Just Friends

CHAPTER- 25

AUTHORS NOTE:-
A biiiiig thank you to nelasmile  for the absolutely wonderful cover photo!!!
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THE CLUB (PART 2 )

"Is this seat taken?" Matt asked her standing next to her.

"Of course not!" Jade said cheerfully with a big smile on her face, before bursting into a fit of giggles.

Her pupils were dilated and Matt could smell the sweet smell of tequila coming from her.

Danger!

He knew from experience that Jade had a habit of becoming a giggly, cheerful person only when she was extremely drunk.

He jumped on to the bar stool and looked at her.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yes. I'm perfectly fine."

There was the too cheerful smile.

The bartender placed another tray of tequila shots in front of her.

"Tequila?"

"Yes!" Jade said picking up the first one, "Cheers to life. Which might I say sucks!"

She gulped the first one down in a hurry.

"I love tequila. Right now I would love to hug the person who invented it!" She said after banging the glass down.

She could feel the fiery trail of the liquid down her throat.

"I think he must be dead Jade." Matt said.

"Then I'll take him out of his grave and kiss him."

"That's hygienic!" Matt shrugged.

He was rewarded with loud laughter from Jade, followed by another shot.

After the two glasses of wine and the drinks she had had since coming to the club it was pretty clear that Jade was not far from being completely drunk.

When she was on her third shot, Matt spoke up, "I think you should slow down."

She was already on her 8th shot.

"I guess I'll take a break." She said much to Matt's relief.

Jade was already feeling very woozy. But that was what she needed. To feel numb. To not feel the pain.

She turned around in her seat so that she had a clear vision of the dance floor.

There in the middle of all the people Alec was dancing with Emma, who was almost clinging onto him for life.

"You love him don't you?" Matt asked suddenly.

"What?"

"You love Alec."

Matt had seen the exchange between them even if he couldn't hear the words.

It was clear from the way she looked at Alec when he wasn't looking.

And she was hurting. Matt could see that too.

"Where did you get that idea?" Jade asked, her eyes were still on Emma and Alec dancing.

"I see the way you look at him."

The way I look at you when you're not looking, thought Matt.

"The expression on your face when you're with him. It's pretty clear. He must be blind to not see it."

Jade turned to him atlast. He could see the tears in her eyes.