𝔅𝔞𝔟𝔶, 𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔢 || 𝔨. 𝔥𝔞𝔪𝔪𝔢𝔱𝔱

.12.

"Hey Liv. Where are James and Kirk? And why the fuck are you wearing Kirk's leather jacket?", I was greeted by Lars.

What a friendly way to say hello, isn't it? Before I even answered, I just grabbed a beer that was lying around and took a sip. All the excitement wasn't exactly nice. Cliff hadn't said anything so far, but he didn't have to. He still felt guilty. I saw that.

"James and Kirk are standing outside and I'm wearing Kirk's leather jacket because I'm not wearing a shirt. All questions answered?", I said to him.

The way Lars was looking at me now, I must have exaggerated a bit. But it was the truth. Besides, it's not my fault if they can't hold back their male hormones.

Without saying another word, I sat down on one of the bar stools and leaned against the counter behind me. That's how I saw James and Kirk finally entering the bar. Both had a confused expression on their faces which made me grin. I didn't expect that I would upset both of them so much. I casually took another sip of the beer.

"Look who's there. Do you have yourselves?", I asked both of them still grinning.

Kirk completly ignored my comment and greeted Lars and Cliff. James, on the other hand, fell for my provocation. I love when he falls for it.

"Fuck you, Park.", he pointed out.

I just shrugged and offered him my beer as compensation. With a grin like only he can pull off, he grinned back and accepted. It's been like that forever. We always made fun of each other and provoked them. It's just our style.

Of course, James and I also have intimate moments. We're best friends. He knows my darkest secrets and I know his.

"Wait a moment. James deflowered you?!", yelled Lars through the whole bar.

A few of the guests even turned to look at us. Fuck you, Lars. Did he have to say that out loud? I wasn't embarrassed, just didn't need everyone to know. Especially strangers didn't need to know who I slept with and when.

"Is that so weird for you? I slept with Kirk too, and get this, you don't care.", I said more or less bored.

I mean, that's the way it is. With James he is surprised but with Kirk it's the most normal thing in the world or what? Wouldn't it make more sense the other way around? Yes, it would.

I motioned for James to hand me the beer so I could take another sip. Of course he didn't give it to me the way he was.

"Why are you so surprised? That was a long time ago. Besides, that's normal. When you love each other, you sleep together. And in case you weren't listening, it was under the influence of alcohol." Cliff explained to the still confused Lars.

The way he looked, he wouldn't be able to get a normal sentence together today. I don't know if he was even able to talk to me or James anymore.

"Well no matter. James meant you wanted to tell me something?", I said to change the subject, which worked very well.

Suddenly the previous topic was so uninteresting that even Lars was normal again. Everyone looked at me with a questioning but at the same time prompting look. Like I should marry someone.

That confused me.

But what confused me even more was the looks the guys exchanged among themselves. Did they even know what they wanted to tell me?

After a minute of silence, which wasn't comfortable, Cliff looked me straight in the eye. From the looks of it, he was probably the one who would tell me.

"It's more of a question."

"Then ask."

"Would you join us on our tour?"

My eyes widened and I gaped at Cliff as well as Lars and Kirk. They wanted me on the tour?! What does Bob say about that anyway? Did he know about it or was it a spontaneous decision? I must have looked confused because Cliff's face showed doubt.

I'm confused too. But also surprised.

"I would only be a nuisance. And how am I supposed to discuss this with my boss after the action? He already hates me anyway.", I said and clasped my hands together.

I always do this when I'm nervous or unsure. An old habit from home.

"Why would you be a nuisance? We, at least Cliff and Kirk, could get to know you better and you can support Bob. Win-win, right?", James counted the advantages I had.

It sounded really tempting because he wasn't wrong. I could get to know Cliff and Kirk better and help Bob if he needs some. Then I would have something to do and not sit around uselessly all the time. James and Lars knew that I hated feeling useless.

"Also, your boss shouldn't complain about his staff if he only has three employees."

"You got a point there, blondie.", I said to James.

I used to call him blondie because he has blonde hair. It always bothered him which is what made me call him that all the time. I had fun with this when I was in high school.

That's why I came up with curly for Kirk. Although on both of them my nickname is very obvious.

"Blondie?"

"James is blondie and Kirk is curly.", I explained to Lars and Cliff who said "blondie" at the same time.

I saw Kirk just roll his eyes. So it bothered him. I only call him curly. That's decided. Unless I can think of a better nickname.

"So? Are you coming with us? Don't worry about the money."

"I would really-"

"OLIVIA!"