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      fuck, my head is pounding. I sit up and looked around my not so clean san francisco loft. clothes were everywhere, chinese take out from a couple days ago, pizza boxes and records scattered across the room. maybe it was time for a cleaning day.

i jump after hearing something from under my covers groan, scaring me.

looking under to see a man laying in my bed, his eyes fluttering open.

"well, good morning beautiful." he gave me a slight smile, or a fail attempt at a smirk. Who is this man and why is he in my bed. "holy fuck dude, you scared me." the stranger sat up and stretched which cause the cover that was clinging to his body to fall. You could see a nice set of abs on my stranger.

getting up from the bed, he yawned and looked over at me while getting his clothes from the floor. now i get it, i took him home from the party last night. god i don't remember anything or how i even chose this douche bag to take me home. "i have that kind of effect on women, I'm alex by the way." alex smiled again showing off his perfect white teeth. i sure do pick the cute ones. "i'm chris." As i rose from my bed the covers fell revealing my naked body which alex had no problem staring at. "you can let yourself out," i said not fond of his roaming eyes. heading straight towards the kitchen to grab a glass of water to somewhat help with my dry throat, i almost tripped on a loose shoe lying on the floor. alex starts to snicker which makes me annoyed.

why isn't he gone yet?

"nice to know you find it funny but can you leave now sir," I say with annoyance to have him take a hint. "Actually I was wondering if you wanted to catch some breakfast wit-"

"let me cut you short there bud, this was just a one time thing and nothing more. now you can show yourself out because i have to get to work." i gave him a quick smile then walked into my bathroom and turned on the shower. looking at myself in the mirror and just staring at my locs, my face and body but quickly snapping out of it when i hear my front door open and close shut. rolling my eyes i opened my bathroom cabinet, took out two pills from the Advil bottle and swallowed them dry.

i need to stop doing this to myself, bringing home random men and just sleeping with them... but then again i don't want too.

i connect my phone to the speakers that were set up all over my house and pressed shuffle apple music blasting 'should i say or should i go' by the clash.

finger drumming to the beat as i look at my naked body again in my full length mirror before hopping into the shower.

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humming along to bowie 'mondern love' as i walk down the street of downtown San Francisco where my shop so happens to be located. i see tony standing outside waiting for me to get there like every morning. he looks up and sees me and gives me that pretty smile of his. tony and i have been friends for years, we graduated from the same high school and even went to the same college. only difference is he actually graduated college while me... well i was preoccupied with my baby , the record shop. the previous owner named it just that and it's always been the place for everyone to buy their vinyls from. but nonetheless my beloved tony works here to make ends meet until his fashion career takes off. i believe he will be something big he's so talented.

"mornin' tony, ya missed me?" i said unlocking the gate to the shop. "how could i not miss my precious chris." he gave me a kiss on the cheek while opening the door and letting me in first.

i go to turn the store lights on, struggling to reach the light switch like usual tony comes in to save the day. "thanks bub" i say giving him a peck on the cheek. smiling like crazy he flicked my nose. him and i always had a flirtatious kind of friendship but it's because we were comfortable with each other , always have been since high school.

the door chime went off indicating someone walked in. i turn to see katie, my other coworker. she's younger than me , fresh out of college rebelling against her rich parents for some kind of statement , i don't know. she's cool though sometimes over the top but overall a sweetie. "mornin katie." she nods and gives me a slight smile.

"chrissyyy pooh we're going out tonight to this new bar that just opened, you wanna come," asked jenn, katie's friend walking in right after her. she always hangs around the shop from time to time to keep us company and bother me really.

"sure why not."

i know i just went out yesterday but i'm young, only 24 no reason to sit at home and do nothing. i look over to see tony staring at me , gazing at me . "tony are you coming tonight?"

"only to keep an eye on you chris, you know how you like to bring home mysterious men every time you get a little tipsy. can't believe u constantly cheat on me." he put his hand to his heart to indicate it was "hurting". i rolled my eyes in a playful way then blew a kiss to him.

"i only cheat on you tony because you constantly throw me aside for every white bimbo u meet." i overly fan my face in a dramatic way to emphasize my distraught. "also no offense katie."

"none taken." she says not even paying attention while looking at our new vinyls that came in. "hey chris look at this we got a new artist in."

i walk over to katie and look at the vinyl she was talking about. michael seyer hmm. i opened one of the albums and played his first song. a nice melodic tune playing.

"his voice is really soothing." i said , smiling to katie.

"my voice sounds better," tony chimes in. "please you sound like a dying walrus." jenn said and we all laugh.

tony flicked her off as our first customer for the day came in. after him a few more people came in including this teenage boy who always come in to bother and flirt with me.

"hey chris." he says with a cheeky smile. i rolled my eyes, "hey connor." and waved to his friends. everyone was looking around at the albums or cassette tapes as i watched . i would never trade anything in the world for this feeling.

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