*squeeze*

I was out with FBS, D and a couple of other friends recently. I've mentioned that I'd always thought that things were a bit strained with FBS for many years because of a misunderstanding. Well, specifically that she wanted more than what was purely a physical relationship. We drifted apart after that, but we kept seeing each other because we worked in the same department and we had mutual friends and did a lot of socialising together.

Over the past few years things seem to have thawed, though part of me wonders if there was ever an issue from her end. Regardless, the last couple of times we've been out, it's been really nice just chatting with her. When we were out for a smoke, just the two of us, conversation flowed smoothly when before it had been a little forced. That culminated in FBS telling me that my hugs were weird and then spent a few minutes telling me how to improve my hugging technique, complete with more hugs and feedback. This wasn't even that late - in fact it was quite early.

We went back inside where I bumped into QC2 and her husband. I sat with them for 10 minutes catching up with them and swapping gossip before returning to the table.

After an hour or so, D got it into his head that I shouldn't be single. Obviously it was the drink talking - it's quite unusual for this group of friends to get into personal stuff like that on our nights out. We had some banter around that and a bit of a perv at the women in the bar, all of whom seemed to be dressed up for the Oscars.

Not long after, D and FBS went for a smoke... when they returned, they announced that they were leaving. That prompted another couple of lingering hugs from FBS. I don't know if there's never anything untoward with FBS like there seems to have been recently with, for example, E3 or CH, but the hugs were maybe too frequent and a little too long. That has happened before, but I don't know if I'm just reading too much into it.

Not that I'm complaining. I love a good hug.