Why couldn't he have shown up at 9 like he was supposed to? Fucking managers, man! It'd have been too late to reprimand Dudley then, since a couple of decent folks on night shift would've covered. It wasn't like he left a load of boxes for them to deal with all the time--or any time in the past several months, come to think of it.
"I should call Friday back." He had a couple of voicemails on standby, some fun gigs lined up for the weekend if he was interested. They might not all have been like the last one. "Take care of the bills in one go." Wouldn't have been so vital to keep his employer happy then. Except that each one was a one-time thing. Continued income meant food that didn't smell of coffee beans, not just electricity and running water. "Lights. Yeah, lights'd be nice. A fucking microwave option."
Dudley was too busy grumbling to hear Desmond's offer. So when he yanked plastic-bound stacks of cups out of one box and whirled ferociously around with one bag in each hand, muttering under his breath something that sounded a little like a mantra and involving lightbulbs, he jolted in surprise. Desmond...and how the fuck long had he been standing there, watching?
Ah hell. Bad enough he'd gotten ripped by his boss, who wasn't even supposed to be in until 9. Bad enough his boss couldn't *not* know what plans he'd delayed by making sure he stayed after. If he saw Desmond...
"Hello to you too," he said, the stiffness in his shoulders ramping up another notch despite his efforts to loosen up. It wasn't Desmond's fault that he was trapped working after the clock would run out--there were two tongues involved in that (those) kiss(es) and he could have chosen to abandon Vanessa at the insanely busy counter to deal with inventory at any point...if he'd truly been the epitome of an asshole--and he didn't regret a second of it. Refused to, and in so choosing, he also refused to aim any of his present morose mood in the other man's direction. Dudley froze for a second, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. "Have a bit more to shelve, as it turns out...gonna be running a bit late."
He lifted one shoulder. "If you don't want to wait that's fine. I understand."
Dudley gave him his back then, because he'd noticed the other man had changed into something that looked a bit more comfortable and he couldn't deal with that along with the 'whatever, see you another night maybe' rejection face to face. Best if it was clean, like ripping off a Band-Aid. He paced across the room and ripped the bags open, stacking cups on cups and shoving different sizes into their slots. Then it was back to the boxes.
"I should call Friday back." He had a couple of voicemails on standby, some fun gigs lined up for the weekend if he was interested. They might not all have been like the last one. "Take care of the bills in one go." Wouldn't have been so vital to keep his employer happy then. Except that each one was a one-time thing. Continued income meant food that didn't smell of coffee beans, not just electricity and running water. "Lights. Yeah, lights'd be nice. A fucking microwave option."
Dudley was too busy grumbling to hear Desmond's offer. So when he yanked plastic-bound stacks of cups out of one box and whirled ferociously around with one bag in each hand, muttering under his breath something that sounded a little like a mantra and involving lightbulbs, he jolted in surprise. Desmond...and how the fuck long had he been standing there, watching?
Ah hell. Bad enough he'd gotten ripped by his boss, who wasn't even supposed to be in until 9. Bad enough his boss couldn't *not* know what plans he'd delayed by making sure he stayed after. If he saw Desmond...
"Hello to you too," he said, the stiffness in his shoulders ramping up another notch despite his efforts to loosen up. It wasn't Desmond's fault that he was trapped working after the clock would run out--there were two tongues involved in that (those) kiss(es) and he could have chosen to abandon Vanessa at the insanely busy counter to deal with inventory at any point...if he'd truly been the epitome of an asshole--and he didn't regret a second of it. Refused to, and in so choosing, he also refused to aim any of his present morose mood in the other man's direction. Dudley froze for a second, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. "Have a bit more to shelve, as it turns out...gonna be running a bit late."
He lifted one shoulder. "If you don't want to wait that's fine. I understand."
Dudley gave him his back then, because he'd noticed the other man had changed into something that looked a bit more comfortable and he couldn't deal with that along with the 'whatever, see you another night maybe' rejection face to face. Best if it was clean, like ripping off a Band-Aid. He paced across the room and ripped the bags open, stacking cups on cups and shoving different sizes into their slots. Then it was back to the boxes.
Dreams come in a size too big so we can grow into them.
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