Seeing Her by Maria Jackson

Author:Maria Jackson [Jackson, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2017-07-23T22:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

Chloe brought the credit card machine over to a table of customers. It had been a pretty quiet night so far. That was the way she liked it, even at the expense of getting tips. She didn’t need that much money to live at home with her parents. Sure, she liked vinyl records of classical music and she was saving up for a car, but none of that was completely necessary.

She looked at Jennie as often as possible, a new smile lighting her face every time she looked at her. Seeing Jennie in action made her feel good. She had misunderstood her for so long. Now Jennie’s harsh exterior made more sense. Chloe actually liked it now that she’d learned how soft Jennie could be underneath.

Jennie was always smiling at the customers, but Chloe never saw her give a genuine smile except when she looked at her. She loved being able to do that to Jennie. She was so lucky that things were happening between them.

When she saw a bachelor party come in, Chloe braced herself. She was glad to be serving in another section of the restaurant, where she wouldn’t have to interact with them. That group was different from most of the groups that came here. They were there more to have a good time with their friends than to actually eat and drink. That meant they would be less easy to control.

Sometimes these groups were overly rambunctious. Chloe never knew what to do when they got a little too grabby with her, or when a groom thought he could have one last fling before getting married. One man had been downright pushy, seeming to believe her skimpy outfit meant she was available for whatever he wanted. Chloe hoped that marriage hadn’t actually happened. She felt terrible for that man’s wife.

She returned to the hostess station, where she could stare at Jennie as much as she wanted. The looks would be imperceptible to the customers, who would never suspect the waitresses of being gay and dating each other.

Dating. Were they? It was too soon to think about it. This could still end easily, yet she couldn’t restrain herself from getting her hopes up. She wanted to build something with Jennie. Even though most of the staff was lesbian or bisexual, there was no one else here that she could see herself with.

She watched as Jennie went up to the bachelor party group. She couldn’t hear them from here, but she could see those subtle changes on Jennie’s face. Something they were saying wasn’t pleasing her. She persisted anyway… but what was she talking about? They weren’t in her section, so if they weren’t tipping her, she should be leaving.

Chloe didn’t want to stare, so she glanced away. She saw Paula watching Jennie, and noticed how she frowned. Chloe looked back at the group. Jennie was gone.

When she got a minute, Chloe went over to the change room to grab a sip of water. She was thirsty and a little tired.

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