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Authors: Tiffany Stevens
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right. I met Shay again for dinner before work at the local pizza place around the corner and she couldn’t stop talking about Viktor and how crazy he was about me. For once, it was nice hearing about someone decent making a fuss over me. I let her talk the whole time until it was time to go.
“So, what do you think?” Shay was too busy talking about their conversation that she never gave me a chance to talk.
“About what, Viktor? I don’t know , I just met him and it seems like everything is moving too fast. Does it seem like that to you?”
“I know you aren’t asking me advice on men. Sloane, stop closing yourself up.”
“OK, let’s say this ‘thing’ happens to last and he gets a whiff of my gifts. What will he do then, run?”
“You have to take chances , Sloane. You will never know unless you try. Give him a chance and tell Jared to back the hell off.”
“I already did th at once and look what happened. The guy left and never came back. Well, figuratively. Speaking of which, you never told me what Declan said.”
“Do you really want to know? I’ll tell you if you do.” Something told me to say no, but I just couldn’t.
“Tell me.”
“He bought a house and he has a girl leaving with him.”
My heart began to fill with ice and I could feel raw emotions flowing through my body as we stopped walking. I couldn’t move or breathe. I knew he went on with his life, but why did it feel like the last bit of my broken heart just shattered? I placed my hand on a shop’s building as if it were actually holding me up. Taking deep breaths, I could hear Shay’s pleas to let her know I was alright.
“Sloane , your eyes just went from hazel to jade green. Please, calm down. This is why I wasn’t sure if I should tell you or not.”
“It’s fine , really. I knew he obviously went on with his life. I just didn’t think about the reality of it.”
“I guess it’s a good thing Viktor came along when he did.”
“Yes, I guess so.”
We continued to walk to work. Shay talked about making plans for the beach and I listened and thought about the future. I was afriad of holding Shay back from being happy. I knew she would never leave me and as long as she knew I needed her, she would always be there. For her I would try with Viktor just so she would stop worrying.
The nig ht began like any other night. We stocked our bar section after closing up our jackets and purses in the closets. Just as I thought how “quiet” it was, Jared called me into his office.
“Have you thought about anything I said last night?”
“Yes, I have and I decided that I am going to see Viktor.”
“Oh, really ?”
“Jared , it has nothing…” He cut me off before I could finish.
“It’s fine. The crowd is starting to come in. You better get to work.”
Just like that , I was dismissed. It went over better than I thought, but as the night went on, I hardly saw Jared. I guess it was about 11:30 p.m. before Viktor walked in. I wondered why he came so late, but couldn’t help but smile anyway. He leaned over the bar and motioned for me to plant a kiss on his cheek, but as I went to kiss it, he turned his head and I got his lips instead. Cheesy, I know, but it worked and it made my night better. He made sure he played at the closest pool table to me, and when he took breaks we’d sit at the end of the bar and talk. And Shay gave the occasional towel pop on my behind to let me know when I had customers.
It was a good night; b etter than most in a very long time. That night Viktor waited for me and we walked home together. As we got to our building, he walked me to my door and said good night with a sweet kiss to seal the deal.
Chapter 5
Days, weeks, and months started to run together. Come to think of it, the dreams stopped too. Viktor and I started to do the couple thing. During the week when I wasn’t working we’d spend time together. He was basically some type of
“So, what do you think?” Shay was too busy talking about their conversation that she never gave me a chance to talk.
“About what, Viktor? I don’t know , I just met him and it seems like everything is moving too fast. Does it seem like that to you?”
“I know you aren’t asking me advice on men. Sloane, stop closing yourself up.”
“OK, let’s say this ‘thing’ happens to last and he gets a whiff of my gifts. What will he do then, run?”
“You have to take chances , Sloane. You will never know unless you try. Give him a chance and tell Jared to back the hell off.”
“I already did th at once and look what happened. The guy left and never came back. Well, figuratively. Speaking of which, you never told me what Declan said.”
“Do you really want to know? I’ll tell you if you do.” Something told me to say no, but I just couldn’t.
“Tell me.”
“He bought a house and he has a girl leaving with him.”
My heart began to fill with ice and I could feel raw emotions flowing through my body as we stopped walking. I couldn’t move or breathe. I knew he went on with his life, but why did it feel like the last bit of my broken heart just shattered? I placed my hand on a shop’s building as if it were actually holding me up. Taking deep breaths, I could hear Shay’s pleas to let her know I was alright.
“Sloane , your eyes just went from hazel to jade green. Please, calm down. This is why I wasn’t sure if I should tell you or not.”
“It’s fine , really. I knew he obviously went on with his life. I just didn’t think about the reality of it.”
“I guess it’s a good thing Viktor came along when he did.”
“Yes, I guess so.”
We continued to walk to work. Shay talked about making plans for the beach and I listened and thought about the future. I was afriad of holding Shay back from being happy. I knew she would never leave me and as long as she knew I needed her, she would always be there. For her I would try with Viktor just so she would stop worrying.
The nig ht began like any other night. We stocked our bar section after closing up our jackets and purses in the closets. Just as I thought how “quiet” it was, Jared called me into his office.
“Have you thought about anything I said last night?”
“Yes, I have and I decided that I am going to see Viktor.”
“Oh, really ?”
“Jared , it has nothing…” He cut me off before I could finish.
“It’s fine. The crowd is starting to come in. You better get to work.”
Just like that , I was dismissed. It went over better than I thought, but as the night went on, I hardly saw Jared. I guess it was about 11:30 p.m. before Viktor walked in. I wondered why he came so late, but couldn’t help but smile anyway. He leaned over the bar and motioned for me to plant a kiss on his cheek, but as I went to kiss it, he turned his head and I got his lips instead. Cheesy, I know, but it worked and it made my night better. He made sure he played at the closest pool table to me, and when he took breaks we’d sit at the end of the bar and talk. And Shay gave the occasional towel pop on my behind to let me know when I had customers.
It was a good night; b etter than most in a very long time. That night Viktor waited for me and we walked home together. As we got to our building, he walked me to my door and said good night with a sweet kiss to seal the deal.
Chapter 5
Days, weeks, and months started to run together. Come to think of it, the dreams stopped too. Viktor and I started to do the couple thing. During the week when I wasn’t working we’d spend time together. He was basically some type of
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