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“I won’t forget,” he called after rab my ass

Men Get a few drinks in the “Beers and shots are on the menu,” I reminded them all with a playful smile “T&A is not, I’m pretty sure”

“Should be,” one of theer “Your tits look a lot ood”

The table laughed at his joke, and I just sarity

“Be back in a sec with your drinks,” I pro the first left into the employee bathroom, where I upchucked the club sandwich I’d eaten earlier on my break

The flu It had to be the flu because et sick I worked almost every day at the pub and on my back and hadn’t been sick in four years, but now even the smell of coffeea look at ns of exhaustion around my eyes and mouth, the dark circles under my eyes

It could be exhaustion with everything I’d been doing Between double shifts working Lucky Lopez and sohts at the hospital with Sadie, I hadn’t been sleeping at all

The door opened and then closed, but I ignored it since only eht Mass knew the deal They kneho ran this place and knew not to fuck with the people orked here

“Ah, there you are, beautiful” It was one of the reunion jerks, not the blond with the dily, brown-haired friend

I narrowed hed “This restroom is for employees only Custoht”

“Oh, coet I saw that look you gave me when you waltzed off It was a clear invite to follow”

He took a step closer and slid a finger down my arm

“Wrong, asshole I don’t fuck limp dick motherfuckers in public bathrooms or anywhere else”

I knew that look well, the illogical anger that came on like a flash flood

“Oh, bitches like you think you’re so special, don’t you? A fucking waitress, and you think you’re too good for me We’ll see”

He stepped right up to ather in his eyes I knew he iven half a chance