Hammer and Nail

Chapter 5

We have been at the club for no longer than 10 minutes and I already want to leave but Adam is just getting started. All I want to do is crawl into my bed and sleep, today was a very long day in the hot sun and my bed just sounds like a good idea right now.

"Leooooooo." Adam whines, "quit being a stick in the mud and have a drink with me."

"Adam I don't want to drink, I am just your wingman until you've found your next victim." I speak loudly above the music.

"Bar tender, my friend over here is going to have a sex on the beach." Adam says and I go to deny but Adam puts his hand on my mouth and slaps a bill to the bar table. "If you are not going to feed the beast, I am going to for you."

"Sex on the beach doesn't seem that pleasant with all the sand and shells." I roll my eyes at him.

"Yea but the drink is pleasant." Adam responds before a pretty drink is placed in front of me with a wedge of pineapple on sticking on the side and an umbrella poking out of it. "Now drink up."

I take a sip and Adam starts talking with the bar tender. By talking I mean heavy flirting.

I turn around on my bar stool and take in the room around me. Everyone is dancing - well I wouldn't call it dancing with all the grinding and making out - on the open dance floor to Drake playing loud through the speakers. The ceiling is an open concept with pipes and metal rails to be seen. The lights that hang from the ceiling are very rustic looking but it compliments the atmosphere.

A man sits beside me and I sip my drink avoiding eye contact with him. Adam is beside me laughing away with a man dressed in nice pair of pants and a black dress shirt, clearly made of money. A man fit for Adam and once he gives me the go ahead I'm leaving.

"Hey babe." The man sitting beside me says. I look down at my drink and just sip away hoping he will get the point and leave. "Your drink is almost finished."

"Clearly." I mutter finishing it off and placing it on the counter behind me.

"Bar tend, can we get a strawberry daiquiri." He orders.

"We?" I ask looking away from the crowd and towards the man beside me. He was handsome with his slicked back blond hair, blue eyes, and black button up shirt. However, I must say nobody in this room comes near how handsome Xander is.

I wonder what Xander does at night; what he is doing right now.

"I think you'll really enjoy it. You look like a strawberry kind of boy." He says putting his hand on my thigh and snapping me out of my inappropriate thoughts; I work for him it's not good to mix pleasure and work.

I look away and back towards Adam. His flirting has turned into making out and the man has him pinned to the bar. Good god. At least I can finally leave.

I stand up and the man stops me, "at least have one drink with me?"

Oi... poor poor desperate man. I guess one drink with this man will be okay. It's not that late and I'll still be able to get the sleep I need.

"Fine." I sigh and he perks up all happy with my response.

"Here." He hands me the drink as he sips at a martini.

"Thanks.." I say and take a sip of one of my favourite drinks to get at a bar. I hum in appreciation and the man smirks at me.

"So, are you a student? You look very young." The man asks.

"No I'm not. I work for my uncle until I have enough money to go to school." I respond to his question before asking him, "what is your name?"