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Which isn’t enough.
Why?
I have no idea.
Impatiently, I wait for more questions or judgments or jokes, only to be disappointed that they never come.
We continue to silently take turns completing the activity to the faint sounds of the radio, and I can’t stop myself from wondering if I fucked something up.
Upset her again.
Said something, I shouldn’t have.
Perhaps hearing what I do…what I’ve done…what I’m capable of fills her with resentment.
“Your file didn’t list where you currently work, just that you’re employed.” Nervousness wavers in my voice as I take my turn. “May I ask where?”
“Mr. Wilcox asking for permission,” she teases in such a way that I give her exactly what she wants, a small glimpse of one eye along with a quirked eyebrow. “Might wanna be careful or I might start to think you like me.”
I do.
And I shouldn’t.
At least not the way that keeps me up at night.
“I work at Fire & Ash.”
“The Cigar Club?”
“That’d be the one.”
“They open in the evening.”
“That’s two for two, Commander Sisko.”
Instead of investigating who that is – figuring it’s most likely a pop culture reference that’s going over my head – I bite, “Then why are you going in now?”
“I’m not. I’m going to my car now.” She slips the ink tool back to her. “I’ve got shit to do before my shift. Hair to style. Hair to wax.”
An image of the area I assume flashes through my mind without my consent.
“And yes, it’s in the area I know you’re envisioning.”
Great.
Dreaming about seeing that is the thought that’s now going to keep me up at night.
“I’ve also gotta get my nails touched up. Toes. Wardrobe.”
“Is that really the wisest investment of your limited funds?”
The pen suddenly falls flat on the booklet. “It is when how I look directly effects how many funds, I’m capable of making.”
“Miss Winters,” Hurst politely invades the conversation, attention shot to her, “we’ve arrived at your vehicle.”
“Thanks for the ride, Lurch.” The wide mouth grin she flashes him pulls a guttural groan out of me prompting her to add in my direction, “And thank you for the ride too.”
I nod and offer her the activity we were sharing.
