25. Not Part of the Plan

After his heart-felt speech, Aaron tried to amble to where Victory and Arthur were seated, a champagne flute held precariously in his right hand. His usually immaculate dark hair is in disarray, his face flushed and his blue eyes unfocused and wild.

Alcohol clouding his judgment, he stumbled as he tried to walk. His knees buckled, causing him to sway and fall unceremoniously on the floor, making a loud thumping noise as his body came into contact with the carpeted floor.

This was followed by a clinking sound. The champagne flute rolling carelessly on the floor and away from his sprawled body, spilling all of its contents in its wake. Grunting, he tried to push himself off the floor.

The ballroom fell eerily into silence. You could literally hear a pin drop in the large room.

All eyes were now staring at Aaron in trepidation.

Five minutes later, he had to be carried out of the ballroom by security because he was fighting drunkenly with one of t