Next One Is a Babe

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Logan uncorked all the wine bottles and kept refilling Ian’s and John’s glasses. Ian didn’t refuse him, since he was going all out. After that, Logan asked the waiter to get a room for Ian and Aurora. They had too much to drink, so they couldn’t leave. It was better to let them sleep here for the night.

The dinner took two hours to finish. By the end of it, Ian and Logan were already drunk. John held back, but even he was a bit tipsy.

Sophia pinched his cheek. “Are you drunk?”

John turned around and smiled dumbly at her.

Yep, he’s drunk. She patted his head. “Do you know who I am?”

John held her hand and kissed it. “Of course. You’re my wife.”

She nodded. “Do you think I’m nice?”

“Yeah. Of course you are.”

Then she asked, “Will you listen to me, then?”

John answered warmly, “Of course.”

Now she finally got him where she wanted. “Can you go to work starting tomorrow, then?”

John paused. He looked tipsy, but he knew what he should answer. “No. I need to stay home and take care of the boy.”

That wiped the smile off Sophia’s face. “Will you listen to me?”

John nodded. “I will, but I am still not going to work. No.”

Drunk? Drunk, my foot. Sophia snorted and decided to ignore him. For some reason, she had a feeling John was just putting on an act.

John grinned, and he didn’t let her hand go. “Don’t try to set me up. I might be tipsy, but I’m not stupid.”

Sophia snorted and rolled her eyes. “As if. You’re not tipsy. Not even a little.”

Ian got into his room, but he didn’t even know how he came in. He walked around it for a while and vaguely remembered Logan reserving one for him. Ian looked back at the door, but it was closed, and the waiter who took him here had left. He thumped his forehead to ease his headache for a while, then he went to sit on the bed. After staring at the floor for a while, he took his phone out.

There were no missed calls or unread messages, which meant nobody was missing him. He was starting to see doubles, so he squinted at his phone to focus, then he tapped into his contact list. As he had liquid courage, he didn’t think too much before doing things. And so, he scrolled down until he saw Cindy’s number, and he called her.

Cindy was already on her bed at that time. Being home was great. She didn’t have to work late into the night, so she could go to bed on time. Just as she was drifting to sleep, she heard her phone vibrating. She rummaged around for it and opened one eye to see who was calling. When she saw the caller, she was quiet for a moment, then she opened both of her eyes.