Bad Reputation

11.

It was weird between Lando and I. He flirted with me, I flirted back a little. Just a little though, because I felt bad for Sav.

He said he wanted to prove himself to me. Said he wasn't a fuckboy, like I thought he was.

And even though I wanted to believe that, I could never actually date him.
Sav would never talk to me again.

She would probably already hate me if she knew I went on a date with him and kissed him twice.
One was for a bet, but I had no explanation for the other kiss.

"I did something stupid" Sav said as she walked behind the bar. "Uh, we are working here" Jess said as she looked at Sav.

Savannah didn't care, she never worked a day in her life. She didn't need that.
Her dad was filthy rich, owned some kind of company.

So all she did was go shopping, tan, go on vacation and lately, dancing around Lando.

Sometimes I actually thought they would be good together. They were both rich, she had time to accompany him to his races, she wouldn't be impressed with expensive champagne or his Mclaren.

"I need to talk to my best friend, it's an emergency" she said, looking at Jess.

Jess on the other hand wasn't as privileged, she didn't come from a rich family, also didn't really care about money that much.

She just wanted to have fun and she loved doing this job, just like I did.

"Yeah okay, you can talk to Francesca from the other side of the bar, I can't have you walking in my way here" Jess snapped.

Sav looked at me like a lost puppy but I just shrugged. "She's right Sav, it's busy so-"

"Yeah yeah" she groaned, walked around the bar again and looked at Jess. "Happy now?"

Jess just rolled her eyes. I was actually embarrassed about Sav's behavior right now.

"What's wrong?" I asked while I was preparing a drink.

"I send Lando something and now he's not replying anymore"

"What did you send him?" I asked. Already knew the answer though.

"Nudes"

Yes, expected that.

"And what did he reply?" I asked while grabbing the bottle of vodka to make another's guys drink.

"Aren't you listening? He's not answering!" She rolled her eyes. "But yeah maybe you're used to people ghosting you, but I am not used to that"

I snorted, could she be even more embarrassing?

Lando definitely had the worst possible timing. He walked up to us right at this time.

"Look, just in time" Jess said with a smile. "Lando, did you get her nudes?" She asked as she pointed at Sav.

"I-uh" he stuttered. "I did"

"Then why didn't you answer?" Sav snapped her head to him.

This was entertaining and embarrassing at the same time.

"Uh- because I forgot?"

She smiled at that. Don't know why, it was obvious to see that he wasn't interested.

"So you actually liked them?"

He sighed a little. "Yeah sure"

"Let's go dance" she said, already pulling him with her. "Yeah wait, I'm gonna get a drink first, I'll come to you" he said, turning his attention to me.

Sav already walked to the dancefloor and Jess went back to work.

"Your usual?" I asked with a smile. He nodded, leaning a bit closer. "Kiss?"

"No, Sav will kill me"

He shrugged. "Okay, then I will go tell her that I like you"

"No Lando, she will be heartbroken" I grabbed a glass to make his drink.

"Okay.. I don't get it? Do I have to pretend as if I like her?"

"Just dance with her a little"

I put his drink on the bar, also leaning closer to him.

"But I don't wanna dance with her, I wanna dance with you"

"Lando please" I mumbled.

"Fine" he rolled his eyes, put his hand closer to mine. "If you go on another date with me tomorrow"

"Okay" I smiled.

His thumb rubbed my hand a little. "Awesome, but this time I'm picking you up at your place, so you better send me your address"

"Only my address or also some nudes?" I chuckled.

"You know I don't reply to nudes" he laughed, winked and grabbed his drink before making his way to Sav.

Jess leaned against the bar, her arms crossed in front of her body and she looked at me with a smile on her face.

"You've to tell her" she said.

"Tell her what?"

"That you like her crush"

"I don't like him" I frowned.

She laughed at that. "Do you believe your own lies?"

I looked at Lando, he was doing his best to not let Sav touch him, to avoid her without being rude.

He did that for me. Maybe he wasn't such a fuckboy after all - or maybe that's what he wanted me to believe.