21- Use your inside voice or you'll be sent to time out . I make Torin a drink that I'm hoping isn't terrible . He doesn't complain and gives me a nod as thanks . He doesn't seem like he wants to talk though . Probably because of all the people who stare every time I go anywhere near him . Still , I make sure to at least send friendly smiles his way every time I look over and notice him watching me . Which is actually fairly often , but since I'm the only one here not avoiding him I can kind of see why he would be watching me . It's alright , it gives me a chance to show off my new skills . And by skills I mean the ability to follow the super basic directions that Laura gave me . Not too long later Elijah stops by the bar . " Hello again ravishing Rina . " He says smoothly . I roll my eyes at him but at the same time I have to fight the urge to stare . Damn he is fine . " What is it Elijah ? Did you need another drink or something ? I thought the ladies were covering your share . " I say snarkily . Elijah just grins . " Oh they are . I just wanted to thank you and give you a tip . We're about to head out . " He nods at the door where not one , but TWO of the women are waiting for him . I narrow my eyes . " They're not drunk are they ? Or hopped up on whatever weird magic you have ? " I ask suspiciously . Elijah clasps a hand to his chest and gasps like he's offended , but his grin says otherwise . " I would never . If you must know they are MOSTLY sober and I haven't even touched them . Yet . It's sweet of you to worry about them but I promise I'll take good care of them . " He adds with a wink and I scoff at him . " Fine , whatever . Wait , why are you tipping me ? I didn't even make you a drink . " I point out . Elijah shrugs . " You helped me out . You deserve a tip . " He holds out fifty dollars and I raise an eyebrow . " That's some tip . If you're going to give your money away like this , why don't you just get your own drinks to begin with ? " I ask . " Where's the fun in that ? Besides those ladies bought me way more than fifty dollars worth of drinks . Just take the cash . I'm off . Unless you've changed your mind and YOU 29 ل 1/4 < 11:19 Fri , Aug 29 Lesson 21- Use your inside voice or you'll be sent to time out . 100 % want to buy me a drink . " He says flirtatiously . I just shake my head and take the money from him . His fingers brush mine and I shiver as the warm feeling from earlier comes rushing back . I shake it off faster this time and wave as he says goodbye . He might be a flirt but at least he tips well . Pretty happy with how things turned out , my eyes automatically search out Torin to see how he reacted . To my surprise he gestures for me to come over . I approach him with a cheerful smile . " Hey , did you want another drink ? " I ask . Torin shakes his head . " You should not allow the incubus to touch you . Their magic can make women ... " He trails off , clearly searching for the right way to phrase it . I snort out a laugh . " Horny as hell ? Yeah I noticed . " I say dryly . Torin blinks then narrows his eyes . " What did he do ? " he demands darkly . " Woah , relax . I'm fine . He just flirted with me a bit and I directed him towards some . women who might be a little more receptive to his advances . I might not know what to do . against some monster chasing me down a street but when it comes to being hit on by some guy at a bar I can take care of myself . " I assure him . Torin doesn't seem thrilled by my answer . He grumbles something about customers keeping their hands to themselves . and how he left me alone for only a couple hours and this happens . I can't help but smile . Aww , he's worried . I pat him on the arm and fight the urge to roll my eyes when I hear more than one person gasp in shock . " I'm fine , seriously . Thanks though . I promise if someone is actually bothering me I'll tell you right away , alright ? " I meet his eyes so that he knows I'm serious . I give him one last smile before getting back to work while I actively ignore the stares from everyone around us . Judgemental jerks . I stay busy making drinks , talking to customers or cleaning behind the bar and when Laura gets back we both work hard for a while . As it starts to get really late the less nocturnal people , ( creatures ? ) start to leave and the place gets a lot quieter . I start to find myself standing around . There just isn't enough work for the two of us right now . Laura is starting to yawn and rub at her eyes . Kyle left an hour or so ago when the kitchen closed . I served up the last of his cooking a few minutes ago . Laura yawns again which makes me yawn and I notice at least two other people in the room who are triggered to yawn as well which makes me giggle . 29 D ل 111 Г 2/4 11:19 Fri , Aug 29 Lesson 21- Use your inside voice or you'll be sent to time out . 100 % " You know , if you don't have anything important to do tonight , you could head home . I'm stuck here anyway , but it isn't that busy and there's no point in us both being tired . " I point out . Laura frowns and shakes her head . " I couldn't leave you here on your own . That wouldn't be fair . " She objects . I raise an eyebrow . " I wouldn't be alone , Torin is here . Seriously , go get some rest . I got this . " I encourage her . Laura still looks like she's going to refuse but Torin speaks up . " Go home Laura . Carina will be okay on her own . Tomorrow you can split the shift . You take the first half and Carina can join you when it starts to get busy and work until close . " he states firmly . Immediately all fight is gone from Laura and she nods agreeably . " Alright . Whatever you say . I'll see you tomorrow then . " She directs that last bit at me and then rushes off . I think she must be more tired than she was letting on because she leaves SO fast . The rest of the evening is fairly uneventful . There aren't many customers left and by the time we kick out the last few I've already done pretty much all the clean up . Torin flicks through the magical book that tracks our sales . " You did well tonight . You made a lot of tips . " He comments . I beam a smile at him . " Thanks . I was surprised by that actually . Luckily most people were nice . They weren't nearly as bratty as they were yesterday . " I observe . He shrugs . " Yesterday they were testing you . Today they know better . " He answers . He seems different to how he was half an hour ago . I realise that he's standing differently . Up straight in tall rather than hunched over like he's trying to hide himself . He's speaking louder too . The only difference I can see is that the customers are gone . Torin acts like he isn't bothered by the way everyone treats him , that he doesn't care that everyone is afraid of him . But if that's the case why does he work so hard to make himself smaller when they're around ? He doesn't HIDE from them exactly . But he stays in the corner , stays quiet , stays small . ( Or as small as a guy as huge as him can be . ) It makes me a little sad . I'm so busy thinking about it that I miss whatever he is saying . When I tune back in I realise he must have asked me a question . " Sorry , can you repeat that ? " I ask . 29 D ل ||| O Г 3/4 100 % Lesson 21- Use your inside voice or you'll be sent to time out . " I said I'll need your banking details so that I can put your pay into your account . Most supernaturals stick to cash payments but I assume as a human you would prefer digital payments ? I'll include your tips too . You can't actually go anywhere to spend cash anyway . " He observes . I frown . " I can't exactly spend money online either . You took my phone . " I remind him . He frowns and grunts . " I'll figure something out . " He mutters grumpily . I don't think he likes being reminded of the things he's keeping from me . Well whatever . I want to be his friend and I want him to trust me , that doesn't mean I'm going to sugar coat everything for him . He should stay aware of the ways I'm being inconvenienced too . Chapter Comments Ambria Stork 7 days ago I love how she is helping him open up 5 Reviews > 64 SHARE 38