Under The Lights

Four- Titan Pierce

I nervously rub my hands together as I pace back and forth in the cafe kitchen.

Record will be here any minute.

I can't believe she suggested something like that. Does that mean she wants to see me again?

One of the cashiers, Astrid, barges through the kitchen doors. "Titan, someone up front is asking for you. She's cute." She smirks while throwing her black locs over her shoulder.

I glare at her. "Don't even look at her."

It's not a secret Astrid is a lesbian that has the charm to pull anyone, you can see why I'm worried.

She squints at me. "Are you two dating?"

"..no."

She grins. "Then she's fair game." She says before running back to the front and i chase her before composing myself at the door. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. It's fine, Astrid won't steal Record from you. Not that you even have her in the first place. She came here to see you, or to eat my food. And that's enough for my delusional ass to think she's interested, even if it's just a little bit.

I open the door and I see Astrid immediately chatting up Record while leaning over the counter, clearly interested and Record has a smile on her face that I've never seen before and it makes my stomach twist that its not directed toward me.

What are they even talking about? They just met.

I walk over and interrupt their conversation. "Record, hey! Sorry if my employee here is bothering you, Astrid talks a lot."

"Only to beautiful women." Astrid winks at her and I want to vomit when Record chuckles in response.

Yea enough of that.

"Astrid shouldn't you be in the back finishing up." I subtly try to shoo her away and she smirks at me because we both know that her job is being up front as the cashier. But nonetheless she goes into the back.

Once shes gone i turn my head to Record and when i tell you her beauty continues to leave me star struck i mean it. Since i saw her last shes put her hair up into a puff and i can see her facial features more under the lights. The way the twinkling lights bounce off her skin, she looks like a fairytale.

I clear my throat and get out of the fantasy land in my head.

"So, what can i get you today?"

She quirks her eyebrow at my formal speech. "Can i get the spicy chicken sliders and a tres leche cake? And can i get extra cheese on the sliders? Ill also take your company while i eat it." She smirks.

I freeze and feel my ears heating up before stammering "sure. Take a seat wherever you want ill be right out."

Shes about to hand me her card but i stop her. "No no I wouldnt make you pay, you did my tattoo."

Now that i know she comes here i feel bad she was paying even then. She'll eat here for free now as far as im concerned.

She laughs. "Yea and i thought we agreed it was free, but you somehow managed to leave 200 without me noticing."

A small smile leaves my lips and i just shrug. "The meal is free." I say sternly before going through the doors and into the kitchen, leaving her before she can get another word in and try to convince me to let her pay.

Astrid is sitting on a steel stool in the back munching on a cinnamon roll cupcake that she somehow managed to get all over her light brown skin like a toddler as she wiggles her brows at me. "Well boss did you seal the deal yet?"