Temporary by Alexx Andria

Author:Alexx Andria [Andria, Alexx]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alexx Andria
Published: 2017-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

14

Here goes nothing…

Chin lifted high, I walked into Jimmy’s, but this time the bar was hopping, as it should be on a Sunday night. The regulars liked one last hurrah before the weekend ended, because starting the work week with a wicked hangover was fab.

Sasha saw me first and hustled over, puzzled when I wasn’t dressed for my shift. “Everything okay? What the hell happened last night? Manny called and said I had the night off ‘cuz the bar was closed? Oh God, please tell me we weren’t shut down again…”

I answered with a shake of my head, starting with, “You know that guy who wanted to buy me a drink?” Sasha nodded. “Well, he bought the bar for the night. Guess he was real serious about that drink.”

Sasha’s eyes widened with shocked delight. “That’s FREAKING awesome. Tell me all about it!”

But I didn’t want to tell anyone just yet. Maybe never, honestly. “He was nice,” I answered vaguely, casting a brief smile before heading for Manny’s office.

“Just nice? Oh, come on…I need more details than that. You’re holding out on me.”

I was holding out but how was I supposed to put into words how my night had transpired? Hell, I’d lived it and I didn’t quite believe it had happened.

“I gotta talk to Manny.”

Sasha gave me a thumbs up and went to start her shift. I paused to stare after her, pinched by something close to sadness when I realized, I would miss that goofy kid. She deserved better than this dump but she’d probably find some regular, fall in love, and scratch out some kind of life with a man who treated her like shit and left her with a few kids hanging off her hips.

Ugh. I’m such a damn pessimist.

I girded my loins for the inevitable awkwardness between me and Manny and walked into his office. I barked a sudden laugh when I saw he’d wasted no time in making some purchases with his sudden cash influx.

“You like it?” he asked, preening in his God-awful teal suit that probably cost a fortune because it was so damn ugly. “Pretty uptown, eh?”

“Very,” I said dryly. Manny, you dumb sonofabitch, you could’ve dropped some cash into your business instead of your threads but whatever. “I came to give you notice. I’m quitting.”

Manny chuckled as if he’d seen it coming, producing my check and sliding it over to me. “I figured. You’d be stupid to walk away from that cash cow, baby. A man like dat…he could make your life real comfortable. Besides, you gotta use what God gave ya, you know?”

My cheeks burned but I simply nodded. I wasn’t about to get into a debate about how inappropriate it was for him to give me advice about anything when he was dumber than a box of rocks.

I opened the envelope, more out of habit than need, and fought the laugh. Yeah, there’s no way I could’ve paid my rent with this check. Hell, this paltry check wouldn’t even cover my electric bill.

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