A Delmarno's Lover

1. 𝘽𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧

Things had been different for molly that past three weeks, she had spent practically all her time working, even got herself a second job at Rick's cafe as if working at Kelly's bar wasn't enough. Kelly's bar, The hound, was just a nighttime job though, she needed something to fill that void she felt in the daytime. Liv, had suggested parties and day trips and all the fun activities they used to do but although Olivia was her best friend, she wasn't Tammy.

"Hey Moll!" Liv yelled as Molly opened the door to The Hound. "Hi." Molly answered. "You want a sex on the beach?" She giggled, already pouring the drink. "It's 8pm, liv." Molly frowned. "Exactly! It's no longer morning, anywhere after 12pm Mol." She smiled dancing behind the bar as she grabbed bottles. "They not here yet?" Molly asked. "No." Liv replied.

Everyday for the past three weeks the same bunch of guys had came into the bar to play pool and shout. They didn't even got through the back to the club section, which was always booming with bass and people after 7:30pm, they just stayed in the pub. Kelly loved them, for whatever reason, and refused to kick them out no matter how many fights they started or stools they broke.

Molly set to work behind the bar, cleaning the surface and stocking up the glasses, if it wasn't done by 8:15 then they'd have to struggle all night to serve the customers as the girls that run the club in the basement never seemed to have their own glasses and the customers would come to Olivia and Molly.

Ten past eight hit and the door opened. In came the guys. "You're late today." Liv flirted with the front one, he ignored her and headed straight for the pool table. From the back, a short guy with sandy brown hair laughed and as the rest passed he stopped at the bar to look Liv dead in the eyes. "Miss us gorgeous?" He winked. "Your friends." She coughed and leaned into him. "Ooh!" His friends yelled. "Maybe I missed your friend." He grinned, then turned his head to wink at Molly. 𝘌𝘸 𝘯𝘰, Molly thought.

Noticing she hadn't yet, She went into the back to slip into her uniform.

"Oh hey girl!" Kelly greeted. "Hey Kelvin." I smiled. Kelvin, was a nickname for Kelly, one of her regulars once said she acted like a man when behind the bar and came up with that name, it kind of stuck. "You seen pudding?" She asked. Pudding was Kelly's cat, there wasn't much to say about him, he was the size of an English bulldog and ginger and white in colour. Oh, and he only had one eye. "No, maybe he's on the front again." Molly replied. "Don't think so, Kole is out there." Kelly refused And she sighed. "Oh." Responded Molly, she didn't know who or what Kelly meant but she wasn't too bothered either.

After finishing getting dressed, Molly came out, tying her apron behind her and heading straight towards the bar without looking. She put her hand on the drink pump and instantly caught contact with the man stood in front of her leaning on the bar. He seemed to stared into her soul in those few seconds, she didn't know that he thought the same thing. That her emerald green eyes hooked him in. "Oh, sorry if I startled you little miss" he smirked. 𝘠𝘶𝘤𝘬, she thought, 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦. "It's fine," She mumbled, "I should've been paying attention." He smiled a creepy but confident smile and leaned his head back, his large hands still rested on the bars side. "You can't pay attention all the time, little miss." He laughed. His laugh was enchanting yet also scary it seemed psychotic but innocent at the same time. He, again, leaned closer to her face, only inches away, "Although you should in this area." He whispered before straightening up and looking behind her.
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Kelly, had came out of the staff room. "So you're back again." She growled to the mysterious man Molly had just met. "Always, I told you I was gonna be here daily, now I am." He teased. "Until you get barred." Kelly smirked now. He put a hand on his heart, "you couldn't do that to me." He cried. His friend came over to join, leaning on the bar, arms out in front of him. "You came to pipe up." Snapped Kelly. 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯?, thought Molly. "You know me too well." Laughed the new man. "You're very easy to read Charlie." Giggled Kelly before pouring out two ciders to give to the lads. "Who's this one?" Charlie nodded at Molly. "Stop being a dog, Charlie!" Demanded Kelly. " 'cause you want me all for yourself?" joked Charlie. "Because I don't want you influencing Molly." Kelly scolded. "Oh, Molly!" both the boys exclaimed, they knew her name now. "Isn't that convenient aye, Kole?" Charlie remarked. "Leave it Charlie." Kelly snapped, suddenly stubborn and unimpressed. "Why? what's convenient about my name?" Molly grunted, clearly unimpressed too. "She talks." Teased the mysterious man Molly could now call 'Kole'. "Of course I talk, I'm human." Molly declared.

Olivia came from the club to join the conversation then. "Now, who are these!" Liv exclaimed as she bounced over to the group. "You're wildest dreams." Teased Charlie. "YOU definitely are." Flirted Olivia. She was a natural flirt, often rejected though, unless she was on a one night stand or in a friends-with-benefits relationship.

Olivia's fancy with Charlie made sense to Molly though, he was definitely good-looking. Charlie had dark brown hair perfect for bringing out his sharp green eyes, not as green as Molly but he was almost there. His jawline was perfect and his cheekbones were very noticeable but he wasn't dreamy, not to Molly anyway, any other woman would fall at his feet and he knew that.

A few hours later, Kole and Charlie had regrouped with their bunch of lads, Liv had gone with them to flirt with Charlie and Molly was working the bar alone. Customers came in and out as usual within them hours and Molly served them with a smile every time, even though pouring the same drinks over and over got really boring after a while. Molly couldn't even catch Liv's attention.

At around 11pm the customers stopped coming as frequently, the regulars were all downstairs partying now. While Kole and Charlie's group stayed by the pool table, playing pool and laughing. It got boring for Molly but she didn't want to ask to go over because then she'd feel out of place. As if reading her mind, Kole approached. "You coming over now the bars empty little miss?" He questioned. "Is that an invite?" Teased Molly, although she was desperate to join, she hadn't really had a social life the past few weeks because of... well because of that. "Your face? You'll never need an invite with me little miss." Kole assured extending his hand. This was the first time Molly noticed what he was wearing, a light blue shirt with the top four buttons undone and a black blazer with loose black trousers. Molly took his hand as he lead her round the bar to the entrance. "You know my names Molly right?" She smiled, trying to sound stubborn, but something about Kole amused her, he was intriguing to her and the first excitement she felt since Tammy brought her home nine years ago.

Molly followed Kole over to the group.

Eventually, Kelly came to join with more free drinks for the boys and herself. "Stolen my workers have you?" Kelly joked. "Aw, my apologies kelvin have we spoiled your false professionalism." He teased back. "Big words for you Kole, where've you been. Institutionalised?" Kelly grinned. Molly laughed along with the group and then she realised what he said. Kelvin.