An unintentional cock block while drinking

From Sex, Life, & Hannah::Volume 1, Winter Season (Chapter 2: Breaking Up With Bad Habits)

I finish off another bottle of Chianti. “I need to call him.” I look to Ireland for support and understanding.
     
“Are you crazy?! There are two hot guys over there who have been staring at us for at least two glasses of wine.” Ireland is a firm believer in moving on as quickly as possible after the collapse of any relationship. “We need to go over there and introduce ourselves.” She says this already amid winks and nods to the two men sitting three tables down.
     
“He left his favorite clothes at my house,” I continue, but this statement garners no support. “And he still has my vacuum cleaner.”
     
Ireland pauses mid-wink. “Hannah. This isn’t about your fucking Hoover. You’re scared of being alone. So is everyone.” And with that, Ireland walks three tables down to try her hand at not being alone—at least not for tonight.
     
I stare at the empty wine bottle on the table. I feel defeated and scared. Scared I’ve lost the best relationship I ever had. Scared we won’t get another chance. Scared he’s going to meet someone who will make him forget me. Scared he’s going to move on and I won’t be able to.
     
I take out my cell phone and manually enter The Ex’s digits, having deprogrammed his number two days ago as strategic deterrence. The other end of the line rings into voicemail. I don’t remember exactly what I say, except that it is a lot about my vacuum cleaner and nothing about being scared.
     
I put the phone down. I realize that The Ex is as much of a bad habit to me as cigarettes are to Ireland.
     
Ireland and I are sharing another bottle of Chianti with the two strange men she spotted a few glasses of wine ago. One seems interested in me until I start going on about the situation with my ex-boyfriend. So now they are both vying for Ireland’s attention more aggressively than two calves at a cow’s tit. But just as it looks like Ireland might have a shot at a hook-up, I decide it’s time to bring up the whole Jack visit and interrogate her about what really went on. It is an unintentional cock block, but Ireland is not happy with me. The rest of the evening is a blur.

To be continued…

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