Coffee Mess

Disrespect

"U really shouldn't have done that, it's not like u would never see me again!" I tell Ian going closer and taking my jacket

"It's not the only reason I came..."

"No kidding..." I say ironically

"Are u avoiding me because of what happened last night?"

"What? No!"

"Are u sure? Because Fred told me u invoked personal reasons in order not to come tonight."

"Meaning very personal reasons!"

"Isn't what we did last night very personal?"

"It is, but it's not why I can't come today..."

"Now I'm curious..."

"I got my period early, ok? I always take the day off the first day of my period, it usually comes the day I expect it, but this time it came early and I'm practically sedated right now from the painkillers I've taken and it still hurts! Happy?" I explain kinda irritated and it's visible he regrets asking

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry! I just wanted to make sure us having sex wouldn't get in the way of our professional relationship!"

"We were clear on what that was, so, no. It's not gonna get in the way, as long as it doesn't get weird or cross boundaries! I may be young, but I know how to separate my personal life from my professional!"

"Good! I'm glad to hear that..."

"So, can I get u anything? first time at my house?"

"No, it's not necessary, I'll leave, I won't bother u, especially since u're saying u're in pain!"

"Yeah, ok...and I'm sorry for yelling before knowing it's u, but people keep waking me up!" I say rubbing my forehead

"I'm sorry to hear that...I called but- what happened to your hand?" he asks concerned, seeing my knuckles, making me look at my hand too

"Oh, right...not a big deal, I knocked Thomas unconscious last night-well, this morning actually, it was 4 already I guess!"

"What? What happened?"

"Well, he tried to sneak up on me as I was about to get in the building when I came home in the morning, but he barely touched me, u should be more worried for him!"

"That bastard! I thought I had scared him enough!"

"Oh right! I just remembered why I was mad at u last night: What made u think I needed u to scare him off, huh?" I ask kinda angrily, putting my hands on my hips

"Well, from what Fred told me, the guy is a total tool, that wouldn't stop harassing u, so I thought it'd be best for me to get involved, u know, since I'm your boss and all!"

"Ok, all y'all guys have to stop trying to protect me, ok? My dad was a marine, so I know all about self-defense, I've been a kickboxer for 10 years, I've won 5 national matches and I don't remember asking u to protect me!"

"U don't have to ask, Sandra! We're just trying to make your life easier!"

"No, u're just trying to prove that u have the power to stop another man! And the screwed-up part is that it's actually true! He only stopped hitting on me because 1. Fred scolded him, 2.he found out I have something going on with Logan and 3. he got threatened by u! Not because I repeatedly told him to stop!"

"See? That's why u needed us to protect u!"

"Sorry to break it to y'all, but I don't need anyone, ok? Even my dad has stopped trying to protect me because he knows I can protect myself! I have footage that proves that!"

"Sandra, he's a cop! He's not just some guy! He can get away with anything if he wants!"

"So? I will have to have u as my private bodyguard just because he's a cop?"

"Not just because he's a cop, but also because he can have anyone come and hurt u...and it might be more than one!"

"Oh come on, u're watching too much TV! He won't have anyone come hurt an 18-year-old girl, especially after the damage I did to him! But even if he does, it's not your fucking job to protect me! U're just my boss and a guy I happened to fuck last night! U're not my dad, my bodyguard, my boyfriend, not even my friend! U have no right to meddle in my personal life! The only thing u need to do is make sure I'm safe INSIDE my workplace, pay me and occasionally fuck me, if it comes down to it again!"

"Hey! Watch your tone with me, alright? As u said, we're not friends or anything!"

"So? U made it perfectly clear that there are no boundaries between us! U can threaten people on my behalf, so why can't I talk to u like that? The lines are so thin!"

"There's a difference between being comfortable with each either and being disrespectful!"

"Oh, so I'm being disrespectful?"

"Very!"

"What u gonna do about it? Huh?"

"Don't provoke me, u know I can't do anything right now, especially with your dad in the next room!"

"So, once again, the only thing that can stop a man is another man! U're just proving my point!"

"U really think u can protect yourself without any help?"

"I don't think it, I know it!"

"Just because u punched a guy half my size?"

"I knocked him out! He was barely conscious when I left him! What's your point exactly?"

"That if he was about my size, u would be all kinds of hurt right now!"

"And if my mom wasn't a bitch, maybe I wouldn't be as damaged as I am now...either way, it's all just conjectures! If he was as big as u, maybe I would have asked for help, but I didn't!" I say and he scoffs

"Maybe your dad was right, u are an ungrateful bitch!" he says and I immediately slap him