HEY GUYS SO SORRY ITS TAKEN ME SO LONG TO UPDATE. BETWEEN COLLEGE AND MY JOB THINGS HAVE BEEN HECTIC. ANYWAY THIS IS A SLIGHTLY LONGER CHAPTER SO ENJOY :)

Chapter 10

It was a beautiful sunny morning in Manchester as the sun pelted down a great deal of warmth- unusual for this time of year. Busy people bustled about in the streets completing their daily duties and happily socialising. After all it was 10:30 on a Saturday morning. However, this fact was very much unknown to the five sleeping figures that lay scattered throughout the Lane household. All of which were female.

Two of these said figures were lay on the floor in the kitchen surrounded by empty shot glasses of various shapes and sizes. One was asleep in the bath tub with a hot pink fluffy scarf around her neck and one was lay spread out on the floor of the living room. The final figure was draped across the cream sofa. Her chocolate brown hair hung over her face as she slept. Though unlike all the others she was beginning to rouse.

Blinking rapidly Georgie Lane raised a hand to her eyes and rubbed them furiously. A huge yawn escaped her as she did this and slowly she began to sit up. Immediately she winced at the bright light and felt an uneasy throbbing throughout her head. As soon as her eyes had adjusted to the harsh light she slowly and on slightly shaking legs stood up and stretched. It was then that she noticed the sleeping figure that lay at her feet. She frowned and bent down shaking the figure awake.

"fi'e more minutes" a groggy Molly moaned as she rolled onto her side. Georgie huffed irritably at this and was about to shake her again when the doorbell rang loudly through the house.

"BLOODY HELL!" a startled Molly shouted as she leapt to her feet albeit stumbling slightly. Georgie would have laughed if it weren't for the pounding in her head and her aching back. She slowly made her to the door and opened it to reveal a relieved Grace.

"Good you're here. I was worried y'know Georgie you were supposed to call me and yer Dad when you got in last night", Graces said as she made her way into the house. She and Max had stayed at a hotel last night which had a free evening meal. It was a gift from Georgie and Elvis for helping them so much with the wedding.

"Mum it was my hen night no offence but ringing you last night was the last thing on my mind" a tired Georgie responded.

It was while Georgie was saying this that Grace walked into the living room and exclaimed "oh my god Georgie look at the state of this!". Pink and black confetti was spread throughout the room and many ornaments had been knocked over. Five handbags were littered across the floor of which all their contents were lying next to them. Various snacks were lay strewn on the table surrounded by empty pizza boxes and empty shot glasses with wine bottles. The room looked like a bomb had gone off.

Maisie, Marie and an old friend of Georgie's called Kate then entered the room seeming to have awoken from their slumbers at the loud noises. They all glanced nervously around the room at each other and took in their dishevelled appearances. All of them were wearing short black dresses that ended mid-thigh and fitted them tightly with a navy-blue blazer over the top. Some wore sailor hats that they had managed to keep while the others had presumably lost theirs. But again, all had on black stilettos. Sailor chicks was there theme for the hen night- Marie's idea and once she had decided it there was no changing her mind. However, despite their well put together out fits they look very disgruntled with wild hair and smudged make up. Georgie and Molly had on additional items which were bright pink sashes that read "BRIDE TO BE" and "MAID OF HONOUR".

"what the hell did you girls do last night?" Grace asked exasperated. All five of them went to speak when they realised that they couldn't actually remember. Each of them turned to one another with a questioning gaze wondering if any of them knew anything from last night.

Marie frowned and with a sigh said "I actually don't know. But it doesn't matter now anyway does it? I mean we're al here in one piece there's no need to stress". All of them nodded and were about to agree when Georgie happened to glance at her left hand and let out a loud shriek.

"My ring!" she shouted. The other five occupants looked at her left hand and noticed to their dismay that there was no longer a ring residing there.

