1. A Night To Remember


    Date: 1/9/2024, Categories: True, Author: Notanyoneyouknow 

    ... had already taken a greater liking to Lyanna. Though more reserved, her comments were bright and witty and she came off as much more mature.

So naturally, I tried to point to her as surreptitiously as I could.

"Aight got it, good luck mate." And the guy traipsed off.

My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I was under the impression Isabella was looking a little crestfallen while Lyanna looked a good mix of flattered and amused.

"You realize that you weren't being particularly discreet," Lyanna said, attempting to be patronizing.

I panicked and quickly said: "It felt like the quickest way to get him off our backs. Also-" I said gesturing to the both of them: "You're both very pretty and I didn't think saying I thought one of you was hotter would be an issue."

Thinking about it now and sober, probably wasn't the greatest thing to say, but they seemed to accept my reasoning, though Isabella quickly excused herself after.

"Damn, I hope I didn't hurt her feelings."

"You didn't, I think she's just giving you a chance with me 1 on 1."

I didn't really clock what that meant at the time. I got us a round as we continued into normal conversation. Lyanna was in Prague following her sister's wedding and decided to do the pub crawl on a whim. She liked hearing about my travels and we discussed my last month at length.

"So you're twenty-one and you've already traipsed across half of Europe on your own?"

"Half is an exaggeration, and let's face it with the amount of ...
    ... Aussies I've run into I'm not going to remember most of Germany."

"Well, I'd better give them a run for their money then. You want anything?"

"Gin and tonic sound okay?"

"Double or triple?"

"If you're paying, it's your choice."

"Quadruple it is."

I laughed and watched as she headed over to the bar. She was slightly shorter than me, around 5'5 - she had a stout frame with a good curved figure. I found her very pretty - her eyes were a deep sparkling green, she had a beautiful smile, and she was clearly intelligent and funny. I remember thinking that it was fortunate to have run into someone like her at the time.

She returned with our drinks and said:

"I decided to get you a double instead. We don't want you passing out too early, right?"

"I do have a train to catch tomorrow, so probably not."

There must have been a split second where she realized her flirtation had gone over my head yet again and then realized I was genuinely that dense and innocent. The speed of her assessment was impressive, considering it is only now years later in my recounting of this story that I realized what she was getting at. Though, perhaps it helped my chances at the time.

She asked, "When's that and to where?"

"It's in the afternoon to Budapest, but my hostel's checkout time is unfortunately very early."

"Well, more of a reason to enjoy tonight then!"

"I'll cheers to that."

Our glasses linked, and we began to chat more about ourselves. Lyanna was older ...
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