I decided to wear my black crop top that had flowers embroidered onto both sides of it along with my black skinny jeans and flat shoes with flowers on them from New Look.
I then did my makeup and put my hair up in a cute messy bun and placed my friendship bracelet that me and Candy each have on my wrist.
I decided that I looked pretty good and then grabbed a cropped black leather jacket out of my wardrobe to go over the outfit. When I was ready, I decided to ask Wade how late he thinks we will be working.
'Hey, how late do you think we'll be working till? x'
He responded almost immediately. 'I don't know, possibly 11, 12 x'
'Can I sleep over? x' I asked once I realized that the buses don't run that late.
'Sure x' He replied.
'Great, on my way in a minute x' I text him before grabbing everything i'd need for school tomorrow and putting it in my school bag and then neatly folding my uniform on top. Luckily it's just about summertime so a blazer isn't necessary and I could fit my skirt, tights and shirt inside. I figured that I could wear my flats to school, just for tomorrow.
I messaged my Mum saying that a friend from school and me are working on a project and that I might not be home tonight and she was fine with it.
I then placed in a pair of pink sweatpants and a white crop top to sleep in and decided that I was ready. I looked at the time and almost screamed, the bus would be here any minute.
I ran outside and locked the door quickly. I legged it to the bus stop and I just about made it. I got to the pub for half 4 and Wade was behind the bar when I walked in.
"Hey, thanks for coming." He said as he excused himself from behind the bar for a minute as he walked over to me.
"No problem, I wasn't doing anything anyway." I shrugged with a smile.
"Here, let me take your bag." He said as he took my school bag and placed it behind the bar. I followed him and shrugged off my jacket, placing it on top of my bag.
"So, I remember what you told me earlier but i'm sorry if I still need any help." I said as I stood by the glasses.
"No problem, we're not busy so i'll show you everything now." He said as he started showing me how everything works.
After he had shown me everything behind the bar, he showed me the list of food bookings for tonight. It all was good until I saw a certain name on the list.
"Evanson? As in Candy Evanson's family?" I asked.
"Shoot." He said as he looked at the list. "We can hide you from her?" he suggested. "I know you haven't told her about this and that you want to wait since i'm her ex and all." He said as he looked at me.
"Yeah but won't hiding be hard?" I asked.
"Nope, i'll check the cameras when they are due to come in, i'll show them to their table, she can't order behind the bar anyway. They'll stay in the dining room and i'll make sure our waiter has everything covered, along with a regular drinks check. That way, they won't need to come up here. When they leave, you can hide. I'll have them pay here while you aren't in sight. Then they will leave." He explained.
I smiled and threw my arms around him. "Thanks, your the best." I said as he put his arms around my waist.
We pulled apart and I looked up at him. "I'll tell her soon, don't worry."
"Take your time, I undersand." He said and I could tell by the look that he was giving me that he meant it. I nodded and smiled.
A nearby customer cleared his throat and Wade went to pour him a drink. Another needed serving so I got her what she wanted and did a mental happy dance at the fact that I had successfully served a customer by myself.
At about 6, there was only half an hour until Candy was due to arrive and I had served loads of customers.
I went out and collected all of the glasses from the tables around the bar and handed them to Wade who put them in the washer. I then served another customer and was aware that Wade was watching as I did it.
"You've picked this up quickly." He said as he came over to me and picked up a glass that had just been finished with by a customer next to me.
"Thanks, I guess I have." I smiled.
"Uh oh, Candy is approaching. Duck down." He told me as he snuck a peak at the outside camera footage.
"Don't have to tell me twice." I said as I dropped down.
"Hey, can I take the booking name please." Wade said as they approached.
"Yep, it's under the name Evanson." Candy's Mum replied.
"Yep, got it. If you'd like to follow me." He said as he walked out from behind the bar. "The waiter will take your drinks order in the dining room so theres no need to come up to the bar." I heard him say.
I sighed as I stood up when I knew they had all gone through. I don't know why I don't want to tell Candy, I mean, me and Wade are just friends, right?
