.Joseph.

So, I was a little drunk. Mitch was long gone, staying only to finish his drink. I wondered how I'd get back home without a lift in his car. Maybe Joseph would take me. Joseph... I was still sitting in the same position on the same leather sofa as I had been when I arrived with Mitch. I didn't quite know why I was still there. After all, so far that evening I had screwed up things with someone I had been very excited about, and for what? Joseph, hadn't actually spoken to me since my babbled introduction and the departure of Mitch. To be honest, I didn't blame him. This behaviour was actually quite uncharacteristic for me. Normally, I'd have forced myself to give Mitch a fair chance, let the date run its due course and then waited to see if Joseph had stumbled into my life a second time. I had never let my words run away so spontaneously before. It must have been the barman's eyes. They drew me in and captivated me. That had to be it. I had no other reason to still be sat here after all!

    Joseph was standing behind the bar serving mixers to a group of girls. They were giggling as he spoke to them and leaning forward onto the bar to give him a sneaky glimpse of their cleavage. They were all legs, breast and fake tan. He was spoilt for choice. Lucky sod. I suddenly felt inadequate in my navy dress and leggings. Cursing myself for acting so impulsively, I gathered my bag together and started to pull on my coat. Time for me to stop making a fool of myself and go home. 

   "Excuse me..."

   My eyes flicked away from the bar to find a gangly, eyeliner clad male at my side.

   "What?" I snapped.

   He looked nervous and held out a cocktail glass. A margherita. 

   "I didn't order that."

   "I know, it is for you though. Joe asked me to bring it over to you. Um...so, here?"

    Joe? Joseph. Oh my god. I looked back towards the bar and met those blue eyes once more. He winked. Flustered, I grabbed the drink from the guy next to me and took a sip. 

   "His shift ends in twenty minutes...if...if you're interested."

   I gave him my best smile.

   "Oh, I am. Thank you."