Part 17
Tim had almost managed to forget his mortifyingly tight shorts as he talked with the Cycle Wear ladies. They were all easy on the eyes, and happy with the job that Tim and Shawna were doing for them, and the conversation was light and friendly.
And as long as he was sitting down, Tim didn't feel like he was "on display."
When Shawna put her hand on his shoulder and leaned over and put her mouth close to his ear, that changed. "Tim, could you please go up to the bar and get our drinks? I think this crowd is more than those waitresses can handle, and it's taking them forever."
Tim looked around him at all the full tables, and he was not thrilled about the prospect of getting up and walking across the patio to the bar in his revealing shorts. "Can't we just call them over? Let me get their attention."
As soon as Tim had begun speaking, Shawna realized where this was going, and she raised the hand that had been on Tim's shoulder, keeping it out of his sight-line while she waved her hand in a "go away" gesture frantically.
At the bar, all three waitresses were watching Shawna talking to Tim, and they all saw the sign. "Look busy," Carrie said quickly, and all three of them turned to a different job.
By the time Tim had turned to look for the waitresses, he saw all three of them. The brunette in the pony tail was stacking glasses behind the bar, the other brunette was poking at the cash register, and the one in the shorts was wiping down the bar. "Hey!" Tim said. "Over here."
But the buzz of conversation on the crowded patio and the music playing inside must have prevented the girls from hearing him, because they all worked on, oblivious.
"Just go over there," Shawna said. "Tell them we've been waiting, and that you'll bring our drinks to us if they'll just put them on a tray for you."
"I'm not a bartender," Tim complained.
"Neither are they, apparently," Shawna said. "So you need to step up."
"Can't you go get them?" Tim asked.
Shawna folded her arms across her chest, and became half serious. "I think you may have forgotten who's the boss and who's the employee here, young man."
Tim grimaced. "C'mon Shawna! Young man? I'm the same age as you are." He leaned closer to her, lowering his voice. "Don't make me lose face in front of the clients. They see me as a high-powered ad man, not a flunky waiter."
Shawna smiled at her cute employee. "Ooh, high-powered ad man, is it? I think you may be getting a little big for your britches!" Tim sighed in frustration, knowing that she was unfortunately right, but not for the reason she meant.
The Cycle Wear ladies had noticed Shawna and Tim's conversation, and Sandra asked them, "What are you two whispering about?"
Shawna said, "Oh, Tim just mentioned that he's going to go to the bar for us, and see what's holding up our drink order."
Tim narrowed his eyes at her quickly, but before he could say anything, Gabriela said, "Yeah, it seems like we ordered an hour ago. The service is awfully slow."
"Luckily for us, we have a gentleman who has volunteered to put himself at our service," Shawna said, smiling sweetly at Tim.
"Our hero!" Tammy said, grinning.
"Yes," Sarah said, getting into the spirit and batting her eyes at him, "How will we ever be able to repay you?"
Tim cringed inside, but outwardly he put up a faΓ§ade of good cheer. He raised his hands defensively in front of him, "Okay, okay. You ladies are laying it on pretty thick, but I understand. Let me just go and get your drinks for you."
He took a quick breath, and just before he stood up, he reached down with his right hand and tried to adjust himself in the shorts. But as he felt the skin-tight material over his crotch, he quickly realized there was no way to bunch some loose fabric up and camouflage his semi-arousal.
So he stood and turned from the table as quickly as he could, saying, "Be right back," over his shoulder, and started toward the bar.
Out of the corner of his eye he thought he noticed some women at the nearest tables noticing him and turned to watch, but he didn't allow himself to look to either side. He just kept his eyes straight ahead and made a beeline for the bar, where the three cute waitresses seemed to be very busy.
As Tim walked away from the table, five pairs of female eyes were on him, sliding down from his broad shoulders to his bare calves and back again, but always stopping on his firm, round buns which were so clearly outlined in their yellow fabric.
"I hate for him to leave," Sarah sighed, "but I love to watch him walk away."
Tammy elbowed her, and the other women at the table all laughed. Sandra said,
"I've got to admit, I've never seen our product look so good."