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I had to laugh a little
as he did the same.
    “Um, no, I sure don’t. I don’t think
I could do anything like that in my writing.”
    “You don’t know what you have, there
is probably a little sex demon lurking inside that mind of yours.” He said then
stuffed his face with sushi.
    I had to keep myself from laughing so
damn much at his comments because they were too funny. But what wasn’t funny
was the fact that he kept trying to get me to drink more.
    “I don’t think I should drink anymore
of this Sake, it’s going to get to my head pretty soon.” I said as I took a sip
of water.
    “The night is young, come and live a
little. Besides, I told Marie we would go down to this bar and meet her and
some others there. Let me pay and we can go.” He snapped his fingers to get the
waiter as I got my purse and made my way to the bathroom.
    It took me some time to get to the
bathroom. I didn’t want to look like a complete drunk while I was walking back
to the bathroom, so I took small steps. When I did get there, I looked in the
mirror, and even though I knew I was a drunken mess, I still looked good.
    When I came back, I walked into the
bright red waiting area and saw Todd standing there. “You ready?” I asked him
with a smile. He nodded and we walked out of the restaurant. When we walked
outside, I almost felt as if I was going to fall, and that’s when he caught my
arm, “Are you ok?”
    I felt so damn lightheaded it was
unreal, so I held onto him until we got to his car and he helped me in.
     
    * * * *
     
    “Hey you guys, over here!” shouted
Marie, waving us over to our favorite table when we got to the bar.
    Andrew was there along with another
woman who ended up being Laura behind some shades . Oh my God, I know she isn’t
wearing shades inside of a bar at night. I plopped down next to Andrew as
he gave me a hug while Marie introduced Todd to everyone.
    When Richard came to the table and
saw me sitting with Todd, he looked concerned or something. Maybe it was the
Sake playing with my mind.
    “Hey, Marley, how you doing?” he said with a smile.
    “Fine, Richard. This is Todd, my date
for the night.”
    Todd stood and went to shake his
hand, and I saw the look in Richard’s eyes, it looked weird as he shook Todd’s
hand and pulled off a fake smile as he sat back down next to Laura.
    “Does anyone want a drink, let me
refresh everyone’s. I’ll be right back.” Todd said, heading toward the bar. I
started sipping water and Marie asked, “So, how do you like him?”
    “He’s nice, really nice. He seems
like he’s really interested in my writing.”
    “You know it’s interesting that I
haven’t seen any of your books around the book stores, Marley,” Laura said as
she sipped some of her drink.
    I ignored the little wench because I
was still pissed at her, but I couldn’t pass up making her look like a complete
ass at that moment, “I’m shocked that you even went to a book store, Laura.” I
said with a coy smile as Todd brought the drinks back to the table.
    Everyone grabbed their drinks but I
didn’t see mine, “Where’s my drink?”
    “Damn, hold on, let me go back and
get it,” Todd said as he walked through the crowd.
    He came back with a coke, which I was
happy about. I really wasn’t interested in drinking anymore alcohol. “I thought
I would get you some coke instead.” He smiled as he sat down next to me and I
took a long sip.
    It had a strong kick, even for coke,
which always made me kind of growl a little from the soda taste when it hits
your throat and makes it feel like it was burning.
    For some reason, it hit even more
when I took that long gulp. I took another sip, put the drink down, and
listened to everyone talk. The room seemed like it was tilting for some reason,
and I was just sitting down. I looked over at Marie who seemed to be talking in
slow motion, all of her movements were in slow motion, and my head felt
heavier. I looked over to see Richard talking to