It was my first day at the office but my mind was somewhere far away - with Ace. After talking to her after she actually got the gift I gave her I met my new co workers; Nick who I felt would be the responsible one out of the four of us being a few years older than everyone else, Phillip who would probably bring in some laughs and probably be the one I wouldn't mind spending time outside the office with and Bobbie a leggy bottle blonde who had already made a pass at me but would act as the PR advisor for us (Note to self mention Rory in front of Bobbie so she gets the fact that I have a girlfriend). My thoughts are soon interrupted by Nick stepping into my office with Phillip close behind him
"Hey Logan me and Phillip we wondering if you were up for some drinks? There is this pub down the street and its got some pretty fit birds and maybe one of us will be able to get lucky tonight."
I figure why not it will help me get to know these guys but I should probably tell them no girls
"Sure I will take you up on the drinks, the girls however not so much"
"Why not man according to the tabloids over here you were the biggest playboy at university"
"Keyword there, were, I've got a girlfriend who I've been dating for a little over two years now and I don't think she would be very happy if she found out I was flirty with other girls"
"Aw well more for us then man" Phillip said making me laugh
We went out to the pub I tell Nick and Phillip the first rounds on me while making my way over to the bar and I was suddenly surrounded by British girls who wore skirts smaller than their brains. I quickly walk back towards the table that the other guys found
"Guys you weren't kidding about the fact that there was a lot of girls here I have already been hit on by four girls"
"Man and you didn't send any over our way we have been trying to get some of these girls to go out with us for months now" said Nick while laughing
"Well you got me now and before I met Rory I was quite the ladies man as you have heard. Although I didn't know that my reputation followed me across the pond" I admit sounding quite full of myself
"So Rory is that the name of your mysterious girlfriend"
"Indeed it is"
"Poor old Bobbie is going to be so disappointed she has been going on about how fit you were since we found out you were coming over here and she looked you up" laughed Phil
"So I was right when I suspected that she was flirting with me when we first met"
"That you are my fine young man" Nick said
"She isn't really my type anyways, I got a gorgeous blue eyed brunette back at Yale" I say bragging about Ace
"Ahh you said back at the office you have been dating for about two years now how did this girl manage to turn Yale's biggest playboy to a committed boyfriend even across an ocean from her"
"She actually hated me at first, in fact after me and a couple of buddies of mine played a prank in one of her classes she called me a myriad of insults there were your usuals of course you know, jerk, ass, frat boy but there was also butt faced miscreant"
"Now you say you pranked her and she hated you so I am also assuming their was a retaliation"
"That would be the understatement of the century" I say laughing as I remember the stunt she and her grandfather pulled.
"Now you got me intrigued man" said Nick
"You are going to know what I did to understand her payback though."
"Thats fine with me" said Phillip now almost on the edge of his seat and slightly tipsy from the beers he has had
"So I had my buddy Colin barge into her class and beg for her to take him back practically on his knees the whole nine then in comes me yelling at him to get over it and that we were in love. Me and Colin get into this whole big brawl so to speak then my other friend Finn comes in dressed as a British bobbie and yells out towards her in the lecture 'You should be ashamed Gilmore these men used to have pride and dignity, balls. Give them back their balls Gilmore'
"Practical joke genius and a ladies man no wonder I had a good feeling about you Huntzberger" said Phillip
"Now she got her grandfather to deliver her payback, her grandparents are good friends with my parents. So her grandfather comes up to me, Colin and Finn a few days later and starts going on about how a classroom in the middle of a lecture is not the proper place to confess your love and how he had heard about it from the professor who is also a good friend of his, here is where it gets good, he starts going on about how he had spoken to my parents about it and although he and his wife Emily were not thrilled with how it went down, he and my dad had just met to finalize our PRENUP and how my mother and Emily were going crazy with wedding decorations. I swear when he left my friends almost had to preform CPR to keep me from tipping over"
"Never mind what I said about you being a practical joke genius its your girlfriend that gets that crown" said Phillip who was almost falling out of his chair from laughter along with Nick
"So witty and gorgeous, as you say though I still have yet to see a picture, no wonder you have kept that bird of yours close"
"I have a ton of pictures you will probably see a bunch on my desk once I get settled in. In some though she might be in a blonde wig from the British themed going away costume party she threw for me the night before I left"
"Was it a good party"
"The best I have ever been to which is funny considering how little she goes to and how many I do"
"Now come on man you must have some on your phone to show us"
"Fine give me a second" I say pulling my phone out a deciding against showing them one from the party and scrolling through my pictures with her. After much deliberation, and begging from Phil, I pick one from her 21st birthday. It caught everything I loved about her looks, her eyes which captivated me every time I looked at them and her smile that lit up any room. I show it to Nick first who goes "Now I see why you were so adamant about her being blue eyed and gorgeous" who then passes my phone to Phillip "Remind me how did you get her to even give you the time let alone stick around for two years, no offense but she is way out of your league"
"Don't I know it"
We chatted for the rest of the night about work, sports and the guys gave the occasional tip on the best things to do while living in London. I might not love it here but these guys might make this year away from Ace somewhat bearable.
