EL P.O.V.
It had been hours since she had arrived at work and El was starting to regret working a double shift. At least she didn't have to worry about Erza and Nathaniel. Enson seemed nice enough. The way he looked at Erza had told her everything she needed to know about him. At least that was what she told herself. If she was being honest with herself it was Salem who told her that Enson could be trusted. She would never have allowed him to stay at the house with out her if Salem had treated him the same way he treated any other stranger.
She rushed around the bar serving tables and collecting money. At around five the door opened and the empty feeling she'd had since the night before seemed to vanish instantly. "Good evening sir!" She greeted the massive man enthusiastically. "If you're going to be a regular I'm going to have to learn your name."
"You can call me Kedian." He flashed his perfect heart breaking smile and she felt a sinful throbbing between her legs. "Whiskey on the rocks." He ordered as he went to the same table he had sat at the night before. she got his drink and brought it to him.
"Remember, don't let the ice melt this time." She smiled as he chuckled bringing the tumbler to his lips and sipping appreciatively on the amber liquid.
"Wouldn't dream of it." He rewarded her boldness with another heart breaking smile. "You seem shorter today."
She leaned in close and stage whispered. "I took off my shoes." Then smiled as he leaned over to look.
"Why wo-"
"My feet were hurting so I took them off." She laughed. His expression turned to one of amusement and he took another sip of his drink. "While I'm over here, can I get you anything else? We have the best chili fries in town."
"I'll take a large order than." Not for the first time El wondered what exactly he did for a living. If she went off the size of the massive bulge he had not been able to hide last night she would guess porn.
"Coming right up, sir." She saw his face fall a little bit. She wondered what she had done to upset him. But turned and put a little sway in her hips as she went to put his order in. Not that she usually did this but she had seen other girls do it and Mindy had told her that if she acted sexier she would get better tips on her shift. By god if she was going to work a double she was going to make bank on it.
"Damn." She heard him mutter as she walked away. Good, she had put him in a better mood, fixing whatever hurt feelings he might have had. She knew he was watching her ass as it swayed seductively right and left, highlighting her perfect hour glass figure. Never mind that her low-cut black jeans showed off the dimple at the top of her rear. She moved across the room trying to show the same level of seduction to the other male patrons who were here alone. But it seemed almost forced. When she returned with his order of chili fries she set them on the table and a genuine smile lit her face. "Bon appetite." She said sweetly.
"Oh yeah." He murmured huskily as she leaned over to place the small serving tray of fries in front of him. She looked up and blushed when she saw he was not looking at the food. Their eyes met and he flushed red, embarrassed that he had been caught looking down her shirt. She straightened slowly and turned to walk away. "Fuck! Shit! No! Wait! I can't eat all this!" His voice was almost distressed as he tried desperately to call her attention back to him and the small mountain of food she had brought him.
"You ordered the large." She said looking over her shoulder at him and placing her hand on her hip for punctuation. He swallowed hard. She knew his man hood must have been throbbing at full attention but didn't care. "Well, that's the large." And she walked away with that sexy sway to her hips. After a couple of hours of ignoring him she came back to the table to see him constructing what looked like a battle field with what remained of his fries. She almost laughed at the fact that he seemed to be having fun with his food.
"Didn't your parents ever tell you not to play with your food?" She asked when she was sure that she was not going to full on laugh at him.
"Mom passed when I was young and dad would've had to care enough for that." The way he stated it seemed almost dismissive. Much the same way her and Erza talked about their parents. From the outside it would sound as if he didn't care. But El could see that it was a front for the trauma that he may not be willing or ready to face.
"So... who's fighting?" She said plastering on the smile she reserved for particularly difficult patrons to hide the fact that his words had cut her deeper than any blade could ever cut.
"Can't you tell?" He asked with out looking at her. Probably so she would not see the pain buried in his own eyes. "It's the battle of little big horn." She snorted and sat next to him in the booth. They were so close that their thighs were pressed together.
'Fuck it. If I'm going to make a mistake it might as well be with him.' As soon as that thought crossed her mind images of Erza and Nathaniel sitting in the closet for days popped into her head and she shifted away from him. She wondered if Enson had left. Had Erza made dinner? Did Nathaniel go down okay? Were the doors and windows locked? Any of a million things could happen were they okay?
"Don't you need to get to your adoring public?" His voice brought her out of her anxiety filled revery. Something was off in his voice. Was it bitterness that laced his words with venom? Or could it be something else?
"I'm on break." She tried to smile at him but knew that it fell short of real. She pulled out her phone and texted her sister.
'big bad wolf leave yet?'
'no. still here. N bathed. dream land next. dad mia.'
El felt a wave of relief wash over her. Erza and Nathaniel were safe and looked like Nathaniel would go to bed at a decent time tonight. "Everything okay?"
"Yeah. Everything's fine." She smiled at him
"Okay. If you're going to flirt with other guys can you at least call me by name." Was he jealous? She almost laughed at the notion. They barely knew each other. How could he be jealous? Might as well give him what wanted and agree.
"Okay, Kedian." It rolled off her tongue like honey and felt so right. Almost like she was meant to say it. "Can I ask you something?"
"You just did. But you can ask something else if you like." He smiled mischievously at her. She blushed suddenly embarrassed by what she was about to ask. Might as well just go for.
"Doyoudoadultfilms?" She spat and the words came out jumbled beyond recognition.
"I'm sorry what was that?" His brow furrowed in confusion as he tried to decipher her question. She took a deep breath and tried again as he raised his glass and downed what was left of his drink.
"Do you do adult films?" His drink sprayed all over the pretty blond slut as she approached the table to talk to him.