Quid Nunc II
"Hey Billy?" I looked up from the behind the bar where I doing my prep work for Sunday brunch to see what Amy one of the waitresses wanted.
"Yes...."
"Beth told me last night you're working on a doctorate in biology." Said the raven haired pixie.
"More or less, Why?" I said while drying my hands.
Amy had only been working at "Circle" about three months, I really didn't know her well and she didn't normally talk to me. Most of that was my fault, I tend to be aloof until I get to know people but that was only part of it; to be honest I was wary of her. I could deal with her immaturity, all college freshmen suffer from that to some degree; but she seemed to me to be catty, entitled and more than a bit fake. It didn't help that she had developed a reputation as a tease according to one of our bouncers and a sous chef. As a result I didn't really trust her and was always a bit distant when she was in my presence.
"Uh...you know I am taking biology at school?"
"Really?" I said trying not to sound too impatient. Amy took a step towards the bar, leaned onto it and batted her eyes at me before continuing.
"Yes, and I have an exam in two weeks."
"Good luck." I replied without looking up.
"That's the problem, I'm really confused by it."
"Isn't that what office hours are for?" I said trying not to sound too bothered by her. "I don't like my professor, he always answers my question with another question; besides he's old and creeps me out." She responded.
"So?" I replied.
"Well, I thought maybe you could help me out a little, maybe tutor me a few times before the exam?" As much as I was unsure of Amy, I did have some amount of sympathy for her. Drying my hands I looked at her and said;
"I guess we could meet two or three times and go over the stuff you're having trouble with." Amy stood up straight, kind of jiggling her chest and smiled.
"Great!" She half squealed.
"When do you want to get together?" I asked.
"Well...Beth says you live by the depot in the Center, my house is five minutes away over by Crystal Pond. After work I could give you a ride and we could go to my house." She chirped. To say the least I suspicious; I had no idea what else Beth had "shared" with Amy about me but I did believe she needed help.
"Okay, I'll see you then."
Brunch started at 10 but because of the 'Blue Laws' we couldn't serve any alcohol before noon. As a result there wasn't much for me to do until then. So I kept myself busy cleaning, re-stocking and helping out the wait staff. Beth wasn't working but I noticed that most of the women who had worked with her the night before (I was off), were either slightly more flirtatious with me or smiled at me more. It was apparent someone had done a bit of talking. At noon we could serve and things at the bar picked up considerably around 1 pm our manager, Siobhan, checked up on me.
"Hey big boy." She said in a sarcastic tone that was magnified by her brogue. This was the first time she had ever called me that, perplexed I looked at her with a confused look. Siobhan grinned back and shook her head slightly.
"Did you have a good day off?" She continued.
"Yeah...studied a lot, worked out, watched some football."
"Studied eh?" She said with a glint. I could tell Siobhan was fishing; I had confirmation that Beth had said something to somebody, make that several somebodies.
"Cellular physiology." I replied trying to sound clueless.
"Sure it wasn't....anatomy?" Looking quizzically at a glib Siobhan I continued playing dumb.
"I'm not taking anatomy." I said in a deadpan tone. Siobhan smiled at me and silently giggled.
"That's what I like about you Billy, you know how to keep your mouth
shut." I grinned at her slyly in response.
Brunch ended at 2 and by 3 I had done all of my closing work. Amy came up to the bar and asked if I was ready. We headed out the back. I really did not know her very well. She was cute, 5'2 or so, a tight little body that had yet to see the 'freshmen fifteen', nice sized breasts that barely had any jiggle that were a little out of proportion with her torso, brown eyes and black hair that was cut into a little bob.
"Nice car." I said as we approached a red Celica.
"Thanks, my dad gave it to me when I got my license." She chirped. Inside it was the typical teenage vehicle, a graduation tassel and miniature pom-poms hanging from the rear view mirror. As we pulled out I playfully flicked the pom-poms with my fingers.
"I was a cheerleader." She volunteered. 'Of course you were' I thought to myself.
"Really?" I said somewhat sarcastically but she didn't notice.
"What did you do in high school?" she asked.
"Wrestled mainly." I mumbled