âOpen Starter @tupeloextrasâ Location: Bar, Concert Venue, Coffee Shop / Anywhere your muse is being pursued by an unwanted suitor, and Lachlan finally steps in to help them out.Â
Lachlan had been watching the game of cat and mouse for the last⌠who even knows how long. Theyâd try to extricate themselves from the conversation, move to another area of the crowded room, and within a matter of minutes, their shadow would be sidling right up beside them, ready to take another shot. Poor clueless idiot couldnât get the hint they were being rejected⌠Their beleaguered victim managed to slip from their grasp yet again, temporarily swallowed up in the crowd, and when their shadows came by moments later, eyes desperately searching, Lachlan decided to help them out. âHey, I think I saw them heading outside,â he said, hoping to throw the person off their scent.Â
He watched the shadow make their way out the door before catching sight of their now-free prey. Lachlan winked before calling out, âI think your coast is clear now.âÂ
Cece had decided to head out to the bars a little earlier than normal, hoping to get a nice buzz before her sister got there. It was a lot easier, for sure, and she was able to get drinks and shots faster, and for free. By one gentleman in particular. The first time was flattering, the second was nice, but after the third or fourth one, it felt more like him trying to get her drunk than trying to be nice, which didnât sit well with Cecily. Sheâd lived in the big city long enough to know when to leave a situation. Unfortunately, this man was persistent. She walked up to strangers, went to the bathroom, and she cursed herself for wearing heeled booties to make her easier to spot within the crowd. At one point, she was convinced sheâd gotten away, and just when he was about to make eye contact with her, someone stepped in and he darted outside. She took a deep breath and instead, made contact with the person who had helped her. Someone she didnât recognize, but that wasnât totally unusual. She hardly knew anyone in town.Â
âThank you so much. I meant to get buzzed for my sister, not drunk. Leaning against the table, she closed her eyes for a moment before looking at the second man.  âSeriously, thank you. He was a little too eager to get me drunk. Iâm Cece.âÂ










