Under Fire by M.E. Carter

Author:M.E. Carter [Carter, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: M.E. Carter

Chapter Three

LACY

No matter how much I pace, it’s not bringing my heart rate down. Nor is it bringing my breathing under control. Nope. I’m still furious. Raging actually.

I was finally okay with the fact that I was never supposed to see Tucker Hayes again. Finally resolving myself to that fate and just rolling with it.

But no. Of all the bars in Tampa, this is the one he has to show up in. Of all the places for him to party and scout out his flavor of the night, it’s at this bar. Where I work. Making decent money for the first time in a while.

The worst part of it all—he’s still just as hot as he ever was. My body picked up on it immediately even if my emotions stayed solidly in the fury catetory. That’s the part I’m choosing to concentrate on, which is how he ended up smelling like vodka.

I stop my pacing and drop my head back against the wall as I realize what I’ve done. Oh god, I hope I didn’t just lose my job over this. He’s not worth it even if he does have that fine ass V in his pants.

The door flies open and my boss comes barreling in. And he’s pissed.

“What the fuck was that, Lacy?” He gestures toward the front and I know he didn’t just hear about it, he saw it all happen. That’s even worse.

“I’m sorry, Miguel. I… I know him from before and he’s not a great guy. I just… snapped,” I try to explain, knowing it’s not going to get me anywhere.

“I don’t care if he’s an ex-boyfriend or an ex-lover. Hell, I don’t care if he just got out of prison. If he’s a paying customer, you serve him with a smile and move the fuck along. Do you know how that looks to the other paying customers?”

“I know, I know.” All my bravado from earlier is gone as I realize the gravity of what I’ve done. Panic starts to take over. I have to fix this. “I’m so sorry. I’ll go out there an apologize to him and put any of his drinks on the house. It can come out of my paycheck.”

Miguel looks at me like I’ve lost my mind. “You think I’m letting you anywhere near the bar after that?”

My gut sinks, fearing the worst.

“Please, Miguel. How can I fix this? You know I need this job and I’m good at it. What can I do?”

He crosses his arms and looks away as he considers me. I hold my breath as I await his verdict.

“I won’t fire you for this because you’re right. You’re a good employee and this is the first time anything like this has happened.”

“Oh thank you, Miguel!” I hold myself back from hugging him, knowing he wouldn’t appreciate that.

“But you can leave for the night.”

My elation plummets. “But…”

“No buts. You screwed up and he’s still here. The customer gets first preference. Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll never come back.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.