Jason turned back to the bartender and asked, "You get that, man?"

The bartender nodded then went about making our drinks.

"Thanks for the drink." I smiled when Jason turned back to me.

Jason waved me off. "Don't give it another thought."

I did just that and said, "So, what brought you here tonight?"

Jason jammed his thumb over his shoulder and I followed his thumb to a group of lads seated across the pub. "Me and the lads decided to come here for a few pints before we headed out to a club. I spotted you at the bar and had to come say hey in case I never got the chance again. It's not everyday someone as gorgeous as you crosses paths with someone like me after all."

What?

Seriously, what?

"Are you jokin'?" I blurted.

Jason raised his eyebrows. "No, why?"

I shook my head. "Because you're gorgeous."

I wanted to die when a huge smile almost spilt Jason's face in two. "I'm glad you said that because I think you're gorgeous, too."

I was starting to sweat, that's how flushed I was.

Jason chuckled at me and changed the subject to more mundane things and after a while a lad from his group of friends came over and nudged him. "We're headin' off, man. You comin'?"

Jason kept his eyes locked with mine as he said, "Nah, man. I'm good here."

His friend chuckled and winked at me. "Yeah, I thought you might say that. See you tomorrow. Bye, gorgeous."

Two males called me gorgeous tonight!

Two!

"You don't have to stay here with me. I'm sure me friend will be along-"

"I want to stay here with you and I'm kind of hopin' your friend doesn't show up. I want to keep you all to myself."

Oh, my God.

As if on cue my phone rang and because I didn't have an inkling of what to say back to Jason I quickly got my phone from my bag and answered it.

"Where are you?" I asked Aideen when I answered.

"I'm leavin' in five minutes. I got stuck with runnin' night detention at the school," Aideen replied in a huff.

"Take your time, I've got company," I said making Jason grin as he drank the remainder of his pint.

"Male or female?" Aideen questioned.

"Male.”

"Can he hear what you're sayin'?"

"Yes," I replied then held up one finger to Jason indicating I would be only a minute longer on the phone, he nodded and smiled at me.

"Is he hot?"

I inwardly rolled my eyes at the question but said, "Like you wouldn't believe."

Aideen screamed so loud that I pulled my phone away from my ear with a hiss. "I'm not comin', you stay with him and have fun. You hear me, Keela? Fun!"

I was mortified, the entire bloody pub could hear her.

"What do you mean you aren't comin'?"

Jason smiled and he leaned forward and brushed his finger over my exposed knee. I tensed and locked eyes with him, my breath quickened and my pulse spiked.

"Go have fun! Call me if you need me!" With that said Aideen hung up. I wanted to crawl through my phone and slap Aideen silly, Jason could be a murderer for all she knows!

I looked away from Jason and to my phone with a frown. "Me friend isn't comin'"

Jason grinned at me. "Don't worry, I'll look after you."

I smiled at his flirting and said, "How do I know you're capable to look after me?"

I gasped as the stool I was seated on was suddenly yanked towards Jason, his right hand moved to my waist and his face was a hair's breadth away from mine.

"I'm more than qualified for the job," he said then flicked his tongue over my bottom lip. "Trust me."

I did trust him and trusting that arsehole was the biggest mistake of my life. I frowned at my thoughts and Aideen noticed, she sighed and rubbed her bruised cheeked.

"I'm sorry Kay, I shouldn't have mentioned Micah or him. I forgot."

I shrugged. "Don't be sorry. I'm goin' to have to get used to hearin' his name, he is marryin' Micah after all."

Aideen scoffed. "I can't believe he used you to get back at Micah when they broke up and now they are gettin' married. I hate the fuckin' pair of them."

"I hate them too."

Aideen shook off her anger and retook her seat at the table but she shot back up when she looked at her plate. I laughed when I realised what had just happened.

"You bastard! You fat, greedy bastard!" Aideen bellowed as she searched the room for Storm.

I glanced at the table and shook my head, both mine and Aideen's plates were cleared of food and Aideen was on a mission to wring Storm's neck. He knew that as well because he was hiding from her.

"Where are you?" Aideen hollered making me burst out laughing.

Storm was a big dog, a really big dog, so the fact that he could hide in my tiny apartment cracked me up. I laughed even harder when I heard my bedroom door close. Aideen legged it from the kitchen and ran down the hallway to my bedroom door. I walked to the room after her and continued to laugh.

"I can't believe you ate our breakfast! You're a greedy fucker of a dog!" Aideen hollered to Storm who was now lying on my bed.

He raised his ears at Aideen's shouting but other than that he did absolutely nothing, and it only served to make Aideen even more furious because of it.

"I fuckin' hate him! He is literally like a man, a fat useless man."

Storm farted in response and it had Aideen and myself fleeing my room - me still in a fit of laughter and Aideen bursting with anger.

"Why do you baby him so much? He is a pathetic dog Keela, he is literally good for nothin'!"

I shrugged. "He doesn't have to have a purpose in order for me to have him, Ado."

Aideen threw her hands up in the air. "You got him as a guard dog."

I smiled. "He guards his food, that's worth somethin'... right?"

Aideen stomped into the sitting room and angrily sat on the settee. "You're unbelievable!"

I chuckled as I fell onto the chair next to her. "You still love me though... right?"

Aideen shrugged. "I'm fifty-fifty right now."

I nudged her and said, "Bitch."

Aideen snorted and relaxed into the chair. "So... last night was crazy, huh?"

Alec Slater's smug face flashed in my mind and I tensed.

"Yeah, crazy."

Aideen cleared her throat and said, "I can't believe you physically assaulted someone."

I turned my head and gaped at her. "What?"

Aideen shrugged. "You pushed Alec to the ground. He is like six foot somethin'. He’s really tall, even compared to you, which is sayin' somethin' so I don't know how you managed to get him on the ground."

I held up a finger and said, "First of all, I pushed him, I didn't pound on him which doesn't count as physical assault." I popped up a second finger. "Secondly, I caught him by surprise which is why he fell so easily, he wasn't expectin' it." I stuck up a third finger. "And lastly, I did it to defend you. His misses did that to your face!"

Aideen reached up and touched her face, hissing a little before she lowered her hand. "She was an old shag of his, not his misses."