Chapter 42

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I'm still sat propped against the wall, my head buried into my knees. I feel someone's presence approach me, but I don't bother to lift my head so I can see who it is,
"Dan? You alright?" A voice asks me, and I nod as the figure bends down to my level,
"I'm going to the pub to meet Pj, do you want to come?" The voice asks again, and I look up to see Chris perched next to me,
"I'm good thanks, I'll catch you guys- WAIT, did you say Pj?" I look up, suddenly interested in Chris's offer,
"Well yeah? Apparently he was really down about something, so Peej went to the pub as being wasted resolves all problems " Chris explains, and I feel a pang in my heart as Chris speaks. Shit, it's not Peej who's down, it's Phil! They were together weren't they? Fuck, Phil's going to be so mad with me.

"Well it's up to you if you want to come or not, but I'm leaving now so you better make your decision quickly or you'll be left behind" Chris grins, and I nod,
"Okay I'll come, I was meaning to talk to Pj anyway" I lie, as Chris hoists me up by the wrist, and leads off towards the lift.
We get to the ground floor and walk out the back exit into the car park, stumbling into Chris' blue Volvo, as he slowly rolls out the car park.
"Anytime this century would be good mate" I chuckle, as Chris reaches the grand speed limit of seven miles per hour, and my colleague rolls his eyes at me,
"I'm being safe Dan!" Chris lectures me,
"You should start being safe with Pj then, and it's Mr.Howell to you, I am your boss remember" I tease, and Chris glares at me,
"You should be safer with Phil then" Chris smirks, and It's now my turn to glare,
"Fuck off" I laugh, playfully slapping Chris' arm, who gasps at the impact,
"MR HOWELL THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED US BOTH" Chris screams, and I erupt into a fit of laughter.

Chris and Pj are the only two employees of mine except Phil that I allow to see my true side, the bubbly, comical side, they see Dan. Everyone else just sees boring, strict Mr Howell who hides up in his office all day, and can't have a laugh. Of course none of the traits of Mr Howell are true, but I allow people to think that, I am comfortable being more dominant over my employees as they don't bother trying to tease their way out of a job, they just get straight to it.

The only reason I allowed Chris and Pj to see my other side was when I hired Pj, he used to work literally in my office for about three months, and after persistent pushing, Peej eventually managed to persuade me to have a laugh with him. Chris followed after, and him and Pj hit it off straight away, when I promoted Pj to the job he has right now, he moved downstairs so he was working on the same floor as Chris, we'd all go out to the pub together occasionally, and soon Chris joined our little friendship thing we got going on.

"Dan?" Chris snapped me out my nostalgia, and I looked to my right so we were looking at each other,
"We're here, but if you'd like to sit and daydream about Philip a bit longer I'll allow it" Chris teases and I shoot daggers at him,
"I wasn't thinking about Phil," I reply as I close the door behind me, "I was reminiscing the memories Pj, you and I had". I see Chris smile at the thought of their memories together,
"Do you remember when we went to Reading Festival together and you walked in on Pj and I doing it?" Chris asks me and I cringe,
"Fuck, don't remind me of that!" I plead, and Chris winks,
"I still don't get why you declined my offer to join us" Chris chuckled and I look at him with a dumbfound facial expression,
"One guess" I reply.

We walk over to the door of the Red Lion pub, and I halt on the spot,
"I'll meet you in there I need to make a really quick phone call" I speak, and Chris shrugs,
"Sure, see you then" Chris smiles, as he steps into the pub, and I sit down onto the pavement outside the old Victorian pub.
"If I go in would Phil be happy to see me or not?" I ask myself, obviously not Dan.
Maybe if I sit on a different table? No they'd see me and question why I'm avoiding them, which could just make Phil more upset, OH! I could set the fire alarm off and heroically save Phil, winning him back again! No, to much effort. Maybe I'll just wait round the area until Phil comes out with the others.

I watch the door to the pub like a hawk from the other side of the road, and it's not till about five o'clock when I really start needing to pee. I look around, and spot an alleyway just up ahead, making the decision that when you gotta go, you gotta go. I jog over to the alleyway, and walk a fairway down it until I can hide my modesty, as I quickly unbutton my trousers and relieve myself. What? At least I have the decency to hide!
Once I'm satisfied that all the urine is out of me, I quickly shake my thing and stuff it back into my boxers, buttoning my trousers back up as I leave the alleyway. I look towards where the pub is to see Phil stood clambering into another mans car,
FUCK NO.

I storm over to the car, and pull open the passengers seat, to see a very startled looking Phil,
"Dan, what are you doing!?" Phil hisses, and I crouch down to see....

"Joe?"

A/N-

HAPPY 2016!!!

THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY! BUT HAVE A GREAT YEAR, YOU ALL DESERVE IT! ALSO GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE DOING THEIR MOCKS WHEN THEY GET BACK TO SCHOOL!

-Lllamaandlion =•=

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