Daria
My first night working at The Parlor is busy. People are swarming the restaurant, ordering drinks, food, and dessert to the left and right. It's hectic and loud, with plates clattering and laughter echoing against the walls, but I've found out I'm good at waitressing.
I'm excellent at remembering people's orders, and I smile every time I meet someone new. A family already complimented me for taking my sweet time with their shy daughter. She ordered her food in this quiet voice from behind her menu. I showed her great patience without uttering a word, which her parents found astounding.
They immediately spoke to my boss, telling her I'm worth keeping around.
Besides that achievement, I've also learned most tricks in the book on the fly, like asking people if they want dessert or recommending a unique wine that suits their meat. Brooklyn is a natural at what she does, and I'm trying to be her golden star student.
After serving yet another table
Daria The night is passing slowly. I'm sitting by the bar, enjoying my break, while glancing at Wilder's table. The blonde girl is hugging his bicep with both her arms tightly knit around it—who is she? I heard someone in their company call her Evelyn. Gosh, even her name sounds like a daydream. She is way prettier than me and probably an actress. The woman has that slim body that says I-count-every-single-calorie-that-I-eat, and I realize it's none of my business who Wilder flirts with, but come on, he gave me a phone! How fast do these actors move on? Irritated, I keep slurping on my coca-cola with a straw until finally, a door opens and reveals the dancefloor. Jessica, the woman who pushed me the salver earlier, smiles at me from behind the counter. I wouldn't say I liked Jessica at first, but the woman is growing on me. She takes the job seriously, and after having seen me in action, she decided I was worthy of her respect. "You've
DariaAfter I've drenched the blonde girl's hair in vodka, I take a step back to observe the damage I've done. She is fuming, glaring at me with those painstakingly beautiful eyes.Funny how her hair is blonde and angelic, yet she resembles something fallen, like a demon, more than she does an angel. Her eyelashes are glued together, not framing her eyes any longer, and her hair is sticking to her makeup-smeared cheeks. Black lines are running down the sides of her face, bringing life to the bitter blue in her irises.She is beautiful on the outside, but the same can't be said for her soul."Do you know what you've just done?!" She is yelling at me in this cruel voice with her eyes sparkling flames of war. "You've given me a perfect reason to have you fired! You're such a useless and ugly waitress! And the irony of you calling me a bitch is uncanny! You're shit in my eyes, do you hear me?! Absolute dog shit!"Tears are prickling behind my eyelids,
DariaKissing Wilder must be how experiencing drugs must feel. No matter how much I steal under his shirt and lean into his warm lips, I can't get enough of this man. His skin is boiling, and my palm glides along with his rippling muscles, squeezing his carved cobblestone abs.Gosh, he is so sexy I think I'm going to die.His dark suit is tight, trying to keep me from reaching up to his chest, but I'm stubborn. My hand travels higher, poking the hardened nipple on his juicy pectoral muscle, and Wilder holds deathly still, shivering when I touch him with more demand.Playing with the little nub of his nipple with my thumb turns me on, and I'm forced to swallow down a moan. Cautiously, I lift my eyes to Wilder's face, realizing he enjoys this.Wilder is panting into my face as if I'm delivering him equal amounts of pleasure and pain, and I press down hard until Wilder stumbles forward with a choked cry. Those eyes are on mine, and I hold my breath, w
WilderI'm in complete shambles when I get home, shaking as I'm thoughtlessly removing my clothes in the shower. I forgot to take them off before entering the stream, and now hot water is pouring over me, raining over my shoulders yet doing nothing to remove the tingles, the remembrance of Daria's lips on my skin.My heart is beating like I've spent the entire day at the gym when, in reality, all it took to set my body on fire was a woman.I change the temperature to cold, hissing with my eyes closed as the streams hit my flushed cheeks."Daria Withers..." Her mere name on my tongue wrecks me and sends me down memory lane.I'm assaulted by flashing images of Daria's emerald eyes, creamy skin, and perfect, pink nipples standing on full mast against my tongue. My knees buckle, and I'm forced to stretch out an arm and lean against the tiles not to tipple over. I'm already wrapped around that woman's finger, and she probably doesn't even realize it yet
Daria I feel like a complete failure when I sink my head into the pillow to rest. I've lost my job, and I don't know who else will hire me. Money is needed if I wish to survive, and I hardly think any other place has a salary as high as the one The Parlor promised me. I close my eyes, furrowing my eyebrows in annoyance when Wilder's gorgeous face pops up into my head. He took my virginity, and now my heart won't stop pounding when I think of his name. My emotions are pathetic because Wilder won't chase me now that I've given him what he wanted. Sex he had to fight for was probably the only carrot why he flirted with me. I'm probably the only woman who didn't lie down in a ready-to-be-fucked position when he looked my way. Suddenly, there are voices on the other side of the paper-thin wall, two men fighting with each other as the sirens of a police car sound in the background. Loud footsteps shake the floor, and I glare at the wall. Elisabeth s
DariaLoud banging sounds from my door, waking me up from my slumber with drool still slipping down my chin. My dark hair is a bird's nest on top of my head, and one eyelid is stuck close as I make it to the door like a zombie, only wearing an oversized t-shirt."Daria?" Wilder's voice cuts through my morning confusion after I've unlocked the door. "I'm coming in!"I step back, and by the time the door opens, I'm so nervous and unsure of how to behave that I freeze. The epitome of male beauty steps inside my humble home, glancing around until landing on me.Wilder tilts his head back to see me better and comes inside without withdrawing from our interlocked gaze. Despite his otherwise gym-rat appearance, he is wearing a business suit this morning and looks rather formal and collected in it."Good morning," A half-smile, one that isn't sure how to greet me, takes the toll on his lips."Morning," I fold my arms underneath my chest, hoping it w
DariaI'm not even watching The Dragon Throne. My sole attention is on the veiny, delicious chords running up Wilder's bronzed arm. His sleeves are crawling up further up his arm every time he chuckles at the TV screen, and I try to steady my breathing, steal a glimpse of his face.He isn't watching me.Then maybe I can get in a more comfortable position without him giving me shit for it?My hand press against the swelling of his right pec, and I inhale, too aware of his left arm pinned against my back. I melt into him, let the scent of his skin linger in my nose. It feels so intimate, resting my cheek against his chest and listening to his flickering heartbeat.I can see this as something couples would do every night before going to bed together. And I briefly play a sweet reverie of telling Wilder the truth, that I'm possibly dying. The words are at the tip of my tongue.But I remind myself this isn't a fairy tale, and neither do I want to
Wilder Never once in my life have I painted a room. Now I'm wearing cheap clothes we found at a second-hand shop, rolling out grey paint on Daria's wall while music comes out through an old stereo we found. "Okay, so you paint the top half of the wall, and I focus on everything close to the floor because I'm shorter than you." I flash her a grin. "Shortie." Daria reaches out her arm, streaking a grey line on my arm, causing me to snort-laugh. "Oh, you've done it now!" I assault her, squeezing her to my body with both my arms while she laughs in panic. I'm stronger than her, effortlessly holding her while using the roller to paint her front grey. I lean my chin against the top of her head, relishing the scent of her shampoo as I torture her. "Ah, you will look so pretty with some more paint!" Daria howls at me, laughing so much that she is vibrating and flailing like a fish out of water. My heart swells inside my chest. Seeing her cheek