The Waitress (Hugh Jackman Fan-Ficition)

The Waitress -1-

My name is Alexandra. I am 22 and I am at College in New Orleans. Of course, I have to earn some money to make a living too. My parents support me as good as they can, but I want to have my own money. So I took up a job at a restaurant in the City. I work there weekdays evenings, sometimes on the weekend too, but to be honest, I need some time to study and just for myself, so I try to do only weekdays. I am not the Cheerleader Size 0 model. I've had people calling me 'fat', more charming people say that I'm 'chubby'. Not that I cared. Honestly, I had lost some weight before I went to College a year ago. I've had some boyfriends before but I've never gone further than some petting, including fingering. One of them particularly liked blowjobs, so I got pretty good at them. But technically speaking, I was a virgin.

On this particular Tuesday, I didn't feel well but I had a work shift from 5pm until 10pm, so of course I did go to work as I never let down colleagues. Unfortunately, my colleague did call in sick, so I was alone in the service for the first two hours of my shift. It meant a lot of work, but also a lot of good tips, I hoped.

When I arrived, my boss told me that we had five reservations for 6pm and I readied myself for a busy evening. From five to six it was quiet, but then all the reservations arrived at once. I lead everyone to their tables. There were couples and also a family with two children, one reservation was for two men who arrived together. I wondered if they were gay. One was very good looking although both men were at least in their mid 40s. They ordered wine and checked the menu. More customers arrived and I was hopping from table to table, trying to get all the orders out and to the right customer.

When I served the food to the family with the children I somehow tripped, and as I tried to not fall over, I spilled the Burger and Fries all over one of the two men, unfortunately, the good looking one. Everybody went quiet. I was so embarrassed. I started to collect the fries from all over the body of the poor guy. I was just picking fries from his lap when he started to laugh out loud. "Sweetie, sweetie, don't worry!  I'll do that part." "Oh my, I am so sorry!! That never happened to me before. I am so sorry." Tears welled up in my eyes. "What's your name, Miss?" the man asked. "Al – Alex... Alexandra." "Listen, Alexandra, I'm telling you not to worry. I'll clean my shirt if you tell me where your restrooms are. It would be nice if you could find us another table in the meantime." He had such a warm and calming voice with a heavy Australian accent.

I showed him where our restrooms were and went back to show his company their new table, because I also had tipped over his glass of wine when I fell. When I returned to the kitchen they wanted to know what happened. My boss immediately went to the guest to apologize for me clumsiness, and told them they wouldn't have to pay for their food and drinks. When he returned to me, I was still standing by the door of the kitchen, he was very angry. "Do you know who that is, stupid woman?" he hissed. I shrugged, I didn't know. "You just threw food all over Hugh Jackman!" Who? I was puzzled. "The actor, stupid!" Oh, yes. I had seen him before. One of my ex-boyfriends liked the X-Men series. He looked different there.

"Now don't stand here like an idiot! You go and apologize to him - and clean up your mess. Don't forget your other customers! Go!" I was still close to tears but I did go. First to the table with Hugh Jackman and his friend. "Um, Sir, I am devastated! I'll pay for the cleaning of your shirt and trousers. Please, accept my apologies. I'm so sorry." "Alexandra, calm down. Nothing really happened. It's only human, I trip all the time." His friend laughed and he joined in. "If you would bring us new drinks and we're also ready to order the dinner." "Yes Sir" I gulped.

Back at the kitchen, my boss greeted me with a sour face. "You're not serving them anymore! I'll do that myself." "OK, Sir, I'm sorry." "Go and take care of your other guests. And don't throw around any more food!"

I went to serve the other guests and everyonehad gone back to their chats. I overheard my boss talking to Mr. Jackman and his friend. He apologized for me again. He called me clumsy and said that he was thinking about firing me. I didn't hear what Mr. Jackman replied, but he wasn't exactly angry as it seemed. Fortunately, my colleague arrived early, so some pressure was taken off me and I went to the restroom – and burst into tears. I hadn't been feeling well and the telling off from my boss didn't exactly help to make it better.

When I left the restroom I bumped into Mr. Jackman. He took one look at me and my puffy eyes and he expression softened. "Alexandra. Sweetheart. I hope this wasn't about that incident again." I just nodded. That moment he wrapped his long arms around me and hugged me tightly. A warm feeling rushed through my body as I felt his strong muscles on my body: I felt safe and secure. "Now, lady, get some cold water on your face and get back to work" he said when he let go of me.