•Emma's POV
After we got dressed up I decided to bring Nia to my favorite place in the city, Saturn. We arrived fairly early so we decided to have dinner on the second floor, food was pricey but it was always excellent. We had wine and chatted while we drank. Nia commented on how the attractive our server was and I couldn't help but agree. He was tall and had brown hair. He was in dress clothes which were obviously his uniform but it suited him. He had broad shoulders that were prominent through his shirt if given the opportunity to squeeze his bulging biceps...uhm... His eyes were a dark blue and a chisled jaw line.
"You're staring Em" Nia smiled at me.
"I wasn't staring..." I lied "just admiring a beautiful specimen of a man."
"Ohhh" Nia turned her head to look at him as well "I'd bite those masculine shoulders in a heart beat if I could" she sighed.
"Ewww, thats gross" I whined "why would you bight them after I squeezed the muscle out of them" I joked.
"I like my meat tender anyway" she smirked and poured herself another glass of wine.
"You think he's single? Maybe he's off soon and one of us can swoop in and fix that."
Nia shrugged "He probably isn't single, just look at him, a treat like that?"
We chatted and gossiped for about and hour before our food arrived and we ate.
I took a bite of my lamb and it fell apart on my tongue "Mmmm..." I moaned and shut my eyes as I chewed.
"Is it that good?" Nia tilted her head.
"Yesh" I said as I chewed and covered my mouth with my hand.
"I've never had lamb before" she said cutting her chicken breast over the pasta.
"I gathered a hefty fork full and presented it to her. "Oh" she leaned in and put the fork in her mouth and then pulling away with wide eyes "Thats delicious".
She gave me a bite of her food and it was also amazing. The restaurant had high ratings for a reason.
"Theres an open mixer on the third floor for singles tonight" I suggested.
"Mixer? I've never been to one, is it like a speed dating thing or like a party or?" she was really an old woman at heart
"Something in-between the two." Normally 18 year olds don't go to that type of thing but Nia needs a wing woman right?
"So people get drunk mingle and possibly leave together?" she wrapped her head around it quite easily after a short explanation "Is it for like... old people? Am I gonna get there only to find a room full of horny elderlies?" she laughed.
"I sure as he'll hope not" I laughed.
After we ate and paid we went back down to the first floor to dance. Nia could hold her booze well, I on the other hand am much more easily intoxicated. I was drunk after 2 shots and 2 and 1/2 glasses of wine, while Nia was barely tipsy.
"I envy you" she giggled "Its much cheaper for you to get drunk than me."
After several songs Nia checked us into our rooms and carried our essentials up to our rooms. I remained at our table to guard our spot. I sipped on a glass of water while I waited.
"Wouldn't you prefer something harder?" a tan man with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes sat across from me.
"You think your ~hiccup ~ funny?" I asked him with a glare "sex jokes aren't my forté, try a better pick up line."
"It wasn't meant to be a joke, and it wasn't meant to be about sex either" he laughed "I was referring to your drink."
"I like water well enough" I retorted.
"Waters good, I wasn't doubtful of that I just meant... Well what I was trying to ask was if I could by you a beer" his stammering was adorable, I couldn't help but tease him.
"You want me to get me dr~hiccup~ drunk?" I asked.
"No! I uh, that wasn't what I meant" he blushed slightly in defense .
"I like strawberries" I said "And dai~hiccup~quiris."
The man smiled, nodded then headed to the bar. He returned with two daiquiris, "One is Virginia and one has alcohol" he beamed proudly "I'll drink whichever one you don't want." I couldn't help but smile, my heart fluttered at his wholesome gesture.
"I have a better idea" I took both not knowing which was which "close your eyes and don't peek."
Once his eyes were closed I took out the tiny umbrellas l, swapped the drinks around a few times, then told him to pick left or right. He drank the one on the left and I drank the one on the left.