A Narrow Escape
A Typical Night?
It was that time of day again, time to go to work. Anne took a quick shower, dried her hair and put on her makeup and uniform. To call the skimpy thing she had to wear a uniform was a joke. It consisted of a tank top and short shorts. Granted it helped with the tips but you also got hit on by every jerk east of the Mississippi. When she was done getting ready she went downstairs and kissed her kids goodbye, telling them that Mommy loved them and would see them in the morning. She gave her Mom strict instructions on bedtime.
Anne had 3 kids and a no good lousy ex husband. They had met in high school and Anne was soon pregnant and giving birth at 17. For some now unkown reason they thought it would be a good idea to get married...HUGE mistake. By 19 she had given birth again and again at 21. Now 28 years old she had an 11 year old son, and daughters who were 9 and 7. Their Dad decided it was too much for him and took off...great guy huh?! Anne and the kids now lived with her Mom and Anne worked as many shifts at the bar as she could get to support them while attending school during the day.
Arriving at Dino's Bar & Grill, Anne got ready for the nights adventures. Janet and her were working the deck bar where smoking was allowed. At first it was slow but she knew by 9pm it would be picking up. Just another typical night filled with drunk college kids from the local University who thought they were entitled to the world. After setting up the bar her and Janet were leaning up against the bar talking about their day when they saw them walk in. Five guys who looked liked they belonged at a corner biker bar instead of a club. Anne's eyes fell on one in particular, he was the tallest of the bunch and was by far the loudest. He was also hot as fuck!! Not to say that the other four weren't hot but there was something about the tall one that grabbed her attention. She immediately called dibs on them over Janet's protests. Right behind the five of them came in three more. The three took seats on the opposite end of the bar although it was clear that they were with the five others.
Anne let them sit down before walking down and saying, "Hi what can I get you boys tonight?" I noticed that they all were covered in tattoos and one was pretty muscular. They all had amazing eyes but the tall one had the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen. Four of them ordered Heineken's but the tall one was suddenly quiet. I looked at him and said, "Well "blue eyes" what'll it be?" He managed to mutter, "the same" while looking down at the bar. I set about getting their beers when the one asked if we carried Absinthe. I told him yes and he ordered five shots and asked about running a tab. My manager nodded yes so I started a tab for them.
As I went about my work I noticed blue eyes was watching me. His friends were all laughing and joking and the one with the brown eyes was giving the short one a hard time. I walked down and checked that their drinks were ok stopping specifically at the tall one and asking him, "How about you blue eyes? You ok with your beer?" Again he looked down at the bar and mumbled "I'll take another." I waited for him to look up but he didn't.The one with the brown eyes said, "Yo Rev! What's up with you?" I noticed him watching me as I brought back their beers but when I set it down in front of him he looked down again. I said, "Ya know I don't bite blue eyes, you can look at me." The one with the brown eyes laughed and blue eyes looked embarrassed. I looked at him and said, "Hey pretty boy, how bout you keep your snickering to yourself and ease up on short shit over there?" They all erupted in laughter at my calling him "pretty boy" while the muscular one said, "Boy she's got you pegged doesn't she Syn?" "Yeah" he said adding, "I like how she picked up on calling Johnny short shit." I asked him "What sort of name is Syn, does your Mother not like you or something?" He said, "Oh we got us a live one here guys. My Mother likes me just fine thanks. Syn is just a nick name, my name is Brian. This here is Matt, that's Zacky, short shit over there is Johnny, and the one you keep calling blue eyes is Jimmy." I said, "Well it's nice to meet all of you. My name is Anne so just yell if ya need anything."
The bar started to fill up but I kept a close watch on the guys, making sure they always had a cold beer. Pretty boy ordered another round of shots and I dropped off Jimmy's saying, "Here ya go blue eyes." He actually looked at me and smiled this time! Oh but he has a gorgeous smile, I thought to myself. I walked back down the other end of the bar and Janet remarked, "That guy hasn't taken his eyes off you yet!" I asked, "Who my mister blue eyes? He's fucking hot isn't he?" "Yeah" she said. "His friends aren't bad either!" "I'll bet you like pretty boy over there with the perfect hair!" Janet just laughed and said, "You've given them nick names? You're a riot!" After a few more rounds the guys had reached the limit for the tab so I told them they would need to settle up and then they could start another if they wanted.
Jimmy reached into his wallet and pulled out a credit card and handed it to me. I told him I'd need to see his id also. He handed over his license and said, "See...I'm over 21." I told him that I had no doubt about that, that asking for his id was for his protection. I noted it was a California license so on handing it back I said, "You boys are a long way from home aren't you? What brings you and your three body guards over there to Pennsylvania?" Jimmy looked startled and said, "What makes you think we have body guards?" I said, "Well blue eyes, I've been in the business long enough to read people. The three of them walked in right behind you five and they've nursed two beers now. Plus they positioned themselves at the opposite end of the bar and they keep looking around nervously. They're either watching your backs or they're your designated drivers. I'm leaning towards the first option but seeing as how much you guys are drinking I'm not ruling out the need for the second option!" Matt, who reminded me of a mini Mr. Universe, laughed and said, "She's fucking good Jimbo!"
I heard my name called from across the bar and looked to see the creep from last night and his friends were back. I turned my back on them and rolled my eyes then went over and took their order. They must've started drinking before they had gotten to the bar because they were already obviously drunk and really fucking obnoxious! The jerk started hitting on me and grabbed my hand when I went to give his change back. I told him to let go of my fucking hand or I'd take the knife from behind the bar and cut his off! He let go but that was not to be the end of him. I asked Janet to take them on but they wouldn't let her serve them. The creep got more and more aggressive as the night wore on. Finally I had had enough. I checked on all my customers saving blue eyes and his friends for last. I told them I was going on my break and that Janet would be taking care of them while I was gone. Cherie was going to help out while I was on break. As I went to leave the bar area the creep cornered me and put his hands on my ass. I pushed him off of me but noticed that Jimmy had seen it and had gotten up. I waved him off saying I was fine and went to take my break.
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