Just Friends?

Chapter 4

The next day,

Bailey who woke up on the beach, confused for a moment before she remembered she had the crazy idea yesterday to drive all the way from Pasadena to South Lake Tahoe and fall asleep on the beach while watching the stars at night

"UGH I hate sand" Bailey cringed wiping the sand off of her clothes and out of her hair before she made her way back to the parking lot, noticing her car was broken into, the door was open and the car radio, steering wheel and passengers seat were missing, her key however was in the door "Who steals an entire car seat?" She frowned and found her phone still in her pocket to call the police

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While Michael was in his meeting with the producers of his new album Veronica managed the staff and served Michael's table herself, not wanting anyone to screw up the orders of Michael and his company that looked important considering they talked about his new album

Once Michael's meeting was finished he went to his office and asked Veronica to come over

"Yes?" Veronica smiled sweetly and stepped into the office with two coffee, handing one to Michael and took a sip of her own coffee once she sat down

"You wanted to talk about the new work shedule for next month?" Michael asked, straight to the point

"Yes, seeing it's also the new year next month, we need to know if we give the Christmas bonus this year like between Christmas and the new year or the first week of January, also I need everyone for Christmas, were fully booked and the rumor is the mayor will also have his Christmas dinner with us this year, so I need the entire staff to make sure nobody has to wait too long and I need everyone to know what to do, oh and Desmond said during the holidays Matthew used to help behind the bar-" Veronica rambled

"And how do you see me behind the bar? Did you forget I'm not the guy next door?" Michael interuppted her

"I was about to suggest that I'll do that and maybe you could help in the kitchen or check on the guests, like a host?" Veronica mentioned 

He gave her a 'Excuse me, who the fuck do You think You are to boss me around' look before answering her

"Maybe I'm not even here for Christmas because I've other things to do maybe" Because he planned on being there for Bailey because she and Matthew used to have home made Christmas dinners he was invited to most of the time too when he was in the state, so her first Christmas without Matthew must be hard for her he figured 

"You mean....the first big event I'm on my own?" Veronica gasped

"You're practically raised inside the restaurant till your parents sold theirs, right?" Michael replied a little harshly, throwing her own words back at her

"Yes but I only work here for a short while so I don't last yea-" Veronica began almost panicking

"Everything is in the administration, last year's menu, the employees that worked what shift and how many guests there were" Michael interuppted her "There's even a phone number to call a job agency for extra hands if needed" he added

"O..ok" Veronica nodded wondering why he was kind of always on the edge of snapping at her, to her knowledge she did nothing wrong, she didn't act like a fangirl around him, she always did what he asked her to and more

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While Veronica was checking last years menus and everything at the other side of the desk they shared for now Michael was getting lost in one of Bailey's books, one of her earlier books he hadn't read in a while

"You read Miss BC Thriller too?" Veronica asked noticing the book cover

"You read horror too?" Michael asked surprised, she didn't look like she'd be the type to read the horror genre 'Or to read at all, No Michael that's just rude, stop judging blondes just because the blondes you 'dated' were the stereotypical blondes' he thought mentally gasping at his own rude side inside him