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Theeven more upbeat and both Tina and Jennifer danced in their seats His dad stood up "C’uys too"

Eric was about to say no He was in no ly downed the drink he’d been babying for the past half hour Jennifer slipped her hand in his, and they all walked onto the dance floor

As much as he tried to snap out of the horrendousit He leaned into Jennifer’s ear, taking in the sweet smell of her hair "I need another drink"

She nodded her head "Me too"

Again, she slipped her hand in his His dad lifted his hands in question when he saw them start to walk off the dance floor, but s her hand Eric al him

Eric took a shot at the bar then they took their drinks and walked over to the one of the balconies that overlooked one of Madrid’s azed out into theSee his hand out of Jennifer’s, Eric leaned over the balcony "Yeah, it is"

The fresh air helped hiet over the fact that even after everything they’d gone through that suht, Sofia was still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt It absolutelyto do for the guy and why

He downed his drink in record time and was ready for another It had been almost a year since he’d had so et hammered "I’m ready for another"

Jennifer’s eyes widened when she saw his eed "What’s New Year’s Eve without a good buzz, right?"

Several shots and drinks later, Eric was inmood than ever By the time the countdown started, he and his dad were two of the loudest at the party His dad had been buying round after round of shots As they rung in the New Year in, everyone hugged and kissed His dad hugged hi fun, son You know I only want you to enjoy life, right? That’s all I want ‘Cause I love you, no other reason"

Before his dad got too mushy, Eric nodded and pulled away "Yeah, I know dad I love you, too"

After their rather long e The sered even after he pulled away He quickly turned to Tina and hugged her, too The band played a slow song and his dad and Tina took to the dance floor, holding each other closely