Ch. 21

A few months have passed. Mia fondly remembers the day they were all together at the christening of their godchild. That day the rest of her life began.

She and Jack were on their honeymoon, Sophia and Finn were inseparable and we don't even want to start talking about M&M (Max and Miriam).

The last few months have been more or less perfect. It seemed like everyone had found their place in this world. Even Emilia joined the group after her release and did her part. She is well on her way to becoming a good person and wants to stop working as a butt and bosom double. Instead, she is currently looking for positions as a model and is also applying for training in retail.

The fairy tale that is Mia's life literally calls for the sentence: 'And if you haven't died then you are still alive today ...'

Because let's be honest, at the beginning of her journey she had no idea what she was getting into and what fate had in store for her.

"Are you dreaming, Mia?", Her best friend, Kim, gives her a rough poke in the ribs. "Ouch! What shoud that?"

"I know that you found your knight in shining armor on a gray apple, but could you deserve to listen to me raving about my lord on a Mustang?", Mia looks at Kim as if she no longer has all the cups in her Closet.

"I beg your pardon, what?", Lukas draws Mia's attention to him by laughing out loud. “Mia, you are amazing, really. Kim here, has been trying to get you close for a quarter of an hour that you should finally forgive yourself, because now she would rather lie in my arms than talk to you and you don't even listen! "

Oops!

For this he gets a dirty look from his fiancée. "It is true? Mia should start looking for Jack if she wants to start the new year with him. "

“I have now also received the wink with the fence post, lovebirds. We'll see you next year. ”, All of her friends have met Max. He has the biggest house, so he had to wait for the party. Mia smiles and looks around the living room. Couples and laughing people everywhere.

Finn and Sophia have taken the armchair and whisper happily. Max and Miriam are just coming back down the stairs, totally relaxed and a little heated. And now that she has left Lukas and Kim they are frolicking in the kitchen and flirting. Even Lola brought a date with her. Emilia only opened after her release and closed again shortly afterwards, for fear of falling back into her old cycle. If Mia got that right, now even she has found someone she can rely on. Aria has also rejoined them with amazing news. Not to be forgotten is Jonas. He is now in a relationship with Melanie. Mia is really proud of him that he has not only started to open up to her again, but also lets other women into his life. For an unbelievable two months he has not been to be found without his significant other.

"Are you looking for me?" Arms wrap around her from behind. Her boyfriend's smoky voice tickles her ear. Mia smiles at the crowd.

"I love you!", Jack waited a few days after the baptism before he gave her the horror of her life. Mia will never forget this moment.

At that time she had to work longer because she was joined by a new girl who didn't believe in obeying rules or respecting adults. When she came home totally exhausted and marked by a migraine, Jack was already waiting for her ...

- In Mia's head there are a thousand little men who find it funny to work on them with jackhammers. It's just not fair, she does good deeds every day, but her head punishes her for it. Frustrated, tired and extremely hungry, she puts the key in the lock to find out that her door is open. “What the ...?” The hallway is bathed in a flicker of light. Does she smell smoke there? Immediately she drops her bag and key and runs into the living room. In doing so, she prays that she just imagines all this. She stays rooted in the door frame. Your living room has been transformed into a sea of ​​candles. In the middle of this wonderful scene is Jack, his hands behind his back and his head bowed in humility. "Jack?", Mia has no idea what is going on. Has he done something again and apologizes to her right away and hopes this incredibly romantic gesture would help him soothe her? He shouldn't fall on his knees in front of her either, because Mia doesn't plan to answer his question with 'Yes'. It only works in films and books. So if it isn't, why did he go to such trouble? Your friend is looking at you with that doggy look. A very queasy feeling spreads in her. "Mia ... I know that you have been through a lot because of me. You have forgiven me a lot and I am very grateful to you for it. When I hear your voice, no matter how bad things go on one of my cases, my day is saved. When you sleep with me I don't want to get up at all and leaving you every morning is the hardest thing I've ever had to do, even if it's only a few hours that separate me from you.

