Chapters tagged strangers
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Introduction by zankoo
Chapter 1
No matter the situation, Abbie Andrews was always willing to help out. Giving, generous, kind, never a complaint. Everyone liked her, and she liked everyone. Need a friend to help you prepare for a party? Abbie would be there in a heartbeat. Want a buddy to go see a movie with?...
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Abbie and Jake meet another couple as dinner ends by zankoo
Chapter 45
"Does anyone here know Staci Reynolds?" a woman's voice yelled. Abbie and Jake turned their heads to the entrance of the restaurant when they heard this strange shout. Abbie said, "Isn't Staci the bride?" Jake nodded. "Yup. This is weird." Most of the patrons of the restaurant...
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Abbie and Jake finish dinner by zankoo
Chapter 46
"What did you think of them? Of Michelle and Chris?" Jake asked after swallowing his last bite of steak. Abbie turned and craned her neck, but couldn't see to the bar from her seat. She shrugged. "They seemed pleasant enough. Maybe a little like us -- she was fun and cheery and...
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Abbie and Jake meet another couple at dinner by zankoo
Chapter 43
"Does anyone here know Staci Reynolds?" a woman's voice yelled. Abbie and Jake turned their heads to the entrance of the restaurant when they heard this strange shout. Abbie said, "Isn't Staci the bride?" Jake nodded. "Yup. This is weird." Most of the patrons of the restaurant...
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Abbie plays footsie (sneakily) with Jake by zankoo
Chapter 44
The four of them made some small talk and learned a little about where they came from and how well they knew the wedding parties. "Third cousins are like ... barely related, aren't they?" asked Michelle. "Yeah," said Jake. "We have, I think, the same great-great-grandparents?"...
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Michelle asks Abbie a question by zankoo
Chapter 45
A waiter stopped by to check in on their salads, and to ask Chris if he could settle his bar tab from before dinner. "It would be great if you could just sign off on that before we open a new check here for dinner," said the waiter. "No problem," said Chris. He stood up, excused...
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Michelle starts getting frisky with Jake by zankoo
Chapter 46
Michelle's eyes lit up, and then her heart began to race. Of all the times she had flirted her way toward getting sexual with someone, it had always been gradual foreplay, a game of will-you-won't-you, testing boundaries, and so on. With Abbie just now, it was a totally different...
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Chris leaves the group; the other three head to the bar by zankoo
Chapter 47
Abbie sipped her wine, but her eyes were fixed on Jake. Jake, staring back, literally had his hands full of both Abbie's foot and Michelle's leg. Almost in unison, the three of them looked over at Chris, who was absorbed by his phone, and gracelessly stuffing the last few bites o...
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Abbie, Jake, and Michelle approach the bar by zankoo
Chapter 48
The bar was surprisingly crowded. The restaurant dining room had been full, but not packed, and with the tables spread out, it felt roomy. The bar, on the other hand, was overflowing with people. Michelle, Jake, and Abbie weaved through the masses and made their way up to the fro...
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Abbie asks Jake about his boundaries by zankoo
Chapter 49
Michelle made idle small talk with Tyler for a bit, giving Jake and Abbie an opportunity to check in with each other. "You know, one minute we were on a romantic date, and the next, you've wrangled some total stranger into feeling me up at dinner." Jake chuckled at the oddity of...
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