This is my girlfriend
Ali Krieger has two pet peeves: slow people and people who waste her time. She is generally a smiling person, and she isn't known to be moody, but this kind of people get on her nerves like nothing else. This is the reason why on a Saturday night where she is stuck in traffic, she finds herself being extremely irritable. It's 7:30pm and she's supposed to be at the bar meeting her friends, and she knows she will never hear the end of it if she's late. She finally manage to park her mercedes and enter the bar being far grumpier that she'd like to admit.
She meets Heather inside and she immediately sees something's wrong on the face of her friend. Heather seems extremely ill at ease which is unusual for the small woman. Ali just follows her gaze and her smile drop instantly. 5 feet away from her is Hannah, her former best friend and Brent her ex boyfriend.
"I m so sorry Kriegs, I had no idea they would be here when I told you to come"
Ali can't speak. She's too busy looking at the ring on Hannah's finger. The one she never was worthy of getting even after 7 years with Brent. And it hurts, it hurts more than she'd like to admit, but there's no way she's showing it.
"It's fine Heather don't worry, I really don't care. I have my own life now, I moved on. It's okay I don't want you to feel bad ok?"
Just as she finishes her sentence, Hannah arrives flashing her diamond in Ali's face just in case she hadn't seen it before.
"Hey Ali! I didn't know you'd be here tonight! It's nice to see you! It's been a long time!"
Ali notices immediately that Hannah isn't here to apologize or to make amends. No, no. She's here to gloat. And just as she's about to answer, someone bumps into her from behind. Ali turns around and meets the most beautiful woman she's ever seen and before she can talk herself out of it, grab the stranger hand and answer.
"Hi Hannah, let me introduce you my girlfriend"
Heather choke on her margarita, and the woman looks like a deer in the headlights. She recovers quick though, and Ali couldn't be more thankful.
"Nice to meet you, I m Ashlyn"
Hannah leaves it at that as she sees that Ali isn't alone anymore, she can't really gloat as she wanted to and she goes back to Brent.
Ali turns around immediately and gives the blond the most apologetic eyes she's ever given to anyone.
"Oh my god. I m so so sorry. I don't know what got into me. I don't even know you. I m really sorry. I feel so embarrassed.." Ali says in a rush
"Hey hey, it's fine it's ok. I mean, there are worse things that being called your girlfriend I guess" Ashlyn says with a dimple smile
Ali exhales in relief, but still feels quite embarrassed.
"Still... I m sorry. It's just. She used to be my best friend and this guy over there used to be my boyfriend and he cheated on me with Hannah 5 years ago and that's the first time I've seen them since I found out and they are engaged and she just came to put this fucking diamond in my face and I just... I didn't want her to feel like she won coz I m alone too...I m so sorry" Ali rambles and finishes with a sad small smile
"Oh that sucks. I understand. This woman is a bitch. She should be hiding, not gloating.."
Ali smiles at that, she doesn't know this woman at all but at this very moment she's grateful to hear what she's been thinking ever since she walked into the bar.
"I meannnnnn yes!!! It's been 5 years now so I m completely over it, but there's something about your ex best friend shoving the engagement ring your ex boyfriend offered her into your face that doesn't sit quite right with me!!" Ali says with a chuckle
"Girl you have way more self control that I have. She'd probably be choking on that ring right now if I were in your shoes."
Ali can't help but giggle at that, and now Brent and Hannah are both looking. Ashlyn doesn't miss a beat, and kisses her softly, intimately in front of all Ali's friends. To her surprise Ali melts into it fast and doesn't pull back. Ali melts into the kiss for a few minutes and pulls away softly biting her lips. And then she realizes and thinks to herself "What the hell are you doing? Calling a woman you don't know your girlfriend and now kissing her in front of all your friends in the middle of the bar! what's wrong with you??? Are you insane?"
Ashlyn seems to see the internal struggle the brunette is facing, and reach out to squeeze her shoulder briefly.
"Hey it's fine, it doesn't have to be anything more that you want it to be, I can even leave now if you want me to"
"no!! please don't. I mean you don't owe me anything but I would really appreciate if you could stay a little more."
"Okay, but on one condition..."
"Yes?"
"What's your name?" Ash giggles
"Ali, Ali Krieger"
"nice to meet you Ali, Ashlyn Harris, but everyone calls me Ash."
"Well Ash.... welcome to the weirdest evening of your life..."
" Again... I m sure there is far worse..." Ash says with a wink and draps her arms around Ali's shoulder.