Shadows

Chapter 1- Enike

Chapter 1

Enike

A pint of ice-cream and half a bottle of Merlot later Enike was still unprepared for the evening.

"You look ravishing honey, I don't understand what the big deal is?" She stood in the bathroom and took herself in, all five feet and eleven inches. She was beautiful, even she couldn't deny it, but her appearance was the least of her worries. She was wearing her favorite black dress, sliming as well as sexy, yet appropriate for the office. When paired with her red stilettos Enike owned any room she walked into.

"Sid I would rather step on hot coals than do these interviews today, and you know that!" Sidney and herself had been inseparable since grade school, and now they both worked at Shadow's together. Shadow's is the well known among women, but a secret to men, bar and restaurant that she built 3 years ago. Regulars love to call it the sports bar that caters to women. If you told her she would be a business owner when she got older she would have laughed. Enike was tired of men having places they could ogle women, but women not being given the chance to do the same to men. So 3 years later, and she was one of the wealthiest women in the city.

"You are the owner and manager of this establishment, it came with the job." Enike could hear the sarcastic tone in Sid's voice. Loving the job and enjoying the perks that come with it are two separate experiences. Egos can be damaged when it comes to men and trying to find a position at Shadow's. She has not felt herself lately, most of it being that time of the month. A pair of yoga pants and Netflix was all that she was up for at the moment.

Walking into the establishment that she built from the ground up was a relief. She could relax here and run things how she needed to. The restaurant consisted of 3 main rooms each catering to different tastes, as well as a bar that was a mixture of all three. The first room was the T room, which stood for Ties and Tux. All of the men here were either dressed to the nines in suits and tuxedos, or in a more laid back manner with just the white dress shirt and dress pants. The second room was the Uniform room, where most women congregated. The last room, and Enike's all time favorite was the Sports room. There was no better sight than half dressed men in baseball and football pants. Making her way to the office she was able to think of the type of men that she needed in her establishment this round of interviews.

Enike already had 3 interviews completed with only one left in half an hour. All of them were complete busts, the first lied about past experience, the second only worried about getting in her pants, and the third was practically a mixture of both. This is the one part the loathed about her job, very rarely did men take her seriously when it came to her status. She didn't flaunt it like most, but it was no secret that she was wealthier than most in the city. Walking around her office to the full length mirror behind her door she wanted to make sure that she still looked presentable for the last interview. Just as she was finishing touching up her makeup a knock came at the door.

"You may enter." As she rounded her desk the profile of the man came into view. Beautiful, was the only word that came to mind as the man stepped into her office.

"Hi, I'm Kai Jenkins,"