Who am I kidding? The way he always makes me feel better and smile without even knowing it, the way he treats me, how I am able to act myself around him, I like Wade. Whether he likes me, now that is a whole other story.
I looked at the live security footage of the dining room and noticed that Candy had brought Wesley. I frowned, why didn't she ask me? Oh well, if she did I wouldn't be able to help Wade.
"Wesley is in there as well." He said.
"Yeah, I saw." I said as I pointed to the screen.
"That could be an issue since the boys bathroom is in here." He said as he pointed to the bathroom door.
"And if he comes to the bathroom, he'll see me. Got it." I finished his trail of thought. He nodded.
"We'll just have to be extra careful." He said as he walked behind the bar and served a customer. I nodded and served another.
When the current customers were beginning to finish their drinks, it was around 8pm and new customers were beginning to pool into the pub. It got super busy and serving became a top priority. There were glasses everywhere and I was about to go collect them when Wesley got up and began to walk into the bar area. I ducked down and watched the screen.
Wade looked at me and I mouthed 'sorry' as I looked at the second screen and saw Wes walk into the toilets.
I served two customers, keeping my eye on the door and when I was about to serve a third, he came out.
"One minute." I told the guy before ducking down again.
I saw on the cameras that Wes had began to collect glasses. I frowned as he picked up six glasses and placed them on the bar. When he had got them all, Wade thanked him and he went back to the table he was sitting on, just in time for all the dessert to arrive for them.
I busied myself putting the glasses in the washer and wiping down the tables.
They got up to leave when I was about to serve another customer.
"Hang on one minute." I said as I ducked down.
Candy and her family came to pay and the customer I was about to serve seemed to become restless. "Uhh miss? Can I be served?" He asked.
"Just a minute." I called from below.
He turned towards Wade. "Can you tell her to hurry up down there."
"Uhh hang on." He said to Candy's family. He served the customer and then got Candy's family sorted. They walked out and I jumped up. I gave Wade another hug and said thanks for helping me out.
"No problem." He smiled. "Thanks for helping out here." He said as we pulled apart.
"Your welcome, i've had quite a good time, if you ever need anyone to help out again, i'd be happy to." I replied.
We served the last of the customers and at half 11, the last few walked out and we closed bar. After half an hour of cleaning and getting the bar ready for tomorrow, we finally got upstairs to his apartment.
"I'm just going to get dressed in the bathroom and take off my make up." I said as I walked into his room towards the bathroom with my bag.
"Okay, i'll get us drinks." He said before wandering into the kitchen.
I got in the bathroom, took off my makeup and put on my sweatpants and crop top before walking out into the bedroom. Wade was already in bed and he had his shirt off which was different to last time I slept over where he slept with his shirt on.
He had a book out in front of him and he had glasses on when he read. The glasses made him look even better than before, I don't know why he doesn't wear them in class. My breath caught in my throat as I looked at his body. It was perfectly defined and I found myself wondering how he keeps it like that. "Like what you see?" He asked with a chuckle. I swear I could have melted into a puddle of embarrassment and horror at the fact that he caught me checking him out.
I looked at the ground and then back up again to see him staring at me this time. "Do you like what you see?" I asked with a smirk. He didn't look embarrassed like I did, he just looked at me as I walked over to my side of the bed and said as I lay down, "Yes I do."
I turned to him and he looked at me. We then both laughed a little and I looked at the ceiling. He adjusted his pillow and lay down flat to do the same.
"Not to be a pain, but I have a quick question." He said as he turned to look at me.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well, why don't you want to tell Candy about me? I mean, I get that she's my ex and stuff but are you not allowed to be friends with her ex's? Like whats going to happen when her and Wes break up? Would you not be able to be friends with him then?" He asked.
Friends. The worst word that he could describe us as.
"No, I can, it's just..." How can I describe it to him without telling him that I like him?
"It's just what?" He asked.
"Nothing. I'll tell her tomorrow." I replied.
"No, what is it?" He asked.
"It doesn't matter." I said as I turned my body so that my back was to him. He sighed heavily and didn't question it anymore.
I felt myself getting sleepy and before I knew it, sleep had taken over me.