"Yoooo!!!! Girl what's up with you? I mean what were you thinking when you said agreed to do it. You know you haven't done anything stupid before but this is f*cking crazy girl" Elisa said sounding worried that her dear naive friend has little to no idea what she has gotten herself into.
"Well…I'll have to work a way around it and you will have to help me figure this out"Andrea said with a sigh. "Maybe a few shots will help us out…. What do you think Eli" she continued
"That's not a bad idea but I'll drive" Elisa said as she stood up to get dressed.
Not quite long they arrive at bar, The bar was a cozy retreat, with soft music and warm lighting. Polished wood tables and plush leather stools lined the bar, where patrons sipped drinks and chatted. A crackling fireplace cast a warm glow, and comfortable armchairs invited relaxation. The atmosphere was tranquil, with a gentle hum of conversation and a sense of intimacy. Both girls walked towards the bar and drew out the bar stool.
"Four shots of tequila please " Elisa ordered. "We getting high tonight girl let's celebrate your new found boldness and stupidity " she continued as they both laughed and raised their glasses together to cheers.
Few more shots later and both girls were tipsy. Elisa had to use the bathroom leaving Andrea alone to deal with the mischievous looks she's been getting from a guy at one edge of the bar. A gentle looking young guy stood up, He smiled warmly, his eyes locking onto the her,and began to walk towards her.
His confident stride ate up the distance, As he approached her, he held out his hand, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he smiled. "Hi," he said, his deep voice low and smooth. "Hel…lo" Andrea said taken aback by the work of art that just approached her. Although he cannot be compared to her breath taking boss, he's almost flawless beauty cannot be tossed aside.
"I'm Jayden but you can call me Jay" He said to her "what's yours pretty" he continued. Snapping back to reality she replied "Andrea… Andrea" He looked at her with a smirk knowing how mesmerized she must be by his beauty. "Seems your friend is back, here's my card Princess it wouldn't hurt to hear from you again." He said as he gave her his business card, paid for their drink and left with a wink. Andrea was left speechless as she couldn't process all what just happened.
"Did that handsome guy just pay for our drink" Elisa said in a very excited tone. "OMG is that he's card??? Please tell me you're gonna give him a call tonight" she continued as she picked up the card. "Not gonna promise but I'll try to text atleast" Andrea said as she took a sip from her glass.
"Hold on… Jayden…. Johnson…" Elisa said as her eyes widened in shock. "Wait what!" Andrea grabbed the card from her immediately and they both gave each other a stare. Few minutes later and they were both in the car heading back home. The influence of the alcohol suddenly disappeared and the ride home was a very quiet one. Soon they were both home wondering what kind of coincidence was that.
"What if this is all a coincidence I mean the name Johnson was nothing but a coincidence" Andrea broke the silence finally "there's only one way to find out if it's just a coincidence" Elisa replied as she brought out her laptop to scout the internet for a Jayden Johnson and Andrea quickly rushed to her side. "No way….. it's not a freaking coincidence he's one of the Johnson" Elisa said with excitement yet again "why are you happy about it not like I can tell him to just handover the files and he'll be like 'yes my lady anything for you'. Andrea said trying to mimic he's possible facial expression.
"Listen this just made things a bit easy for you girl I mean get close to him then steal back the file easy peasy, all you just need to do is to come up with a plan and if things go south you've got your hot boss to come to aid" Elisa said trying to make Andrea see reasons why this was a good thing. "What do you mean by my hot boss coming to my aid?? If it all goes wrong I'm pretty sure I'm toast not with him to butter me up but all alone" Andrea said with a worried look expecting her dear friend to throw more light on what she just said.
"First of all you never showed that cunning girl to your office or invited her over for coffee so when she stole the file it was 100% not your fault, secondly it's your bosses fault for leaving such an important file in his office WTF happened to his house and last but not the least you deciding to help him retrieve the file is just out of the goodness of your heart, so he's not just gonna leave you to suffer and if he does trust me I'm gonna give him a tough time." She replied Andrea trying make her feel at ease and take advantage of this coincidence. "Okay if you're right then let's come up with a way to make good use of it".
Meanwhile, Liam sat up in the balcony of his room staring into the night sky while the day's events continued to play over and over again in his head. An unexpected smile appeared in his face as he remembered and wondered the amount of courage it must have taken her to say those words. Unbeknownst to him, his mother has been watching him for the past 20mins now, "uhmm " she cleared her throat to announce her presence. The smile disappeared and his expression went back to being unreadable as usual. "Mom…. When did you get here? He asked her as he did not notice her presence until now. "Well I've been here long enough to see you smile" she said beaming with joy "you don't need to worry about what I saw and how long I've been here you can just go ahead and tell me who she is" she continued .
"There's no one mom" he denied "well If you don't tell me about her then I'll just have to find out who has been able to make you smile genuinely…. Since you won't talk about it then I'll take my leave but please don't let her go." She said as she took her leave. "Mom…. I'm…just having a little trouble with the Johnsons and might have a funny way of resolving it, please don't ask me what it is." He said as he stood up to walk her to her room. " alright I won't but keep me posted about it, the fact the it's making you smile to yourself makes me so excited and eager to know what you've got going on…" she said as she got a good night hug and kiss from him.
"You need to rest now Liam, tomorrow is gonna be a good and fun day" he said to himself with a devilish excitement.