It's a geek life (Aston Merrygold fanfic)

Part 2

It had been a week or so after I had first met him. I hadn't seen him since that Friday. I was beginning to think I wouldn't see him again. I mean I was nothing special so I don't think he would have remembered me anyway. It started off as a normal day at work. I clocked on as usual at 1 pm and said hello to my lovely boss Angie. I was on the till which I usually did but I had a choice of doing clothes or books. Hard choice though as I love both fashion and reading. Books it was then as it was less running up and down stairs. I was the only volunteer in anyway so Angie could send me books down when I needed.

I started putting books on the shelf and put the bell out for people to ring if they needed serving. I looked at the blurb of every book I found interesting as I usually did. I put one aside to buy later which was called Me and Mr Darcy. It was about a girl who stepped through a door and met the real Mr Darcy. I was snapped back to reality as a man rang the bell. "Could I have the trousers off that mannequin please love?" He asked me. "Yeah sure of course you can." I smiled at him and took the trousers off the mannequin and served him as he paid for them. I just looked over at the male mannequin with no trousers. I hated dressing them it was a living nightmare! The clothes never fit the damn things! Ah well I'm sure I'll get it right this time.

I searched through the men's trousers to find some nice ones to go with the outfit. I finally found some nice brown jeans to go with his plaid shirt. He looked like a lumberjack but ah well it went so it would have to do. I tried to put them on the mannequin and even with a belt they wouldn't stay up. "Oh for goodness sake!" I heard some giggling behind me put didn't really pay much attention. I carried on trying to put the jeans on it but then I knocked its head off. The laughter got loader but it wasn't like any laughter I'd ever heard before. It was so contagious. I started laughing to and turned round to see who it was. I half expected it to be Angie but it turned out to be the guy from the library.

"Hello again." He said between his laughter. "Please don't knock my head off as well." I giggled. "Of course not! I wouldn't do that to a living person. You have nothing at all to worry about." We both stopped laughing and I saw him wipe some tears from his eyes. "All I can say is you offer some brilliant entertainment to your customers." He smiled. "I try my best." I giggled. "My name's Aston by the way. I didn't get a chance to say that the other day." He said as he held his hand out to me. I shook his hand "I'm Danielle but most people call me Danie. And yeah sorry about that... I was embarrassed." "Well I think you have more to be embarrassed about over that guy over there."Aston giggled as he pointed at the mannequin. "Yeah your right there." I giggled. "Sorry you had to witness that."

I finally managed to clothe the poor guy as Aston had a look round the shop. He noticed the book I'd put aside to buy. "I take it this is yours Danielle." I looked over at him as I walked over to the till. "Oh yeah I was going to buy it but my money's upstairs." He looked at me with those chocolate eyes of his and I tried my hardest not to melt. "Well how much is it? I'll buy it for you." I just stared at him in surprise. "What?... Erm no it's ok don't waste your money on me." "I want to though." He picked up the book and looked at the price and gave me the £1.49 it cost. "Thank you so much" I smiled. "You didn't have to." "But I did." He smiled as I passed him his change. I watched him confused as he quickly wrote something on the receipt then passed me the book. "I'll see you soon then hopefully Danielle. Thanks again for the entertainment." Aston giggled as he gave me a little wave then left the shop. He left in a hurry similarly to how I had the other week. What was going off? I looked at the receipt he'd written on as I drank some tea Angie had made for me. It was his number. I almost spat my tea everywhere. Why on earth had he given me that?