"We need to find it!" she spoke again glancing round the room rapidly like a crazed person. Everyone began rooting through the house under sofas, in draws, under beds and on surfaces but no one could find the ring. They came to the conclusion that the ring must be elsewhere.

"Right" and calm Grace spoke, "it's obviously not here so you lot need to figure out where you went last night so you can go and check the places for the ring".

"I don't remember anything" Molly yelled.

"Well check your bags maybe there's a clue or something".

Hastily, they all scrambled to find their respective bags and began rummaging through them with haste.

"aha!" Maisie yelled, "I have a receipt here that was dated from last night".

"well, where from?" an anxious Georgie spoke impatiently.

"…. a tattoo parlour saying we paid for one tattoo and one piercing" Maisie spoke hesitantly.

All of them widened their eyes in horror and frantically began scanning their bodies.

"its me!" Marie cried in dismay. She moved her hair behind her ear and revealed an ugly looking earring hanging from the top of her ear. "Get it out! Get it out!" she cried.

Grace came to her daughter's aid and assisted her in removing the offending item. "Then who's got the tattoo?"

They all shrugged and began searching again. It was then that Molly felt a small bandage at the bottom of her back, the kind of bandage one puts over a fresh tattoo. "SHIT" she said and made her way upstairs to Georgie's bedroom where she proceeded to hoist the back of her dress up and peel off the bandage. She glanced in the mirror and there written in cursive black ink read "HOT SPICE". All five women had followed her and let out a gasp of confusion when the saw it.

"Hot spice?" Kate said in bewilderment, "why would you get a tattoo that said that?".

"I don't sodding know do I?" Molly said in frustration.

"Right I think you lot need to go this tattoo parlour and see if it jogs any memories" Grace voiced logically.

And with that they made their way to Georgie's car. Though as soon as she turned on the engine a song on the radio blared through the speakers.

Last Friday night
Yeah, we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot

Last Friday night
Yeah, we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard

Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a ménage à trois

Last Friday night
Yeah, I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Oh whoa

Georgie hastily turned off the radio and glared at the irony of it all. And with a huff of annoyance began driving to the local tattoo parlor.

When they arrived, they found a questionable looking man drawing a snake tattoo onto a woman in her thirties neck.

"ah your back!" he exclaimed when he saw them come through the door "I figured you would be you left this". He handed them a black t-shirt that had a bands name written across the front of it along with a load of dates that the said band would be playing on at the local club.

"this is ours?" Kate spoke softly to the man.

"Sure is. That one came in wearing it over her dress last night", he said pointing to Molly. All eyes shifted to Molly who shrugged her shoulder at them, evidently not remembering the item of clothing she had acquired at some point over the course of the evening. "how's that tattoo by the way?" he asked.

"bloody brilliant. Why did I have 'hot spice' written?" Molly sarcastically asked.

"you kept insisting that was your new name and asked for the tat"

"um, did we happened to mention to you about where we'd been last night?" Marie asked.

"you all kept going on about that band you saw and how you had lost your phone" he said still drawing but indicated his head towards Kate.

"what!" she began dredging through her pocket and in her bag. "nooo!" she cried in dismay when she realized he was right.

Marie patted her shoulder reassuringly while Georgie began rooting round the parlor. "have you seen an engagement ring around here?".

"no. have you lost one?" the man replied.

"yes, and I'm desperate for it back".

"well if I see it ill give you a call"

"thank you" she said resigned and they began to pile out the shop.

"now what?" Marie asked.

"well I say we head to that club and see if the ring is there, I mean we must have gone there at some point last night".

Arriving at the club brought back a few memories from the night before however their minds were still foggy as to the facts. Inside was an American themed club. It was made out of wood and had a western cowboy look about it. Country music was playing in the background and there was no one else there but the bartender. There was stage in the corner of the room with fancy stage lighting but other than that the club was bear with very dull lighting.

Georgie quickly approached the man at the bar and asked "don't suppose you've seen a ring round here?"

