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And yet, being around people most nights was doing something to him. Opened him up a bit. Therapy helped, too, but I really believed a huge part of it was this place. Nate was meant for this.
“What are you smiling about, Zoe girl?” he asked next to me as the rest of the gang began to talk among themselves. We moved to the side as the other bartenders continued to serve drinks.
“Just seeing you in your element.”
“Ahh. So, how’d it go today?”
“Fine. I’ll tell you all about it later. Or tomorrow. For now, I just want one more kiss before I go sit down.”
He obliged, Nate’s kiss turning a little more hot and heavy than either of us expected. Cheers from around the bar told us it was time to stop.
“That’s what you get,” he whispered, “when you send me texts like that from work.”
I smiled. “So you liked that, did you?”
“Not sure I’d use the word like. But I will say I hope you’re not too tired. I have plans for us when we leave here.”
I laughed. “In like seven hours.”
“Au contraire, sweetheart. I’m not closing tonight.”
“You’re not?”
“Nope. When all of our friends head out, so do we.”
“Now this is getting exciting.”
“Yeah? Tell me.”
I stood on my tiptoes and whispered in his ear, “Think of a number between sixty-eight and seventy.”
He groaned. “Dear lord, you’re gonna kill me, woman.”
I slapped his ass. “Just something to think about as you serve drinks tonight.”
Heading around the bar, I sat next to Natalie.
“You okay?”
“Not really,” she said. “But what the hell did you do to Nate? He’s looking at you half like he’s going to jump over the bar and attack you and half like he might kill you.”
“Hmm,” I said, winking at him. “I think it’s probably more the first.”
“What did you say to him?”
“I just gave him something to think about for the night.”
“How about you give me something to think about for the night too? Distract me.”
I thought about how to do that. “How about a trip to New Orleans?”
Natalie laughed. “That’s your thing. I’d choose a trip to. . .” She thought about it for a second. “Somewhere outdoorsy. Where we could spend the days hiking and the nights drinking wine.”
“I’d do a short hike,” I said. “If you think of somewhere, count me in.”
“Deal.”
Nate leaned over the bar and looked at me with a gleam in his eyes. “I just realized my girl doesn’t have a drink yet.”
