It was nearly early morning and the bar had
quietened quite considerably in the last half an hour or so, with the odd
regular or drifter still occupying a stool at the bar. As she finished wiping
down the beer soaked wooden surface of the bar with a soft cloth she propped herself
up on elbows and began involuntarily drifting out of consciousness, fighting to
stay awake. She reminded herself that this was forgivable, seeing as how her
boss had asked her to work full shifts the past four nights.
She
finally let herself succumb to her fatigue knowing that the regulars were
unlikely to wake her up, with most of them being near unconscious themselves.
No sooner than she fell asleep was she abruptly woken by the snapping of
fingers close to her face. The sudden awakening caught her by surprise so she
jolted, causing her elbow to slip out from under her and the bridge of her nose
to clash with one of the many beer taps lining the bar. Rubbing the
her now sore nose, she looked up at the source of the snapping; a tall figure
probably about 6”, dark, short hair with broad shoulders hunched over the bar
with a face that conveyed annoyance/impatience and tapping a folded banknote on
the bar. She may have even found him attractive had the ass not just rudely
woke her up, even if it was to do her job. A husky voice followed soon after
which caught her off-guard:
“So
can I get a drink?” he said, a small smile threatening to form on the corner of
his mouth as he continued tapping the banknote on the counter. She stood there
for a second, flustered and for some reason confused as to what to do.
I think there may be a career here if nothing else works out for you... You would just have to put all your gender politics aside and think of the money!
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