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"Miss... miss!" Charlie called out to Gina. She had her head rested on the table and her hair completely covering her face... she looked like she had passed out drunk... He sighed deeply and tapped his hand in front of her to get her to wake up, and Gina groaned... She raised her head from the table her eyes still closed and her hair dishevelled around her face... "Do you have anyone to call... you are too drunk to drive home yourself, " Charles said to Gina, a lingering smile on his face... she was an interesting lady... "I can drive home myself I don't need anyone" Gina muttered and was about to rest her hand back on the table but Charlie had walked put from the back of the counter and was now standing behind her... He placed his hand under her head and carried it up... "You can't fall asleep here," Charlie said to Gina, and she scoffed... "Don't tell me what to do," She said to him and shook his hand off from her head... Charlie couldn't stop smiling. The more time he spent with her, the more curious he became.... "Where do you live? Let me drop you off at your house... that would be better than leaving you like this, " He inquired, but Gina shook her head and managed to get herself up even though she kept staggering... He still stood behind her in case she fell... Gina head hung low for a few seconds before she looked up at Charles, and then she started to look for her bag... she finally found her bag and picked it up.... she opened it and took out her credit card... "Here." She handed it to Charles... He took it from her and then Gina started to walk towards the entrance.... she kept staggering and almost fell, but Charles held her before she could... "Let go of me, I said I could walk on my own!" She snapped at him, and he made sure she was steady before he finally let go of her... Both of his hands were in the air when she glared at him before she continued walking.... He continued following her till she got to the parking lot... Gina tried to keep her eyes open, but it was hard, and she felt really dizzy... she was trying her best not to fall... She took out her keys and unlocked her car, and just before she could open her car door, a hand stopped her... "You can't drive in this state," Charles said and took her car key from her hand... He grabbed her hand, and Gina's eyes grew wide... "What do you think you are doing!" She said to him in a raised voice, but Charles ignored her and continued to walk towards where his own car was parked.... "Let go of my hand!" She yelled at him, and her eyes became heavier. she felt sick... Charlie took her to the passenger front side of his car and opened the door.... he made her seat there and made sure her seat belt was on... Gina was completely out of it now... she didn't even try to fight him off or try to get out. She was trying her best not to puke... Charles walked over to the driver's side and got into his car... he turned to look at Gina and saw that her eyes were closed again... "Miss!" He called out to her again, and her eyes immediately fluttered open... "Will you tell me where you live or should I take you to where I live?" He asked her... ____________________ _____________________ Juliet was finally done with her work for the day and was about to close her laptop when she felt a presence standing in front of her... she raised her head up to and saw lana smiling at her with two cups of coffee in her hand... "Are you done with your work?" Lana asked as she placed the coffee on Juliet's table... "Yes, I'm done for the day," Juliet answered, and lana nodded... "Do you have something to say to me?" She added, and lana nodded. "Yes, I do... I wanted to ask you something" Lana drew her chair close to Juliet's table and took a seat... "So last week I went to visit my aunt with my mom and she gave me this." Lana dropped an envelope in her hand on Juliet's table and Juliet slowly picked it up... "it's similar to a coupon... so my aunt is kind of well off, and she always liked to shop at this boutique.... so when I asked her where she got one of her dresses from she gave me this and told me I could go there tomorrow... they only give this to their frequent customers, " Lana explained... Juliet removed the card and stared at it... it was a free discount card to a boutique... for two people... and the name of the boutique was GINA'S PLACE... "I have to go tomorrow or I won't be able to use the card anymore and I don't have a lot of close friends to ask so I was thinking" She trailed off and glanced at Johnny who was staring at the ladies... "Would you like to come with me?" Lana asked, her eyes pleading with Juliet... Juliet was tempted to say yes. she also needed some new clothes, she had realised after going through her closet, but she had been too stingy about it and now lana was asking her to follow her shopping... How could she say no to such an offer when she could get luxury clothes for such a cheap price... "It will be fun, I promise... we won't spend more than a few hours... I really want to go, but I have no one to ask except you and Johnny, " Lana added.... "Well, okay... We can go tomorrow, " Juliet finally accepted, and lana almost hugged her, causing Johnny, who was watching the whole drama to shake his head...