Do you want a shot ? - Seldem stories

Babysitting

Oneshot written for the #hysstorychallenge. Context :  Demir, a single dad, is living next door to Selin, a mafia queen.

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" You will make it "

Selin takes a deep breath before entering the bar. Tonight, she's meet Ibrahim her new contact. They will met at one of Istanbul's most popular bars, Artemim, to not to attract attention.

Selin Sever is the daughter of Ferruk Sever, the drug baron who dominates the entire Mediterranean Sea. She moved to Istanbul a few weeks ago has been awaiting her for years. Selin had been trying to get into the family business since she was a teenager, but his brother, Burak, still opposed the idea. So when his father offered to leave Ankara to complete her international business diploma and head the Istanbul area, Selin couldn't refuse. It was a golden opportunity for her to show that she was worthy of the Sever family.

She goes into the bar and took out her coat in the first room. A cozy saloon with high tables and sofas, a very lounge atmosphere. She greets the waitress who comes to meet her, gives her coat and crosses the saloon towards the stairs to get to the basement. It's the Artemim's basement that made it so famous. As Selin goes down the stairs, she discovers a completely different atmosphere: a night club. A VIP area can be found on her right. 3 small tables, isolated from the others are filled with young people partying. Face to her is the bar, lit with blue and purple lights. The room was full, she had trouble reaching the bar to order a drink.

It was a very busy evening for Demir. It had been a hard day at the car dealership and that night at the club was packed. Customers keep coming to the bar to order. However, his eyes were drawn to the beauty of this woman whom he saw coming down the stairs. She wore red pants and a flowery black crop top. His heart stopped for a moment. She wasn't trying to be beautiful. She was beauty itself. He watched her move through the crowd, both lost and determined. When he saw her approaching the counter, he pushed his friend Vedat, to give to other bartenders no chance to come near her.

"Good evening, a cosmopolitan please." she asks.

"Immediately madam." Demir smiles at her.

When he returns with the cocktail, a man is chatting with the young woman. His smile fade for a few moments. Obviously such a woman doesn't come alone to a nightclub ! Demir discreetly deposit the cocktail, takes the banknote handed by Selin and disappears.

"You can call me Ibo" smiles the man who had just joined Selin at the bar.

"I will call you Ibo when I know you are someone I can trust." retorted the lady.

"Isn't being Bora's nephew enough?" he asks

Selin finish her cocktail in one go before approaching him a few inches from his face.

"You could be president's son that I will always shoot you in the head." she whispers on his ear.

Bora is one of the oldest and most loyal suppliers to the Sever family. She sighs before resuming her smile and patting his chest.

"You have to prove yourself on the first arrival in 10 days. If everything goes according to the plan, I might consider calling you Ibo. "

Without another word, she takes her bag from the counter and left. The young man smiles and took another sip from his glass as he watchs her go.

Demir hadn't lost a crumb of their exchange while continuing his work. He watches her go without actually speaking to her.