Tangled Intimacy

d how God decided to make things difficult for my twenty four

only friend and coworker, Cl

there's a lot of

ou know what" she

hailed a taxi and got in telling the driver the address, looking at how the cr

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fore I entered or yell at me throughout the night. Although quitting would have helped my p

the taxi and too

st that can ha

aiting at the doorpost l

w and a frustrated tone looking at myself t

have to look pathetic rig

ve each other a 'yo

e smile and self control as working as a server and bartender entailed. I also

hat flirts first, listen to drunk men and women telling their problems and giving my opinion if ne

ing up to me at the bar, his gray eyes confused me and I froze as I looked at them deeply, drowning all my sorrows in th

s like this" his deep firm voice cal

what can I ge-t

bourbon" he

ease excuse me for

ight" his t

er attention to the handsomel

re before and he looks

eryone here is wearing"I hid my opinion that he was nic

his order. After ten minutes of doing my

to jokes that don't make sense" he said

squeezed my br

out here but you're keeping your cool" he

see my pain and tiredness. It only made me more tired and angry but

w you feel I'm here to listen" I raised my voice to sound annoy

then don't say anything back" as confident as he

t and tears in my eyes so I walked

I could do about it other than to allow the tears that's been residing in my eyes to flow out. My mom needs me, she has

ed round the bar and all I could hear was ugly laughing, clanging of glass cups and bottles a

for me to come out, he immediatel

et something to eat" the handso

hat?" I

mewhere to eat and then you can head hom

I'm working" I sai

n't mind" his look piercing int

s a way of confusing someone with his ever glowing gra

rds us and gave a very genuine smile that I haven't seen on

rd it's only right to let you of

ger. Claire was giving me a convincing look and smiling so hard at me. Knowing fully well t

n't mean I won't get my pay thou

rse not" he said

is deep voice calle