The New Girl

Chapter 46

Chapter 46- And Then Some

"I want to start off by saying, I completely understand your frustrations with my niece." Jane says and I nod.

"I think you handled it really well, but I do have to say you have to handle it better. This is your first job and it's my fault for not expressing this more to you. Our customer service is the best thing about Jane's. We have to stay civil and polite no matter what's said." She says. I let out a breath I had no idea I was holding.

"Of course. I'm so sorry. I know that was completely unprofessional of me. It won't happen again." I say. She smiles and nods.

"Good, well that's all. Thank you. Have a great day at school and say hi to Brian for me." She says. We bid our goodbyes and I leave for school.

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"Hey Samantha." I hear. I turn around to see Brian.

I smile and wave.

"Hey, I didn't know you had this hour lunch." I say and he nods.

"Yeah, I usually sit over there." He says pointing to a table in the back.

"Did you want to sit with my friends and I? We have plenty of room and drama." I say raising my eyebrows in an enticing way. He laughs at me and shakes his head playfully.

"I mean I would, but I don't want to intrude." He says and I roll my eyes out of habit.

"It's not intruding, Brian I just invited you." I say with a smile. He smiles back and nods.

"Then sure, Id love to." He says and we walk to the table after getting our food.

As we walk to the table my friends look intrigued and confused at the same time.

"Hey Brian." Gabbie says. Of course she knows him. She knows everyone.

"Great, you two know each other." I say with a smile.

"Everybody knows Brian." Cameron says.
I furrow my eyebrows in confusion.

Am I missing something?

"He's mister Famous YouTuber." Sapphire says and my eyes go wide.

I look him up and down trying to see if he looks familiar. He doesn't. Maybe because all I watch is Laura DIY and MyLifeAsEva.

"I'm not famous. Not yet, but that's flattering. Thanks." He says with a chuckle.

"How many subscribers do you have?" I ask as we sit down.

   "250 thousand." He says like it's not a big deal.

  My eyes go wide again.

  "That's amazing! What the heck? How did I not know this? What do you do on your channel?" I ask.

    "Anything I feel inclined to do honestly, I vlog, game, react, eat, anything my subscribers want." He says and I cheese.

   "Ohh have you ever done an asmr video? I hate them, but I could definitely listen to your voice." I say and then I think about what I just said.

   Damn.

  Everybody at the table gives me a look. I don't think Brian realized how creepy that was, at least he didn't act like he did. He just chuckled.

I sounded like an entire creep.

   "No, I haven't. I'll think about it though. It's hard for me to stay quiet, I talk too much. I did want to start incorporating school and work on my channel though. So, if you guys ever wanted to be in my videos, let me know." He says. Yeah he definitely didn't realize how creepy I sounded. I'm internally grateful.

   "Awesome! I've been waiting to make my YouTube debut." Emily says and vogue poses for no particular reason other than just being Emily.

We all laugh and continue to eat.

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I was walking to my car after cheer practice when I saw him leaning on my car. I had half the mind to just walk to work and half the mind to walk past him like he was a ghost.

I sigh, and disregard both thoughts. I walk to him and stare.

   "What's up?" I ask, friendlier than I imagined I would.

He looked surprised at my sudden burst of kindness, but the look of surprise soon was exchanged for a look of sheer fear.

     "Sammy, we gotta do something about this. I can't do this anymore." He says, sounding afraid and rushed.

   "Get in the car Ethan." I say and he does. I get in and sigh.

   "Why do you seem so scared? What's going on?" I ask and Ethan almost starts to hyperventilate.

   "Sammy, they killed a man in front of me. I think they're trying to really recruit me. Otherwise they would have never killed him in front of me." He says and my heart drops. What the actual fuck.

   "Ethan, are you okay?" I ask.

"What kind of fucked up question is that? Of course I'm not!" He says harshly, looking distressed and filled with anxiety.

"I'm sorry, I'm just trying to help." I say and Ethan's face softens.

"No, don't apologize, I'm sorry. I'm just freaking out!" He says and I involuntarily grab his hand. I immediately let go and sit my hand in my lap. I sigh and start the car, pulling off.

" You mind going to work with me?" I ask and he shrugs.

"Well, I know you don't want to hear it, but we can set them up." I say and Ethan groans. I sigh knowing he'll never agree.

"What do you have in mind? He asked.

I slammed on the brakes at the red light out of surprise.  I look at Ethan, observing his face to see if he's bluffing. I see no immediate evidence of him pulling my leg so I think.

   "Well damn, i hadn't thought that far into it." I say and he sighs and rolls his eyes.

   "Well I didn't think you'd actually let me!" I say as I take off again when the light turns green.

   "Fair, how about you think on that and we'll talk at your break." He says and I nod.

   I pull into my parking spot in front of Jane's and we get out.

Ethan sits down and I clock in.

   "Hey Sammy." Brian says emerging from the back with a batch of freshly baked muffins. I slide open the display door so he doesn't have to and respond.

   "Hey Brian." I say with a smile. He smiles back and sits the muffins down.

   "Thanks. How was practice?" He asks and I sigh.

"My back feels like crap." I say and attempt to crack it. I failed.

   "I can help with that." He says and my eyes brighten with hope.

   "Please do." I say and he gestures for me to turn around. I do and he places his hands on my shoulders.

   "You ready?" He asks and I nod.

   "Okay, one... two.." he says before swiftly putting his knee to the center of my back and pulling my shoulders back making my back crack hard.

   I couldn't help it.... I moaned. Not in a super sexual way it was just really loud. Thankfully we didn't have customers, but I did forget Ethan was there.

   He looked at us with his eyebrows raised and I quickly look away, scrambling away from Brian's warm, magic hands.

    "Well I guess that worked." He said with a chuckle.
I was thoroughly embarrassed.

   "Y-yeah... thanks." I say avoiding eye contact.

   "No problem." He says patting my shoulder and walking to the back. Then, and only then do I have the courage to look up.

  As soon as I did, a customer walked in.

   Great a distraction.

"Good evening, welcome to Jane's, what can I get for you?" I say, displaying the biggest smile I could muster up.