pub.
I should have stayed out of this, I know, but I
already understood what was going on. It’s
certainly obvious that it’s better to have one person
missing from work rather than two, but if I were to
tell the truth, I don’t like that asshole at all and I’d
like to see him out of Erin’s life as soon as
possible, without any bloodshed.
Erin has been working atOnly4youfor a good
while by now, and she’s like one of the family.
And then, let’s be honest, that guy Nate is an
asshole, spoilt and pompous, someone who
probably set foot in the pub maybe three times in
the last six months, evidently not wanting to mix
with the clientele or maybe he’s just afraid of
getting his ass kicked, which is what he deserves.
Erin clears her throat.
Shit. Is she about to say something?
“Uh … thanks.”
I take a deep breath. “No problem.”
“For the other night too.”
“You don’t need to. Don’t thank me.”
Erin bites her lower lip, and I can see from out
of the corner of my eye that she’s about to cry
again.
“I hope to be quick about this,” she says quietly.
“We’ll go in and be out in two minutes. When
the tooth is gone, so is the pain.”
Too many words, Patrick. Control yourself.
Erin looks at me sadly, even though she is
