Amor Omnibus Idem (Love is the Same for All)

by Corpus-Vile

A semi-romantic piece starring my OC Leah Lewis. As a homeless wreck who packs a punch, Leah looks to the Outsiders to help her out; a home and a job would be great! Will putting a female into the mix of rowdy boys create problems or resolve them? What problems AM I talking about? :O

4. Chapter 4

Amor Omnibus Idem

Being unfamiliar with Tulsa, I wandered through alleys and down dirt paths, not knowing or really caring where I ended up. My imaginary internal GPS took me right back to the DX. The mini-mart's lights were on, so I went inside. I saw Steve talking to another employee; this one has a mop of blondish-brown hair, also slicked with grease.

Quickly, I ducked into an aisle. The fucking condom aisle. I snarled and took refuge in the ice cream section.

"Uh, hey, can I help you?" Steve called from the other end of the store. "We're closin' up soon."

Fuck. Sighing, I lamely traveled back to the counter, "no," I muttered.

"Oh, it's you!"

Eye-roll. "Yup."

"Why're you out so late? There's not another movie until tomorrow evening." Steve took off his DX hat and shook out his hair.

"Just wandering. I have nothing better to do." I shrugged.

Steve nodded.

"I sort of need a job… I don't have a resume or nothin' but I work hard."

Steve looked at his companion, who turned to me. God, he had a drop-dead gorgeous face.

"My brother, Darrell, works at a roofing company. They're probably looking for some help. If ya want, I'll drive ya there. Are ya gonna be around tomorrow?"

I laughed, "obviously. I have no money, no job… Where the hell would I go?"

He blinked and said nothing. Steve pointed at the clock, "it's closing time… you can't stay here all night; we need to lock up."

"Right, I'll see you tomorrow. Thanks for the job, I guess."

"Yeah, it's no problem. Do you… have a place to stay?" Steve's coworker, his nametag said "Sodapop", scratched the back of his neck.

I shook my head, reluctant to say more.

Sodapop looked to Steve, "couldn't she stay in Dar's truck?"

Steve bit his lip, then, "I don't see why not."

"Well, you can have Darrell's truck for the night. It's not much, but it's way safer than snoozing on the side of the road. Those Socs are out for blood," Sodapop said with a grimace.

"What's a Soc?"

"Don't worry about it; I don't think they'll have the opportunity to bother ya." Steve slapped my back. "Let's get outta this dump."