The Angie series is more of a light-weight bit of fun, don't expect any deep drama, it's not there. Any comment is more than welcome.
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Angie dropped Trish at Alicante airport, their goodbyes were a little tearful but not overly sad, it was more like good friends saying goodbye, yes they had been lovers for a week and a bit but both seemed content to accept that it was a holiday fling and not try and make any more of it.
Neither of them had previously been with a girl before, neither had gone looking for a girl on girl relationship, it just sort of happened. Trish was a pretty happy go lucky sort of girl, she took what life had to offer as it came along, no deep thoughts, no big deal, just go with the flow.
Angie would have said that she was the same, now, however, she was feeling a bit confused, she wasn't feeling at all down, actually she felt remarkably happy even though Trish was gone. No, it was that now she had to consider her sexuality. She'd always loved a good fuck with the right guy but Trish had definitely brought a new aspect to her love life and that needed some thought.
Had it just been that one-off magic spark between two people that neither could resist, regardless of gender, or did it mean that from now on she would be looking just as much at the girls as the guys. Maybe it even went deeper than that but she thought to herself, she didn't really want to think about that, she kinda felt okay with bisexual but outright gay? It made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
This evening, I was run off of my feet, the influx of the next batch of holidaymakers had arrived. One of the bar-staff had gone sick, another was on holiday and owner Mike was away for a darts match, so we were a bit short staffed not that I minded at all but it was somewhat tiring.
The emergency stand-in was a nice and attractive girl, willing but not a lot of use, she couldn't pull a beer without gallons of froth, so I put her on collecting glasses and washing up. Even then, I had to tell her that it was fine being sociable with the punters but she shouldn't spend too much time chatting with one guy or another, she was paid to work after all!
By ten thirty, I was beginning to feel just a bit frazzled, I hadn't had a break or a smoke since before five when the restaurant had opened. Then, thank God for that, in came Mike back from his darts, he looked really happy, so I guessed the team had won. Normally, he would have stayed at the match venue to play 'killer' or whatever and not bother coming back in that evening but tonight, knowing that we were short staffed, here he was,
He's good at his job and recognised straight away that I needed a break, he also asked, "New girl not a lot of cop then?"
"Can't pull a pint to save her life, she seems to be good with cocktails though and she's selling them, so I wouldn't knock her just yet."
I went outside, time for a well-needed drink and a fag, it felt good to put my feet up. A super sexy voice broke into my weary thoughts, "Do you mind if we sit here?" It wasn't just the voice, when I looked up, wow! He was gorgeous, I mean like a film star, I forgot my manners and stared. He took it the wrong way, muttered an apology and went to turn away.
I jolted back to reality, "No, no you're okay, I'm sorry but I was miles away, been working for hours you see."
Then I noticed the girl with him, she was just as gorgeous as he was, what a handsome couple was my immediate thought but I moved my chair around a little to give them plenty of room.
They told me they'd just arrived, they'd noticed the bar looked lively and the singer had sounded good. They both wanted a drink, so they dumped their suitcases and came straight over. He said his name was Peter and the girl was Sophie.
"It's nice to meet you, my name's Angie, I'm the bar manager, I hope we'll be seeing plenty of you both, anything you need to know, just come and find me."
We chatted for a bit, Peter was quite witty and very good at leading the conversation. Sophie was a bit less forward but only a little, she had a lovely laugh. They seemed a charming couple and very well suited to each other. Yet I kind of got a vibe that Peter was paying me a tad too much attention, what with his girlfriend sat next to him. I'd noticed that neither wore any rings, so I doubted that they were married.
I stubbed my cigarette out, finished my drink and went to rise from my chair. "It was nice to get to know you, Angie, I'm sure we'll see a lot more of you." Her hand came and rested on mine, her eyes were sparkling, the smile, oh wow. Her hand seemed to linger a little longer than might have been normal, did she just squeeze my own hand? Surely not. Then her fingers sort of slid off mine, more like a quick caress than simply taking your hand away.
Peter stood, just like a gentleman should, "See you later, Angie." And I went back to work.
The singer was into his final set, he was good but then, he was costing us a bomb, it was the first time he'd appeared here, I guessed it wouldn't be the last either.
Peter inched between bodies until he got to the bar, "Hi, Peter, what can I get you." I asked.
"I've just been told that your Sangria is the best around here, I think I'd like to give it a try, we'll have the large jug, if we may please."
Now, our Sangria is made with a recipe that I brought with me when Mike took me on, he only changed it very slightly. Was it good? I can say quite honestly, that it was by far the best in town, not just made with red wine, lemonade and a bit of fruit thrown in but a whole host of ingredients, all in small doses but it tasted delicious and it kicked a punch. Okay, it was a bit more expensive than most but it was well worth it.
"The large jug, you sure? If it's just for the two of you, can I suggest you try a medium first, it is quite powerful."
"That's okay, I've already been warned but hey, we're on holiday, so who cares? No. we'll have the larger one."
I gave him a smile, I liked this guy, "You've been warned." I said with a laugh in my voice.
He picked up the jug and two glasses, "Anyway, you look strong enough to carry me home if I need it." There was a huge grin on his face.
Before I could stop myself, it slipped out, "I'll carry you home anytime, handsome." I managed to add a big laugh to make it sound like a joke but I think I meant it.
I saw Sophie weaving her way through the throng on her way back up from the loo. Her face was a bit flushed, well I did warn them. She saw me look and she waved to me before changing direction and coming over to the bar.
"You okay, Sophie?" I asked her.