Getting lost in my cellphone
It ain't pretty, it ain't pretty
When a heart breaks
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"Another round for table 3!" I groaned and drug my feet to the table and set the tray of beer down, making sure I didn't tip it. I didn't want to spill beer and make a mess on the floor, not that it wasn't already messy.
"Here you go." I put the beers on the table and picked my tray up, holding it in front of me. The men grabbed their beers and once they were focused back on whatever game they were watching, I walked back over to the bar. I set my tray down and sat on the stool.
"Long night?" I frowned and looked up at one of the new bartenders. He had just moved from a big city to this small place and he almost reminded me of my ex. He was sweet, a great guy and he had a sarcastic sense of humour.
"What gave you that idea?" I loved sarcasm just as much as the next person but he really stepped it up a notch.
"Maybe it's your wonderful, glowing smile and you're radiating happiness at having to work a Sunday night?" I gave him a glare and sat up, tightening my pony tail.
"Maybe it is." I looked around the bar and my eyes gravitated towards the dance floor. There were a lot of people on the small dancefloor and they were all close. As close as they could get and I was getting lost in the crowd, until I caught a pair of brown eyes.
I did a double take but by the time I had looked back, they were gone. I frowned and shook my head, mentally telling myself to get my mind off of the asshole and focus back on my work. All I had to do was get through this shift and then I could go home and sleep.
"And…little Miss ball of sunshine…you're free!" I stood up and ripped my apron off and threw it at the bartender and took off out the door, after grabbing my things. I was done with tonight. I was done with tonight and done with drunk males.
"I'm free." I dug in my bag and grabbed my phone. I walked towards my vehicle and unlocked it and got in, immediately locking it after.
"One missed call and text from my mom and…" I answered the missed text and opened the other notification. It was a text from a number I didn't know and I quickly read it over before I locked my phone and tossed it in the passenger's seat. It was a stupid text from a number I didn't know and I wasn't worried about it.
When I had gotten home, the lights were already off and I knew my parents were in bed. I sighed and got out of the vehicle and locked the door. I took one look at the foreboding woods and then booked it to the front door. The dark freaked me out and there were no other lights other than the faint street light.
I unlocked and opened the door and once I was inside, I shut it and locked it behind me. I quickly flicked on the light in the entryway and ditched my bag, my shoes and my coat. I turned on the light for the stairs and shut off the entryway light and continued the pattern until I was safe in my room.
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"Chelsey can you please bring out some more coffee beans? We're gonna need it." Today was not my day. Today was not the best day I was having and I wanted nothing more than to crawl into a hole or bury my head in the sand.
Kaelynn was throwing temper tantrums and she didn't want to cooperate with me when I tried to tell her anything. My parents were pushing me to go to court and demand to get child support for Kaelynn and ever since I had met Embry, my mind has been on him.
I've been thinking about his body, his muscles, his height, and the way the colour of his skin makes him look like some tall, sexy warrior. Then my mind betrays me and I start thinking of other parts of him. His strong legs and another part of him that I imagine would be big and thick.
Then, and after all the thinking about Embry, I think about why we can't be together. I think about Kaelynn and how introducing some man to her could mess up our relationship if he and I didn't work out. Plus she could get attached to him and then if we move away. And then what if Embry doesn't even think I'm attractive or want to be with me. What if he's with someone?
I frowned and leaned against the sink, putting my hands on the edge to keep myself balanced. I didn't know why Embry was having such an effect on me, but he was really starting to wear on me. I didn't know what was happening to me but, whatever it was, was making me feel awful.
"Chelsey?" I frowned and mentally pushed all thoughts of Embry away and cleared my head. I grabbed a few bags of coffee beans and made my way out to the front. I sent the beans down on the counter and opened a bag to grind them.
Once I had started grinding them, I drifted in and out of my thoughts. I was brought back into the real world by the sound of Embry's voice. That and the sound of metal hitting the grinder and the grinding cup spinning out of control.
"Chelsey!" I felt like I was frozen. I saw the cup flying past me and hitting the ground. I could hear the grinder still working. I could feel pain. I looked down at my hand and saw a gash on the inside of my hand and even though it stung, I was in shock.
"Dammit, Chelsey!" The grinding stopped but I just kept staring at my hand. I was not uncomfortable with the sight of blood, I didn't get queasy when I saw it. But with everything else that had gone on today, it all became too much.
"Chelsey! Call and ambulance!" I didn't hear much but I did see the tiled floor and I did feel the pain from hitting the floor.
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