Chapter 4
“Baby guess what!” Tara flung her drunken arms around Vaughn’s neck.
“What?” Vaughn kissed her cheek.
“I just won two hundred bucks!” Tara shouted.
“That’s my girl, go win s’more” Vaughn slurred as he took a sip of his beer.
“I will!” Tara assured him, “Later peeps!”
*~*
“No more” Sydney laughed as she took Vaughn’s shot glass away from him.
“Heyyyyy” Vaughn reached for the glass.
“Noope!” Sydney quickly downed the shot, “Mine now”
“Whore” Vaughn laughed as he slammed his hand down on the bar, “Bartender, get me another”
“Sir, I’m afraid we’re going to have to cut you off” the bartender told him seriously.
“Are you kidding me?” Vaughn looked at him.
“I’m afraid not sir, I think you and your girlfriend would be best to go back to your hotel” the bartender told him.
“Uh huh” Vaughn stood up, stumbling and grabbing hold of the bar to keep him steady.
“C’mon” Sydney grabbed her purse and stood as well, she was smart enough to take off her heels in order to avoid falling flat on her face.
*~*
“What shall we do?” Vaughn asked as he and Sydney stumbled down the strip at nearly 2:30 in the morning.
Sydney didn’t respond verbally, she just looked at him and shrugged.
“Sounds good to me” Vaughn slurred as he looked up at the lights on all the casino’s and strip clubs that surrounded them.
“Yep” Sydney nodded as she bumped into him in one of her many stumbles of the evening.
*~*
“Do you know where my fiancée went?” Tara showed her ring finger to the bartender.
“Cut him and the lady with him off about an hour ago” the bartender told her.
“Oh” Tara’s smile fell slightly, “Uh…ok”
“They’d both had a few too many” he told her.
“Ok, whatever. Thanks!” Tara smiled cheerily.
*~*
“Sydddddddnnnneeeeeeey” Vaughn slurred.
“Vhhaaat?” Sydney laughed.
“Where are you?” Vaughn shouted.
“Right here” Sydney told him, she was sitting on a bench at the side of the road, “Why?”
“Thought I lost ya” Vaughn told her, “And I fink I would be in trouble if I forgot ya somewhere”
“Me too” Sydney nodded.
“We need to do something” Vaughn slurred.
“Let’s do something crazy” Sydney’s face lit up.
“Okay” Vaughn nodded as he looked at the building across the street, noting that Sydney was looking at it to, “Should we?”
“Uh huh”