When you smile at me the sun rises and my heart goes into cardiac arrest every time, your presence alone is so overwhelming. Actually, I don't deserve you and I believe I thank you every day for choosing me. That I got a chance and a second chance from you. “, Jack takes a deep breath and slowly walks towards her. He has conjured up a beautiful white lily from somewhere, which he is now handing over to her. "Jack, what are you doing?", What's the point? Mia doesn't quite trust all the romantic stuff yet. After all, Jack hasn't had a vein for the feminine detail of romance either. So why now of all times?

The flower in her hand exudes a disturbing scent and briefly clouds her panicked thoughts. Jack very gently puts two fingers under her chin and lifts it up so that she looks into his eyes. They only contain passion and a deep connection.

"I love you, Mia. That won't change anytime soon and I know that I have already confessed my love to you, but I wanted to make sure that you know how serious I am with you. That between us could be forever and I'm ready to spend it with you! "-

“Where are you now with your thoughts again? Am I that boring? “, Mia smiles. "I thought of you!"

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Jack's heart stops short at her words. What moment was she thinking of? Even if they stand here together now, there was a moment in the past when everything was on the brink. A moment would have been enough and he would have lost Mia. Jack owes his friends forever something that they helped him out of there.

The mere thought of the scene breaks out in a cold sweat.

-Jack has had to put in extra hours for two weeks and so that he doesn't lose more time with his loved one, he works through the lunch break and tries to be home as early as possible.

The story with Sonja went to court a few days ago. The teenagers were sentenced to three years imprisonment. Patrick received mitigation for entering into a deal and telling the truth. His sentence is one and a half years with a chance of parole if the first half year goes well. Sonja and Patrick try to get to know each other better and Jack can only sincerely hope that the guy understands how lucky he is that such a girl gives him a chance. Now that he's in jail doesn't make things any easier for the two of them, but they are determined to fix it. His new case is of immense importance. It's about botching the results of a new drug office. It has only been on the market for a few months, but the damage it has already done is devastating. A dozen people have died. Of course, the company denies everything and accuses the people who were prescribed this pill for having withheld important information about their symptoms from their doctors. The drug was supposed to help people with epidermolysis bullosa. Colloquially, this disease is also known as the butterfly skin. People who suffer from it have such sensitive skin that any contact can lead to scarring wounds. The only thing you could do so far was to take care of the wounds and isolate the people from the crowds. The company has promised patients that the ingestion, which can also lead to injuries in the mouth and throat, should help to strengthen the connection between the layers of the skin, which is weakened or not present due to their gene mutation.

There are people who report that it really works, but the dismal death toll does not speak for it. Relatives have roused themselves to a Smmelklage and now want the drug to be withdrawn.

The company had already offered them a severance payment, but they refused. As long as the tablet is still on the market, there will be no rest.

Jack was assigned to this case along with other attorneys. They should help the plaintiffs to get their rights.

That's why he's working on this case almost around the clock. These people have the right to question the results of the examination committee and to order a new neutral control. If there was nothing wrong with the words of the clients, the company would not defend itself against it.

In any case, Jack gets ready to see people suffer so much and wants to be able to give them a result as well and as quickly as possible. Which is why he works overtime with his colleagues. Often they order something to the office so they don't have to stop.

Or they meet up and spend their evening trying to find a gap. Mia has withdrawn more and more in the last few days. It even opened to him yesterday, after his troop has now settled down with him a few times, which gives him the freedom he seems to need at the moment and sleeps again in his apartment. He finds it really sensitive of her that she understands what he and the others are going through.

"Jasmine? Have you already looked at the results of the exam? ”Jasmin is two or three years older than him and has more experience when it comes to such details. But even he noticed the inconsistencies in this particular document.

“I have it right in front of me. They only made the experiments on animals that do not even have a similar DNA sequence to a human. Didn't anyone notice that? ”, She shakes her head and her blond mane sways back and forth.

“They bribed someone. I can't explain to myself otherwise how the results fit the test setups. ”Lisa is also appalled by the extent of this case. “Today I'm not doing any longer just so you guys know. I think I'll cook something for Mia today. ”He hasn't even spoken to her in the last few days.

