New Year's Eve Party
Who: TJ and TBD (all party attendees) What: New Year's Eve party Where: TJ's NYC flat When: all night 12/31 Rating: TBD
TJ liked having people in the apartment. People he liked. And there were few enough people at the school he didn't like, so he hadn't had any problem extending an open invitation to all of them to come on over for New Year's Eve. He figured, who'd argue with free food, free alcohol, and a place to see the ball drop live on the Big Apple without having to freeze your nuts off or be stuck with someone else's elbow shoved into your ear for several hours first?
For himself, he started on the drinking early. He toasted the old year out, throwing back a shot of tequila to wash down the last of the arguments with his parents, and another shot to drink back the fresh guilt trip his siblings had set on him the last time they spoke. A third shot was raised to the money he'd spent tonight, and a fourth to his plans for the new year.
By the time others arrived, TJ was well on his way to warm and somewhat numb, but comfortable enough to greet them with a beer in his hand for himself, and an offer of whatever they might desire.