My saviour
Chapter ten
I was glad to go back to go back to work after my two weeks off. I had nearly driven myself demented at home, constantly worrying about names.
I was in my usual work clothes when I entered the club at seven that evening. Angela had had the day shift so I knew before entering that nearly everything would already be set up. She was efficient like that.
The lights were all on, giving the dark club an unusual brightness. There was some waitresses milling around, busy prepping for the no-doubt busy night ahead.
Peter, our other barman, was on shift tonight and was washing glasses and wiping down the counter. Angela was on her cell, talking to her babysitter and Alec was sitting in one of the booths, a rum and coke in his hands, his face drawn.
"What's up?" I ask quietly as I slide into the booth across from him.
"I did it." He replied cryptically. As if I was supposed to know what he meant. Before I could interrupt, he cleared up my confusion.
"I broke up with Jane. It's been a week. She cried. Screamed. Said she was sorry. Cried some more. I kicked her out. I fired her. I just...I miss her Bells. What do I do?" He questioned. He sounded so sad and defeated, as if his entire world had fallen down around him. He had really loved her, pity she didn't treat him like he deserved.
"You stay busy. Keep working. Remember that Jane didn't love you like you loved her and that you can do much better than her. You redecorate your apartment, sell the car you bought for her, return any of the crap she left at your apartment and move on with your life. When you are ready to move on, I'll set you up on some dates with some really awesome girls who would be lucky to be with a guy like you. You'll get married and settle down. You'll have a bunch of mini-Alec's and you'll grow old. Once you are old, you'll start training one of your children to take over for you." I replied, smiling slightly.
He should have known that I would outline basically his entire future for him.
Alec laughed softly. "That sounds great, actually."
"Of course it does!" I snarked, "I came up with it!"
I smiled and winked before leaving him be.
I wandered into the lockerroom and changed my shoes and hung up my bag before coming back into bar.
***My saviour***
It was ten o'clock when the large men in suits arrived. They filed into the club in two lines on either side of Edward, going immediately upstairs into the obsidian room, not even glancing at all the young, dancing women who called out to them, encouraging them all to come dance with them.
Alec left his office as Edward and his entourage arrived, leading the way upstairs.
I wasn't on private waitressing shift tonight, Heidi was, so I didn't have to follow the men upstairs.
According to the new waitress, the one Alec hired to replace Jane, Edward and his men had come here once a week for the past two weeks at around the same time.
Apparently the week I was privately waitressing was an unusually late night, for those guys too.
***My saviour***
I had a busy night, the place was full and the second anyone left, there was someone in their spot immediately.
Drinks upon drinks were being poured and served, the music was loud and constant, the DJ was having the time of his life, playing anything and everything he could get his hands on. Pop, rock, punk-rock,swing, jazz. You name it, at one point of another, he has probably played it, which is why he is definitely the most popular DJ the club has ever had.
It was almost two when the men in suits, Edward and Alec left their meeting and came downstairs.
The men took three different tables around the bar, each with a different vantage point of all the exits while still having a perfect view of Edward who had sat in a booth with Alec, laughing and smiling together.
I didn't have much time to gaze at Edwards gorgeous-ness as I was run off my feet for nearly the whole night. It was was after three when we finally got all the dancers and drunks out of the club. The bar was a mess, alcohol had been spilled on the ground beside the bar, near the bathrooms and down the stairs. Broken glass and random broken heels from shows were scattered throughout the club.
The waitresses and I all began our slow clean-up as soon as the last patron had been herded out the door and placed in a cab for a ride home.
Somewhere in the last hour of work, Alec and Edward had dissappeared but I knew they couldn't have gone far. Edward's men where still here, sitting quietly in the corner sipping from their glasses of water and occasionally talking amongst themselves. They didn't bother us as we cleaned and we didn't bother them.
After cleaning and saying my goodbyes, I grabbed my bag from the lockerroom and left the club. I was outside waiting for a cab when Edward made his appearance.
The street was light by the street lamps and neon signs of the club while I waited outside. It was cold and wet, my jacket doing little to protect me.
Edward exited from the side entrance of the club alone, his goons still inside.
"Are you not cold?" He asked as he slid up beside me, staring at something down the street.
"I'm fine" I reply, unsure of what to say to him. I mean, I can't just come out and ask him questions, can I? Well, maybe I could, but he probably wouldn't give me any answers.
"Are you waiting for someone? Your boyfriend?" He asked quietly, his voice soft and soothing, almost melodic.
"What? No, no, I'm waiting for a cab, it's getting late." I said, hoping my voice didn't sound as squeaky to him as it did to me.
He stayed silent for a moment, neither of us looking at the other, but standing less than a foot apart. I could feel his body heat radiating from him, warming me slightly.
"Come on, I'll give you a ride. It's too late to be standing in the cold waiting for a cab that may not come." He stated calmly, as if I had absolutely no reason not to get in a car with him.
The idea was crazy, I barely knew him. I shouldn't get into a car with him. He could be some mass murderer for all I knew!
In the moment it took me to comprehend what he was saying, I had come up with dozens of reasons not to go with him, and only a couple to.
Of course, being a logical and sane person who cares about my safety, I agreed to the ride.
That being the logical choice. Of course.
He drove me home in a black car, it was shiny and sleek, the interior black leather, heated seats and more buttons and knobs than I would ever know how to use.
The ride was quiet, I only spoke when giving him directions. He drove fast, his driving smooth and instinctual, as if he had driven that fast every day.
He pulls up outside my apartment building without a word, smiling slightly at me when I glance over.
"Thanks" I whisper, feeling as though if I speak normally our little bubble of silence will be totally destroyed.
"No problem, Bella." He answers, his voice just as quiet.
I don't move from my seat and he makes no move to make me. We just sit in comfortable silence for a little while, enjoying each others company.
The smell of his cologne invades the car, and I can honestly say that I have never smelled anything so nice in my entire life. The smell alone comforts and relaxes me.
"You seemed happy" I blurt out, "When you left your meeting tonight, I mean."
His confusion leaves his face, understanding taking over.
"Yeah, I got some good news tonight, that's all." He smiles softly as he speaks, almost smugly.
We continued our conversation for a while, never varying from the fairly safe topics of work, hobbies, family and recent events.
The sun was rising when Edward surprised me. He asked me out. On a date. With him.
A date with him.
Me.
Go out.
On a date.
With him.
My shock was evident, making him laugh.
"What?" He laughed, "You didn't see it coming?" He winked.
I shook my head, it hadn't even registered as a possibility, not that I would tell him that.
"Well?" He questioned after I hadn't answered.
"I, well, I guess, sure. If you want." I stuttered out, not sounding nearly as confident as I wanted to. Inside, I was screaming YES YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN! TAKE ME! MAKE ME YOURS!
Of course, I would never say that out loud.
That would be embarrassing. Even for me.
A/N: Sorry for the wait, please review, hope to update soon. Check out profile for links :). This was not beta'd.