“She can be glad that she has you. My boyfriend doesn't give a fuck about me. He is currently only busy climbing the career ladder. If you get single again, call me. ”Jasmin always compliments him like that. They both know that she doesn't mean them seriously, that Jasmin won't leave her boyfriend any more than he will Mia.

They continue to work in silence until the clock announces the end of the day. They say goodbye and he makes a detour to the supermarket to buy fresh vegetables. Then he drives to Mia. Since no one opens the bell when he rings again, he uses the key that she gave him. She's probably still working or chatting with friends. Hopefully they persuade her not to go out to eat.

To his surprise, her apartment is not tidy and clean as he remembers it. There are clothes all over the floor. The dishes are stacked in the kitchen and there are mostly tissues in the garbage can. Is she sick?

Jack decides first to create order and wipe through. If Mia still hasn't shown up he'll call her and ask where she is.

It doesn't come to that. He has just switched on the dishwasher and wiped the surfaces when he hears the key in the lock. Worried, he goes into the hallway to see how Mia is doing. He did not expect what he saw there.

Your eyes are puffy, your nose is red and probably sore. The steps and movements are slow. Why didn't she call him? He would have stepped down and taken care of her.

"Mia?", He carefully approaches the figure that Mia had once been. She is startled when she hears his voice. Your eyes are rushed and look through him. No signs of recognizing.

Damn it, why didn't he notice? Why didn't he ask about her or stop her from going in the first place?

“Go away!” She whispers and pushes past him and stops abruptly. "What did you do?" That sounds particularly pleased. "Cleaned up. I thought I was doing you a favor. ", She turns around to him in slow motion. If looks could kill, he is sure that he would now be on the ground.

"A favor? You're doing me a favor by going back to your little lawyer slut and working !!! "

Woah! What did he just miss?

"Mia, I'm working with Jasmin and Lisa on the case that I told you about how important it is. In addition, there are also Jan and Alexander in our team. "

"Oh yes? Then why did I have the feeling that the female members of your team would love to eat you? They made no secret of it. Even when I was there! Jack, I don't even want to know what kind of work you did in your overtime. You didn't even notice that I noticed, you were so distracted by the bosom miracle and the Paris Hilton blend. ”, Mia breathes heavily and he sees that tears will soon be running down her beautiful cheeks.

“Mia, I love you! I definitely have nothing to do with either of them. How should I come up with the idea of ​​longing for other women when I know that you are waiting for me at home. By the way, Jasmin has a boyfriend and Lisa entered the port of marriage three years ago. To be honest, you should be more concerned about Alexander. I think he has an eye on me. ", Mia snorted, amused.

Then he cooked her a meal that would have rivaled a star chef. What luck that she believed him. From then on, she tried to get along with his colleagues and even made friends with a few. But with Jasmin she will probably never get that warm. He would never have thought that Mia could get so jealous that she forgets that he couldn't do that to her after that with Summer.

She hasn't contacted you for two months either. The whole thing was pretty embarrassing for her, but actually everyone thought that the matter was settled and forgotten. Which seems to have not been the case after all. If she calls someone she does not answer.

"What do you think of a slow dance?" His girlfriend puts her arms around his neck and pulls him close to her. The charts are currently running in the background, but he doesn't care. Who can resist such a bewitching and perfect woman? That's exactly how I see it!

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Finn adjusts Sophia on his lap and watches Jack, his best friend. “I'm really glad that the two made it. It wasn't always easy for them. ", He comments on the sight of the embraced couple. “Mia has changed. She grew from the relationship with Jack. I hope they don't lose each other. ”Sophia has also been watching her friend since it started again with Jack.

“It was so sweet when he stood at her door on the first day of the month with lilies and a voucher for a day of pampering from him personally. I was just at her place to report that Ramona, the wedding planner with whom Summer is friends, gave me an assignment. I was so excited and we toasted it with champagne when the doorbell rang ...

