Angel

.Chapter 2

So Its been a couple days and some things
have changed. I found out that Angel is basically like a manager even though he is only eighteen. He's really close with the owner which leads me to wonder if he knows about him and my mom but I haven't confirmed that yet. Along with being so close to the owner, he also has an "I don't give a fuck" attitude so he pretty much does whatever he wants. They hired two new girls who are just a year younger than me. Jenna and Daisy are friends and so far they seem pretty cool with me. Since Angel basically runs the store he works all the time so I've gotten used to him. Im still hella attracted but I can control myself now. Everything is going good. I feel like Im not even that nervous anymore. I actually think Im good.

"So wait, It's just me and you working tonight" I said. Scratch that Im fucking nervous as hell now. Angel laughed a little " Yeah. Kj called in and I don't really need more than one cashier so It's just us". This is not good. I don't know what to say to him. We barely know each other and usually him and Kj are just talking about something while I laugh and join in sometimes. Im not prepared to work a seven hour shift alone with him. "But you don't think we will get busy and need another cook" I asked in the hopes he calls someone else to come. I had no such luck.

"Im Angel" he said. I scoffed "So. Whats that supposed to mean"? " Im a real nigga. I can handle anything". Did he really just say that? "Oh my gosh. Shut up" I laughed. Secretly Im really turned on right now. "I am" he said. I just laughed and stared at him. Man he is really cute. I hear the bell to the door open so I turn my attention to the front of the store. "Welcome to Wings" I say enthusiastically. When Im done taking the mans order I walked back towards Angel. "So what school do you go to" I asked trying to keep a conversation going. "Actually I dropped out" he said dropping some chicken into the fryer.

"Oh really" I said surprised. "Yeah. I was always fighting and I just didn't care. The principal was always pissing me off. I even fought him once" he laughed as he explained. "So your just not going to go back? What grade where you even in" I asked." I was a junior but nah Im not gonna back". A junior? He was so close I just don't understand how he could just quit. I have so many questions."Wait so your mom let you quit? Just like that" I questioned further. "She didn't want me to but I did it anyway and I moved out after that so she really couldn't do anything" he said nonchalant. He moved out when he was seventeen? Why the more I find out about him the stronger my arousal grows. Well I have even more questions now. "Wow. I can't believe you just moved out. I bet it's fun living alone". He nodded. Damn he got his own place. The things we could do if we were all alone. "Actually I live with my girl. We finna have a baby".

My heart dropped immediately when I heard those words come out of his mouth. I know its not like we were dating or anything I mean hell I just met him a few days ago but it still hurt. Damn. " Oh. I didn't know you had a girlfriend" I said trying not to sound disappointed. He mumbled a yeah but I couldn't help myself so I questioned further. "So she's pregnant huh? How old is she" I asked. "She's 17 but Lorena's about to be 18" he said. " Lorena. Thats a pretty name" I said trying to be nice. He mumbled another yeah. I can tell he is one of those people that doesn't like to share too much. He talks but doesn't give to much away. God I can't believe he has a girlfriend whose pregnant!

The timer went off for the fries so I grabbed them out of the fryer and lifted them up as we fell into silence. I grabbed the bowl and dumbed the fries in. I shook the the bowl as I sprinkled in seasoning on the fries. Once I was done I put them in a basic as the timer for the chicken went off. I watched as Angel pulled them out of the fryer and I can't help but stare at his biceps as he lifts two baskets at once. He may be taken but Im allowed to look right? I focus back on what Im doing before he catches me starring. I remember the guy wanted two ranches, a blue cheese, and a basket of celery and carrots so I begin preparing that for the sack. Once Im done getting it all together Angel hands be the boxed chicken and I pack the bag. I hand the guy the bag and thank him for coming to wings.

"So what grade are you in" he asked surprising me. "Im a junior" I say with a smile. " What school do you go to" he asks. "Oh well I actually live an hour away so I go to school in a small town. You've probably never heard of it" I say with a little laugh. "Damn, so you drive an hour just to work here?" he asks confused. I explain how my mom lives here and how I visit her on the weekends. I also tell him that Marco the owner just lets me work on the weekends when my school isn't on break.

We spent the rest of the shift just talking and getting to know each other. I learned that him and Lorena are having a boy and he showed me pictures of their gender reveal. Not gonna lie it was a little hard to look at those photos but she's pretty and they look happy. I need to get over this stupid little crush. I mean for goodness sake he is about to be a dad and Im sixteen. Hell Ive never had sex. We talked some more about my life back home and how Im a cheerleader. He told me some more stories of him fighting and about his family.

Now it's 12:30 am and we just finished cleaning. We didn't talk much while we cleaned because we were in different parts of the store cleaning. He connected his phone to the speaker system and was blaring his music through it while we finished up. We said goodnight and got in our cars. I know Im not supposed to like a guy in a relationship and having a baby on the way but I can't help it. Once we started talking tonight its like my nerves flew away and were replaced with comfort. I could talk to him for hours. I shake my head. I can't keep thinking of him this way. From now on this crush is over.