Like A Blue Shell:>Ep60

The party was inside the hotel with far too much alcohol and not nearly enough dance floor. Tim walked over to the side of the room and found Zoe sitting down, rubbing her ankle.

"It's fine, just got a little overexcited," she said, slightly slurry.

"Yeah, the electric slide can do that to you," Tim said. Zach came over, practically carrying Courtney, and lowered her into a chair nearby.

"We've got another one down," he said. Courtney giggled and nearly rolled right out of the chair.

"Ankle?" Tim asked.

"Vodka," Zach said and smiled.

"You guys seem happy," Tim said, "Courtney just seems so... content. In a way that I don't think I've ever seen her."

"I'd like to think that's my influence, somewhat," Zach said, "It's been a tough year for her. But I've tried to help her stay loose. Maybe a bit too loose."

drunk I am. I'm

"OK, honey."

art school?"

Zach said,

the floor, holding a bag of ice in one hand. Colin

asked, "Sydney told

looked over at

ice and I figured it out.

pack to her leg, "Only my pride

room, Steve trailing. The crowd cleared for the woman in the white dress. "I can't

kiss on the cheek. He

the dancing is done for tonight," Colin said, "Zoe

Courtney is smashed," Tim

said. They all nodded, somewhat sheepishly. They sat around the table, squeezed against each other. Told old stories and bad

open late. Although, ahem, Taylor's not drinking." "Wait wh..." Zach spluttered.

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