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Another Friday night. And here I am all dressed up in a marvelous red dress and the most uncomfortable shoes ever, siting in the newest luxury restaurant in town. And I couldn’t be more unhappy. I ratter be sitting on the floor, wearing jeans and socks, drinking beer or scotch, eating pizza and laughing at something stupid stories my friends were telling.
How I miss that. Real laughs. Confort clothes. Real people.
A hand squeezing my thigh take me out of my thoughts. Oliver is looking at me with a questioning look. Apparently the third snob rich man whom we are having diner with this week ask me some questions and I didn’t answer.
I can’t take that anymore, “Excuse me. I need to go to the lady’s room” I say already leaving the table.
Brief Sara. In and out. I reassured myself as as I rush to the bathroom.
I’m Looking at the mirror and I can’t recognize myself. This is not how I picture my life to be in 10 years. Not it All!
I took my fone and begin to scroll to the messages, and open one from Zari early today:
“Friday game night on mine tonight! You in?! “
I had already answered that I couldn’t make it, because of this crap dinner but right now I couldn’t care less.
“On my way” . I press send.
Ok, maybe I should have passed at home to change. I’m way to dress up for game night but I didn’t want to risk Ollie run after me there. I just sent him a message saying I wasn’t feeling well and needed to go home. A half lie. I know, but he owns me many of that.
I take one deep breath and ring the bell, its been a while since the last time I been in a game night with all the gang. this is making me a little nervous. Before I could chicken out, the door opened to revel a very disbelieving blond staring at me.
“Hey” I said sheepishly,
“Sara?” “What Y- Why ar-“ she stuttered.
Before I could answer Zari appears behind Her,
“OMG” you really made it !” “And where is the ball?!”
That’s broke the spell and Ava finally opened the rest of the door and let me in.
“I think you broke Ava, by the way!” Zairi said passing by her and giving me a side hug.
I just smile Awkwardly.
“Hey Stranger!” “Couldn’t be you more dressed up?! She finally say chuckling.
“Hey Aves” I give her a hug. “Well you know you never dressed up for a Tarazzi’s party!” I answer with a smirk.
“That’s about right! Zari said pooling me to the living room where the rest of the gang was. “Look who’s back guys!!”
A loud chorus’s of "Hi Sara!!" emerged from the room. Everybody was there: Nate, Amaya, Ray, Nora and Astra.
Suddenly I felt myself geting confortable, like no time had passed and I hadn’t been there for almost 3 years. It felt like home.
I am taking my shoes off, on the small sofa near the apartment entrance, when Ava came in handing me a much needed beer,
“Soooo... you wanna tell me why you showed up here dressed like that? Love the dress bay the way.” She says smiling back at me.
Ava is my best friend since high school. In the beginning we hit our heads agains each other but suddenly it turned out in the most loyal friendship I ever had. I mean, all my friends are loyal and we are all pretty close but with Ava it’s different, we have that inexplicable connexion. She knows everything about my relationship with Oliver. Since the beginning. Well to be honest in the last couple ears I haven’t told her much of my tired boredom life ,but I think that somehow she knows.
When I decided to take a "sabbatical", after my degree in med school, we had a little argument. Ok, actually, lots of arguments. Ava made clear to me that it was a stupid decision to abandone my career to follow Oliver Queen. And guess what? She was right. Five years later and here I am regretting that so badly.
I let my relationship with him be on the way of my career, my friends, my whole life. I mis her so much.
We still keep in touch but with Oliver stuffs we don’t hang out much. She’s not a friend to keep prying but I guess I got ashamed of my bad decisions and start to keep it to myself. Also she never likes Oliver much , since high school and all the drama. I can’t really blame her. its complicated.
“One of Oliver’s business dinners. I just needed to head out.” I say with a shy smile.
She squeeze my hand ready to say something when Nate’s voice interrupted us.
“Guys! We better get going. Mick just sent a message saying that the trivia night it’s about to begin!” Nate said getting up from the couch.
“Oh! I almost forget that!”. Zari said looking at me. “We are going to Micks!”
“Ok! Now I agree that I’m maybe a little dressed up to Mick’s bar! I said looking at my red dress.
“Come here I probably have a jeans and T-shirt that will suit you.” Zari said going to her room.
