Words to Me

Memory

"What do you mean 'you're going out for a round'? You just don't go out for a round with an extremely hot musician and his brother." I can hear her voice rise a bit and I find it hard not to laugh a bit at her excitement.

"Okay then I won't go out to drink with Andrew and Jon, I'll make sure that Davey and Rob join as well,  even though Davey doesn't drink." I crouch down to my small filing cabinet tucked under my desk slipping in a few loose papers that had been left on my desktop before standing up again. I hate having a messy work area, it distracts me too much. "It's just a few drinks and chatting, not a strict formal interview in which my every action will determine my future payroll."

I can hear Evaline sigh on the other end of the phone. I know she's bound to say something longer and that it is best to just listen until she finishes. I begin to put all of my other things away as well while she begins to talk. "Oh come on Scarlet you know what I mean, this could be a big opportunity for you both for your career and personal life. I mean come on his brother thinks you're a great person and his parents adore you, especially Raine. How long did you two sit and talk about that one artist Albert Drewer or something?"

"Albrecht Durer?" I cut in. I put away the last of the equipment and begin packing up my personal things, just throwing what I need into my  worn leather messenger bag. 

"Yeah that guy. Plus you're an amazing photographer. Also you work two jobs so you're great at managing and multi tasking." she hesitates before she continues her voice softer, carefully picking her words. "And I mean it's been a few months since, you know. And you've been rather down, maybe a change of scenery and Andrew will change that."

Now it's my turn to sigh. "I'm perfectly fine, I'm over what happened." I hear a slight knock on the open door to my office and see Jon. I signal to him that I will just be a minute and he nods going to join the rest of the guys again. "I do however have to go, the guys are all ready. I'll call you later tonight, oh wait aren't you and Mike going to that movie today?" 

"Yeah but it won't be until about five."

"Okay then I'll talk to you once I get home then. Bye Evaline."

"Don't forget to call  and let me know what happens. Bye 'lette" I hang up the phone and put that into the back pocket of my dark jeans and shrugging on my coat, grabbing my bag before walking out to join the rest of them. 

We all manage to fit in Jon's car, him and Andrew in the front with Rob, Davey, and myself squished into the back. There's a bit of quiet chit chat on the way to the bar but I just look out the window for the short drive listening to the soft music coming from the radio and watching the scenery pass by. I'm pulled out of my thoughts by Jon's voice. 

"Isn't that right Scarlet?"

I meet his gaze in the rearview mirror. "Isn't what right?" 

They all laugh at my lack of attention. "That you're quite the event photographer."

I brush a loose strand of hair that had escaped my messy ponytail back. "Oh. Yeah, that was my whole reason for coming to Ireland in the first place and it's how I ended up meeting you all."

"Yeah you were taking photos at one of my comedy gigs in Cork weren't you?" Davey looks over at me across Rob. 

"Yep, that was the second or third week I had been here. And then one thing led to another and I ended up working with you all. That was almost a year ago." I smile at the memory, how simple things had been back then. 

"It doesn't seem that long ago, anyways we're here." Jon pulls into an open space near the entrance and we all shuffle out of the car into the cold, eager to get inside.