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Serving was hard work. She was going to do something nice for all the servers.
She walked toward the crotchety old man first, putting his drink down with a smile but not saying anything. She didn’t trust herself not to tell him that he was a nasty old man who needed to learn to use his manners.
Then she moved to her other tables, giving them more sweetness. One of them even tipped her big. Bonus.
“Hey, girlie!” the man yelled over the music again.
Smile, Effie.
You look prettier when you smile.
With a sigh and without glancing over at Nate, she made her way to the old man.
“Yes, sir?” she asked politely.
“I told you, more Jack in my Coke!” He reached out and grabbed her arm.
Effie froze. She wasn’t used to being grabbed. He shook her arm, making her jolt. A stab of pain went through her back. It probably would have been all right if she wasn’t already in pain from lugging drinks around for three hours. Those trays got heavy after a while.
A squeak of pain escaped her. Damn. He was strong for an old guy.
“Let me go!” she said quietly, trying not to draw attention to herself.
Suddenly, someone stepped between her and the old guy, grabbing his arm.
“Let Effie go. Now.”
She looked up, surprised to see Lex standing there. She hadn’t even seen him move over here.
“Everything all right here?”
She glanced over to see Nate standing there, scowling at the crotchety old guy. Had he come over to help her as well?
“This asshole had his hand on Effie,” Lex said.
“You okay, darlin’?” Nate asked.
“Yes, thanks.”
“No, you’re not,” he countered.
Um. She didn’t know what to say to that. Especially since he was right.
“She cheated me! There was barely any booze in that drink!”
“Asshole, I made that drink,” Nate said. “There was plenty of whiskey in it. You wanted a triple, then you should have asked for it. Now, you don’t get anything since you’re banned.”
“Banned? Nate, you don’t have the ability to ban anyone,” Lucy said, coming up to them.
Great.
“Actually, I do,” Nate replied quietly. “I’m in charge of the bar, you’re in charge of the servers, even if you think you rule the whole place. Lex, get rid of him.”
“With pleasure,” the bouncer replied.
“Effie, you come sit down,” Nate ordered. “You’re off shift.”
Whoa. Was every guy that worked here so dominant and bossy?
