venture • lrh

eighteen

COLD EVENINGS, WARM BODIES

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Alexis grabs the box of vinyls and gives them their given price. Bea told her to hold all the vinyls that seemed to crease in the corners. The sleeves to be more correct. She likes doing new things, but this is one of the most annoying things. It's so incredibly dull.

"Bea, can't someone else do this?" Alexis sighs deeply, hoping the torture will stop. "I am about to go on a date, which will give me an attitude." She complains more about it.

"Stop being a little baby. It's just one box. It's not like it's seven like the last time," she chuckles. "But who's the date with? Anyone I know?" Alexis' cheeks turn red. "It is someone I know!" She exclaims happily. A smirk grows on her face. "You want to get laid," she states.

Alexis feels a little uncomfortable by the statement. She doesn't want to get laid, not now, at least. But Bea doesn't know the story yet knows precisely who she's talking about.

"Or you don't?" Bea says hesitantly, noticing the uncomfortable look on Alex's face. "...It's just if we're talking about the same guy. Are you sure that it's really a date?" Alexis takes a moment to breathe and nods her head eventually. "I will kill him if he does anything you don't want," she says right after.

"I'm not even sure if he knows when I'm done," Alexis sighs. "I could be here all evening, and he wouldn't know."

"He knows," Bea tells the girl. "He asked me."

"So you knew?" Alexis asks softly.

"No, he just asked when you got off." She explains. "I thought it wouldn't hurt anyone. Otherwise, I'd bring you home." Alexis smiles and looks at the blue-haired girl. "But is that why you brought the backpack? Extra clothes?"

"You caught me," Alexis sighs. "I just wanted to wear something cute."

After a few hours, her shift is finally over, and she gets dressed in the cute dress she has prepared for the night. Once she gets out of the toilet with the dress on, she looks at herself in the mirror. She wouldn't like to admit it, but she looks perfect.

"Have fun," Bea smiles at the younger girl. Alexis quickly stuffs her bag with the clothes she had on and sprays perfume again. "You want to make sure he can breathe as well. You smell amazing, okay? Don't worry about it so much." She says, grabbing the perfume from Alexis's hand and putting it in the bag. Alexis holds her back, and they both walk outside the building.

"You look beautiful, Alex. Have fun!" She waves Alex goodbye and walks toward her own car. Alex looks around to find Luke's car somewhere, but it's nowhere to be found in the nearby area. She decides to sit on the bench and waits. Maybe he got lost in time or has the traffic against him.

FINLEY [19:16]
hey, are you on your way?

The checkmarks don't turn blue, but maybe he's still driving. She goes to the chat with Ashton but quickly swipes it away again. She doesn't need to act so impatiently.

Then there's also this other option; he stood her up.

But that's the thing, he didn't, but Alexis doesn't know that. Luke is currently stressing out at Ashton's place because the place he made a reservation at closed due to minimal staff. He has to find elsewhere to eat, but he can't figure it out, and it's such short notice.

"Fucking hell, just go for pizza and eat it on the beach!" Ashton exclaims. He's been begging Luke to go for at least an hour now. He told him that he would be late, and so he is. Because Alexis is now nearly half an hour done with work.

"But there's-"

"Luke, for fucks sake, pick the girl up." Ashton groans, annoyed. "Do you need change or something?"