I am disappointed when I get to the bar to see she hadn’t come alone. There are two very attractive women with her. “Shan, meet my 2 besties .. Nina, and Eden. I figured, since we’re celebrating, we could use more company. Hope you don’t mind…”
“Of course not,” I pray I don’t sound insincere. “The more the merrier. I don’t really know many people, who don’t work under me, to celebrate with, so this is actually really great”. Yeah, when I am nervous and/or lying, I tend to speak too fast, and say too much. No point feeling embarrassed now. But I do.
A few hours, and a lot of drinks later, I decide Nina and Eden are not so bad after all. In fact, they are really cool. They are free-spirited, foul-mouthed, open-minded and absolutely fun to be with. I am riddled with crazy stories about thei
