“So, your boyfriend…is he planning a magic night for you at home?”
Louis snorts. “He’s not, actually. He’s pretty hardworking, you see, so he comes home late.”
“Such a shame.” Harry walks towards Louis, so close that they’re sharing the same space. “You’re so beautiful, Louis. If you were mine, I wouldn’t make you wait for me.”
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“Ni, please let patrons know we’re closing in fifteen, so we can start cleaning.”
“You’ve got it, boss,” Niall says, making a salute gesture.
Harry’s able to listen to his friend’s loud but firm voice through the door of his office. He doesn’t wait to hear anything else when he goes back to his task.
It’s a nice December evening in London. It isn’t raining, for starters, and the streets are not as busy as they would normally be this close to the holidays. Harry intends to finish work at the pub as quickly as possible, so he can enjoy this unexpected but welcome quiet night.
Harry has been the owner of “Ruby” for about ten months now, after his step-father decided to step down and become an investor instead. Harry had been working as the accountant after he finished uni – consequently he had known all the work from behind the scenes that Robin did as the head of the business. However, as much as he expected to have a difficult start, he hadn’t considered all the paperwork he had to get done correctly, so he wouldn’t have any legal problem in the future; and the investment in new furniture is necessary to make his vision come to life.
In the end it all will be worth it.
“Already done, H,” Niall announces when he gets back to the office. “There’s only one man left, chatting with Louis. He asked for another pint before I got there.”
Harry hums in acknowledgment. “Thanks, Nialler, I’ll be out with your checks in a few.”
As soon as Niall leaves the office, Harry lets out a long sigh. He shouldn’t be surprised, really, this is almost a daily occurrence, especially in this business. People get too flirty with the staff, share friendly banter now and then, but it never goes beyond that.
Louis gets hit on constantly, though, by everyone – even if they’re sober.
