"We'll be fine. You wanna know why? Because were Nikki and Vanity."
She nodded, staring up at him with eyes full of hope and love. "...And we get through everything. We'll be okay."
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"Thanks for coming, see you next time!" I cheerfully spoke to the customers as they left, handing me a twenty dollar tip with a kind smile. I smiled, waving them off as they left. My smile quickly dropped when Tommy and Nikki walked in, a red head attached to Nikki's arm and a blonde holding hands with Tommy.
"Van! You haven't been working the last few times we came in." Tommy said, reaching over the counter, giving me a kiss on the cheek.
I gave him a weak smile, "I've been sick." My voice was hoarse and crackly. My eyes quickly glanced to Nikki, who in return looked away from me.
"Too good to say hi to me now?" I teased him, "Maybe return my phone calls and I will." He snapped back at me. "Maybe apologize to me and I'll answer your calls." My wit was just as fast as his, which he hated so much. "Maybe if you gave me the time of day I could apologize." I smirked, shaking my head with an eye roll, "Nikki, I'm hungry." The red headed girl with a nasally voice whines out, Nikki looking at her and nodding. "Booth or table?" I asked Tommy, "Booth please!" He joyfully responded, trying to make light of mine and Nikki's bickering. I had them follow me to a corner booth, handing them all menus. "Can I start you with any drinks?" I asked, holding my pad and paper in hand, "Jack and Coke...actually just give me the Jack, I got the coke." Nikki told me, and it took everything I had in me not to laugh, and he knew it by the smile he had on his lips. "What are you doing after work? Come hang out with me." Tommy said, giving me puppy dog eyes, I shook my head softly, an amused grin playing on my lips. "I need to tell you about this idea I have, it keeps coming to me in a dream...I wanna play the drums upside down and in a cage, that spins over the crowd!" He was overjoyed,his hands waving in a circular motion as he spoke. "That sounds dumb." The red head that was attached at Nikki's hip spoke up. "Shut up, no it doesn't." Tommy snapped at her, "
"It sounds rad T-bone, you'll have to tell me more later...now how about drinks?"
I came back shortly after, handing a milkshake to Tommy and his female companion of the night, a water to the red head that was all over Nikki, and then a shooter of JD to him.
"Oh Van, this is Heather." Tommy smiled, pointing to the blonde that was sitting next to him, "Vanity Blackwood.." I introduced myself sticking my hand out, "Heather Locklear." She replied, shaking my hand, "Wait...you're in that show, right?" I asked her and she smiled, "Not the Fall guy." Tommy said with a chuckle. "No I know that, Dynasty right?" I asked her and she nodded. "My roommates and I watch it whenever it's on, how did you guys meet?" I asked, confused. "The party." Tommy said, then had an awkward chuckle, "After you and Nikki...ya know, disappeared." Tommy said, wiggling his eyebrows. "Don't remind me." I joked, looking at Nikki who was glaring at me.
