"Hey, you, come to the pub crawl tonight!" I paused my scribbling and looked up. A group of guys, dressed for a night out and holding bottles of wine, were looking directly at me. "Nah, guys, I've been out every night this last week, I'll pass." "Then what's one more night then? C'mon, you know you wanna." Well, couldn't fault that logic could I? Should've closed the room door if I wanted a quiet night. "I guess you've co...

- You awake? - Yeah, but not for long. - Might this change your mind? ;) * Lara has sent you a photo on Snapchat I checked the clock on my phone. 00:24… There’s a meeting tomorrow morning isn’t there? My eyes lingered on the hidden photo - it didn’t take a genius to know what Lara was sending me. Ever since we spent that night together, our friendship had taken a long-awaited turn. A lustful, sexy, turn. A faint memory of...

I glanced down at my phone – 7:02… Well, she usually runs a little late I suppose. The warm glow of the restaurant’s lighting poured through large arched windows. Inside was a low clamour of decently dressed diners enjoying their meals. It wasn’t suit-up fancy, but it was still well-known and the kind of place Lara and I would go to whenever we met up. Several years had passed since I last saw her, though her image was st...