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Mari sighs as she gets up from her couch and rubs her eyes, tired from the utter bullshit that episode of the office she just watched. Don’t get her wrong, it's her favourite show, however, she could not count how many brain cells she lost simply listening to Jim Halpert
Most of the time, young girls like staying out late at night, partying on a Friday night but unfortunately her bestie Geo had called out at the last moment because he ‘got a chance’ which really meant he was going to try to lose his virginity. Let's just say, it always failed, one way or another. So instead of partying with her friend, she was sitting at home, watching Jim fuck around with Dwight for the 69th episode in a row….. Yeah, she didn't do much in the day.

Suddenly she hears a ring at the doorbell and looks in the direction of the door and frowns. Who could possibly be visiting? Probably Geo, sobbing how the person looked him weird when talking about his hyperfixations just before sex and deciding it wasn't worth their Friday night. She sighs and walks over to the door and standing there is a young man, kinda similar to her age, smiling with his hat taken off and in his arms.

‘Hello my darling~’ He says and Mari blushes. My philza, she had never seen this man before but somehow it made her stomach fill with butterflies.

‘Oh hello. Do I know you?’ He shakes his head and reaches to grab her hand and kiss the back of it.

‘No, but a friend of yours told me that you were alone tonight and I thought you might enjoy my company.’

‘I'm not interested in sex, thank you. Not tonight at least,’

‘No no, let’s go watch a movie, eat street food, maybe some ice cream, go to a park and watch the stars,’ He says and my philza does Mari smile.

So that's what they did :>

And they enjoyed themselves and had a super fun time and Mari ends up falling asleep on Alex's chest under the stars at the park and the story ends when he walks her home, carrying her :>

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Mari sighs as she gets up from her couch and rubs her eyes, tired from the utter bullshit that episode of The Office she just watched.

Don’t get her wrong, it's her favourite show, however, she could not count how many brain cells she lost simply listening to Jim Halpert fuck around with Dwight. He probably lost brain cells by every episode too, no wonder he slowly goes berserk.

It was usual for young girls to be partying on a Friday night, just fucking around and drinking and clubbing but unfortunately, her bestie, Geo, had cancelled last moment because he had a possible chance of having sex for the first time.

Yes. The first time. He was 23. Geo had become so desperate that even Mari had suggested helping him but he refused, saying “The right person will find me one day and actually want to fuck me!”

It wasn’t even that Geo was unattractive, he was a very attractive young man (In Mari’s platonic opinion) It was just that he was fucking boring when he rattled on about his hyperfixations to a drunk horny person he had found at the bar.

Even drunk, he fucking rambled constantly.

So instead, Mari was sitting at home, bored as she watched the 69th episode of The Office that day. (Yes, she snickered when it came up on the screen)

She didn’t even realise how much of The Office she’d watched but she was pretty sure if she closed her eyes, she could see Jim smirking at whatever prank he pulled. His face, all their faces even, had been engraved in her head.

Mari thinks maybe to turn on some music, The Beatles or maybe Pink Floyd but she wasn't in the mood to look through her collection of records for a single album.

Suddenly she hears a ring at the doorbell and looks in the direction of the door and frowns. Who could possibly be visiting? Probably Geo, sobbing how the person looked at him weird when talking about his hyperfixations just before sex and deciding it wasn't worth their Friday night.

She sighs and walks over to the door and standing there is a young man, similar to her age, smiling with his hat taken off and in his arms.

‘Hello my darling~’ He says and Mari blushes. She had never seen this man before but somehow it made her stomach fill with butterflies. He was a very pretty man and it made Mari feel warm inside.

‘Oh hello. Do I know you?’ He shakes his head and reaches to grab her hand and kiss the back of it.

‘No, but a friend of yours told me that you were alone tonight and I thought you might enjoy my company. My name’s Alex’ Oh god, Geo. She was going to kill him later.

‘I'm not interested in sex, thank you. Not tonight at least. I’m very tired and have had a busy day’ She lies and rejects him but he doesn’t look hurt, only looking at her with a soft smile.

‘No no, let’s go watch a movie, maybe get some ice cream, go to a park and watch the stars,’ Alex says and, Oh god, does Mari smile at that. The sentiment behind just making sure she’s not alone tonight, without a sexual intent? Sounded perfect.

So that's what they did :D!

And they enjoyed themselves. Walking through the park with ice cream, holding hands and watching the stars near the river. It was a beautiful, perfect night. And while they were cuddling under the stars, Mari fell asleep. So Alex carried her home, all safe and sound in her bed.

He looked hesitant, watching her sleep. Usually right now he would do unspeakable things to her while she slept, but she looked so happy and peaceful.

So, for once, he leaves the woman alone, leaving the night as someone she had a cute date with rather than a predator.

And it surprised Alex how happy he was to leave it like that.

Maybe they’d even go on another date in the future, if their lives ever crossed paths again.