Seconds ticked by before he finally looked up with a nonchalant lift of his head. "Sure."

"Felix, you won't get docked pay for drinking with a client, will you?"

"No, I'm off the clock now."

Carol nodded, propping her chin on her hand with a sigh. "I just saw you getting doused with a drink. Suddenly realized we're birds

of a feather. What about your family?"

"They're gone."

He spoke slowly, idly spinning the glass before him, not in a hurry to drink.

Carol froze. "All gone?"

"Yeah."

The atmosphere becleaden in an instant. She suddenly didn’t know what to say. What started as a jest now carried a tinge of

seriousness.

"I didn't mean to pry. Drink up?" she offered, pouring him a full glass.

Felix still didn't move.

Carol had this strange feeling that he could see right through her intentions for the evening.

But then, glancing back at him, his eyes seemed to return to a state of calm simplicity.

They clinked glasses and began to drink at a leisurely pace.

Carol prided herself on her drinking abilities and was sure she could outdrink him.

it was her world that began to spin

a nearby table, clinging

Tto head

alcohol, helped her

supposed to end up in Felix's bed, otherwise, all this drinking

been for naught.

kept silent, feigning a

to the curb, asking again, "Which bus do you need? Which

gaze flickered briefly before heading towards

his steps were unsteady. He must

to take

saw the hotel and her heart settled.

slightly intoxicated in the suggestive setting of a hotel, she

he could resist.

Felix

expense. After escorting her to the room and depositing her on the

to leave.

wrist, pulling

so virtuous? She wasn't unattractive,

as she

him at the BlueSky Bar. This time, though, there was

shirt that still

the top button when her hand

looked at Felix and thought she saw a glint

looked closer, he had regained his

srest, you're drunk,"

it go. She

ready to push her away, but then he froze, as

and for a moment, they were close as they had been once before, but

touch his lips, with a

spilling from his eyes.

thought she was hallucinating from the

her. When

a kiss, she was

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