Our Lovely Baby Bump by Dahlia Rose

Author:Dahlia Rose [Rose, Dahlia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Contemporary, Multicultural, 90 Minutes (44-64 Pages), Multicultural & Interracial
Amazon: B00RIAUHKS
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

The Pyramid was its usual hot spot on a Friday night. John and the second bartender were mixing drinks like a blur. As soon as one order was filled another came in. We’re going to need to hire another server and bartender, John thought. It wasn’t a bad thing—it meant they were turning a profit. For the first year after they opened they all wondered if they’d survive and be in the black.

Caleb was working the floor helping out the best he could. He wasn’t wearing leather pants, thank God, but John knew if anyone came in making trouble Caleb could handle it. The man may have been a lawyer, but he had some linebacker moves. Angel was at home with Lucas but they already had a plan in place for the club. Especially now, since Charlie was pregnant with twins. It still floored him each time he thought of his children. A higher risk pregnancy, but so far so good. Even so John wanted her off her feet, working from home on the books if necessary. John grinned and threw Caleb a quick wave when their eyes met. The club was so packed he didn’t notice Charlie until she was across the bar right in front of him.

“Hey guy, buy a girl a drink?” she said with a smile

“Only milk or juice for you.” John stopped cleaning down the bar and waved the second bartender over to finish up. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to get the books I wanted to start a spreadsheet at home tonight. I needed my external hard drive with the information,” Charlie explained.

John looked around. “It’s a mad house in here. I don’t want you hurt or shoved around. Go get that hard drive and I’ll walk you out to the car.”

“Okay.” Charlie smiled and headed up the stairs.

He watched her walk up the stairs and behind the curtains that blocked the office from the eyes of the patrons. He knew she pressed the key code to go into the office by the small billowing of the curtain. It meant the door was open and the cool air from the office escaped. He made drinks and took cash or credit cards and swiped them quickly for payment. Any tips left on the bar he stuffed in the jar next to the registers. The rule of The Pyramid was, all tips were divided equally among staff. It was only fair and no one ever complained because at the end of the night they all walked out with at least one hundred dollars in their pockets. They were one of the few clubs that paid out a paycheck and didn’t make staff work for just tips. They were all good people, he, Charlie and Angel treated their staff well. He saw Charlie come downstairs and make her way carefully back over to the bar.

“Ready?” John asked with a smile.

Before she could answer a man slid up to the bar and wrapped his arm around Charlie’s shoulder.

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