After a few more kisses here and there, Chloe and Finn eventually left the flat; deciding to walk as it was nice out and the pub was only a ten minute walk away - the perks of living in such a small town everything was no more than a twenty minute walk away. The air was nippy but refreshing, the sun almost set and coated in bruise-coloured clouds as it was transcending into almost darkness.
Finn had his arm draped around Chloe's shoulder and her fingers played with his as they walked in blissful silence, the material of Finn's denim jacket rubbed against Chloe's bomber as they walked side-by-side. Apart from Rae, Chloe was the only girl who knew about Finn's dad; which it were no wonder that she asked, "Y' nervous about tonight?" His stomach lurched with a wave of motion sickness as he remembered his meet up later, he shrugged and looked around; avoiding all eye-contact, "Nah, it's only a pint", She rolled her eyes, knowing he wasn't one for talking about feelings and all that malarkey, "Finn", "Wha'?" She sighed, "Look, if y' want I'll come wit' y'", He shook his head, "No, babe. 'onestly, I'll be fine", She let go of his hand and folded her arms, sulking. He rolled his eyes, "Do y' really wanna come?" She nodded, refusing to look at him. He looked at her bottom lip as it fell into a pout, licking his own lips as he resisted the temptation to bite her's; he did love her lips. He knew the real reasons why Chloe wanted to come, it was so he wouldn't get off with any girls and so she didn't miss any drama. Not that he'd get off with other girls, sure, he could be a dick but he was also very loyal and would never dare cheat. He sighed, giving in, "Alright, y' can come but don't like say owt to 'im as he's not really one for talkin'" She smirked as she sarcastically quipped, "Hmm that sounds familiar", Which Finn couldn't help but laugh at.
The pair then fell to silence, before they eventually reached the pub; noting a few drunken punters in the beer garden which meant the pub was full tonight. They headed for inside and saw the gang already at the regular table, Chloe pulled away and bolted ahead; smiling and waving to everyone - whilst Finn trailed behind. The smell of cigarettes, alcohol and faded aftershave wafted around the pub, the buzz of conversation belted loudly and bodies meshed together as the pub was a little overwhelmingly full tonight, Finn grimaced as the latest hit from The Spice Girls boomed from the dukebox - he and Rae were going to have to do something about that later.
Rae.
His chest tightened as he weaved in-n-out of the crowd and grew closer and closer to the table, her raven hair and bright smile now in his sight; his thoughts from earlier replayed in his mind and caused him to scowl. Chloe took a seat next to Izzy's left, who sat next to Chop on the long seat, opposite Archie, Al and Rae. Finn's jaw tightened as he noticed the only seat free was in between Rae and Archie, as Al was on the left of Rae and Archie sat on her right but left a space open for Finn as Finn and Rae always sat together. Finn begrudgingly took the seat and heard Rae pipe up as a snakebite and black was placed on a beer mat on the unvarnished table before him, "'ere Finny boy!"
Not looking at her, he mumbled a 'Cheers' And pulled out his pouch of tobacco, filters and skins; chucking them harshly down on the table in a mard. From the corner of his eye, he could see Rae smile but frown at him before turning back to her conversation with Archie; her and Archie's loud laughter boomed throughout the pub. As Finn began making a rollie, he frowned inwardly; he needed to stop being funny with Rae as she'd know something was up and get it out of him. He couldn't tell her, could he? Then again, he could just laugh it off with her as it was only a thought and say it were because he thought she was the one who rung earlier.
He tensed slightly as he felt her finger graze his thigh as she traced, "W-H-A-T-S W-R-O-N-G-?" Holding the open and half filled cigarette papers in one hand, he used his other hand to place a finger on her thigh and trace, "N-O-T-H-I-N-G", He looked up at her, in which she looked at him and raised her eyebrows; not believing him. She then traced, "W-H-A-T-E-V-E-R" And the pair shared a smile before she turned back to her conversation with Archie.
"... I'm just sayin' Parklife shits all over Definitely, Maybe", Chop boomed, in which Finn shot his head up and he and Rae argued, in sync, "Bollocks!" Chop then rolled his eyes, "Knew y' two would say summat but no, right, 'ere me out. Sure, Definitely, Maybe 'as a good few tunes on it but every song on Parklife is a belter!" Rae and Finn rolled their eyes, Finn scoffed; finishing his rollie, "Dunno wha' album y' listening t' but Definitely, Maybe is a classic", Rae then smirked, "Yeh but remember Finn, Chop thinks sneezes are the same as 'avin' an orgasm", Which earned a laugh from everyone bar Chop, who sulked behind his pint as he took a swig before putting it down and saying, "Leave it out, alright! I read it in a text book, swear down", Which caused the gang to laugh even harder.
Finn then placed his finished masterpiece between his lips and searched around his body for a lighter as he said to Chop, "Alright, if y' can get me this textbook and show me then I'll believe y'!" In which Chop extended his hand over the table and Finn took it, the pair shaking hands before Chop sat back and said, "You, pretty boy, are on!"
The night went smoothly and Chloe and Finn departed by half seven, in which the rest of the gang left one another by 9 as they all had college/work the next day and didn't want to get too off it - just tipsy. It was around 5:30 in the morning when Rae and Al heard the phone ring, Al sleeply nudged his foot against Rae's and sleepily mumbled into his pillow, something along the lines of; "Go get it, will y' babe?" Rae yawned and stretched as she sat up, wiping the sleep out of her eyes. She threw the covers off her, swung her legs off the bed; leaving the bedroom and heading for the kitchen - her only source of light being the dim glow from the streetlights outside as the sun had yet to rise.
She lifted the phone off it's stand on the wall and yawned out a 'Hello'? "Rae! It-It's Chloe!" Chloe's voice wavered on the other end in panic, Rae felt as if she'd done an eyeball shot of coffee and was suddenly wide awake as she asked, "Chloe? S'the matter?" She heard Chloe sniff before whimpering, "Look, it's Finn. He's- Well, we're in trouble", Rae frowned, "What d'ya mean, y' in trouble?"
