The Bartender

A Drink Says Alot

You can tell alot about a person from what they order at a bar. If a woman comes in before a date and orders a red wine she wants to get laid that night and say if a someone orders vodka and coke or lemonade they aren't fussy about anything. A drink tells alot about a person. I'm more of a beer and a shot kind of guy, I can tell what is what and what is a good idea or not.

Being a bar tender has its perks and it also has its downfalls. Being a happy and open guy that anyone can lay all their problems on you, seems perfectly fitting. Because people either come to this bar to either drown all their sorrows or to start their night of partying. I don't mind having a chat to a few strangers, I've met quite a few friends from being a mixologist here.

You have regular customers and some that come in every so often. Hardly get any new faces here.

"Round of Tequila's please" a girl says smiling brightly, now this drink says she's down to dance. Which she definitely looks like she is going to

"Off to a club after these?" I ask smiling pouring tequila out of the bottle into four shot glasses

"Yeah, hen party" she laughs "But first Tequila!" She says taking the shots away to the table where her friends were sat

I take a look around the bar there isn't many people here yet which is quite unusual for a Saturday night.
The door opens and a man with long curly hair walks in. His eyes, green like a blade of grass. He's wearing smart clothing as if trying to impress someone he bites his lip nervously as he walks up to the bar. He takes a seat on a bar stool and looks at me "Can I get a beer please mate?" He asks. Beer, hmm he's not limited to one kind of drink, he's a open person but right now he's having beer to calm his nerves

"Coming up" I say taking a glass and pull the handle to fill the glass "You on a date?" I ask him

"Yeah, first date" he says nervously "how'd you tell?" He asks as a pass him the beer

"It comes with the job, you get to know people by what they order" I tell him "and you look nervous"

"Shit, can you really tell that I'm nervous?" He asks I shake my head "So if I ordered a Sex On the Beach after this what would that mean?" He asks testing me

I smile "it would mean that you wouldn't even think about having sex on a beach or anywhere adventurous like that" he nods smiling

The door opens again and a tall brunette walks in wearing a black dress. She looks over to the man sat on the bar stool and smiles striding over towards him smiling "You must be Harry?" She asks him blushing

He looks at her and smiles standing up and kisses her left cheek then her right. "That's me, you must be Lucy?" He asks and she smiles "What can I get you?" He asks her and she smiles

"Red wine please" she says smiling. Sex on a first date kind of girl I see. I take a wine glass and a bottle of a red wine and pour it in there

"Is this going on a tab?" I ask Harry and he nods smiling

"Let's go to a table" He says taking both of their drinks away from the bar

"I could see the drool" Perrie the barmaid smiles "shame he is straight" she pats my back

"I wouldn't say straight possibly bisexual" I tell her looking over at him "But he is most definitely hot"

"How are you so sure?" She asks grabbing a packet of crisps and opens them

"I don't know... I just get that vibe" I say pinching the packet off her and taking a handful of crisps out

"Hey!" She snatches it back slapping my hand "I don't think those two will stand a chance, they don't seem to fit each other"

"Well I guess time will tell" I smile "better open their tab" I unlock the computer, table 16, beer and a red wine I pin into the computer. The total price so far comes up at the bottom.

"How long do you give them?" Perrie asks me

"I'm guessing that they will leave after dessert then she will invite him back to hers to have sex... but she'll say a cup of tea or some shit to get him to say yes. But when they get back he'll make a move on her and that will be the end of that... he won't see her again" I say picturing the scenario happening

"In your dreams" she laughs

"You wait and see" I say smiling "I'm 100% sure that it will happen"

The night goes on, drinks are pulled and poured... but that tab is still open and they are now finishing their dessert course. Harry stands up smiling taking his coat off his chair she says something and walks off to the toilets. Harry walks over to the bar with a smile on his face "can I pay for our tab now please" he says flashing his white pearly teeth

"Cash or card?" I ask him smiling he tells me cash "So I take it the date was a success?" I smile

"Yeah, well at least I thought it was" He says smiling "I'm no good at judging" he laughs "I'm taking it that your a pro, how do you think it went Mr. Barman"

"I think it went well... but it's what happens after which counts" I tell him trying not to tell him that I think she'll leave him If he doesn't have sex with her tonight.

She walks up behind him putting her hand on his arse "do you fancy coming back to mine for a drink?" She asks him smiling 'drink' definitely meaning sex although I think he's oblivious to that.

"Sure" he says smiling "well, thank you" he says to me handing me the cash "keep the change" he says leaving with her arm in his. He's most definitely oblivious to what his night is going to bring for him. I shake my head watching them leave her hand goes into his back pocket and pulls out a note which she quickly slides into her handbag, how did he not even feel that?