Rags & Riches ( Liv Morgan X Rhea Ripley )

Chapter 2 ~ Work

Rhea's POV:

I was currently driving Shayna and I to work. We work at my families restaurant just outside of town. Shayna was trying to prove to them she could take care of herself and help pay so she could move into our house. Her household isn't the best for her, not since she came out to her parents. They don't approve of it, and they didn't like her ex-girlfriend.

After about 10 minutes, Shayna and I arrived at the restaurant. We went in and my mom handed us our approns. We tied them around our waists and began working.

-1 Hour Later-

"Shayna!" I yelled in the kitchen.
"Back here!" She answered.

I ran back to where I assumed she was, which I was right.

"What is it?" She asked.
"Liv's here!" I shouted.
"Okay?" She questioned.
"I can't let her see me here! Can you take her table?" I begged.
"No Rhea, you'll be fine," she answered.
"No Shayna, it's her and a bunch of jocks!" I told her.
"So you want me to go get embarrassed and bullied and not you?" She questioned.
"No Shayna, I just can't let Liv see me," I pleaded.
"Fine! But you owe me!" She gave up.
"Thank you!" I whispered as I hugged her.

She glared at me, but then she smiled before leaving the kitchen.

Thankfully I was able to keep myself hidden from Liv and her friends. That was until I had thought they left but didn't.

I went into the washroom and just as I closed the door, Liv came out of one of the stalls. I felt so embarrassed when she saw me. I was still wearing my work clothes of course, and I didn't want her to see me here.

"Rhea, what're you doing here?!" She asked as she smiled.
"I, uhm, I work here," I mumbled.
"Really? I didn't see you earlier!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah, Shayna was your guys' server wasn't she?" I questioned, already knowing she was.
"Yeah, she was!" Liv expressed. "Well, I have to get going but I'll see you around," she stated before giving me a hug.

I was shocked when she hugged me. Of course, I hugged her back, and then she left. I continued to go use the washroom as I had planned on.

I ran to find Shayna in the kitchen again. It was time for our break, so she was headed outside to the staff eating area. My mom made me a plate of macaroni, as she was the chef and that's what I usually asked for. I thanked her and headed outside to hunt Shayna down.

"Well, someone looks like they saw a ghost," Shayna laughed.
"Shut up," I groaned.
"What's up with you? I served Liv's table so she wouldn't see you," she stated.
"Well she did see me," I blurted.
Shayna laughed. "Where? How?" She asked.
"I went to the washroom and she came out of one of the stalls. We talked and then she hugged me!" I expressed.
"And that's bad because?" She rolled her eyes.
"Shayna I didn't want her to know I worked here! If I did I would've served her and her friends in the first place!" I yelled.
"Relax, it's not that bad. She literally hugged you. Liv isn't one of the obnoxious jocks that's gonna bully you the next day. If she was, she wouldn't of hugged you," she told me.

I fell silent and just ate my food. At this point, I just wanted to go home. But, we had to work until 9 and it was only 6:15.

"Rhea, she wants to be your friend," Shayna whispered.
"No, no she doesn't," I stated as I looked up at her.
"Really? Because she's being super nice to you. And earlier, she thought shd saw you and asked me if you were here. Since you didn't want her to know you worked here I told her you weren't. She was literally looking at you almost everytime you walked by to see if it was you. Something's up Rhea, and you need to tell me," she expressed.
"She was looking for me?" I asked in shock.
"Yes! Now tell me what's going on!" Shayna demanded.
"Okay! Earlier at school after I had turned around to keep going to my class after lunch and I bumped into someone. I immediately picked up the books the person dropped and apologized and then I heard her voice. Liv was the one I bumped into," I started.

"Then that bitch Cody said something to her about me and she told him to shut up. And then after, we had the same class so we walked there together and then she sat with me. And of course today, we had to do a reading comprehension with a partner in English and she picked me as her partner," I finished.
"No way. You're kidding?" Shayna asked.
"No?" I responded.
"She likes you!" She exclaimed.
"Liv? No she doesn't," I replied.
"She totally does! You just need to realize it," Shayna stated.
"Shayna, don't be crazy," I told her as we were getting ready to get back to work.
"I'm not. She fucking likes you dude!" She yelled quietly.

I just rolled my eyes at her before I went back to work. There was no way that Liv Morgan, the girl I like, the girl that is qualified as a rich kid, likes me. There's no way in hell it's possible.