Daddy Issues- Joseph Quinn

Can I buy you a drink?

Mabel was a British actress from London who went through men like they were hot meals. Notorious for her scandals in the tabloids of who her hook ups were and if they'd spill all. She didn't care however, men got to do whoever they wanted and were praised for it but a woman does it and she's a quote on quote whore. She'd always successfully left before the man woke up and managed to avoid their existence from then on. However one night was going to come back and bite her in the ass- she just didn't know it yet.

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It was 10pm on a Tuesday and Mabel found herself once again in a tight dress, stilettos and a laughable amount of make up, sitting in a bar scanning the room for anyone remotely suitable. However this was a Tuesday night so she wasn't hopeful.

''Jerry?'' the girl smiled to the bartender who she has become close friends with during her antics.
''What will it be sweetheart?'' He titled his head at her.
''I'll have a vodka redbull please'' She shot a warm smile to the tall man who clearly spent all his free time at the gym.

He could probably take Mike Tyson down with one punch. He was terrifying to everyone but Mabel always felt a gravitational pull towards him. It was probably because he was the closest thing to a father figure she'd had in her life.

The tall man hands her a class of fizzy yellow liquid and she thanks him with an energetic smile.

Mabel stands up from her seat at the bar tugging her dress down to not expose herself. She sighed heavily once again looking around at the slim pickings of men around the bar. Not a single good looking one in sight.

The girl found herself debating just calling it a night and heading home until someone bumped into her from behind making her spill her drink. She swiftly turned round to give the person a piece of her mind but stopped in her tracks when she noticed how incredibly good looking he was.

''I'm so sorry love, I'm always bumping into everyone I'm such an idiot'' he muttered to the girl while grabbing napkins from the bar to help clean up.

''It's fine honestly, please don't worry'' Mabel gushed taking the napkins from the handsome man. She patted herself down deliberately over her breasts to get his attention. Which to her delight worked. The man took a deep breath and smiled at the girl.

''Can I buy you a drink?'' He offered to the brunette.

To not seem desperate she pretended she didn't catch was he was saying. He repeated the phrase and she enthusiastically said yes which made the man chuckle.

''Vodka redbull please sir'' the man ordered for Mabel. She liked that he took a note of what she was drinking.

The pair sat at the bar together and the man finally introduced himself.

''I'm Joseph by the way'' he said placing his hand on his chest.

''Mabel'' the girl smiled his way. She liked that he didn't immediately know who she was. She's slept with too many people who ran straight to the tabloids to scream about what she's like in bed.

''Well Mabel, what do you do for a living?'' Joseph questioned the girl. She liked the sound of her name on his tongue.

She wasn't sure whether to tell the truth or lie.

Lying seems like the easy opportunity.

''I work in the Media'' she smiled. She was only half lying. ''What do you do Joe- can I call you Joe?'' She chuckled.

''Call me whatever you want darling. And I work in the media too.'' He smiled her way. She really hoped he wasn't going to ask specific questions about her job because she's already hit the limit of lies she was willing to create.