- "To you and your future clients who have the money to pay you properly.", Sophia's face feels as if it would tear any moment, she grins so hard. It takes a moment before she can drink, I'm so happy for you! Maybe this will be your breakthrough. Word of your photos will get around and you can't get better advertising. Satisfied and happy customers recruit new ones. Wait a year and you'll be swimming in money, poor swallower, can't keep up with your designer clothes. ”She's turning red. “Don't overdo it. We have to wait and see what this bride thinks of my pictures before we make plans to build an empire. ", Mia laughs heartily and takes another sip. Since she mistakenly thought Jack was going stranger, Mia has changed. Not in a negative sense. She has gotten stronger and has gained a lot more confidence in the people around her. Who would have thought that good things would come out of this situation? She and Finn always knew that nothing could go there. Because anyone who looks him in the eye, when he just can't keep this from Mia, wouldn't doubt it. It only took Mia a while to get it, then the doorbell rings and Mia's face falls down. “What's going on?” “It's day of the month today and I've been trying to forget about it all day. We're not at school anymore. ”“ If you think that's Jack, why aren't you at the door yet? Of course, the day of the month still counts. The first hurdle is over. “, Sophia shakes her head inwardly. On her first day of the month, Finn spoiled her completely. It was really sweet how he took care of her and read her every wish from her eyes. That there are still such sensitive guys ... However, as soon as one of his buddies drops by, it's over again. He doesn't want to appear as effeminate and unmanly. "What are you waiting for?" Mia pulls herself together and stands up. Sophia is now looking for her stuff and stuffing it in her pocket. Her shoes are in the hallway, a good excuse to overhear the following conversation: “Jack? What a surprise. We wanted to meet you afterwards! ”, Her back is stretched and taut like a bow. From her perspective she only sees half of Jack's face and it looks like he's keeping a poker face. "But I have prepared something for you that I absolutely wanted to give you now." Sophia notices that he has your hands behind your back and is now pulling them out. A small bouquet of lilies and an envelope appear. “Sophia? What are you doing here? ”, Jack's eyebrows hang from his hairline. Mia turns to her, also surprised that she no longer waits for her in the living room. "I just wanted to get my shoes.", She defends herself in front of her friend, who doesn't believe her a word. "We celebrated that I got an order at a wedding, but we can discuss that tomorrow." To underline her words, she slips into her ballerinas and pushes past Jack. "See you tomorrow, and Mia leave Jack but finally in. He's still standing in the door. “, Sophia turned around and left with a big grin on her face. - “The next day I was told the adult version of what had happened that day. I really would have liked to hear the dirty details too, but I just couldn't persuade Mia to do that. ", She pulls a pout and Finn would like to kiss the frustration on her face." The two are made for each other, just like us. What luck that Jack insisted that I go to look at the 10 or are only 8 women with him. Otherwise you might not be by my side but by my buddy and I wouldn't find that funny in the least, so stop grinning that stupidly. "" I'm grinning stupidly? Well wait, I think I'll have a look around for Jack, he won't find my grin stupid ! While we're at it, you have to take over Mia, otherwise I can't get to him. "" As if I would help you. You stay nice here on my lap. Right where I keep an eye on you. ", Finn gives her a loving kiss on the temple. # Kim is nibbling on the small snacks that Miriam has prepared. For almost two weeks she has had the feeling that she has only been feeding the whole day. Fortunately, it does not belong in the category of people who gain weight with every bite. She has no idea how they can endure not even shoving a piece in their mouth anymore because the body demands it. Anyway, Kim is glad that the pants all fit. From tomorrow she will again pay attention to what is in her mouth, but today the old year is said goodbye and a new one is welcomed, so she should be allowed to strike again. "Of these wonderful snacks.", Lukas plays with her hair. “Not to me!”, Sometimes he's like a little child who can't cope with the fact that the earth doesn't turn around him. So far, however, everything was still in the bearable range, so she lets it go. "You are also a delicious bite!" That reminds her that Jack and Mia literally ate each other when they visited them. In the first half an hour it was still fun to watch, but after a few hours it was just scary. They stuck together and only answered with half sentences. One of the two always hung around the other's neck. Sometimes they have completely forgotten that they were not alone and not even in one of their apartments. Whatever the two of them took that day, Kim doesn't want to try it. I have no idea what they looked like the next morning. It probably looked like they'd been fighting; Kim can feel the lips on her eyebrow. "I like to be your appetizer. Afterwards you can eat me! ”He can rely on. Although they have been a couple for a number of years, the sexual tension between them has not eased. You hear and read again and again how you can keep sex life attractive and exciting in a partnership. So far that had never been the problem with them.

