he didnโt like the tingle of jealously trickling inside his veins as she dropped the terribly vague โfriendโ on him. he forced a lazy smile, pretending to be amused at the topic of someone taking up her time that wasnโt him, โyou know me, I donโt do dates,โ he shrugged to hide the stretched smile appearing on his lips after hearing his nickname again, โjust seeing where the night takes me and so far itโs taken me back to you,โ he teased lightly. He hailed the bartender once his bottom found the stool beside hers. โStill drinking the same thing or changed up on me already?โ An arch brow confronted her as he pryed in his usual way about her time away from him.
ย ย ย she laughed sweetly. โyeah, it did.โ he knew just what to say to make her feel bashful. mari hadnโt even been with him ten minutes and she already felt like this was the ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ they met. mari wasnโt planning on taking a stroll down memory lane, but there was no harm in reminiscing at least a little bit right? โwho knows? this little meeting could be for a ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐.โ she leaned her forearms against the bar top, tapping the tips of her acrylics on the surface. โIโm trying to ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ, alright? itโs not about to be the same old amaretto sour,โ she pointed out playfully. โIโm trying to feel ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ, so I would like.. a blue long island.โ