The one perk of being manager is that Chanyeol gets to hang around the counter idly when there are fewer customers. There aren't really any other upsides. Chanyeol has to wait tables and clear them like any other server, since they're a little short on workers. It's not bad, though. It doesn't take much effort to keep a bright smile on since Chanyeol smiles too much anyway and it's not like he minds picking up dirty dishes.
The lunch rush is wrapping up now, and there aren't any new customers to serve.
Baekhyun is currently helping a table of girls. Though 'helping' isn't exactly the right word. All of them have dyed hair in varying shades of brown and auburn, and the centers of their lips are dabbed with pastel lipstick. They're pretty, really. And they hide their giggles in their drinks every time Baekhyun speaks.
Chanyeol sees Baekhyun lean subtly over the backs of their seats and he decides that he needs to save these girls somehow from Baekhyun. The girls have long since finished eating, anyway, he reasons.
He walks as naturally as possible to table three. Chanyeol tries to make it look casual when he nudges gently at Baekhyun's back with his elbow.
"Focus, Baekhyun," Chanyeol reminds him quietly, but he's never been that great at whispering and his voice nearly cracks in the middle. He coughs to cover it up and attempts to leave before Baekhyun can ask what the hell he's doing. But before Chanyeol can run away like Naruto, he's stopped by one of the customers.
"Excuse me," the girl with the burgundy lip tint calls out, "are you two together?" Her eyes flicker suspiciously from Baekhyun to Chanyeol.
"I knew it, Yeonhee," her friend hisses under her breath. "There's no way a guy like that can be single. Or interested in any of us."
"Actually, we're not," Chanyeol cuts in a little too loudly. "It's our first day, and I was just reminding him to clear your dishes." He waves his hands to emphasize and nearly knocks over a drink.
"Really?" Yeonhee brightens. She throws a dirty look at her friend before leaning forward. "You're kind of cute, too," she says shyly.
Chanyeol's eyes widen. "Thanks. You're really...nice," he finishes lamely. He spots their dishes. "I'll just take these-" he says hastily as he gathers the plates and stumbles toward the kitchen. "See you soon!" Chanyeol calls over his shoulder.
Baekhyun still stands at table three, looking confusedly after him.
Yeonhee pouts, but the rest of the girls seem to giggle and whisper among themselves even more intensely. "Baekhyun-ssi, don't you think he's cute?"
Baekhyun shakes his head and puts a finger to his lips. "That's confidential."
