As Sharon drove down the road, she reviewed her misgivings about returning to work at a bar again. The pay was good with all the tips that she received and her big boobs and long blond hair had always been assets that drunken men appreciated. But the constant barrage of lewd suggestions and grabby hands got so old after a while.
This particular place had certain other memories that she'd rather forget (see The Bar). The activities that had taken place that night were never mentioned again by the owner and Mr. Ice Blue Eyes. A thick envelope of cash every once in a while certainly made life easier too.
Still, she just needed a break from her vanilla lifestyle occasionally. This last call to tell her that she was needed and there was some "bonus" money waiting for her made her realize that working at the dollar store was getting old and she was ready for some new excitement in her life.
So as she pulled into the parking lot, a mixture of feelings washed over her, both excitement and a twinge of fear for what might be waiting for her. She just knew that the two of them had some new scheme going.
Bev greeted her warmly as usual. She was just such a nice person and seemed so out of place running this redneck metal bar. Mr. Blue Eyes was sitting in his usual spot emanating a combination of calm and intensity.
"We're so glad to have you back, Sharon. Everyone has missed you so much."
"Well, thanks, Bev, I appreciate that; I just had to have more regular day hours while Mom was recuperating."
"That's understandable. Here, this is probably the last of it, but I hope it helps with some expenses."
The white envelope felt so thick as she put it in her purse. "Once copies of these DVDs hit the internet, people stop buying them and the money dries up until you make a new one," he said.
"I don't think I want to do that again. Once was enough."
A quick smile was all he gave her although those blue eyes twinkled in amusement.
"That's not why we asked you back," Bev said. "I really want you back since you're such a great server and the customers love you."
"Well, thanks, that's really nice to hear."
"Although..."
Shit!
"We do have a private party using the place this weekend. You don't have to do anything except serve them drinks and food like usual. But they may party a bit and we thought you'd be able to handle it better than some of the other girls."
"I don't have to do anything, but serve right?"
"Exactly, they just want a pretty girl to wait on them and it will be men and women so they should behave just fine."