It Started With Pub Golf - Chip

Chapter 1: Meeting the Guys

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--Ella's Pov--

As the video camera turns off I throw my head back groaning, "This camera fucking sucks. It shuts off for no reason and I can't afford another one," I complain as Kelsey gives me a weak smile.

She puts her hands on the table stretching her back from being in the same position for the last couple of hours, "We needed a break anyways, " she checks her watch and stands up, "We should head out anyways. We were supposed to meet the guys an hour ago," she says making me widen my eyes at how we lost track of time. She shuts her laptop down and tells me she will meet me by the door in twenty minutes. I give her a mock salute before walking to my room. The camera lays dead in my hands as I try turning it back on. When I shut my bedroom door I see my phone lighting up from missed calls from the guys. I click on Chips contact and he immediately picks up.

"And where the hell are you two?" he asks cutting through the loud music and voices in the background. I smile to myself as I start changing, the conversation already turning to him talking about the hot girls at the bar.

"When are you going to stop talking to me and actually make a move on one of them?" I ask picking my phone back up from the dresser. He scoffs and tells us to hurry up as I put the phone to my ear. The three beeps come through making me laugh again, "you ready?" I ask walking into the living room.

She shows off her new dress, "What do you think?" She asks.

"You look incredible. Is there someone you haven't told me about?" I ask as the two of us head into the hallway. I hold the handle up and spin the key locking the door.

"I wish. I just think I should start trying if I want to find someone. A guys not just gonna fall from the sky," she says. Before we step outside we quickly cross our fingers looking up. But sadly her statement is correct.

"I feel like I under dressed," I say looking down at the black dress I wear practically every time we go out, "But it's only Chip and his friends," I tell her.

"Did he ever tell us which of his friends we were meeting? Cause I remember specifically stating that we demand to meet Theo," she says making me nod my head.

"He promised us he would be there. But other than that no," I answer right as our car pulls up. We climb into the back seat and get comfy for the twenty minute drive to the club. The car pulls up outside showing a line around the block. Kelsey and I look at each other as we step out. I call Chip back but he doesn't pick up.

"This is what happens when you don't arrive earlier," a voice says making us spin around. Chip walks down a back alleyway with a drink in his hand. He pulls us in for a quick hug before we follow after him.

"I warned you we might be late. The video is proving to be harder than we expected," I tell him as he throws his arm around my shoulder.

"Well forget about it cause tonight we are all getting shit faced," he says bringing us to a table of a bunch of guys. Makes sense he wouldn't have other girl friends.

"This is Ella and Kelsey," he says pointing to us. We both give awkward waves as they look over.

"This is Chris, Harry, George, Arthur, and Theo," he says. Theo holds up his pint glass and we both thank him as he pours us some from the pitcher at the table.

"Is it true that you guys met chip while he was filming a video?" Theo asks as we sit down next to him.

I shake my head after sipping on the kind of warm beer, "Yes, we were filming something for our channel and he crashed our set," Kelsey says as he laughs away from his seat across from us.

"What kind of videos do you guys do?" Harry asks leaning back in the booth.

"A little of everything. We started as a movie review channel and it spiraled after that," I tell them.

"That's what I do," Arthur says with a bright smile. He sounds tipsy and the guys start laughing making me think I missed something.

Chip stands back up from his chair and looks at me, "it's time," he says making me drop my head in my hands.

"Time for what?" Chris asks.

"This girl right here is the best wing man I've ever had," he says making me roll my eyes.

"I told you I quit being your wingwomen after the last time," I tell him. I turn to his friends and he tries to stop me from telling the story, "Last time I was his wingwomen he ended up having sex on our couch," I tell them.

"But when we walked out in the morning he was hand cuffed to our coffee table with red lipstick all over his lips," Kelsey finishes.

"You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone," he says raising an eyebrow at us, "fine...the next time you need a wingman, Don't come crawling to me," he says holding his hands up.

"Chip the last time you 'helped' me," I tell him putting air quotes around helped, "I went home alone but you went home with a guys number," I point out.

"He was a cool guy and he said we could play video games together," he says making us both laugh.

"Fine. I'll help you if you buy me a drink," I tell him. He holds his hand out to shake and I stand up following him to the bar. I turn back and see Arthur talking with Kelsey about her favorite movie to review. He looks excited to talk about his opinion on recent films.

"What's the deal with Arthur? Single?" I ask as we lean on the bar. He turns his head and gives me a look, "Not for me," I tell him.

"He's too good for both of you. Don't even think about it," he says making me gasp. He smiles as I nudge his shoulder, "I don't know. He's a nice guy and he takes a little to open up," he says before ordering me a Long Island iced tea.

When I take the first sip I turn around trying to find a girl perfect for Chip, "Where are all the hot girls you talked about?" I ask.

He shrugs his shoulders and looks around, "hurry up and finish the drink so we can dance," he says as I take another sip.

"This isn't one of your pub golf's," I tell him as we start walking back to the table, "But fine," I whisper tilting the glass back. When I get to the bottom I grimace at the alcohol that settled.

"Want to dance?" I ask Kelsey as she turns to us. She nods her head and stands up with the rest of the guys following behind us.

Through the next couple of songs Chip and I spend most of our time looking for hot women, "I think I found the perfect girl," I tell him making him turn around. There's a shortish girl standing by the bar alone with a drink in her hand, "Stay here," I tell him.

When I finish buttering her up I wave Chip over and he quickly swoops in. He gives me the signal and I walk away going back to the small group we have, "Holy shit. You actually made a girl interested in Chip," Chris says in disbelief.

"He's an attractive guy. It can't be that surprising," I tell him with a laugh. The rest of the night is spent getting absolutely wasted. I'm surprised how easy it was to talk to his friends. I think my favorite has to be Chris. The entire night we kept making bets on how long it would take Chip to fumble the bag. But after three hours of him talking with the same girl we gave up.

I hold onto Chris's arm as we wait for a cab. The lot of us are all kind of leaning on each other as people walk past, "Have you had a good night?" Chris yells making me laugh at how loud he is. My laughter makes him laugh and then we go back and forth laughing at each others laughs.

"I did," I yell back after containing myself, "Maybe next time I can wingwomen for you," I tell him as a cab pulls up.

"That would be great," he says opening the door for us. I thank him and the guys say quick goodbyes as we shut the door behind us. Kelsey is giggling about something Arthur said before she got in the car as I give our address. Maybe she was right about dressing up. Not that I'm looking but it would be nice to have someone to impress every once in a while.