Chapter Two: The Regular
The hours prior to the night shift were grueling. The three men sat there and watched their fellow coworkers happily saunter into the elevator, musing about their impending rendezvous at the clubs and bars or just chattering about going finally going home. Unfortunately, the three men didn't have this satisfaction.
Reno, especially, really wanted to go home. Tonight was he and Rude's movie night, and he was worried if Rude was getting angered by him coming home later and later. The redhead sighed and roughly rested his head on the desk in aggravation.
"Dammit, I got five more hours of this shit, yo." He grumbled. Zack shook his head.
"You opted for these hours, Reno." Zack added. Reno huffed.
"Nah, man, Tseng chose my hours. If I could get my hands around that bastard's neck I swear to Gaia I-oh shit, hi-uh Tseng. How's it going, yo?" The redhead stated nervously. Cloud turned around to get a view of his supervisor. The man was rather slender and was clad in a black, fitted suit. His black hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and he had a dot smack-dab in the middle of his forehead. His face expressed nothing but sternness and anger.
"Good day Zack, Reno. I have stopped by to introduce myself to the new recruit." He replied, looking towards Cloud. His cold countenance frightened the blonde.
"Hello, sir. My name is Cloud Strife. It's a pleasure to meet you." Cloud sheepishly. Tseng was slightly taken aback by the teen's courtesy but not impressed.
"Well, Cloud, I will be walking around a bit to check on things, so if you ever need anything, feel free to ask. Oh, and Reno, I'm adding that comment about you wanting to choke me in my log, so if anything happens I'll have it documented." He said with a chuckle. Reno gasped and put his hand on his heart.
"Oh, I feel honored, yo." He responded sarcastically. Tseng waltzed off, leaving a giggling Zack and Cloud and a very pissed Reno. "Ugh, I hate that dude, yo. He's always been a bitch to me, and he likes it when I retaliate, so he can write all the shit I say in that fuckin' diary of his."
"Log!" Zack and Cloud exclaimed in unison. The SOLIDER duo cackled as Reno rolled his eyes and put on his head set.
"This is going to be a long night, yo." He whispered as the clock chimed eleven thirty.
(On the other side of town…)
Tonight was a typical Tuesday night at 7th Heaven. There were only two customers left at the bar, and Tifa was washing glasses. Barret was sitting at a booth reading the newspaper. Tonight Tifa was worried about Barret because he hardly spoke at all. From the time he entered the establishment he's only said hello and asked her about her day. Other than that, he hasn't said a peep.
When Tifa decided to close the bar down she felt the need to have a heart-to-heart with her best friend. After all, he is living under her establishment.
She walked over to the booth and sat down in front of him. He didn't budge and continued to read the paper. She huffed.
"Barret, why are you so quiet tonight? I can count on one hand how many times you've spoken since you've walked through the door." She sighed. He put the paper down and looked at her. He scratched his chin as if he were embarrassed about what he was going to say next.
"Aight, Teef, this has nothin' to do with you, but, lately I've been thinkin', ponderin', about stuff." He responded. She gave him a curios look.
"What stuff?"
"Well, ahem, I've always wondered what it would be like to prank call a phone sex operator." He confessed. Tifa looked down at the table for a few seconds and then busted out in laughter. She laughed until she cried.
"Me too! I thought I was a weirdo for wanting to do that!" She hopped up from the booth and ran into another room. She returned with the phone and sat back down. "Ok, I have a plan. You're gonna be the husband that's secretly gay, and I'll be the wife that catches you and will start yelling in the background." She mused.
"Ay, why I gotta be da one that's gay on the DL?"
"Trust me; it'll be loads of fun!" She handed him the phone and pouted. Initially Barret didn't want to do this, but once he saw her face he couldn't say no. He took the phone from her and began dialing away.
"I'm only doing this because I love you."
(Back at the top floor of the Honeybee Inn…)
As Cloud was lounging around watching the Gongagan special on the travel channel with Zack, his phone finally rang. He was petrified. He was at a loss for words, having no clue on what to say or do. Zack and Reno signaled for him to pick up the phone. After the fourth ring, Cloud decided to answer the call.
"H-h-hi." He said with a sexy tone; well, he at least he attempted to be. Reno laughed quietly at this while Zack smacked his forehead with his palm.
"Hey baby." Someone said with a deep, sultry voice said from the other side of the line. Cloud was petrified. He didn't know what to say to a man!
"It's a man!" He mouthed to Zack. Reno cackled a little louder, forcing Zack to slap him upside the head. Zack mouthed back saying for him to just play it off. Cloud sighed and then returned to the call.
"It's been a while, baby I haven't heard from you in a while." He responded, grimacing at his comments. The man chuckled huskily.
"Yeah, I know. My wife's pissing me off. I don't even know why I married the bitch anyway. But forget about her. What are we doing tonight?" Cloud was stuck. He didn't know how to respond to this. Reno signaled to him and turned on the CD player, changing it to the second track: Slow Jamz by Kanye West, Jamie Foxx and Twista. Cloud blushed at this.
"I'm sitting here, playing some nice music with the candles lit and drinking the finest Mideelan red wine. I've been-uh- thinking about you all day, baby," he stammered. At this point, Barret knew that he found the perfect person to prank, noticing that the man was clearly new to this profession.
"Ugh, baby you get me so- mmm- hard, and I just can't wait to poundthat ass to the moon! Look at cha, on your stomach all spread out on the bed. Mmm, I can't wait." Barret's comments began to scare Cloud.
"'Said she want some Marvin Gaye, some Luther Vandross, a little Anita, will definitely set this party of right!" Reno chimed aloud with the song. Zack hit him on the head to shut him up. Then Cloud felt like doing a bold move. Hey, what's so frightening about this? He is a SOLIDIER after all!
"Ah, I'm so open and ready for you. Oh, don't tease me like that!" He moaned, beginning to play the part. Zack gave him a thumbs up. As Cloud continued on with his call, Zack's phone began to ring. Usually he is unhappy to answer calls, but this time he was ecstatic.
Now, in this company the name of the game is to do what you do well but not get attached. Zack had that mastered until three months ago when his mystery lover started calling him. Not only have the duo shared highly sexual (and pleasurable) moments over the phone, they have also shared some personal moments together, discussing their personal lives with each other. Even though Zack had a beautiful fiancée at home, and he was planning to marry her soon, he still couldn't help but feel something for the mysterious man.
Without hesitation he picked up the phone.
"Hello, Ang," he sighed in a sultry tone. The person on the other side chuckled.
"Mmm, I've been thinking about you lately. I miss tapping that ass." Zack chuckled at this response. He felt himself slowly become hard.
"Yeah, I miss that too. Right now I'm just waiting for you to take me. I'm on my back and all stretched out." The raven-haired teen began to grope himself through his pants