Alex's POV
I'm awoken by the sound of someone groaning. I open my eyes in shock but I soon join them in groaning as the sun shines through the window. "f#%k!" I hear a raspy voice mumble. I look to my side and try to open my eyes some. My eyes widen dramatically as I see an attractive naked man next to me. I sit up quickly and cringe at the sudden movement. I look down and see that I too am naked.
I hear the bed lurch as the other man gets up and pulls a pair of boxers from a dresser. I see him flinch in pain as he puts them on and I smirk. Looks like I topped last night. I don't realize I have been staring at him till I hear him say "see something you like?" while he smirks. I look away, my face bright red and I get up and search the room for my clothes.
I slip them on and turn around to see the man fully dressed now. "I'm gonna go get some Advil, want any?" he asks and I nod.While he is gone, I search for my phone, keys, and wallet. I find them on the nightstand next to a condom wrapper. At least drunk me remembered to use protection. I hear footsteps and I turn around to see the man returning with a bottle of Advil and two glasses of water. He hands me a water and pops open the pill bottle then passes me two small blue pills. I take them then drink about half of the glass of water. I look at the small clock he has on his wall and all the color drains from my face.
"S*!t! I'm so sorry but I'm late for work. Thank you, last night was fun. Goodbye!" I say quickly as I start to head towards the front door."Wait!" I hear him say and I turn around. He pulls out a pen and grabs my hand, then scribbles down an array of numbers. "My name is Jack, call me sometime." he says with a wink and I smirk. "Okay, Jack. I'm Alex. Maybe I will, you cutie. Bye!" I say as I wink and walk out the door.
"Sorry I'm late!" I say as I walk into the small record I work at. The short, pale girl with the white-purple hair shakes her head and laughs. "Let's not beat around the bush Alex, who did you sleep with?" Wednesday says as she pushes her pastel hair behind her ear. I blush at what my best friend says, she knows me too well. "This cute boy named Jack." I mumble out. "Tell me all about him!" she says as she leans onto the counter. "Well, I don't remember much, I was completely wasted. But he has black hair with a blonde streak down the middle and uh brown eyes. He's really sweet and he gave me his number." I say and hold up my hand that has the number on it.
"Oh my god! I ship it!" she screeches. "Dear god, you're such a gay loser." I say and push her shoulder jokingly. "So are you." she says and messes up with my hair. "Don't touch it!" I scream. She laughs and soon I join her.
Most people who don't know us would think we were dating, but we would never considering I'm gay and she's a lesbian. We met in middle school and she has always been there for me. She was there for me when my brother died and my anxiety developed, and I was there for her when she was struggling with anorexia and self harm. Both of us have gone through so much shit and we need each other to survive.
"Almost closing time." I say as I look at the clock. She nods and looks out the window at the dark sky. The bell on the door jingles and both of our heads quickly turn towards the front of the store. My breathe catches in my throat as I see Jack walk in. He meanders towards the Nirvana CDs as I quickly get onto my knees and hide behind the counter. Wednesday looks down at me and mouths, "is that Jack?" I silently respond by nodding my head.
She leans down next to me and does what I hate, she tickles me. I laugh loudly then clamp my hand over my mouth in an attempt to muffle the sound. "Stand up, you clearly like him and he wouldn't have given you his number if he didn't like you a little." she whispers and I nod hesitantly. We both slowly stand up together to see Jack standing in front of the counter with a few CDs in his hand.
I blush and look away from him. "Hey Alex." I hear his beautiful voice say. I look back at him to see him smiling widely at me. "Hi Jack." I say and smile back. "I didn't know you work here." he says, the smile still on his face. "I've been working here since I was 16, man." I say jokingly. "Wow, I'm not observant at all then because I've been coming here for a long time. Nice to see you, Wednesday!" he says and she smiles back at him as she says hello.
"Wait, you know Jack?" I ask, confusion evident in my voice. "Did I forget to mention that? Yeah, he comes in often dipwad." she says and nudges me. I roll my eyes and nudge her back. "Oh yeah, let me ring you up." I say as Jack passes me his CDs. "Nirvana, Blink 182, and Led Zeppelin. Nice choices." I admire and Wednesday nods. "Thanks man." Jack says as he passes me the cash for his purchases. I give him his change as we say our goodbyes and he starts to head to the door. Right before he is about to go out into the cold Baltimore streets, he turns around and locks eyes with me.
"Alex?"
"Yes, Jack?"
"You better call me, babe."
