“At least fifteen guys flirted with her in front of me,”Sean said.“Maybe twenty? I lost count toward the end.”
“Closer to twenty,”Mateosaid.“Plus the same girl, I think. Seemed like she was flirting.”
“She was flirting,” I said. I knew exactly who they were talking about. She was one of my first customers after Sean had set me free.
“And then the five or so guys who gave out their number,” Mateo said.“That’s not technically asking her out, but I say it counts.”
“She didn’t mess anything up, though. So you guys get that.”Dennis pulled more money from his wallet and slid it toward the middle.
“You bet I would mess everything up?”
“Not everything. Just some things.”Helaughed as I crossed my arms.“Stop being mad. You didn’t, right? You proved me wrong.Be happy.”
“I hate you.”
“You love me,” he said smoothly. “How much did you make in tips?”
“Why?”
“I may or may not have bet that you’d make more in one shift than Sean made all of last week.”
“I’m mad you guys didn’t let me in on this. What’d you each bet on?” Arigrabbed a chair and sat beside Sean.
“Aurelia!”
“What? I know you better than anyone. I would’ve cleaned house.”
“I bet that she’d be asked out at least five times,”Sean said.
“I bet she’d get hit on by at least twenty men. And that she’d do everything perfectly fine and not get fired.”Mateoseemed pleased with himself. “I believe in you, Emy.”
“You already know mine,”Dennis said.“That she would mess up a few times but still get more tips during training than Sean did in a week. So,” he turned back to me,“how much did you make?”
I stared at them all, trying to decide how to feel. Shocked by their audacity, that’s for sure.“I can’t believe you guys. Twenty men?Fivetimes? What the fuck do I look like?”
“Uh.”Mateo and Sean exchanged a worried look.
“You totally underestimated me,” I said.This was downright insulting.
“Three more guys asked me if she was taken after they saw us talking,”Ari said.“And I overheard two girls trying to figure out if she’s straight and if they should ask. One was too nervous to ask and her friend was hyping her up. They didn’t ask, but that would’ve been one more.”
“I made alotin tips.”I pulled a wad of cash from my tight pocket.“This isn’t including card tips. How much did you make last week, Sean?”
“Probably not that much.”He eyed the stack in my hands.“I guess we were all wrong.”
“No shit, assholes. Next time, have a little more faith in me.”
“I was right about one thing.”Dennis smiled and started sliding the money toward himself.“The tips. I get all of this.”
“Nah-uh! I was right about the not messing up.”Mateo put his hands on the pile.
“We were all right about one thing,” Sean said.“Nate’s definitely interested in her.”
“You bet on that, too?”I sighed.“First of all, he’s not.”
“Definitely is,” Ari said. “I could see that a mile away.”
“Second of all, go to bed.” I turned to her. “I don’t need you trying to get in on their rude bets.”
