βthat could never happen.β
she reassured quickly, probably too quickly but she didnβt care in that moment. she needed shelby to know that she didnβt feel anything particularly bad about her being there.
βyouβre right about the drunk men, but thatβs what my male co-workers are +
βi donβt wanna make things uncomfortable for you.β she said with a small frown on her face, letting out a quiet sigh. βitβs not fair for me to be here and make your place of work be somewhere you feel that way, especially when iβm sure thereβs enough drunk men that already +
βand how do i do that? itβs not exactly like i can text her being like βhey, i still have feelings for you. do you have feelings for me?ββ
she huffed as she glared at him before scrunching her nose a little. βthatβs because you are so down bad for that girl.β she pointed out.
βcrazy ideaβ¦ ask her?β parker said with an eyebrow raised, lifting his shoulders in a shrug and leaning back in his seat again. βboys are not at all confusing or complicated, by the way. girls can read us like a book. at least maddie can with me.β
βbut what if she has moved on? she already said she has a job lined up here, so what if she has some kind of partner here?β
she rambled as she looked at parker with a raised eyebrow before frowning. βshut the hell up, parker. boys are just as confusing!β
βokay, have you consideredβ¦ telling her that?β he asked with a slightly puzzled look on his face. it just seemed that simple to him. βi donβt understand why it has to be so complicated, girls are confusing.β
βnot. helpful!β she huffed as she glared at him more, frowning as she heard his questions. βbecause we were moving to opposite ends of the country from each other? and long distance is never fun?β she explained with a sigh.
βyeah, i do still like her.β she admitted.
βoh, drama!β he suddenly perked up, leaning forward slightly with his elbows resting on his legs. βwhat happened? whyβd you break up? do you still like her?β a million questions, and none of them were helpful.
she sat down on the chair and glared at him when he groaned, letting out a sigh.
βa girl i dated in high school who used to also be my best friend before we both moved away for college is now here. back in seattle. at the same time i am.β she explained.
when thatβs exactly what she wanted to do in that moment.
βyou shouldnβt feel like you canβt go here because one of your ghosts works here.β she pointed out with a shrug.
maeve chuckled quietly and nodded in understanding, trying to fight the frown that was threatening to appear on her face when shelby suggested leaving and finding another bar to go to.
βno β¦ donβt do that?β she said, trying not to sound like she was begging shelby to stay, +
βbingo.β shelby said with a little laugh, nodding her head and glancing over at the door that lead back to the main part of the bar, βbut i canβ iβll find another bar. i donβt wanna make you feel any type of way by being here, iβm sure seattle has a million more bars +
Iβm hungry? Iβve been studying and training all day and * ( just ) knocked off.
so I didnβt want to go home and cook. it was a toss up between the burger or fries.
they havenβt, youβre right.
what emergency could you have possibly been experiencing to not look to see if a napkin has already been used before using it yourself?