"So looks like you had a good night." Joe's gruff voice startled Severus.
"What?"
"A good night...looks like you had one."
"It was tolerable," replied Severus wiping the washed beer mugs and carefully replacing them on to the shelves behind the bar.
"Oh yeah, so says the man with the full tip jar. Shit there must be over a hundred bucks in here." Joe said dumping the contents of the oversized brandy glass on to the bar and beginning to count.
"Your patrons seemed to be satisfied with my service."
"Satisfied my ass!"
"Excuse me?" Said Severus. A nervous chill crawled up his spine. He turned to meet Joe's twinkling grey eyes.
"Look it here...three business cards...four phone numbers...oh my my my is this a room key?" Joe twirled a white plastic card with the name Renaissance Hilton on it.
"A what?"
"You know a hotel room key. It unlocks the doors in the temporary lodgings travellers use." Said Joe with the most innocent of expressions on his face.
"I know what a room key is." Severus glared. Joe smirked. "Why on earth would anyone leave a room key?"
"Why do you think?" Joe raised his left eyebrow in query.
"Well I certainly didn't encourage anyone." Said Severus in a huff.
"Never said you did." An evil smile spread across Joe's face. "But the scuttlebutt at the ladies washroom is that my new bartender is scrumptious. While at the men's I heard a lively debate about your package."
"My package?" Severus' hand went automatically to his right back pocket to feel for the shrunken journal. Joe caught his movements and howled with laughter.
"Not that package. You know, your joystick, your knob, the family jewels."
"What?" Squeaked Severus.
Joe continued. "So what do you think tall dark and mysterious should I cave into popular demand and change the staff uniform to leather?"
Severus' wand was out in an instant but before he could jinx the blasted muggle Adam came up from behind and deftly caught his hand. "Let go Adam," said Severus through gritted teeth.
"Not a good idea Sevvy." Adam smiled. Severus looked down and waited for hell to swallow him; he was not disappointed. "So Joe," Adam said with a smirk, "what's all this about leather?"
"What?"
"A good night...looks like you had one."
"It was tolerable," replied Severus wiping the washed beer mugs and carefully replacing them on to the shelves behind the bar.
"Oh yeah, so says the man with the full tip jar. Shit there must be over a hundred bucks in here." Joe said dumping the contents of the oversized brandy glass on to the bar and beginning to count.
"Your patrons seemed to be satisfied with my service."
"Satisfied my ass!"
"Excuse me?" Said Severus. A nervous chill crawled up his spine. He turned to meet Joe's twinkling grey eyes.
"Look it here...three business cards...four phone numbers...oh my my my is this a room key?" Joe twirled a white plastic card with the name Renaissance Hilton on it.
"A what?"
"You know a hotel room key. It unlocks the doors in the temporary lodgings travellers use." Said Joe with the most innocent of expressions on his face.
"I know what a room key is." Severus glared. Joe smirked. "Why on earth would anyone leave a room key?"
"Why do you think?" Joe raised his left eyebrow in query.
"Well I certainly didn't encourage anyone." Said Severus in a huff.
"Never said you did." An evil smile spread across Joe's face. "But the scuttlebutt at the ladies washroom is that my new bartender is scrumptious. While at the men's I heard a lively debate about your package."
"My package?" Severus' hand went automatically to his right back pocket to feel for the shrunken journal. Joe caught his movements and howled with laughter.
"Not that package. You know, your joystick, your knob, the family jewels."
"What?" Squeaked Severus.
Joe continued. "So what do you think tall dark and mysterious should I cave into popular demand and change the staff uniform to leather?"
Severus' wand was out in an instant but before he could jinx the blasted muggle Adam came up from behind and deftly caught his hand. "Let go Adam," said Severus through gritted teeth.
"Not a good idea Sevvy." Adam smiled. Severus looked down and waited for hell to swallow him; he was not disappointed. "So Joe," Adam said with a smirk, "what's all this about leather?"