*This story intentionally leaves off at a hinge point. I have 3 or 4 different ideas for chapter two, have one already written and will plan on writing all of them eventually… If you want a specific direction for chapter 2 covered right away, tell me in the comments! This story is based on some true things in my life with obvious continuation where the real world leaves off.*
My wife, Kayla, has a friend of a friend, Alex, that I’d heard of for years, yet never met. Kayla has gone on trips with Alex multiple times in the years since we started dating – twice to Europe and once on a trip to Vegas for that mutual friend’s bachelorette party. Some of the stories of Alex make her seem flirty and fun, but because Kayla and Alex were mainly friends through that 3rd friend and only kept in touch occasionally, I’d never gotten to meet her, much less spend any time with her.
When that third friend got married, that finally changed. Kayla and I rented an AirBnB with her + two other couples and made a full weekend of it.