10 minutes latter we are all set to go. 10 minutes more and we are entering Micks bar. It’s been a while since I come here, but it’s pretty much the same. Pub style. Not that big, but not to small either. Junk box and dance area with orange and red lights, a reference to fire He said.
“Sara Lance in flesh and bone! What’s up Cap?! Mik grates me with his unmistakable voice.
“You know, We no longer in high school Mick right?” I said with a smile.
“Once a Capitan always a capitan” He said putting me a shot of tequila. Micks way to welcome you. OMG, here we go.
“So, trivia nights? I smirk, lifting my shot towards his.
He grunted "Litas idea.” He lifts his shot and we drink.
“Sounds fun”
“It better be! He grunted again.
The trivia begins and really was fun. Random questions from politics to celebrity gossip and the tables really got competitive. Count to Nate and Ava to really takes it seriously! I am most watching and laughing at them, mostly because I don’t know any of the answers.
As the time passes I start to feel set aside. Everybody is participating, and now and them they make inside jokes that I’m totally out. It’s my own fault after all. I let out a breath, and heads to the bar.
“Not having fun?” Mik asks pouting us another shots.
“There’s no fun when you don’t know any of the answers. “ I shrugged.
About half hour later, the trivia ends and our table wins. Thanks to Nate and Ava. They jumped and high fives like they just won a Olympia gold medal. I really miss they goofing like that.
“The winner’s reclaims their prizes!!” Says a tipsy Nate side hugging a little tipsy Ava.
Mick put the shots and beers as the price for the table and everyone drinks and cheers.
The junk box starts to play and Nate yells “Dance time!!” Pooling Amaya towards the dance floor. Everybody goes to, except for Ava who says she’s taking a minute at the bar.
We are all having a good time. Maybe I’m already drunk but who wasn’t at this point in the night.
Everything is great, until I see at the bar some chick hitting on Ava. Poor girl Ava is going to turn her down soon. She doesn’t like to pick random girls at a bar. That never happened when we went out. Although, it seams that I am about to witness the very first time of this, because Ava is now shaking the girls hand and giving her a genuine smile. No. Not just a smile. A very sexy one. I can’t say what got into me, but suddenly I’m going straight to the bar and OMG did Ava just giggle?!
“Heyyy Aves!! Common it’s dance time!!” I say ignoring the other woman and putting my arm on Her shoulder.
“Oh! Hey Sara!”
“I’m sorry I didn’t know you had a-“
“Friend.” Ava rapidly says. “Alex, this is my friend Sara. “ She said pointing at me.
“Best friend actually, thank you very much” I say nodding to the other woman. What was her name again? Alison or something.
“Now, enough cheat chat it’s friends Friday and time to dance!” I add emphatically.
Ava starts complaining but stands up the stool
“I’m sorry, I have to go” she says with an apologetic smile.
“That’s ok Ava. Go show me your moves. I’ll be watching. “
Alex says with a mischievous smile and a wink. What a cock bitch! And Ava blush. She freaking blush!
At the dance floor, I am determined to give Alex whatever some hell time. Don’t ask me why. I’ll blame all the alcohol in my system and the fact that she wants to steal my best friend in a friends Friday night that I haven't come in a long time. That’s enough reasons for me to be dancing with my hands on Ava’s hips and leaning closer to her ear
“Show me your moves, Sharpe” I tease her.
She puts her head back and laughs,
“you wish, Lance.”
And this shouldn’t be doing funny things to my stomach, but again I blame the alcohol. We keep dancing together, Ava now has her hands on my waist, this it’s not new to us. We used to do that before, to tease each other, when we went out together. Its kind of our thing.
I spoon Her and whisper in her ear “that’s what you got?” And let out my breath on her neck.
She spoons me back in response, pools me in and squeeze my heaps against her rubbing her nose on my neck, letting out a breath in my ear as She said
“I’m going to grab a drink” in the most insane rispid voice I ever heard.
Before I could process what was happening she goes to the bar and leave me at the dance floor, completly blasted.
“Ew! Get a room the next time!” Zari’s voice puts me out of the transe.
I waved Zari off trying to regain my cool, and we join the others to dance a bit more. But my eyes would search for a certain blonde at the bar every now and then.