"nah, not that I've seen"

Georgie groaned and rubbed her forehead with her left hand. Kate stepped forward and was rubbing her back soothingly. Molly meanwhile approached the man. "I'll have a shot of vodka, ta"

"not being funny Mol, but is now the time to be drinking?" Maisie said with a calculating gaze.

"oi, you ent the one that's gotta tell yer husband that you've got a tat saying feckin 'hot spice'"

They all began talking about the night before and realised that they had no clue where to go next or even if they went anywhere else. With that Georgie felt a buzzing in her pocket and lifted her phone to see a message.

Alright George? Hope you had fun last night but not too much ?anyway I'll see you in a bit I've got to make a trip to London with Charlie. love ya xxx

Georgie smiled but increasingly felt more and more guilty when she thought about the ring god what was she going tell him. With that in mind she hastily responded.

It was good ta, I'll speak to ya in a bit. Love u 2 xxx

A loud ringing noise was then heard between the group and Marie looked at her phone. "Kate you're calling me right now?" she asked with a confused brow.

"what?" the girl responded.

"you're calling me right now?"

Kate snatched the phone out her hands and answered it and began speaking. The rest of the group began discussing the ring when Kate let out a squeal of excitement "they found it!" she said as she ended the call.

Georgie perked up "my ring?"

"no, my phone. It's at the fire station" she said walking towards the door indicating with her hand that the rest should follow.

"the fire station?" Maisie said "what the hell did we do last night?" she laughed as they walked to the door.

Pulling up outside the fire station Georgie leapt out and they all filed out. The brick building was large and inside was about six red fire engines and a desk in the corner. To the right was a pole that the fire men use in emergency to get to the lower levels quicker. There were a few safety tools hung on the wall and five men were stood by the closest vehicle.

"they're back" one yelled.

"here to show us them moves again I bet" one laughed

A man in the group shook his head at their antics, obviously being the more sensible one in the group, and approached the girls. He walked to Kate and handed her her phone. "I believe this is yours".

"thankyou so much! I thought I'd lost it for good"

"nah you just gave it to us last night when you all stopped by"

"don't suppose you know what we did last night do ya?" Maisie spoke at exactly the same time as Georgie spoke "have you got my ring?"

The man chuckled "I haven't got the ring, but you lot came in here and had a bunch of photos taken over there" he said indicating to wards the pole. They all glance nervously at each other and opened Kate's phone to the photos. Sure, enough thee were at least fifty photos of the five of them with the fire fighters in various poses some slightly less dignified than others they had to admit. They all gasped at some of the dirtier pose but when they slid across to the next photo the setting was somewhere else. It looked like a bar of some kind.

"hey I know that place! It where dad used to go to watch the football" Marie said excitedly.

"please let the have my ring" Georgie said in a resigned tone, glancing down. They all began to make there way to the exit when Kate turned to the man and said "thank you for getting it back to me, means a lot" she said beginning to walk away.

"ah s'alright, by the way, I put my number in there. Feel free to use it" he said with a wink.

Kate blushed at the handsome man but flashed him a beaming smile before following her friends.

They all filed single file into the much more modern bar. It had a much more comfortable theme to it and had a large tv screen on one wall with several Chairs surround it. There were many other larger tables scattered else where leading up to the bar. Georgie began rooting through everything. Under tables, on tabs, on the sofa seats, on the floor and around the bar but still she had not found her ring. The others had looked with her for a bit but eventually their hangovers won out and they seated themselves at a table. Georgie sighed and soon joined them when she gave up looking.

Not long after a waitress came up to them. She was a black woman in her early twenties and she wore a kind and energetic smile. Her black hair was done up in a messy bun and she wore silver hoop earrings. She was very beautiful and wore a name badge that read 'Kara'. They had to admit and she seemed somewhat familiar to the group as they watched her approach. When she finally got there, she exclaimed "molly! Your back! Ill get those free wings for you".

