|T H A L I A|

"Thalia, please," Noor begs, slumping onto my bed making the legs of the bed creek against the wooden floor

"Surely Noor, you can't be serious. I have an interview tomorrow morning. I can't go out tonight," I groan, smacking her with one of the pillows on my bed.

Noor has been pestering me to go to some new bar for the past hour. Don't get me wrong, I love going out and having a bit of fun, I just know when to draw lines.

Especially if I have a job interview the next morning.

"I'm not saying you have to drink or anything, we'll just go to check it out. We won't stay long either. Promise." She rolls onto her tummy to bat her eyes at me, a small smile resting on her lips.

"Fine. One hour tops." I glare at her, playfully.

I already have a bad feeling about this.

Fuck me.

"Yes! Okay, hurry up and get ready. we'll leave in fifteen minutes." She winks at me before dancing her way out of my room and heading into her own.

Noor and I have been best friends since freshman year of high school, considering how we're twenty four now and living together in our small apartment, it's safe to say we've been inseparable ever since.

I let out a small curse before pulling on a dress that was the most suitable for this.

I let my curly hair stay as it was because I just don't have the time or energy to do anything with it, before starting off with my makeup.

Fifteen minutes later Noor was yelling out my name from living room, "Hurry up, Thalia! I don't have the—"

"Oh wow" Noor smirks, cutting herself off and giving me a once over once I walk out my room while pulling my shoes on.

"You look really hot. Now let's just get this thing over with" I let out a dramatic sigh

"Cheer up! it'll be fun." She pats me on my
back before practically skipping to the front door.

"We're staying for one hour only. And i'm not drinking," I add in as a reminder closing our front door shut behind me.

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"I fucking hate Tabitha! Fuck you, wherever you are! Your job pays shit, and-and I can't believe I kept up with your bullshit for—ou! my drink is here. I'll take that, Thanks," I slur out grabbing a shot that the bartender kept down for us.

Everything around me was pretty blurry and fuzzy, the music drumming against my ears. I could barley hear what Noor was saying.

I stand up and pull on what i'm guessing is Noor's hand and dragging her on the dance floor.

She was way heavier to pull onto the dance floor but maybe it's also because I can barely walk in a straight line.

I stumble a bit, almost tripping on my own feet but Noor was strong enough to hold me in place.

I turn around but i'm only greeted by a buttoned up chest, I look up and I lock eyes with pretty light brown ones.

This is a man.

"You're not Noor. But that's okay, we can dance," I laugh out, I place my arms around his neck before I start to let my body move on it's own to the beat of the music.

The man lets out a chuckle before his own arms snake around my waist.

I take my time to try and focus on the mans features, his structured face was framed with a clean stubble.

My fingers trail up his neck and intertwine into his brown hair.

My eyes trail down to his lips, suddenly tempted to kiss them to see if they were as soft as they looked.

He leans closer before our lips connect, we make out—or try to, considering how drunk we both were—before he trails his kisses closer to my ear.

His hot breath tickles my ear before his deep voice meets my ears over the loud bass of the music.

"Should we take this somewhere more private?" He says

I pull away from him before crashing my lips to his again giving him his answer to his question. His hands tangle into my hair before trailing down my arm all the down to my ass, squeezing it.

He pulls away from me before placing his hand on the small of my back, guiding me to the exit of the bar.

I catch a glimpse of Noor who was dancing with a guy, she meets my gaze and gives me a thumbs up and mouths out for me to stay safe.

I send her a wink before stepping out of the stuffy bar and into cool night with the hot hunk of a man beside me.

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