"You seem distracted, Sof," Kara says from her seat at the bar after their shift.
Sofie's speeding through closing procedures and has already guzzled two pints of beer. Matt and Ben watch her with enormous grins. The shift was agonizingly slow despite the fact that Fridays are the busiest nights of the week. Sofie was unusually quiet with customers. Her mind was far too focused on the extremely cute boy who was going to pick her up later. Sofie laughs and nods.
"I uh... I have a date."
Kara's jaw drops and she lets out an excited squeal.
"Oh my God! Wait, don't tell me it's gym guy."
"No!" Sofie laughs. "No, it's the guy from last week. He was in here with three of his friends."
"The one with the mullet?" Kara asks. "Shit, I'd climb that like a tree."
"KARA!" Ben shouts, spitting his beer onto the bar top.
"I'm just being honest!"
"You're eighteen!" Ben yells.
"Nineteen in a week. And I'd let that guy do horrible, unspeakable things to me."
"I'm gonna fucking throw up," Ben mutters.
Kara leans over the counter, her eyes narrowed.
"Does the thought of me having sex with someone disgust you, Benjamin? Because I have news for you. I pushed a kid out of my -"
"Both of you have to stop!" Matt yells while Sofie is doubled over laughing behind the bar, tears streaming down her face. "Sof's going out with the little one with the curly blonde hair and the weird jacket."
"It's not weird," Sofie says defiantly. "It's cool."
"I guess I just don't know fashion," Matt teases.
"You do only wear beer t-shirts and jeans," Kara snipes. "You look like someone's dad."
Sofie cackles and reaches over the bar to high five her. Ben gives her a reluctant, but well-deserved fist bump while Matt rolls his eyes.
"You guys are fucking assholes."
"He's picking me up in half an hour," Sofie says, wringing her hands nervously.
"What are you wearing?" Kara asks, finishing her beer.
"I don't know," Sofie confesses. "I brought some options. I was hoping you could -"
Kara leaps off of her bar stool and runs to the door of the staff room.
"Get in there," she commands. "Right now."
"Can I weigh in?" Ben asks.
"Fuck off, Ben," Kara and Sofie say in unison. Matt laughs and pats him on the back.
"Nice try, dude."
Ben shrugs as Kara drags Sofie by the hand into the staff room. Sofie grabs a duffel bag and rifles through it, pulling out a short black black dress, a black and white striped dress, a pair of black jeans, and a Motorhead t-shirt. Kara shoves the offending jeans and t-shirt right back into the bag. Sofie frowns.
"Black dress," Kara says firmly. "And here."
She peels off her black leather jacket and hands it to Sofie.
"Kara."
"Bring it back to me tomorrow."
"Thank you."
Kara wraps her arms around Sofie's neck and kisses her cheek.
"You've done a lot for me, Sof. This is the least I can do."
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Sick Child - MarkoxOC
Fanfiction"Santa Carla has always been a weird place - one of those places where you always had to be on the lookout, keep your wits about you. 'Look straight ahead and keep up' is what her mom always said whenever they hit the boardwalk. It's a strange mix o...