Molly looked really confused and the others mirrored her expression. "free wings?"

"yep. As long as you're the reining champ, you eat free". She spoke whilst gesturing to a score board behind her. Sure, enough there was picture of molly stuffing her face with hot spicy chicken wings, with the words 'CHAMPION' written underneath.

"hot spice! That's where its from!" she yelled excitedly now that she knew what her tattoo meant. "I'm a champion!" she spoke in a smug arrogant tone.

"yeah of a pub challenge Mol" Georgie spoke finally lightening her mood by laughing.

With that Kara rounded on Georgie "how'd it go with that guy by the way?" she said smiling brightly.

"what guy?" Georgie replied.

"Y'know, the one you were making out with". The whole group froze at this and their eyes widened. Georgie's face turned to that of horror at the thought.

"no, you're mistaken, I'm engaged"

"so, you kept saying but I thought you were joking cos you weren't wearing a ring"

Kara obviously realising she had cause her distress began to back away. Georgie sat in silence and her eyes were glum. She felt so guilty. "what have I done guys?". The others looked at each other and shrugged apologetically. Molly turned to her mate and being in one of her rare moments of wisdom spoke "tell him the truth".

She turned the key into the door of her and Elvis' flat and was immediately overwhelmed by the gorgeous smell floating from the kitchen. Spicy food. Great. She drooped her back on the stairs and moved towards the living room where sure enough her husband to be was lay across it looking ever the handsome bachelor. He stood up when he saw her and immediately moved to embrace her.

"y'alright beautiful" he spoke suave as ever. Whilst enveloping her in a warm hug. Georgie didn't respond straight away but when she did it was:

"we need to talk".

"that doesn't sound good" Elvis spoke pulling back. He took her hand and guided her to the sofa and looked at her face whilst waiting for her to speak. His calculating gaze was not doing much for her nerves. Finally working up some courage ahs took a deep breath.

"I did something last night. Something you're not gonna like. Two things actually" she spoke this in a rush and her gaze resembled that of a terrified child.

"okk?" Elvis replied hesitantly. "what is it?"

"…I lost the ring." Georgie winced and closed her eyes "and I kissed someone. I'm really really sorry Elvis but I was so drunk. And I mean really drunk and I don't remember any of it, I only know cos this girl at this bar told me and it didn't mean anything and I'm sorry that I did and the ring. Oh god the ring I've looke-" Georgie was cut of from this by Elvis' loud laughter. His eyes twinkled with amusement and he took her hand in his whilst reaching into his pocket with his free hand pulling something out that she couldn't see.

"you mean this ring?" he said with a smile and a raised eyebrow.

Georgie looked like a gaping fish as her lips formed an '0' shape. "where did you find that? I've been looking everywhere".

He laughed "I took it off you last night at the pub"

With that flashes of last night ran through her head. Her drinking. Her at the bar. Running into Elvis' stag night. Them talking. Or rather him laughing at her already drunken state. Him teasing her. Him taking the ring for 'safe keeping. And- and him kissing her!

"it was you!" she cried leaping off the sofa to her feet. "you're the one I kissed!"

Elvis chuckled and simply responded "yes". he stood at place his hands on her shoulder "you didn't do anything Georgie. Not a thing. Stop stressing." He took her into a hug again and rested his chin on her head.

"Georgie pulled back suddenly and slapped his arm "you could've said ya prat. I've been looking all day for that.

"I didn't know you thought you'd lost it" he said with a smirk and her affronted tone.

"still a text or something would have been nice" she said crossing her arms.

"and what would I have said?"

"oh, I don't know "hi George I've got your ring with me see you when I get back" but no nothing like that" she said whilst rolling her eyes.

"ah well" he said taking her left hand in his and slowly sliding the silver ring onto her third finger. "its where it belongs now" he said kissing her on her forehead.

Authors notes:

Please review and tell me what you think? Ill try and update as soon as I can but bye for now :)