She got her daddy's tongue and temper
Sometimes her mouth could use a filter
God shook his head the day he built her
Oh, but I bet he smiled.
Lee Brice, She Ain't Right
He slid onto the barstool and Adriana called out over her shoulder, "Just a sec, I'm cleaning the back room up. Frat boys are fucking dipshits when they drink and anyone who ever says any different oughta..." as she peered into the front of The Floating Rib and bit her lower lip, sheepishly grinned at Nathan who sat on the stool, watching her in amusement. "Oughta what?" he asked as Adriana shrugged, biting her lower lip.
"What can I get ya?"
"Guinness Dark." Nathan called out to her as she nodded and gave a thumbs up over her shoulder while going to the area that they kept the alcohol at, grabbing a Guinness Dark in a long neck bottle, stopping on her way back to him with the beer in hand to switch through the radio, settling on a grunge station that was located on the PCU campus (that she was djing for at night whenever she wasn't working, just because she liked the idea of maybe getting a minor in broadcasting) that she happened to like and that happened to be playing a Nirvana song.
He gave her a raised brow and she said with a shrug, "Nirvana's always good music. Kinda calming if it's the right song, actually." while sliding his beer across the bar to him, uncapping her own. He chuckled and took a sip then said "Didn't take you for a Nirvana fan though."
"Music is music." Adriana mused as she asked, "So.. Save any lives today, officer? Just so you know. You almost had to come in here and arrest me earlier. If those annoying little shits from that fraternity had kept it up.. Oh man.. I'd have lost it." and laughed, shrugged. Nathan smiled and said casually, "Oh really.. What happened?"
"Well the idiots that weren't fighting were being dicks. And one or two of them got to feel my death grip when they got a little handsy." Adriana said, not bothering to sensor herself. She wasn't trying to flirt with this guy, she pretty much figured that she had his type of girl pegged.. He probably liked prettier girls.. Probably the dumber they were the better too.
"Is that oil.. On your cheek?" he asked, trying not to snicker as he grabbed a napkin and leaned in, stopped himself and just handed her the napkin. She laughed and said "Yep.. Had to go straight from my first job to this one because my boss, the idiot got himself arrested. I got a shower but it was a quick one, probably missed a smudge or two." as he looked at her and asked with curiousity, "Where else do you work?"
"That auto shop down on Main Street.. I just got promoted to head mechanic, actually." as she watched his face in amusement, waited for the typical dumb male statement that most guys made when she told them she actually liked and knew what she was doing when it came to working on automobiles. Instead, he blinked in surprise and then said "You? Work on cars?"
"What? Girls can't do it?"
"No, not that.. It's just.. you're so tiny.. I mean I figured you'd be a yoga instructor or something.." Nathan blurted as he immediately started to mentally kick himself.
"Thanks.. But I'm not tiny." Adriana said as she looked at him and asked, "Ya think I could be a yoga teacher though? That might be fun to try..." while rubbing her chin in thought. From behind them, her half uncle Lucas spoke up and said "Do not give Teeny any ideas, Nate.. She's already got two jobs, an internship at the radio station on PCU campus, she babysits Danny for my sister Sam, she's my football binge watching partner and she's working on a major in medicine. She really does not have enough hours in the day to even consider adding something else." while looking at his half niece in concern and amusement.
Nathan let out a low whistle and sipped his beer quietly for a few moments then asked with a chuckle, "Do you even sleep?"
"What's sleep?" Adriana asked with a laugh as her cheeks flushed a little.. Lucas watched them talking with an amused grin on his face.. And when Felix edged in, he kissed his lover on the cheeks then nodded in Nathan and Adriana's direction and asked, "Is it just me, Felix, or is there something happening there?" which made Felix smile and start to say something but then decide against and mutter quietly, "So.. If we keep throwing them together.."
"Felix? She already has more than enough going on.. Besides.. This is my half niece we're talking about, not just some random.. I wanna make sure this Nathan guy's decent."
"We know him."
"I know, but.."
"Aww, babe, I love how you get overprotective." Felix gushed as Lucas sipped a beer bought to him by Adriana who asked quietly, "What? I see you two lookin at me all crazy, what's up?"
"Oh nothing.." Felix said as Lucas smiled innocently. When Adriana walked away from their little two person table, he looked at Felix and said quietly, "Hell with it.. We can try, right?"
"And I promise.. If he turns out to be a not so good guy, babe.. We will back off." Felix said as Lucas nodded. Kristina and Ethan walked in and sat down, Molly and TJ in tow, arguing about a movie they wanted to see. Molly looked over in Nathan and Adriana's general direction and smiled as she nudged her sister and said "It's so cute!"
"She has no idea he's basically hitting on her.. But she's hitting on him right back." Kristina muttered as Ethan groaned and palmed his face then said "Leave it be, love. If they were meant to happen, like us, they will find a way."
"But Adri.. She'll never make a move."