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“I don’t know. It didn’t feel right. I didn’t want to fuck your man. It seemed cool at first when I was drunk but sober me didn’t agree.” Nora nodded and pulled my lips to hers.
We shared a slow kiss. That felt right. I wrapped my arms around her neck and closed my eyes.
“Um…girls?” Abel chuckled.
“Sorry,” we laughed.
“You two are going to be the death of me. Stop doing that.” It was always weird for Abel to see us make out. He didn’t think of Nora like that at all and she didn’t think of him in that way either. Seemed like I was the only common denominator for my siblings. They both loved me in ways they shouldn’t have but it didn’t apply outside of me.
I looked at the clock on the wall and cursed, hopping off Nora’s lap.
“I’m late!” I squeaked. I rushed out of the house, stepping over Eric’s passed out frame.
“Hey, Hell Raiser, I’m staying the night here. I want Nora to feel safe.” I slowed down in my haste and looked over my shoulder at Abel. He hurried toward me but stopped short of a hug.
“Okay, I guess I’ll see you when I get in.”
“Yeah. I’ll call to check on you when you get off. I love you.”
“I love you too…bro.” I saw the kiss he wanted to give me, swimming in his eyes but it hurt to look at so I unlocked the door and got in the car instead. Abel tapped the roof and I drove off. Shaking him was so fucking hard.
**
“You okay?” Hush asked quietly as I fumbled to tie my apron.
“I’m fine. Lots of drama at Nora’s tonight. I’ll tell you when we get off.” He nodded and went about his work.
“Luce, you’re never late.” Treasure frowned at me and pointed out a few customers that were looking for me.
“I know, I know. Family drama.” I greeted my customers with a grin and started doing bottle tricks.
“Table forty wants a flaming bottle,” she told me over the noise. I climbed up the ladder to grab a bottle of champagne and heard whistles from men at the bar. I rolled my eyes so they couldn’t see and slid back down the ladder, missing the last few rungs on purpose. A few people clapped and I blew them kisses.
I was on fire like that the rest of the night and by the time I could take a break, I was more than ready for one. I hid in the break room and like clockwork my big giant came in, eating up the entire door frame with his bulk. I was happy to see him. I slid over so he could sit beside me, then I hugged him tight.
“What’s wrong, Lucy?” He smoothed my hair back. I didn’t say anything I just clutched him. It was the first time I realized how much I liked him. He was so soothing for me.
“I don’t want to talk about it here, Chase.”
“Okay, you don’t have to.” He’d gone from turning into a statue when we hugged to turning into a teddy bear. He wrapped his arms around me tight and squeezed. It felt amazing. Like I could face anything.
I didn’t know how much I needed that moment to recharge. Even fifteen minutes was better than nothing. When our break was over, I put on my happy face and went back out to the bar. Treasure eyed me curiously the entire night.
When we finally shut things down, I asked her what she was looking at me like that for. She looked around to make sure we were alone then she leaned into me. “I saw you and Hush hugging in the break room.”
“So? He’s my friend.”
“Is that it?” She asked with a smirk.
“Yes. That’s it.” I handed her a few empty bottles and she set them aside for Hush to pick up.
“When did that start? He never says more than two words, how can you be friends with someone like that? I always thought he was a retard. I feel bad for him.” Irrational anger surged through my veins and I felt a crackle of electricity spark inside my chest. I slammed an empty glass down, and it shattered in my grip.
“Nothing is wrong with him, Treasure.”
“Okay, God. Calm down, Lucy. You’re bleeding.” She rushed to get me a clean bar towel and wrapped my hand as scarlet soaked the terry cloth. “Are you okay?” She asked.
“I’m fine. I hate when people call Hush a retard. He’s not. If anybody ever took the chance to get to know him they’d understand that.” I walked off cursing under my breath and thank goodness Treasure didn’t follow. I was in a pissy mood after hearing her insult my friend and slicing my hand on a glass.
