My Mate, My Moon

" Medium latte extra foam for Bill" I slide the drink onto the hand off counter and greet Bill with a smile. " Thanks Macy you always make my drink just the way I like it." Bill said with a smile and a wink. " It's what I do" I said to Bill with a sarcastic smile. " What time are you off your shift today?" Bill asked. " 10 minutes ago actually I'm just waiting for Blake to come in and relieve me." I said with a smirk as I lightly chuckled to myself. Blake is a good friend of mine. We met at work and enjoy each other's company. I'm always at work, aside from home to eat and sleep. I feel like work is all I really do. I'm a shift manager for a very popular Cafe and the hours are long and the work is crazy. but being that I love coffee it seems like the perfect place for me to be considering on my days off I end up in this very Cafe anyway. Just as I finish rinsing the milk pitcher I see Blake walking in the front door. "fashionably late again I see?" I giggle at him while he speed walks to the back of the counter. " Sorry Macy! Thanks for waiting for me." Blake said while pulling me in for a side hug. " Yeah well you're lucky I love you. Everything is set up for closing tonight. We did have a call out today so I had to work the bar for a few hours so I didn't get a chance to count my till. I'm going to do that now." I look at Blake as I start to untie my apron. " You set to run the shift?" " yeah do what you need to do." Blake said, as I handed him the shift keys and grab my till and headed to the back room. Sitting at the back desk placing my deposit in the safe I hear a familiar clanking of heels on the tile floor. I turn around and I see my manager Andrea walking up to me. I look away briefly so I can roll my eyes so she can't see then turn back with the fakest smile I can muster. " Hi andrea, how are you?" Andrea gives me a brief smile then goes to sit at the desk that I'm now standing next to. " I'm good how was the day?" " Busy as usual, that new guy Charlie you hired last week called out last minute said his foot hurt?" I said finding myself rolling my eyes behind her back once again. I already know she couldn't care less. Of all the years I have worked for this company and all the managers I have had she is by far the most useless. Aside from being horrible at making drinks, she is so hands off on the working of the cafe. She's what I call a desk manager and in this job you have to work the floor to know what's really going on. The fact that she shows up to work wearing revealing clothing and high heels while working at a cafe tells me just how hard of a worker she really is. Working hard on her feet is not a position I see her being any good at. "I was thinking if you want me to take on some interviews for new hires, I can help with that if you like. The last few you have hired don't seem to really want to work." I said to her, as I turned around to grab my bag. she turned to look at me with a sly smile and said "Oh don't worry I just hired someone new!" "Oh?" I said curiously. "Yup! and what a piece of eye candy!" She said with a giggle turning back to the computer screen. I rolled my eyes so hard I thought I would go blind. Of corse she would hire someone just because he's good looking. "Okayyyy..." I say, getting thoroughly annoyed with this conversation. "Yeah his first day he will be an extra person for your closing shift tomorrow night. you're going to love him!" "Great!" I said feigning excitement. I could not be less excited. This woman is the worst at hiring, and the fact that she has to comment about his looks alone.. I can only Imagine the kind of night I'm going to have tomorrow. Working with a self entitled f**k boy all night while he hits on every female that walks in while I do all the work.. It wouldn't be the first time I have had to deal with guys like that, and while Andrea does all the hiring it seems it won't be the last. " Well, I'm heading out I'll talk to you later Andrea." I said while grabbing my keys out of my bag and heading out of the back office as fast as I can. There's only so much of that woman I can take. Everything about her just rubs me the wrong way. As I head out of the back room I see Blake leaning on the counter looking at the night schedule. I meet his eyes and I sigh and shake my head. "Ha Ha. What? You are not happy to see Andrea?! " "No, I was not!" I said dryly "That woman is infuriating!" "HA HA! I know, I know.. We still on for a team meeting tonight?" he asked, with a smirk. " Yes of course! Make sure you let Tim know." Tim is another one of my friends from work. He looks like a surfer boy, tall lean build, blonde shaggy hair. Over the past few years of working here I've become good friends with Tim and Blake. Since Andrea has been manager the female employees are in short supply since she seems to only hire men.. I wonder why.. It's fine though I tend to get along with men more anyway. I have very few female friends, girls are just so full of drama and guys are straightforward and almost never hold a grudge and are far less emotional. Blake has been one of my close friends for the past 2 years tall dark hair, dark eyes and an amazing sense of humor, he always makes me laugh. Team meetings are what we call a Hangout with Tim, Blake and I. We usually chill at my place, smoke some bud and play video games, complain about work and just make each other laugh. I do enjoy our team meetings. every now and then one of us will invite a new person to a team meeting but it's almost never on a regular basis. "Alright, I'm off like a prom dress! I'll leave the back door open for you guys." I said to him with a smirk as I start walking to the exit. " THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!" Blake yelled as I open the door and head out laughing at his childish joke. As I step outside the cool fresh air hits me, it's around 4:00 p.m. late winter, early spring, still cool outside but the sun is getting warmer. I walk over to the love of my life, my black 1984 Monte Carlo SS. just looking at her makes me smile. I have always had an affinity for classic muscle cars, and she is my prized possession! I sit in the driver's seat turn the key and the music is blasting Panama from Van Halen. "Thank god this day is done" I think to myself as I drive out of the parking lot. ***************************************** I parked the car in front of my house. I live at home with my mom and stepdad. I'm 25 years old and still live at home, but with a classic Italian upbringing it's not uncommon for daughters to live at home till they meet their future husband. