"So you're here and that means you came for Bright. Am I right?" He asks and he looks like Axe when he needs to piss. I don’t judge and I don’t give a fuck about gays and all the hoity bullshit in the news, but damn this dude was gay to a whole new level. Once I heard Brights name, this dude was my best fucking friend, and ally.
"Found her, gotta go." I say to T just before hitting end and dropping my phone on the passenger seat. I shut the car off and roll the window up before getting out. "I am actually." I put my hand out trying to be all quaint and shit. "My names Noah."
He laughs and puts his hand on his hip. "Duh." He says but still shakes my hand.
"Sorry I need to move this car right? Where should I park my man?" He starts fanning himself and I am trying so hard not to laugh. Seeing dudes this excited over us wasn’t knew, but talking to one was different. This dude was seriously excited and that behavior is usually reserved for Chad.
"No you're fine there. We don’t like customers in these spaces."
"I can move…"
"No it's really fine. I'm Raleigh by the way. I'm Brights best friend." I shake his hand again and it all makes sense.
"So Raleigh, Bright told me a little about you. Nice to meet you." He looks at me with suspicion which is strange because twenty seconds ago he was doing the pee-pee dance in excitement.
"She told me a lot about you." He says and I know, fuck I know she was effected enough to come home and bitch about me.
"Yeah dude its kinda why I'm here. She around?" I look around for where she might live, kind of scared that she lives in her car or worse…
"She's inside working but she'll be off in a few." He's waiting for me to follow him and I watch as he steps through a back door of that coffee shop. It's obvious she gave her work address to the label. I'm surprised that T didn’t figure out with all their digging that she wrong addressed them, but it will be fun rubbing her face in it. I love that girl, but fuck if she ain't a damn know it all control freak.
"I don’t wanna bug her while she's working man. Can you maybe…" My words trail off as she comes walking to the back to grab two bottles of some syrup looking shit, dropping them when she sees me. Damn I wanted so bad to be underwhelmed, but seeing her in some tight holy jeans and an even tighter V-neck t-shirt and her hair in a ball cap… I knew I just had to suck it up. This girl was fine and it wasn't gonna get easier anytime soon.
"What the hell? Noah…?" She sound completely shocked that I am here and I feel bad interrupting her flow and shit. "What are you doing here?" I watch as Raleigh goes over and says something low in her ear then starts to clean the vanilla smelling syrup she dropped. I watch her wipe her hands on her apron as she comes closer. "What are you doing here Noah?" She asks me again, her tone no longer in surprise, but irritated.
"I came to apologize. I acted like a complete dick and I'm sorry."
She watches me with curiosity, but says nothing.
"Can we maybe go talk somewhere not crowded?" I ask, knowing damn well that I could be spotted. I love our fans but sometimes it was hard to not get pissed when you had important shit going on and they don’t leave you be.
"Why?" She asks and now is looking at me with both disdain and need. I relax knowing that. Anger on a hot female can make me hard and knowing she still wanted me, well, made me hard.
"Well, because I was a dick. I would like to apologize and offer you your job back."
She laughs but there is no humor in it. "You rich people are so entitled…" She is off on some tangent about rich people being arrogant, a fact I don’t disagree on, but I am distracted by her best friend rolling his eyes and imitating her nagging tirade. I can't help but laugh. "Are you laughing at me?" She asks with a high pitched voice border lining on a scream. I hear Raleigh groan.
"Oh. My. God!" Raleigh said, accentuating every word with exasperation. "Will you stop with the'I hate richies' bullshit? You are a multi-millionaireanda hypocrite Bright. Let the man apologize."
This is news to me and I will ask about it when I am done laughing. This guy is awesome.
"Raleigh, feel free to pack your shit too and come along. I may need you to knock her off that pedestal from time to time." He laughs and Bright looks like she may smack us both.
"I wish I could hot stuff, but if she's gone I need to run the show." He exaggerates his pout and sighs for the full effect and Bright rolls her eyes.
"This is as private as it gets, so take it or leave it."
"Hey money bags, stop being so defensive! Fuck, I came here to say I was sorry and offer you the position. Stop being so entitled andyoutake it or leave it." I stood my ground and folded my arms. I wouldn’t beg her and if she said no I'd call that bluff and leave. She would learn real quick I didn’t pander to anyone.
She had no clue who I was and what made me tick so her high horse and her bratty ass could both suck it. If she wanted to be a bitch well then I would let her, and then I'll leave.
She is still eyeballing me and I am not budging. Based on Raleighs glee over this standoff I can't help but think I am winning.
"I can't talk right now." She said after about two minutes under my glare. Impressive considering most cave much quicker, with the exception of Carrie and Candey. They'd have broke down after a day or two. She spoke low, but the tone wasn't shitty so I figured we had reached an stalemate.
"Alright. How about you let me take you to dinner tonight?"
The look she gives me is cold as winter. "I'm not going on a date with you Noah."
