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Chapter Hundred and Twelve

Back at the house, Dan and I separate again and talk to different people.

At this point, I am over-talking the loud music with PJ and his girlfriend, who are both very nice people.

Suddenly, someone approaches me from the back and shouts a: "Hey! Long time no see."

I nod towards Sophie and PJ apologetically and turn around to Joe standing in front of me with a glass in his hand.

"Oh, hey Joe. How are you?", I ask awkwardly.

"Good! Amazing! What about you? You okay?"

"Eh- yea. I'm fine, thanks."

"Want a drink?", he questions in the same friendly tone he did at Zoe's launch back then.

"No thank you.", I reply in the intension to stay remotely sober tonight.

"You sure? Come on.", he encourages.

"No really I-", I begin before getting interuppted by Dan appearing behind Joe.

"Yo Joe, bro. Leave her alone and come with me, it's time for shots."

"Ayee.", Joe cheers, chucks the drink in his hand and turns to go with Dan.

Before I can have a say in what they are about to do, they both disappear into the crowd.

I sigh and sit down on the couch, sipping on my mocktail, before Zoe comes over to me: "You okay? Where's Dan?"

"Drinking with Joe.", I reply coldly.

"Since when does he drink as much as my brother?", she laughs.

"Since today. You know how Joe is."

"I do, I remember my launch.", she sighs, "Did you say anything to Dan?"

"No not directly. He obviously knows that I'm not impressed but he's also an adult and can do whatever he wants, I guess.", I shrug.

"Come on, let's have a good time.", Zoe says and pulls me up with her to dance to a Spice Girls song.

***

At four am some people that couldn't stay the night leave, leaving just about ten people behind that all come together on the couch to talk.

Well, everyone except Dan and Joe, who are passed out and sleeping next to us.

"Have you talked to Fleur about the shop in London?", Zoe yawns.

"Yes. She said it would be a good space for me to have a studio in but we'll figure it out once I come back from New York."

"When are you coming back anyway?", Jack now asks.

"Hopefully the beginning of February and not later."

"Isn't your guys' one year anniversary around that time?", Zoe replies and nods towards Dan.

"Yep. One whole year with this mess.", I sigh.

"Do you have anything planned?"

Looking over at sleeping Dan, I shrug: "No not really. I think I don't even want to do anything special, I'd rather just be home after the trip."

"Well you can have fun at home too, eh?", Louise jokes.

I laugh and see Phil blushing out of the corner of my eye.

When Louise notices, she turns to him: "Is it that horrible?"

"It's awful!"

Now I feel myself turn red and hide my face behind Zoe, who is laughing hysterically.

Slowly, everyone gets tired and drifts to sleep while cuddled up with someone, mostly not even knowing who they are snuggling with.