Aria liked Lily and Bethy. Her first friends after she came to Green Bay. They don't seem catty or gossipy.
She was feeling good spending time with them.
"Merlin is nice. She gets scared if we mess up with the restaurant patrons. She is strict and fair. We were glad you came along. For the past two days, we are struggling to serve the patrons. They are too many and we are only two. We used to be four girls working here. But the other two left a week ago, leaving the workload on me and Bethy." Lily supplied helpfully.
Her work starts from 11 in the morning to 10 in the night, as the staff is low. Merlin asked if I have any problem with the timings. Obviously, I said no.
I need money to find an apartment and move away from my stepbrother's place. Any extra money is always welcome. They are planning to hire more staff until then Merlin told the three of us to work overtime.
"At least, we don't have to wear ridiculously high heels and tight clothes. Th
Aria's heartbeat began to slow down a little. She was stunned to see the man, to whom she has given her innocence, with another woman.She doesn't know how to name the feeling in her heart. Sadness, jealousy, or possessiveness.There is no reason for me to be sad. I don't know the guy at all, apart from that night, where she doubts they talked at all. And last night and this morning.In both the instance, he didn't leave a very good impression on her.'Yes, he gave a roof over her head and she is really grateful for that'If I don't know that guy at all, there is no reason for me to be jealous at all.Aria shook her head to clear her thoughts.She shouldn't be thinking about his love life. He is her stepbrother and thinking about him like this is wrong on so many levels.Soon her exhaustion caught up to her and she slept with the dreams of her stepbrother plaguing her mind.The next morning,
Aiden stood there in a daze.'What just happened?' he thought with confusion.'Did I just kissed her without her permission?' he thought with shock.Aiden stood there in confusion.'What happened to you Aiden? Why did you just do that?' he cursed himself.But the lingering taste of her lips stirred a hunger inside him, which he thought he forgot after a month after that night."This is bad" he muttered.Aria ran out of the house and drove off from Aiden's house in a hurry."Damn him" she muttered out loud with irritation.She is sure she shouldn't get wet from just a kiss. That too from that asshole Aiden. But she is. Surely, this cannot be normal right? Who would become this turned on with just a kiss?That damn man. What possessed him to kiss her like this? Aria cursed him.It's still not time to report for work. So she drove aimlessly around the town, wasting her fuel. She finally settled to go and sit on a n
After the beach incident with Ryan, Aria couldn't forget the fear in Ryan's eyes, when he was talking about her father."Aria" Marlin called me when I was arranging cutlery on a table before the lunch hour rush.Aria looked behind her and found Merlin holding something for her. Aria walked the little distance between them and smiled at Merlin."Hey Merlin," she said with a smile.Marlin smiled back."Here, this is your name tag and employee Id card. In this cover, you will find your locker keys and other formalities" Merlin handed over them to Aria.Aria looked inside the cover and nodded her head."If you need anything, come to me, alright?" Merlin said."Ok" Aria agrees.She put away the cover inside her locker before putting on her name tag on her shirt. She doesn't have to carry her id card always, so she put that away in a locker before locking it. She pocketed the key in her skirt pocket."Hey, you" Ryan greeted her w
Aiden parked his black Suv behind his, black Ashton Martin. He cursed when he saw Natasha's car parked in front of one of the closed garage doors."Shit" he cursed.He regrets ever giving the house keys to her. Recently she is acting like his girlfriend, which is not the case.He is using her as a distraction from Aria. And now he understands it as a very bad idea.He got down the car and walked inside the house. He saw Aria walking towards the stairs and a furious Natasha pulling her back before slapping her hard, across her face."Natasha" Aiden roared before rushing to help Aria up.Natasha is stunned to look at Aiden. She didn't think he would come so soon and see all this. But she is not about to give him up for this girl, whoever she is.Aria's cheek is throbbing with pain and she is sure that it must be swollen.When Aiden helped her up, she let him without fussing. She is still in shock about the entire thing."Aiden baby
Aiden and Aria sat there in silence. Aria is applying ice to her cheek. Aiden is looking at her quietly."I am sorry" Aiden confessed suddenly.Aria looked at him with surprise.She thought he is apologizing for Natasha. But it's not he who hurt her. So it's not his mistake."You didn't hurt me. You don't have to apologize to her" Aria said truthfully.Aiden looked at her strangely. He is not apologizing for only that. But he should have elaborated a little. She wouldn't understand what he is thinking in his mind."No, not just for this, for everything" he elaborated.Aria still didn't understand."For everything?" She looked puzzled.Aiden truly looked ashamed of himself."We started on a wrong footing. After you came here searching for Martin, and when I found out you are his daughter, I thought you would be like him. Greedy, mooch, and a scum. But you proved me wrong. You are nothing like him. You are hard-wo
Martin William, a scum bag and a drug addict. But no one knows how he became one. He had a very loving wife and an angel as a daughter, a steady job, and a couple of trustworthy friends.But everything changed with one little mistake. One day he went out to party with his friends and had a little too much to drink.He shouldn't have driven his car on his own when he is drunk. He should have accepted his friend's offer and let him drive Martin home. But he did neither.He thought he is fine and is capable to drive. But a drunk person cannot tell when he is drunk.But then, he was overconfident in his driving abilities. So like an idiot, he drove his car on the highway, at a speed, which he should not be driving.That's when he did one thing that he should not have done. He crashed into a man, who was standing on the side of the road, waiting for someone to help him with his car, which is broken.The impact of the collision gave his body
"He is cool, he is handsome, he is sweet and he is perfect" Lily was talking about our boss, who would be visiting the restaurant today.Aria rolled her eyes at the dreamy look on Lily's face.Lily is singing praises to our boss for the last half an hour."If the boss lets her, she would marry him and have kids in her dreams" Bethy muttered from beside me.Lily looked at Bethy and stick her tongue out."You are just jealous," Lily said still in a dream-like state."Ya, I am jealous of your daydreaming abilities. No one can dream as you can" Bethy even clapped her hands to praise Lily."Hey," Lily said with narrowed eyes."I am watching you" Lily warned Bethy in mock outrage."Oh my God, please don't. I am so scared" Bethy played along with Lily.They look ridiculous doing that, but they are fun to be around with. Who is there to judge them?I smile despite of their ridiculousness. They bickered back and fo
"What?" Aria asked in shock.'Did he just ask me to kiss him? Isn't it considered as workplace harassment? Can I complain about it to the HR department? But will they take my complaint? I am just a nobody who came to this town a couple of days ago. He is the owner of this huge restaurant chain. No one said a bad thing about him. So if I tell them about this, will they believe me? What if I quit this job? Will I get another job soon? Or will this man make sure that I was not hired anywhere?" Aria thought in horror."Kiss me Sweetheart" he repeated himself, knowing fully well that she wouldn't agree.He remembered their conversation last night. He understood she is not as unaffected by him as he thought she is.She just needs a push and he is sure he can wear her resistance off soon.Aria is shocked and confused.What exactly is happening here? She thought.Aiden knows she would most definitely slap her new boss and quit her job rather t