One year ago

The music was blasting on its full in the dim-lighted club they were in. The dance floor was crowded with people, more or less drunk, who just wanted to have some fun. It didn’t matter were they with someone they knew or someone they’ve just met. It was the moment that mattered.

Alex was sitting in a booth by the toilets with Rian, Lisa, Matt and Josh. They were having great time, but their glasses were getting too empty.

“Your turn to get us a round, Lexy boy,” Rian said and pushed his empty glass towards the older man. So the blond male rose from his seat, threw the remains of his beer down his throat, and started to make his way to the crowded bar.

He finally got where he wanted and the bartender quickly came to him taking the blonde’s order. He got his drinks and turned around to get back to his booth but someone crashed to him. There was beer and some weird mix of different liquors on Alex’s shirt. Of course this was happening to him.

“Oh god, I’m so sorry dude, I didn’t mean to do that. Someone pushed me and—“

“It’s okay, at least there’s still something in the glasses,” Alex said before his eyes landed on that stranger’s face. He must’ve been the most gorgeous man the blond has ever seen, or then it was because of the alcohol in his blood. But at the moment it didn’t matter, because he was lost in the taller male’s brown eyes.

“No, please, let me at least buy you new drinks.”

“It’s fine, I-I don’t think my friends will mind,” the shorter one of the two stuttered a bit while nodding at the booth he was previously sitting. The other male’s eyes moved towards the booth before returning his focus on the blond man in front of him.

“Well then, would it be okay if I bought a new drink just for you? I mean, it would be an honor to buy a beer to someone as gorgeous as you.” You could already see the lust radiating from his eyes.

“Okay then. I, I’ll take these there and be right back.” Alex went as quickly as possible through the mass of moving bodies to the booth, set the glasses on the table and turned around to get back to this mystery man. He just didn’t get far before someone grabbed his arm. He turned back around and saw it was Lisa.

“Where are you going? We were supposed to have fun together,” she said and fluttered her eyelashes. Every time she got drunk she tried to hook up with Alex, even though she knew he wasn’t straight.

“I, uh, I just have to go over there, I think I saw a friend from work,” he lied through his teeth while prying his arm out of her tight grip. Matt and Rian were both chuckling in the booth, not helping their friend at all.

Finally the blond man got his arm free and almost ran back to the taller male.
“Sorry about that, my friend is a bit… clingy when drunk.”

“It’s fine. I mean, you’re here now. Should I get us some drinks before we get somewhere more… private?” asked the other one. “Oh, I’m Jack by the way.”

“Alex. And sounds like a plan.”