My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 40: Girls Night Out

Nina

“Fancy seeing you here,” Justin said with an oddly warm smile. “Can I sit with you?”

I bit my lip and glanced around quickly, half expecting Lisa or someone else to be snickering nearby as if this was all a prank — but there was no one else. It seemed as though he came alone. Why was he acting so different all of a sudden and dressed like Enzo? It all felt a bit weird and I didn’t really want to stick around to see what would come of it.

“I was actually just leaving,” I said, shutting my laptop and standing as I slipped my things into my bag. Justin looked immediately saddened, but what could I do? He was my ex and I had made it clear, multiple times, that I wouldn’t be open to any sort of friendship or relationship with him after I found him cheating on me with

Lisa in my own bed!

“Oh,” Justin said with a sad frown, his shoulders drooping. “Well, see you around, then.”

I managed a pitiful smile before turning on my heel and practically running out of the coffee shop.

What was all that about?

Jessica and Lori were waiting for me when I got home. Jessica was sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did her makeup, and Lori was texting on the couch when I entered.

“You’re going out with us tonight,’

Jessica said matter-of-factly, not looking up from the mirror..

I stozped in the kitchen and cocked my head. “Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed that it seemed that my roommates had decided for me already. “And where are we going?”

Lori replied. “It’s their grand opening. Free

to get out of this if both Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds. I loved them, but they were both extremely

tossing my bag down on the counter and

smirk. I paused

I replied. “We were just studying. And…

and returned to

and I were standing in

She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels

too much trouble,” Jessica replied. “I hate having to deal with coat

looked at each other and rolled

bouncer said, waving us forward. He let us through without so much as checking our ID’s, which he had been doing with all of the girls so far. It seemed that they

both Lori’s and my hands and dragged us straight toward the bar, where she immediately ordered three shots of some

with us and downing it like a ditsy sorority girl.

of course, wanted to be right in the center of the group and wriggled her way in with Lori and

sight,

hit, and soon I was dancing along with my friends. It felt good just to let loose without having to deal

through the dance floor and walked over to the bar, leaning on it and letting my sore feet rest

I saw Jessica’s blonde ponytail bouncing above the crowd. She was pretty tall for a girl, and

voice shouted over the music. I turned around to see a handsome man leaning on the bar next to me and smiling at me. He looked a bit older and had a businessman look

leaning closer. He smelled like cologne and in my

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