"Do you remember our double date evening with Mia and Jack?", Her fiancé grins. "How could I forget that. Man, they were hot for each other. It wasn't normal anymore. I am glad that at some point I spoke a word of power and kicked her out. In the end they would have done it in our living room and it would not have bothered them in the least whether someone had watched it. "" What was the matter with them? We weren't in it, were we? Please tell me that we never behaved like that. ”, Lukas pauses. "No, we don't ...", a playful expression settles in his eyes. “A few years ago, when it was still so fresh with us, Mia suggested we organize a movie night with friends and she invited this guy ... not Jonas but someone else she met in a club and he has you Stared at all the time so I wanted to show him who belongs to. We weren't as extreme as the two of them and there was no reason to be jealous because we had each other, but ... that wasn't completely suitable for young people at the time either. ", Kim feels the color shoot into her face.

"Uah! Uah! Can't be! "

“Don't think about it. Better eat one of them. They're out of this world. You should ask Miriam for the recipe. If she doesn't tell me, I'll take care of it. ”He closes his eyes with relish as the aroma of the snack touches his tongue. Kim has already devoured some of the pieces, but is ready to put another one in her stomach.

But when she wants to bite into the piece, the smell hits her stomach. How could she eat that a quarter of an hour ago? It smells awful! It is not alien to her that she has a dish that has just made her mouth water, after a few minutes at no cost can it find its way into her stomach.

Lukas must have noticed that something is wrong and bends down to her worried. "What do you have?" Kim shakes his head, drops the bite and runs to the toilet.

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Miriam watches as Kim rushes into the bathroom and Lukas sprints afterwards. Let's see when they find out that Kim has no food poisoning or the like. She has had the same problem for two and a half months. Miriam looks down at herself and puts a hand on her stomach.

She can still remember exactly how Max reacted to the news.

- Miriam is holding the pregnancy test and staring at the result. A + appeared there a few minutes ago. She still can't believe it. She is pregnant. Only half a year ago she and Max decided to try to have a child. For some couples it takes years to work. At that time she read every block on the internet that dealt with this topic and was influenced by the depressing news. Max was the optimistic one among them. And now it worked.

Below she hears the door open. That must be her boyfriend, he had been out filming somewhere for a few days.

With a full heart and easy steps, she glides down the stairs and into the arms of her fiancé. "Hello! I missed you! ”She mumbled into his collar. Max puts his arms around her. "I missed you too! How has my sweetheart been? Did I miss something important? ”He dropped his bag in the hallway when they rushed. But he's still wearing his jacket and shoes.

She bounces up and down excitedly. "And if you have that!", Miriam bites her lower lip and looks deeply into her husband's eyes. She loves this guy.

“I'm pregnant!” She squeals happily.

For the first second Max is frozen. Then his gaze falls on her stomach. His hands twitch before they grab her and toss her in a circle. He laughs, kisses every empty spot on her face and pushes it away again. Then he points to her stomach. “A child is growing there. My child. I'm going to be a father! I'm going to be a father! ”He stares at her still flat stomach, stunned.

Miriam snorts in amusement. "You are aware that I will also be a mother and bring your child into the world, right?", But Max does not even listen to her. Instead, he drops to his knees and places his big hands on her stomach. "Incredible! Our child grows in it! "

He makes chuckling noises and starts talking to the fetus. Time to step in. “Are you aware that our child cannot hear you for a long time? You can also forget that you are now chuckling around the clock around me just to be close to the baby. ", The horrified look that she now gets to feel, makes her laugh.

