Chapter 15:
Zoe walked in to the pub to see the entire staff sitting around the same table but Max was nowhere to be seen. She took a seat next to Tess and Cal and Fletch brought her a drink over to which she gave them a grateful smile. Zoe went to take the first sip of her drink and out of the corner of her eye she saw Max at the bar laughing with a woman who then slipped him her number. She was much younger than Zoe and this made her slightly jealous. Max swiftly turned around and returned to the table.
"And that's how it's done." Max bragged waving the woman's number in front of everyone at the table.
"It took you long enough mate. Anyone else here would have had her in bed by now." Cal responded causing everyone to laugh. Tess and Zoe were in deep conversation at this point as the pub was pretty empty allowing them to spread along down the table.
"Well if you think you can do better, be my guest." Max said, aiming his comment at Cal.
"Considering there is only a group of old women in that corner and a group of men at the bar. I think I'll give it a pass this time." Cal replied.
"Well then that makes me the winner with the ED record for getting someone's number."
"Actually your time was almost halved by someone else sitting here a couple of years ago." Charlie butted in.
"Who?" Max and Cal both eagerly said. Charlie just looked to his right and signalled to where Zoe was sitting.
"ZOE?" Cal almost shouted causing Zoe to jump a little at the sound of her name.
"What?" She replied almost instantly.
"You dark horse. You never said you held the ED record for getting someone's number" Cal said leaving Zoe to go slightly red.
"Yes but it was a very long time ago, someone's bound to have broken it." She replied trying to sound modest.
"Well Max has come closest but he still failed miserably." Charlie said causing Zoe to smirk in Max's direction whereas now Max had gone slightly quiet.
"Go on Zoe, show us." Cal persuaded.
"Oh, you know maybe another time I'm-"
"If you're too afraid to be shown up then its fine to back out" Max said and this stirred Zoe to stand up and make her way over to the bar.
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