me, I was fidgeting with my hands finding it hard to sit still. As soon as the taxi pulled up to the bar Alice and I split the cab fare and hopped out. The sun was just going down as we entered the loud bar. People dancing, playing pool, half of them already drunk, this was thrilling! Alice grabbed my hand as we made it to the bar. "2 Margaritas and keep em comin!" "We do have work tomorrow don't forget" she waved her hand, "it's time to have fun" we chugged down the first margarita before taking a look around.

"What about Mr. Handsome over there?" I pointed toward a man by the pool table wearing blue jeans with a flannel shirt buttoned up and tucked in with brown leather cowboy boots, his hair brunette and short in a quiff style. "I wouldn't mind having those arms around me" I laughed as she downed her second drink. "Wingman?" I also finished my second drink looking at the man again making sure he wasn't wearing a ring, which he wasn't. "Alright wait for my signal" I jumped off the bar stool and made my way over to the pool table. He was accompanied by 2 more men, one leaned on a brown half wall while the other leaned on their pool stick waiting for their turn.