The Bartender

What do you mean?

I twist my wrist and look at my watch, the second hand ticking along, the big hand almost on the 12 and the little hand only just on the 11. My head races what if he doesn't turn up? My palms become more and more sweaty as the time ticks away. It seems to be moving so slowly, as if it's frozen. Waiting is the worst thing in the world. I'm not one for sitting still I've got to be moving, I'm a big fidget always got to have something at hand. But I'm sat here waiting for Harry. I feel myself get so clammy, why am I like this, I'm going to look like one hot mess and not the hot I was aiming for either. I take a napkin off the table and run it across my forehead, as I pull my hand back down I notice the time on my watch it's a few minutes past 11 now. I feel even more nervous that he isn't going to come now.

The door swings open, a young couple walk through the door hand in hand. He stands behind her and raps his arms around her waist kissing her neck, she giggles before pulling away grabbing his hand and taking him to a booth both laughing at something that he had just said. How I wish that was me. It here I am sat here alone waiting for some guy I serve in my bar.

"Hey" a voice breaks me out of my trance I snap my head up and see that oh so familiar face again I stand up and he pulls me in for a hug, my breath gets shaky, my heart races, palms sweat I feel so giddy... Like a little child in a sweet shop. I never knew a hug could make me feel like this. He doesn't break the hug though his arms are firmly around me as if he is a blanket wrapping me up from the cold. I slowly pull away from him he smiles "how you doing?" He asks sitting down on the other side of the booth

"I'm tired, only managed to get 3 hours sleep, but other than that I'm fine.. how are you?" I ask him smiling like an absolute idiot why do  I have to be like this?

"Um, good there was just something I wanted to talk to you about" he says as the waiter comes over

"Can I get you any drink or food?" He asks

"I'll have a Coffee" Harry says and a sausage and bacon sandwich he then looks at me waiting for me to order

"I'll have a tea, and a sausage sandwich please" I tell the waiter he take the order and walks off

I look at Harry "so what did you want to talk to me about?" I ask him he looks at me in shock as if I shouldn't have asked just yet.

"Okay, here I go" he says he closes his eyes and takes a big breath his mouth starts to open the he closes it quickly he takes another big breath. Now he's worrying me what could possibly be this big that he can't get out... I don't know him for him to tell me something big.

"I've been a massive dick to you ever since New Year's Eve, since that kiss" he blushes as he says that "I've realised that now, I should have just spoke to you and said what I'm going to say now, instead of being a jerk pretending to be someone I'm not" he says

The waiter comes back with our food and drink he places it on to the table and walks away

"What do you mean? You haven't been a jerk. I understand that you didn't want to be served by me after that" I says but he shakes his head

"The reason why it hasn't worked out with any of those girls is because I had my eye on someone else" he says

"Well you better go and tell her that" I tell him and he shakes his head again biting his lip

"No, it's not a girl... I've been falling for. It's you" he's still talking, but did I hear that right. I can't have can I. He's into girls, I've never seen him with a guy. Why would he say that

"Good one" I laugh he looks at me seriously and I start choking on my own saliva he's not joking "y-your not joking" I feel myself become all hot and heavy, he can't be falling for me. That never happens, I'm supposed to be able to read people but I missed this.

"I am, serious Lou. I like you and I'd like to see where this could lead to, I've never been in a relationship with a guy before though" he says, he looks so nervous bless him

"I've never been in any kind of relationship either" I say looking down he reaches his hand over and places it on top of mine I look up and his eyes meet mine

"What do you say? Do you want to try?" He asks smiling I smile back at him

"Yes, of course I want to.. you haven't been the only one with a crush" I smile he stands up and walks around to my side of the booth he sits next to me and puts his arm around me he leans into me and kisses my lips. This is better than the New Year's Eve kiss, it's not from teh power of alcohol, it's out of lust. He pulls away pushing our foreheads together my blue eyes look into his green

"I'm glad I wasn't the only one" he smiles rubbing our noses against eachothers