In the end, I was the one who got drunk.

It had been a long time since I last indulged myself in alcohol. I was usually too busy to drink, and since all my friends from college were all working and traveling women now, they normally didn’t have matching schedules with me. I was also always stressed about working too much, so when I started to drink even one glass, I couldn’t stop myself.

Nathaniel tried to stop me with a worried expression on his face, but I waved him off. Madison was busy with the other demanding customers, so it was only me and him.

My mind was already...