“No.” I wave him off. “Sometimes people just don’t seem to understand why someone who is single doesn’t want them.”
His spine straightens to tower over me. “That ain’t right.”
“It’s fine. I’m used to it. Gotta have a thick skin to work in a bar.” I flash him a smile as the minute hand slips another spot.
He shakes his head, then pulls the basket out of the fryer and dumps the contents into a little cardboard snack boat.
“Thanks.” I slide them onto a plastic serving tray along with one of the cooked pizzas.
My butt taps the swinging door, but I stop. “Hey, Sawyer?”
“Yea?” He pauses to look at me.
“I’m glad you’re here.” It’s nice that someone has my back.
Just in case.
I’ve known him since he was a kid. Well, I missed a few years in the middle, but he’s always been kind.
A good friend to my brother.
I could probably trust him more than most guys.
His crooked smile is the last thing I see before heading back out to the busy bar.
Old man number one tosses up his arm as soon as I glance at him.
“In a minute,” I yell over the growing din.
Between the jukebox and the talking, it gets loud in here on a normal day. When the band is playing, it’s almost deafening.
The lecher winks at me and gives me a thumbs up.
I try not to sigh too hard over the food on my way to the table.
On the way back, I plaster on the smile. “Okay, boys. Another round?”
“Actually—”
Oh fuck. This can’t be good.
“—we’ve been discussing this. Since you can’t drink with us, would a hundred bucks let me take a body shot?” His white eyebrows wag over the gap in his teeth.
I pretend to contemplate it for a second. “Hmm, I don’t really think—”
“Two-hundred.” The second guy drops a c-note on the bar.
“What, just to watch him?” I point to the first with a confused look.
They both dig into their wallets again, dropping more bills. “Five hundred.”
The first douchebag is practically drooling staring at my tits.
“Hmm. You want to spend that much, just to see someone else take a shot off of me?” I tap my chin.
They both eagerly grin.
“Just a second.” I swipe up the money and push in through the doors.
