“Probably hanging out with some of her more fun, possibly male, friends, but it’s alright. I’m much more than what meets the eye, I think I can handle myself.” Audrey grinned, tilting her head slightly to the side, “but if all else fails, you can always risk your life for mine, agreed?” 

“Oh, thanks,” Audrey said, slightly surprised. “How generous of you,” she smiled gratefully and put her wallet away. 

“Anytime,” Josh felt his face warm up. Was it a little too obvious that he likes her? He never really had experience with asking someone out, so he didn’t know what to do. Josh handed her the cappuccino,  “Oh, look, there’s an empty table over there,” he pointed at the table and slowly started leading Audrey over to it.

Audrey followed Josh over to the small table and slowly took her seat. “So..” She began, a small smile on her lips as she raised an eyebrow. Audrey took a small sip of her coffee unsure on what to say.

“That’s terrible,” Audrey frowned, then her eyes widened as she continued. “What a bunch of two-faced hypocrites!” She gasped, anger bubbling beneath her surface. “I can’t believe they’d do that to you, honestly!”

“People like that absolutely mystify me, I mean, how can they live with themselves?”

“You’re pretty cute yourself,” Audrey said with a grin, her tone becoming more confident the more she drank. “And we’re both going to get drunk anyways, meaning I’ll also be probably doing some things I don’t normally do as well so.. flirt away.” She eyed Wesley up and down, a hint of a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

“Probably hanging out with some of her more fun, possibly male, friends, but it’s alright. I’m much more than what meets the eye, I think I can handle myself.” Audrey grinned, tilting her head slightly to the side, “but if all else fails, you can always risk your life for mine, agreed?” 

“I don’t mind at all. I look forward to seeing a hungover Wesley,” Audrey grinned. “Honestly, I don’t know very many people here either. So I suppose I should be glad to have you keep me company.” Audrey took another sip from her cup, and she wasn’t much of a drinker so she could already feel the alcohol slightly taking its toll on her.

“Trust me, you won’t like me when I’m drunk,” He said as he took another sip of his drink, “We’re both lucky to have each other,” It was probably the alcohol that was making Wesley flirt without immediately feeling embarrassed. “Forgive me if I start flirting, by the way. I tend to do that when I’m drunk- you being insanely attractive doesn’t help either.”

“You’re pretty cute yourself,” Audrey said with a grin, her tone becoming more confident the more she drank. “And we’re both going to get drunk anyways, meaning I’ll also be probably doing some things I don’t normally do as well so.. flirt away.” She eyed Wesley up and down, a hint of a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

“Oh, what a gentleman,” she joked as she took the drink from his hands, inspecting it for a moment. “What if you pass out as well?” Audrey asked, raising an eyebrow before bringing the cup to her lips and matching Wesley’s actions; chugging down her drink and tapping it against his. “Cheers.”

“Then I guess you’re going to be the one taking care of someone all night. Which is probably likely, just to warn you,” Wesley laughed, leaning against the wall with the side of his arm to face Audrey. “I don’t even know why I’m here, to me it’s just a party full of strangers. Well, all except one,” He added, eyeing her up and down. 

“I don’t mind at all. I look forward to seeing a hungover Wesley,” Audrey grinned. “Honestly, I don’t know very many people here either. So I suppose I should be glad to have you keep me company.” Audrey took another sip from her cup, and she wasn’t much of a drinker so she could already feel the alcohol slightly taking its toll on her.

“Whatever, Wesley,” she gave him a playful shove at the shoulder and shook her head, “and I’m going to need more if I plan on hanging around you the entire night.”

Wesley grinned at her before quickly disappearing to get her a drink. “Here. If you pass out, I’ll probably have to be the one to drag you home so drink at your own risk.”

“Oh, what a gentleman,” she joked as she took the drink from his hands, inspecting it for a moment. “What if you pass out as well?” Audrey asked, raising an eyebrow before bringing the cup to her lips and matching Wesley’s actions; chugging down her drink and tapping it against his. “Cheers.”

“I did not follow you! Why would I follow you? A friend invited me over and I simply thought that it might be fun. Though I’ve kind of lost track of her by now..”

“Hmm…You sure it wasn’t just an imaginary friend? Maybe you’ve had a bit too much to drink.”

“Whatever, Wesley,” she gave him a playful shove at the shoulder and shook her head, “and I’m going to need more if I plan on hanging around you the entire night.”

“Don’t test me Wesley Fitzgerald… What are you doing here anyways, shouldn’t you be- actually, I have no clue what you like to do in your free time, is this it? Partying?”

“No, I actually collect stamps. But I thought I’d switch it up tonight. And what brings you here? I get that we live together and all but you don’t have to follow me.”

“I did not follow you! Why would I follow you? A friend invited me over and I simply thought that it might be fun. Though I’ve kind of lost track of her by now..”

“Sorry, I didn’t see you there.”

“As long as this isn’t a joke about my height, don’t worry about it.”

“It wasn’t but now that you mention it…” 

“Don’t test me Wesley Fitzgerald... What are you doing here anyways, shouldn’t you be- actually, I have no clue what you like to do in your free time, is this it? Partying?”

“Sorry, I didn’t see you there.”

“As long as this isn’t a joke about my height, don’t worry about it.”

“A cappuccino is fine for me.” Audrey smiled, as she took out a five dollar bill from her purse. “Here,” she said as she handed it to him.

“Two cappuccinos please,” Josh ordered. He took out his wallet, he had a twenty dollar bill and handed it to the cashier. He got the change and smiled, “No need, it’s on me.”

“Oh, thanks,” Audrey said, slightly surprised. “How generous of you,” she smiled gratefully and put her wallet away. 

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Wesley glanced down at the dishes then back at Audrey, shaking his head and chuckling. Once realizing that Audrey was being serious, he furrowed his brows. “Ah, fine. But you’re helping me,” He sighed dramatically before lightly nudging Audrey’s side, “I’m warning you though, I’ve never done the dishes before,” Wesley turned himself around and turned on the faucet. He looked to Audrey for guidance with a helpless smile. “Water’s on. Now what?”

Audrey laughed, amused by his genuine cluelessness and shook her head. Nonetheless, she walked up beside him to the sink and handed him a sponge, “now you put some dish soap on that and just start scrubbing away,” she grinned up at him.

“Sure, why not?” Audrey grinned, shrugging a shoulder. 

Josh led the way to order the coffees. “So, how do you like your coffee?”

“A cappuccino is fine for me.” Audrey smiled, as she took out a five dollar bill from her purse. “Here,” she said as she handed it to him.

“Sometimes I’ll think about that rule as well,” Audrey admitted, “but I keep reminding myself that the first one is much more positive and helpful.” She smiled at her, “unfortunately some people are just like that, no matter the situation the person’s in.”

“Trust me, back in New York I don’t think I had one friend who was there for me one hundred percent. In fact almost all of them pretended like they didn’t know me when I told them all that I was pregnant.” Quinn shook her head. “Yet I stood by each and every one of them whenever they had to take an “emergency” trip to the abortion clinic due to dodgy hook ups after house parties and one time flings behind the bleachers after a big game.”

“That’s terrible,” Audrey frowned, then her eyes widened as she continued. “What a bunch of two-faced hypocrites!” She gasped, anger bubbling beneath her surface. “I can’t believe they’d do that to you, honestly!”