Getting Noticed (Wattys 2015)

>>> Plan 10: Be a Fucking Eavesdropping Asshole

Dedication: @iBurpTheRainbow since she's one of the idiots I love talking to! xD 

>>> Plan 10: Be a Fucking Eavesdropping Asshole

Will Xaviers

After my shift ended, mustache guy told me to take some of the cartons into the back room as a last task so I walked towards the small room in the back and I was about to enter until I heard a familiar voice from inside.

“He tried to kiss me, Cam, but then I did the most embarrassing thing I could! I swear the universe hates me. And he thinks I did it purposefully!” I froze with the carton of books in my hands, I distinctly heard the girl on the other end ask what before she spoke again. “I was holding a book and it kind of slipped and hit him on the back of his head the moment he leaned down to kiss me.”

So it was an accident….that makes more sense. SCORE FOR ME!

“Yeah, he was wearing this T-shirt that kind of hugged his muscles and I think the back of my hand brushed his abs.” She let out a dreamy sigh, making me raise an eyebrow and smirk to myself. “Ew, no you pervert. I will still treat him as a friend. He’ll get bored and move on quickly, that way I won’t have to go through the whole stupid phase, thinking about a guy who was already out of my league.”

What?

“Yeah I know, I know. I am way sexier than him.” She hung up after a few more words but there was a hint of tiredness in her voice. She actually thought she wasn’t pretty enough.

Well I’m going to prove her wrong.

Before I could move, the door opened and there stood my mate who seemed confused at first then her expression morphed into horror, finally settling on anger.

“Were you fucking eavesdropping on me?” She was angry.

Fuck fuck fuck.

“I was told to bring this carton here….” My voice trailed off as her glare got sharper. I had survived through everyone’s anger but none of them had ever thrown me a glare as scary as hers. She stepped towards me and I stumbled a bit back.

“Did you hear my conversation?” Her tone was sharp, businesslike. All traces of the demure girl gone. “Why didn’t you come in if you had to put that box? Why stand there like some asshole and listen to my private conversation?”

Oh shit, I just screwed this up……

I opened my mouth to deny the accusation but when Vanessa’s eye’s narrowed further and her hands landed on her hips, I shut it again. Looking down at my sneakers, I rubbed the back of my neck and nodded. Her posture got stiffer and she straightened up, walking towards me menacingly.

Oh my god, she looks so damn sexy when she’s angry.

Tell her that and you’ll be dead in seconds.

She stopped right in front of me, her short height not making her any else intimidating. Her eyes inspected me slowly and I tried to give a weak smile but it dropped when I saw her grim expression.

“You fucking eavesdropping asshole!” she spat out, raising her fist.

Oh crap, I’m going to get punched by my mate.

“How much did you hear?” Her eyes flashed with a hint of fear and she flushed slightly, lowering her hand. “You know what, never mind. Just get the hell away from me, go try to sex up some other girl!”

No no no no!

With those words, she pushed past me, making me stumble with the box as she stormed out of sight. I stood in my place, not sure of what to do next. I heard someone clear their throat behind me and I turned to see mustache guy giving me a sympathetic smile.

Wow, even he knows I screwed up bad.

That’s when my senses kicked in and I placed the carton in the back room before rushing out of the store, looking around to spot her. Following the smell of vanilla, I entered a vintage looking boutique.

Where is she?

“Hey, Will.” I turned to see Jake standing there with one of his conquests. Suddenly his face turned up into a grimace when he saw me. “Did something happen?”

I waved him off, trying to concentrate on the smell of vanilla. Jake cussed me, the girl beside him whining about the bed clothes in the shop.

“Are you looking for the brunette?” The counter girl asked, she blended into the atmosphere of the shop with her yellow vintage puffy dress. I nodded in worry, kind of panicking right now. “She’s in the bathroom….Vince let’s her use ours since she’s kind of a neat freak and ours is the cleanest bathroom in the mall.”

Bathroom. Bathroom. Bathroom. I’m such an ass.

When the girl led me to the bathroom, I hesitated for a second before knocking.

“I’ll be out in a few, May.” Her muffled voice came; there was something off about her voice. There wasn’t any anger in it now, but a completely another emotion.

“It’s not May.” She kept quiet; I could only hear her breathing decrease as she stood in the bathroom.

“Leave, Will, I don’t want to talk to you.” This time, I was definitely sure that she sounded way more deep than usual. Instead of arguing with her I just walked away to where Jake was, the girl beside him gone now.

I explained to him what happened and as a result he slapped me on the back of my head, telling me how much of an idiot I was, then he proceeded to lecture me about how I should go and try to talk to her.  He sounded like he was trying to stifle his laugh though.

Fucking ass.

“No, I’m going to wait for her here until she comes out of there so I can talk to her.”

So I stood there for half an hour, going through all the clothes waiting for Vanessa to come out. She poked her head out and asked May if I was still there about five times, all of the times she received a reply straight from me. People came and went from the store, including two tween girl who tried to get my attention.

All the women want a piece of this.

Yeah, except my own mate.

I was leaning against the glass counter containing vintage jewelry when the bathroom door slammed shut and Vanessa started briskly walking towards the front door. There were customers in the shop but ignoring them, I ran towards her, accidentally tripping on air and almost falling face down.

“Vanessa, Vanessa, hear me out!” My voice came out rather squeaky as I tried to catch up with her which I was failing to do because not only was I literally yelling out for her but I was also crashing into the racks of clothes. When I was about to reach her, my foot hit the leg of a mannequin wearing some cowboy outfit which tumbled back into me. “Listen to me just once!”

She froze and slowly turned towards me, her eyes travelling around the shop as she noticed the attention.

Shit, she obviously hates attracting attention; I am world’s biggest ass.

She reddened and I realized that I had just spoken out loud. One of the girl’s in the store mumbled ‘Hot ass’ but I ignored them all, staring Vanessa in the eye. After a moment, she simply nodded, gesturing me to follow her as she made her way out. I followed behind her, keeping a safe distance so that I won’t do some other stupid thing.