There was something about the pleasant tinkle of bells and the smile that always greeted him at Hopscotch that kept him a regular at the bar. It was that something also in the drink he found there that answered the questions in him and stilled the agitation of recent heartache and betrayal.
After a few drinks he could settle his preoccupation with time. Take life a few moments at a time. When he felt worse chunks of time kept feeling longer and longer and he found himself barely able to survive the next few hours at work much less the next week, month, years.
Be in the present, they said. Be in the now.
He felt, at times, very much 'in the now.' Frozen there. Unable to move. Unable to see himself doing anything, unable to imagine a future self.
It wasn't like that when he drank. Liquor smoothed it all over and coated him inside and out in warmth and confidence. These were borrowed feelings, though, which always caught up with him in the end. Until he drowned in them again.
The only people in his life who cared where he was at certain times were his business associates and his personal assistant. Or so he thought, even as a familiar, amiable voice greeted him as he walked through the door.
"Hey Julianna." He returned her reception of him with much less formality. Hadn't he asked her to call him Owen before? He couldn't remember. He didn't have a chance to correct her before she eagerly jumped into a trivia question she'd thought up.
Owen took his time settling on to the bar stool as he always did. He made an orderly pile of his his iPad, iPhone, and keys next to him. He'd left his suit jacket slung across the seat of his car and was down to a fitted slate grey vest over a button up with a subtle blue stripes and a sharp navy colored tie.
He delayed in answering instead keeping her gaze as he reached for the drink. Emerald eyes twinkled at him and there was the real threat of the grin pulling at the corners of her mouth was evocative of premature triumph. He didn't want to ruin her fun too soon and even considered pretending he didn't know. His pride would ultimately get the better of him. Without breaking eye contact, Owen put the glass to his lips and tipped it slightly to taste the whiskey she'd given him. It was softer than he'd prepared for with a sweetness to it. Pleasantly surprised, he nodded his approval.
"It's the Antarctic Polar Desert." He replied finally before another longer sip of the drink. He pulled the napkin into place and carefully set the drink down. "Nice try though." He conceded.
"This new?" He tilted the whiskey glass some to get a better look at the color of the liquid inside.
After a few drinks he could settle his preoccupation with time. Take life a few moments at a time. When he felt worse chunks of time kept feeling longer and longer and he found himself barely able to survive the next few hours at work much less the next week, month, years.
Be in the present, they said. Be in the now.
He felt, at times, very much 'in the now.' Frozen there. Unable to move. Unable to see himself doing anything, unable to imagine a future self.
It wasn't like that when he drank. Liquor smoothed it all over and coated him inside and out in warmth and confidence. These were borrowed feelings, though, which always caught up with him in the end. Until he drowned in them again.
The only people in his life who cared where he was at certain times were his business associates and his personal assistant. Or so he thought, even as a familiar, amiable voice greeted him as he walked through the door.
"Hey Julianna." He returned her reception of him with much less formality. Hadn't he asked her to call him Owen before? He couldn't remember. He didn't have a chance to correct her before she eagerly jumped into a trivia question she'd thought up.
Owen took his time settling on to the bar stool as he always did. He made an orderly pile of his his iPad, iPhone, and keys next to him. He'd left his suit jacket slung across the seat of his car and was down to a fitted slate grey vest over a button up with a subtle blue stripes and a sharp navy colored tie.
He delayed in answering instead keeping her gaze as he reached for the drink. Emerald eyes twinkled at him and there was the real threat of the grin pulling at the corners of her mouth was evocative of premature triumph. He didn't want to ruin her fun too soon and even considered pretending he didn't know. His pride would ultimately get the better of him. Without breaking eye contact, Owen put the glass to his lips and tipped it slightly to taste the whiskey she'd given him. It was softer than he'd prepared for with a sweetness to it. Pleasantly surprised, he nodded his approval.
"It's the Antarctic Polar Desert." He replied finally before another longer sip of the drink. He pulled the napkin into place and carefully set the drink down. "Nice try though." He conceded.
"This new?" He tilted the whiskey glass some to get a better look at the color of the liquid inside.
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