a's

ly drank too much tonight." Brandon tried

oors down. Brandon ordered glass after glass of whiskey and beer. I staye

ually be right." I laughed. "

mething to remember." He gr

eant," I replied, lau

before he could stumble and kept him upright. Walking him to the car took patience and a firm grip, but I managed

live?" I asked, gl

d no idea where to go. Brandon got qui

ally blurted it out. I knew he was going to regret tonight in the morning. I typed the address into my GPS and started driving, following the route. The ride f

o big for just one person to live in, if anyone asked me. I pulled up t

ing?" He laughed, reaching out and

f actually makes it home," I mu

et my keys. They're right there.

another option. He was way too drunk to handle it on his own. I sighed and slipped

the keys and felt the coo

ered, flashing a sly, mischievous grin tha

led my hand out of his pocket as quickly as I could with the

he responded, crossing his arms

ide," I blurted with a chuckle. "

s Emma?" He tried to sound stern, but that lopsided

pointing at the front door

ar, wobbling like a kid trying out his legs for t

o admit, he was making the whole night more entertaining. I walked behind him,

tered, just loud en

or open and helped him inside, feeling along the wall for a light switch. When I

ow

nced around and noticed some framed photos on a nearby table. He still kept pictures of himself and Darcy, including a few from

ly, I could not blame him. He probably thought she would be hi

me and weaving down the hall. I stayed clos

ome bar. He headed right for the shelves, but before he

d water. You still have work in th

a look that made it clear he d

answered, ful

I asked, determined to

aguely toward the doorway we had com

gh his and kept him close, steering him away from the bottles on the shelves. After about