Richpez - A Tale of Two StarKids

Chapter 13: Drinks

I am just astounded that this story has reached 1,200 reads! I never thought that I would still be writing at this point, let alone be writing a story that has garnered this much attention! Thanks to everyone who has read this and I hope you like what I am writing!

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{Lauren's POV}

We arrived at this dive bar one of the guys told us about. After finding a table I offered to buy the first round in celebration of Brian and Meredith. 

"Jaime, can you come help me?" I asked. Jaime nodded and followed me up to the bar where I motioned for the bartender.

"What can I get for you ladies?" he asked.

"8 shots of tequila please," I responded.

As he started getting our drinks, he said, "Celebrating anything special tonight?"

Jaime responded, "Our friend," she pointed at Meredith, "just got engaged today."

"That's cool," the bartender exclaimed, following up with, "I'll send over a bottle of champagne for you ladies to celebrate." He placed the tray of shots on the bar for us to take back to the table.

"Thank you so much!" I said, and turned to head back to the girls.

I sat the tray down and motioned to the girls to each pick up a glass.

"To Meredith and Brian!" I exclaimed.

"To Meredith and Brian!" exclaimed the chorus of girls and we all drank.

After some coughing and groaning from everyone after the first shot, a server arrived at our table with the champagne.

We continued to drink and joke around for a couple more hours, getting drunk in the process. It was a nice way to take a break from rehearsals and have some girl time.

After another round of shots, Meredith spoke up, slurring her words. "I love you guys so much. Like a lot. Thank you for coming out with me tonight and for always being there for me. Let's make this show the best show we've ever done!"

We did a group hug before Denise said, "I think it's time for me to go home. I'm gonna fall asleep at this table if I don't."

That prompted a couple of the other girls to echo Denise's statement. Soon, Jamie, Tiffany, Lauren, Denise, and Rachael had left to go home.

This left just Meredith, Jaime, and me at the bar.

"Okay, I think it's time for all of us to go home. We need to get Meredith back to Brian, and you back to Joey, Lauren," Jaime said to us. "I'm sure they're up waiting for you."

We loaded into two separate Ubers, Jaime in one and Meredith and me in the other.

On the way back to Meredith's apartment, Meredith said to me, "You're definitely next Lauren. I see the way Joey looks at you. He loves you. He's gonna propose soon. Just you wait."

I laid my head on her shoulder and responded, "I think you're right. We talked about it earlier today. I love him so much. I know I want to spend the rest of my life with him."

We sat in comfortable silence for the rest of the drive until we got back to the apartment. Meredith fumbled for her keys as we reached the door and we couldn't stop laughing. She couldn't quite manage to get the key into the lock. Thankfully, we were laughing so loud that someone came to our aid.

The door swung open.

"Joey!" I yelled, lunging for him. He snickered as I embraced him, using him to hold myself up.

Meredith barreled past us and jumped into Brian's arms on the couch.

As I leaned up to kiss Joey, I heard Brian say, "It looks like you guys had fun tonight, huh?"

Meredith responded with a "yep!"

Joey gave me the softest peck on my lips and swiftly picked me up bridal style and said, "Let's get you to bed."

I nuzzled into his shoulder, never wanting to leave his warm body. As soon as we crossed into our room, Joey whispered to me, "You look so beautiful, Lo."

I giggled, saying, "Even though I'm drunk?"

"Even though you're drunk."

He sat me on the bed and I flopped onto my back. I grabbed Joey by his shirt and pulled him down so that he was laying on top of me. Our faces were inches apart. I tucked a strand of Joey's hair behind his ear.

"I love you, Joey."

"I love you too, Lo."

I couldn't stand the distance, so my lips met his. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him even closer to me. The outside world faded away and it was just the two of us. We were in our own little world. Joey trailed kisses all over my face and neck before returning to my lips. I gasped as Joey rolled us over so that I was on top of him. He never broke the kiss. Joey moaned as I deepened the kiss, not wanting the moment to end. His hands were in my hair and mine running over his chest. I pulled away, just enough that I could look into his deep brown eyes. They had flecks of gold that were reflecting off the light. Joey brushed the hair out of my face.

I leaned down for another short kiss before I got off the bed and stumbled into the bathroom to get ready for bed.

Joey met me in the bathroom after he changed into his pajamas and we brushed our teeth side by side, staring at each other in the mirror. He made a funny face at me and I laughed, nudging him in the side.

After I changed into my pajamas too, I slid into bed next to Joey. He put his arm around me and I rested my head on his chest.

"Good night, Lo," Joey said, but I was already asleep.

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Sorry this is just a filler chapter, but I was having some trouble coming up with a concept that would be longer. Hope y'all enjoyed!

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