Hayley yawned and sat up in bed. She blinked a few times, her small room greeting her. She stood up from bed, her nude body disappearing in to her closet. She grabbed a purple tank top, a pair of short shorts and her underwear. Hayley quickly dressed, then headed to the kitchen and grabbed a bagel.
She spread cream cheese on the bagel and walked out of the house, heading to work while eating the bagel. She finished the bagel and stepped in to the flower shop. Hayley heard her boss, Mr. Oliver, say, "Morning, Hayley. How are you?"
Hayley smiled. "Ok. Justin seems to be leaving me alone, finally. I just want to work."
Mr. Oliver nodded. "I love to hear that. Grab your smock and get out there."
Hayley donned her blue smock and waited for customers to walk in. All she had to do was ask what they wanted and lead them to it. Easy job. Good pay. After about three or four customers, a young man walked in. He was about six inches taller than Hayley, who was 5'3".
He had deep green eyes and brown hair, and he wore a grey suit. He smiled as he walked in. "Hello, miss, I'm looking for a dozen roses." He said.
Hayley said, "Well, we've got bouquets over in that far corner. Roses will be the last in the row."
The man smiled. "Thank you. Would you mind accompanying me? I need to know what I'm really looking at, since I know very little about flowers."
Hayley nodded and led him to the roses. "So, a dozen roses? Who's the special lady?"
The man replied, "My mother. She's moving to California, and I wanted to get her something nice. I'm Derek, by the way."
Hayley handed him a bouquet of roses. "Well, Derek, these are dethorned roses, so they're easier to handle."
Derek took the roses and nodded. "Perfect. Now, Hayley, right? I mean, that's what your name tag says, anyway. I was wondering if you'd like to go to dinner with me. I have a job that I think you might like to participate in."
Hayley looked at him, a bit confused. It was sudden, and she barely knew the guy. But it was about a job, so... why not? "Ummm... Ok. Sure."
Derek grinned widely. "Great. There's a good restaurant downtown, Paul's Place. I'll meet you there at, say, 7?"
Hayley nodded. "Ok. Yeah. Now, about the roses, you'll have to go up to Mr. Oliver."
"Thank you, Hayley. I'll see you tonight." He smiled nervously and went to pay for his roses.
Hayley watched him go, smiling in spite of himself. She heard Mr. Oliver say, "So, a date, huh?"
"Oh, shut up." Hayley replied, still smiling.
Mr. Oliver laughed.
Hayley straightened out her blonde hair, her blue eyes staring back at her in the mirror. She had decided to wear a black pencil skirt and a white blouse. She had black heels and a tiny bit of makeup, since she never really wore makeup unless absolutely necessary.
She grabbed her purse and headed toward Paul's Place, reaching the little restaurant in about 20 minutes and walked in. She scanned the crowd and found Derek after a few moments, then walked over to him. Derek stood and hugged her. "You made it." He commented.
Hayley sat and said, "Wouldn't miss it."
The evening progressed well. They talked and ate and talked some more. But Derek said nothing about the job he mentioned. An hour after Hayley arrived, they left the restaurant and went for a walk. Hayley, after some internal debate, asked, "So, you mentioned a job when we talked in the flower shop?"
Derek smiled. "Ah, yes. I think we should go to someplace a bit more private before we talk about your job. Your place, maybe?"
Hayley nodded, and they walked to her house. She opened the door and turned on the lights to find... "Hey, bitch."
There sat Justin, her dick of an ex-boyfriend. He had been bothering her recently. "Get the fuck out, Justin." Hayley ordered.
Justin stood. "Who the hell is this prick?"
Hayley sighed angrily. "This is Derek, my date."
Justin walked closer to Derek and said, "You'd better leave the house, Derek. Or I'll be forced to fuck you up."
Derek laughed, bending over in laughter. When he could finally regain his composure, he replied, "No you won't."
Justin raised a fist. "Yeah, I will. You dick."
Hayley said, "Leave, Justin."
Justin looked at her and ordered, "Step back, bitch."
Hayley slapped him hard. Justin stared at her, surprised. "You little bitch."
She screamed, "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE!"
Justin gritted his teeth, but he did as she told him to. "Fuck both of you." He muttered.
Hayley grabbed a vase and threw it with all her might at Justin. He shouted in surprise and sprinted out the door as the glass shattered on the wooden floor. Hayley let herself breathe for a minute, then turned to Derek. "I'm sorry you had to see that."
Derek let a small smile grace his face. "It's alright. Why don't we get that vase cleaned up and talk about that job after?"