He listened intently to Caila, it was hard to hear the story of woe, to think this guy had been doing this to her for so many years. What a shmuck he thought. It would not be the way he would treat her, She was like going to the Pink Lady, once you have been you want to keep coming back for more because you know you will be completely satisfied.<br/><br/>"I am sorry that he didn't put the time or effort into your marriage. Unfortunately, it takes effort on his part and it sounds as though he was not providing from his end of the playing field. It is indeed a revelation that has shed the scales off how he has been and to release the shackles of this marriage that he hasn't put the time or effort into."<br/><br/>He sipped his drink letting the alcohol course through his veins. He was feeling no pain. He was relaxed and wondering where this night would lead.  He listened to her go on, she was obviously upset and when she said she would not think about it until Sunday night he felt a glimmer of hope for himself with her.<br/><br/>"I think fate has many opportunities for us, I think it is not chance and your right it can boggle the mind thinking of all the possibilities. You're very welcome. Come I will introduce you to James and Kris."<br/><br/>He could tell she was feeling good about things as she patted his hand and leaned into him speaking. His confidence rose at her words as he got up from the stool and with her walked over to James and Kris.<br/><br/>"James, Kris this is Caila, Caila, this is James and this is Kris."<br/><br/>He first pointed to a dark-haired man with sharp features with a bit of scruff on his face. Then pointing to the ginger-haired man with the full beard. He looked like a professor or a teacher. They both smiled and shook her hand.<br/><br/>James spoke.<br/><br/>'Nice to meet you Caila, I hope John has not been talking your ear off, we have a nice group that meets here and this is one of the nicest bars. Calvin is the best bartender, the food never disappoints.'<br/><br/>Kris spoke.<br/><br/>'Such a lovely lady. It is nice to meet someone that is not like the common rabble. A pleasure to meet your acquaintance. '<br/><br/>All three men were smiling as they made room for her to sit.<br/><br/>"Calvin 4 shots of<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fcf.ltkcdn.net%2Fcocktails%2Fimages%2Fstd%2F203642-450x450-chocolate-cake-cocktail.jpg&amp;hash=20489f397d1df578bd496b45b9f02b4d" href="https://cf.ltkcdn.net/cocktails/images/std/203642-450x450-chocolate-cake-cocktail.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">chocolate cake</a>."<br/><br/>Calvin went and prepared the shots for them all, he came back and set them on the bar for the foursome.<br/><br/>John picked up the shot and raised it, James and Kris did the same. They waited for Caila to do the same.<br/><br/>"To new beginnings."<br/><br/>John, Kris, and James slammed home the shot as the alcohol coursed through their bodies quickly.