Max is always worried that she would not eat enough, and she has tried more than once to explain to him that just because she is pregnant she doesn't have to eat for two people. This is all just word of mouth, if you start eating for two now you will only gain weight unnecessarily because you cannot do much sport during pregnancy. At least when it comes to the end.

Max has joined her and put an arm around her. “Another year will soon be over. The time has passed so quickly since I met you. It seems to me as if I begged your forgiveness only yesterday for behaving so impossibly. "

"Luckily I forgave you bowl.", Miriam snuggles into his arm and closes her eyes. Since the pregnancy she has found it difficult to stay up late. Normally she would already be lying in bed, cuddled up against her Max, and slumbering.

"Only twenty minutes then the time has come.", He whispers cheerfully in her ear.

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For the first time, Aria dared to bring her date to her friends. Because it's one thing to accept your confession and another thing to deal with it.

“Your friends are a mixed bag, in case you haven't noticed. I like her. But it did me most of all for Sophia. She not only has the same sense of humor as I do, but is also really hot. ”Aria is jealous. She stares angrily at her companion.

"It's okay, honey. After all, I'm here with you and not her. Would you like to dance? ”, She looks around. Nobody here is probably thinking of shaking a leg now.

"Sascha, we can't do that!", Her companion shakes her head and her blond hair flies around her head like mad. “That's exactly why you became aware of me, because I don't pay attention to what others are doing. I do what I feel like doing, no matter whether I look like a donkey or not! So what do you say? "

Aria met Sascha in a bar. Aria went out with work colleagues and since the moment she walked into the bar, she couldn’t take her eyes off Sasche.

More and more often she noticed how she preferred to look at women instead of looking after men. In the beginning she tried to defend herself against it and didn't want to admit to Partout that she likes women as well as men. Even if women are now more interested in her. Sascha is her first relationship with the female gender.

A complete beginner in the field, Aria has made a pretty bumbling job of flirting with Sascha. Fortunately, Sascha is one of those who say straight out what they think. That saved her some embarrassment that evening.

Aria nods to her and pulls her to a place where they won't collide with anyone when they are dancing.

- For half an hour, Aria has not been able to take her eyes off the blonde beauty at the bar. She has a pretty downside and such fine, straight hair that she should have been jealous. But the way she tilts her head when she orders a new glass of what she drinks is just gorgeous. Her colleague Tom also has an eye on her.

Aria has not yet dared to approach a woman. This is completely new territory for them. Is there a trick how to recognize lesbians or people who are bi? And what does she do when she hits someone who is not into women at all?

"Hey, Aria! The blonde likes me, did you see how she just checked me out? “, Tom nudges her with his elbow. Shit, now she wasn't looking. That would have been proof of whether she likes men or women.

"I think I'll get a new beer at the bar." He gets up and picks up his glass. "Let it go, I'll do it and let go that you stand on her." That could work. “All right, little one. Thank you!"

On shaky legs, she is stacking at the bar with her colleague's beer glass in hand. The guy behind the counter is still busy with other customers' orders. The perfect opportunity to speak to you. Aria's gaze slowly glides over to her and is amazed to see that the stranger is looking at her too. She even smiles.

“Hey, I'm Sascha. I haven't seen you here yet. Are you new to the area! "

'Ha, I didn't even have to take the first step. So far so good!' “I've just never been here. I'm not exactly someone who goes out a lot in the evenings. But one of the boys has a birthday today, so I went with them. ”She nods in the direction of her table. Tom gives her an inconspicuous thumbs-up sign. Sascha pulls a pout.

"That's a pity. I like to go to bars. How else do you want to get to know interesting people? ", Aria points her finger at the mug to signal to the bartender that she would like to have another one. “Well, so far I've been happy with what I have, but now ... I think I'll join my friends more often. By the way, I'm Aria. "

Sascha has turned completely to her and Aria recognizes that she has light blue eyes. A lip piercing also adorns her face. Beautiful!

“Nice to meet you.”, She imagines or just lowered her eyes. Did she just stare at her mouth? How does she find out what she needs to know.

