Will You Fall In Love With Me Again

The disco lights illuminated the jam-packed club, and pop music blasted everywhere. Bruce stood in front of his guy friends. His hand his holding the aloof Angelia who was standing next to him.

The men stared at Angelia as they nodded their heads. They thought that their friend must be serious this time. She looked pretty but not as attractive as the women he had dated.

Perhaps Bruce was really fond of her.

“Hi!” Jack and the rest of the group greeted her.

“Hi,” Angelia timidly replied before tightening her hold on Bruce’s hand.

“Don’t you dare scare my girl, or I’ll kick your asses,” Bruce jokingly warned.

Jack let out a smile. “Aww, you found your little baby, man.”

Bruce raised his hand, ready to order his favorite drinks. A few bottles of beer and wine later, he noticed that Angelia’s eyes turned red even though she only had a few sips.

“What’s the matter, babe?” he said near her ear.

Angelia looked at him with hesitation. In the end, she lowered her head and sighed. “I don’t like you drunk, Bruce.”

“Okay,” Bruce replied. Then, he called a waiter to order a soda.

Jack laughed at Bruce. “Where on earth is Bruce? This isn’t him! This one looks like a lovesick puppy!”

The boys broke into laughter while Bruce playfully glared at Jack.

Jack instantly raised his hands in defeat. “Fine, that’s my last joke tonight,” he said.

Jack suddenly remembered a similar scenario from before. Lucy fought Bruce about his drinking habits over and over again. The woman started giving him the cold shoulder, but Bruce didn’t care. He continued his excessive alcohol intake every time he went out for a drink.

‘Who could have thought that this bastard will finally change, huh?’ Jack thought.

The truth was that Jack was attracted to Lucy. The first time Bruce introduced Lucy, Jack couldn’t take his eyes off her. Of course, he didn’t tell Bruce about it.

And since Lucy and Bruce were over now, he thought he might have a chance with her.

Jack took a couple of tequila shots and turned to Bruce. “Bro, you and Lucy are over, right?”

Bruce nodded.

“I want to pursue her.”

Silence filled them for a while.

“Oh,” Bruce finally said while pouring drinks for Angelia. He didn’t even look at Jack.

“It’s okay, right?” Jack asked.

Bruce coldly looked at him. “Why are you asking me? She’s not my business anymore.”

“Angelia—” But before Jack could finish his sentence, Bruce had already grabbed his collar.

“What the fuck, man?! Are you nuts?” he growled.

Jack raised his hands. At least now, he understood that Bruce was not kidding about Lucy.

“I’m not hitting on Angelia, dude. I was about to say that her fork fell off the table,” he uttered.

Bruce let him go and immediately called a waiter.

Angelia, on the other hand, felt relieved and satisfied. She didn’t know that Bruce was this serious about her. Of course, she knew she was just an ordinary person compared to him. She always thought that Bruce was just toying with her.

It was already enough for her to know that he really cared and respected her. She couldn’t believe that he would always go out of his way to make her happy.

Their little party continued. Jack was in a great mood. He grabbed the tequila bottle and poured some into Bruce’s empty cup.

“Come on, man, just this once,” he said, trying to persuade him.

Bruce looked at Angelia, asking for her permission. Angelia didn’t want to leave a wrong impression on his friends, so she nodded her head and smiled.

Jack hooted as they all emptied their cups. A few more shots later, the men were already wasted and drunk.

Angelia took a glance at Bruce, who had already passed out in their seat. She didn’t know how to drive, so she needed to contact a substitute driver for them.

Jack, whose mind was already clouded with alcohol, picked up his phone and dialed Lucy’s number. He drunkenly asked her to pick him up.

Lucy agreed to Jack’s request. Aside from being free, she felt it was okay to do it since they were in the same social circle.

As soon as she opened the VIP room, her eyes instantly landed on Bruce lying in Angelia’s arms. She stopped in her tracks, slightly taken aback. When she recovered, she gave Angelia a small smile and headed to where Jack was.

Jack was too drunk that he didn’t wake up from Lucy’s constant calls and taps on his arm. Lucy even tried to yell his name twice, but the brute didn’t even move.

Instead, it was Bruce who woke up from Lucy’s yells. When he saw Lucy, he immediately pushed Angelia to the side and hugged his ex!

He removed her grip from Jack and locked her with his arms. Then, he crouched and rested his head on her neck.

Lucy froze in her spot. Her wide eyes looked at Bruce, surprised and slightly alarmed. Bruce looked up at her, showing his drunk and unsteady gaze.

“Don’t hold hands with Jack!” he muttered like a spoiled child.

“You’re drunk, Bruce. Let go of me,” Lucy calmly said.

“No! I’m not drunk!”

Angelia stood up from her seat and looked at Lucy apologetically. She pulled Bruce’s arm, but he only tightened his hold on Lucy.

“Babe,” Bruce told Lucy.

“Babe!” Bruce muttered louder when Lucy didn’t reply.

“If you don’t answer me, I’ll get mad at you,” he mumbled.

Lucy looked at Angelia. “He’s looking for you,” she said.

Angelia glanced at Bruce, worried and nervous. She bit her lower lip. “Bruce, I’m here. Come on, let’s go home.”

Bruce stayed silent. The two other friends, who were not as drunk as the two, stood up and pulled Bruce away from Lucy. Angelia grunted as she hugged Bruce’s waist, feeling his weight since he was already sleeping.

Lucy went to Jack. However, she noticed Angelia’s stare directed at her. She sighed.

“Don’t overthink, Ms. Charles. He’s just drunk. He always hugs every person he sees when he’s drunk. And everyone in this room was addressed by Bruce as ‘babe’ once or twice.”

“Oh,” Angelia muttered. She kissed Bruce’s cheek, relief washing over her. “I guess we’ll get going first.”

Lucy stared at them as they went out of the room.

When they were out of her sight, she scoffed. She knew that Angelia’s little display of affection just now was her way of marking her territory.