Julian
I walk into the bar to find my two best friends at the back booth, and I fall in beside them. My beer is already waiting for me.
“Hey.” Seb smiles. “You look like f*****g s**t, man.”
I roll my eyes. “Don’t ask.” I pick up my glass and drain it, quickly putting my hand up for another.
“What the f**k’s wrong with you?”
“She wants marriage and babies.”
They both frown and glance at each other. “And?” Seb asks.
“I don’t.”
They both raise their eyebrows and sip their beer, afraid to comment.
I stare at the television on the wall with a huge lump in my throat as I picture her heartbroken face. I close my eyes and exhale heavily.
Seb is frowning when I look up again. “I’m lost.” He points his beer at me. “Why do you look so s**t if you don’t want marriage and babies?”
“Because I
