Page 179 of The Parkers' Handsome Holiday
“I can’t,” she said, sticking her bottom lip out for effect. “I already have plans with Nikki.”
“It’s cool,” I said. “I can put the grilled cheese on the back burner for another night.”
She smiled.
“That would be fantastic,” she said. “I better head back to my office.”
“Wait,” I said, pointing up to the door. “Isn’t that mistletoe?”
We both looked up. I wasn’t sure what mistletoe looked like, but the position that it was in, hanging over the door, made it look like mistletoe. Tiffany’s cheeks turned pink.
“You have to kiss under the mistletoe,” I whispered to her. “It’s a holiday tradition.”
She leaned into me for a small peck, but I pulled her closer. I couldn’t hold back any longer, especially if I would not be seeing her that night. She began to kiss me back, even though I took her by surprise. After a bit, she pulled away with a smile on her face.
“Cayden Lewis!” she whispered. “We could get in trouble!”
“I’m sorry,” I said. “But it’s the mistletoe’s fault!”
She scoffed.
“Take that down right now,” she said. “I don’t want anyone thinking that you’re giving out kisses for free.”
I ripped the mistletoe down and threw it in a nearby trash can.
“I have to get back to work.” Tiffany finally pulled herself together. “Call me soon?”
I nodded. Of course I would call her soon.
“Are you sure you’re busy tonight?” I asked her one more time. She smiled as she walked away.
“I’ll see you later, Cayden Lewis,” she said. I watched her as she walked out of view. She had a great ass. I turned to grab my ink, but noticed our co-worker, Brenda, out of the corner of my eye. She was standing down the hallway, looking right at me.
Had she seen me and Tiffany kiss? Brenda turned away before I could figure it out. She probably hadn’t seen us. I probably shouldn’t have kissed Tiffany, but I couldn’t help it. She made me crazy, in a good way.
Thankfully, the rest of work went by quickly. Nikki and Tiffany passed my office on their way out to get drinks.
“Have fun, ladies!” I waved to them, winking at Tiffany. I was bummed that she already had plans with Nikki, but I really did want her to go out and have a good time. She deserved it. I would call her later that night to make sure she had gotten home okay.
I needed a drink after this week, too, I decided. I would head down to Allen’s bar and get a nice, cold beer. I could also talk to him about Tiffany again. Hopefully he would remember me bringing her up. With all the new developments, would he be happy that I was finally getting laid, or would he think I was crazy for getting involved with a girl from work? Who the fuck knew.
“Hey, Cayden!” Allen exclaimed as I entered the bar. Like the week before, the bar was empty. It was still early, though. I knew how crazy the bar got at night, especially with Allen tending bar.
“What’s going on, my man?” Allen slid a beer bottle across the bar. I picked it up and took a sip. Nice and crisp, just what I needed to wrap up the week.
“Long work week,” I told him. He nodded as if he understood.
“Man, you don’t even know what a long work week is,” I joked with him. He shrugged.
“I know that,” he said. “But as a bartender, I have to sympathize with my customers.”
I rolled my eyes at him.
“What else is going on?” he asked. “Haven’t heard from you since last week.”
“There’s a girl in the picture now,” I revealed. Allen leaned into me.
“A girl? The one you’ve mentioned below?” he asked. “Tell me more. Have you hooked up with her yet?”
