Alcoholic Maze (PJM FF)

Part 2

I woke up the next day feeling sick. I don't really remember getting home or lying down. I feel like I've just been hit by a truck and my head is pounding.
"Good thing I live with two nurses" I mumble to myself as I get off the bed and see a glass of water and two pills on my bedside table.
I look at my alarm clock, it's nearly noon so the other girls should be up already. I prepare my clothes and head to the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth, the taste of alcohol still very dead in my mouth.
While I'm in the shower I keep getting these flashes about the bartender from last night.  He was so hot that I dreamt of him all night. I dreamt of how his lips were all over mine and I wanted to feel more of him.
"This is what you get from avoiding boys at all for the last year," I think to my now virgin again self. I miss sex, I do, but I just can't deal with men bullshit anymore. I've had my dose of pricks and I feel like all my patience for men is gone.

I shrug these thoughts away and get dressed very quickly as my stomach starts grumbling and begging for food. Bee and Sarah are already sipping their coffee as my sister's still finishing cooking breakfast. "Hmmm... Smellllllllll!" I say as soon as the amazing smell of food hits my nostrils. I help her put everything on the table and dig in the delicious food.

"So, do you want to tell us what happened yesterday when you went out for a smoke?" my sister asks, grinning. "Yeah, what took you so long?" Bee chimes in.

"What the fuck are you guys talking about?" I ask, clearly very confused.

"So... yesterday, when we were in the pub you went outside for a smoke and you only came back after half an hour. But, you see," Sarah starts smirking "we all saw the bartender going outside after you, so care to explain what happened?"

I think back again to all those thoughts I had in the shower, did those things actually happen or was it just a dream? The guy was clearly out of my league so I don't think it happened. They're probably just trying to play games with me.

"Stop messing with me bitches, you know very well nothing happened yesterday. I don't even remember going out for a smoke, I probably just passed out of how hammered I was."

They let it go and focus on the food instead. 

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The week is going amazingly at work. I'm closing a very big sale today and my boss is very happy with it, so much that he promised me an extra week off if the deal is sealed today. 

Suddenly I hear a knock on my door.

"Yes?" as I say, I see Sarah come in. She works in the same company as I do, just in a different department. She's smiling from ear to ear and I can't help my curiosity, "What are you so happy about?"

"JK arrived today and we're going for drinks after work and then we're going out for dinner and he's being all mysterious on where he's taking me" she giggles. I already know all about it. JK was talking with us last week on how he wanted to surprise Sarah because he's been away for work for the past three months. Little does she know he is taking her to the fanciest restaurant in town, where making a reservation is nearly impossible, but me, Anna and Bee found a way to make it happen.

"I'm just so glad he finally came back from his business trip, I missed him so much" she starts blushing and I know exactly what she missed so much that I just laugh out loud. "Heyyyyy, stop being a pervert, I wasn't thinking of sex!" she gets all embarrassed, so much that I can't help but laugh even more.

"Hmmm, is that so? I'm very happy for you, though" I'm glad to see how happy she is. "I hope you guys enjoy yourselves, phone sex doesn't even come close to the actual thing."

"Anyways, JK asked me to invite you to come for drinks. He has a childhood friend who arrived here a few days ago and he wants you to meet him," she winks at me.

"Are you guys trying to set me up, Sarah? You know damn well I'm not interested in relationships!!!"

"C'mon... I'll pay for the drinks!" she says and my smile lights up. 

"Can't say no after that, count me in, bitch".

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The rest of the day flies by and Sarah and I are already sitting on the terrace of a nice bar. The weather is so nice today and we're laying back on our chairs, eyes closed, enjoying the sun on our faces as we sip our mojitos. 

"Where the hell are they?" I ask Sarah. 

"I don't know," she says.

"Men always come late, the only exception being when it really matters..." I whisper with a giggle.

"Like in bed?" Sarah continues my joke and we just burst into laughter. 

"Oh, is that so?" JK interrupts us and we open our eyes to see him all flustered staring at us. We just laugh even more.

"You know I'm kidding, JK," Sarah says before kissing him deeply.

"Ahemmmm, guys, that's gross, you'll have plenty of time for that later," I say after they've been kissing for a few moments. Then, I look at the guy who's with JK and I almost choke on my drink... it's the bartender from the pub. 

"Are you ok?" he asks me after I nearly choke, and holds my hand with one hand while patting my back with the other until I stop coughing. 

"I'm good now, thank you," I give him a shy smile and get myself back together, "I'm Iris."

"Jimin," he smiles at me and I swear he looks like an angel with all this sunlight radiating from all around his body.