The barman puts the beer in front of her and she pays for it straight away. “Before I forget it again. The guy with the military haircut? This is Tom and since we have been with her he has already made more than one comment about how beautiful you are. "

"And you? Have you made any too? “, Oh my god! Does that mean that ... Now it's time to go all out.

“I prefer to keep something like that to myself. Besides, I don't have to tell guys how hot you are, they know that even without me. I prefer to enjoy the view. ”, She lets her eyes wander over Sascha's body.

Then Aria's heart stops at the surprised expression of her counterpart. Did she misinterpret that? But she couldn't have gotten any clearer that she ... She feels that the color will shoot her face at any moment and turns to leave. But a hand on her arm prevents her.

"Wait ...", Aria looks over her shoulder. Sascha's face shows that she is a bit confused herself. “I didn't think you were into women. I just wanted to annoy you a little bit. You look so ... clean. As if you have never done something in your life that you have regretted, that you have never experienced anything really exciting or that you have tried out a lot. I'm sorry. ”, Jackpot.

"To be honest, that was my first line-up that wasn't directed at a man. You're right about most of what you've said. And today I thought this was the perfect opportunity. “, Sascha gives her an open smile.

“Ready for something rash?” Her new acquaintance doesn't make her think about it or even think about it and leans forward. Then she feels her lips on hers. They are so soft, very different from the rough lips she has kissed before. A delicate hand lies on her cheek. The touch makes her shiver.

A hoot goes through the bar and Sascha disappears. Aria slowly opens her eyes and grins at Sascha. "We should exchange our number!"

So their little romance took its course. With swaying hips, she turns on her friend. "Baby, I like it when you do that." Sascha is a pet name fetishist. It really turns them on and that in turn makes them really hot. What she also found out is that her friend is into dirty talk. Aria would never have thought that she would end up in bed with a woman and that it would be hot to whisper dirty things in her ear.

In the beginning she had problems ordering her food in a restaurant and today she is not in the least embarrassed to be the only one dancing in a room full of people.

But as the minutes pass until midnight, they fall into a tightly entwined dance that excludes the rest of the world.

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The rest of the friends will find themselves in the living room in the next few minutes and stare at the digital clock hanging there. The conversations give way to whispers. The couples hold each other in their arms and smile relaxed.

Mia and Jack are also among them and laugh hotter. You can hear the toilet flush and you can watch Kim leaving the bathroom pale followed by Lukas. In one hand she has several handkerchiefs close at hand, the other clutching her fiancé's.

"10, 9, 8 ..", Max and Miriam begin to count. Everyone joins in. "7, 6, 5, 4 ...", the eyes wander from the clock and turn to their partners.

If someone strange would look into the window now, it would certainly make a strange picture. Everyone has one in their arms, everyone counts down and smiles as one.

"3, 2, 1!", Jubilation breaks out, which quickly gives way to a suspicious silence as they are busy giving their sweetheart a New Year's smack.

Once that is done, the others are hugged and congratulated. Sparkling wine is poured and toasted.

This is the moment when everyone in the room realizes that they will be right here again next year to greet the new year.

This is the moment when Mia knows that she has shown incredible courage this year and it has paid off.

This is the moment when Emilia realizes that the real world is so much better than the one she lived in at the beginning of the year.

This is the moment when ... everyone's thoughts are interrupted by a glass that shatters on the floor.

All heads turn in the direction from which the sound came. Kim stands there without a glass in hand. Even paler than a few seconds ago, staring at the disaster at her feet.

"I'm overdue!", She looks around in disbelief, then back to the floating champagne. "I'm overdue!", Lukas takes his girlfriend's hands in his. "Is everything alright with you?"

"I AM OVERDUE!"

"It's good! I'm with you! Everything will be fine! ”, Lukas tries to take her in his arms, but Kim defends himself successfully. She shakes her head obsessively. Then suddenly she becomes silent. Her gaze seems to seek Lukas'.

Quietly she opens her mouth: "I'm overdue!", Lukas and the rest of the room, excluding Miriam, have no idea what she is trying to tell the others here.

"I'm pregnant!"

A frenzy of joy breaks out.

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The End