Namaste badboy

Cherry pie

"Of course my Cherry Pie" Joe smiles politely at Cherry taking the heavy box from her.
He started calling her Cherry Pie when she threatened to fire him for calling her Maa'm. I think she quite likes it the old flirt.

Todays been another day of getting ready for the official summer season, today Cherry let a few regular locals in to buy board wax and milk shakes, but mostly we've been washing the outside and I re-painted the window frames in a beautiful sea coloured turquoise, while Joe watched.

"You could help you know" I sighed from up the ladder

"Artwork." He replied simply, but he did then get up and start on the door frame.

Naomi was picking me up to go shopping after work she came in 30 minutes early in the hopes of getting a milkshake on the house - which of course she got as soon as Cherry saw her.

"Ooh Niaomi!" She smiled "strawberry, oreo, watermelon shot with cream and cookie dough sprinkles right my love?"

"Please, but drop the watermelon I think I've outgrown it" she giggled throwing her bag on the counter and hopping onto the stool.

We talked for a while with Cherry about what we were going to buy, while sipping at milkshakes and fixing the coffee machine.

"I need a lightweight jumper and new shorts, maybe a dress"...the list kept getting bigger.

After a while Cherry said I could finish up when my milkshake had gone and she went back to the office leaving me and Naomi to talk alone.

...

"I know but actually seeing it....I don't know it made it real, it was so hard..." I sighed before slurping the last of my shake.

"You know you really shouldn't talk about my dick like that in public sweetheart" Joe walked in from the back room, he'd been tidying the stock room to be honest I completely forgot he was still here.

"oh please shut up Joe" Nay rolls her eyes at him and smiles reassuringly at me 'it'll be ok with time' 

Joe looks at me with a questioning concerned look on his face, but I really don't want to get into it today, not with him.  

I wipe the old coffee grains off the counter and chuck the cloth in the wash bin, and grab my keys 'come on nay lets boogie'. 

'pick me up something cute babe' Joe winks as we leave, he's finally doing some real work, sanding and repainting the chairs outside in the sun, with his shirt thrown over one shoulder with his tanned, toned torso glowing in the sun. 

I wave over my shoulder and carry on walking away towards the camper. 

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'Whats going on with you two then?' Nay smiles sweetly - a sure sign shes up to something - as we each climb in. 

I hesitate, I don't know the answer to that question. I don't know how I feel let alone how he feels. We don't talk about it ever, he makes overtly flirty or sexual comments in front of everyone but since the beach sleepover hes avoided being alone with me, to the point he went into the same toilet cubical as Jack the other day so we didn't have to wait outside together. 

I start the van before I answer, 'I'm not sure...nothing I don't think' I say flatly making sure she knows not to ask any follow up questions. 

I like him, but I'm holding myself back, its self preservation I suppose. a protection I put up around myself so I can never be truly honest or vulnerable with anyone. Nay Is the only one that knows why I do this and she tries to understand but she never has a problem with boys, or trust if she enjoys spending time with a boy and they ask her out she goes with it, no stress, no thinking too much. I wish I could be like that but I guess its not that easy to get out of my own head.