Re: 7:05 p.m., by the bar - aurora
He took his hand back with a laugh. "Maybe. Might've. I didn't want to come to this thing, but now here we are, here I am, and he's nowhere to be found. Hope me changing my mind didn't make him change his mind, but who knows. He seemed pretty eager."
Chris held up his beer with his other hand. "At least I've got this, and now you to keep me company." He took a swig.
"So then, are you here for the merrymaking or are you waiting on someone, too?"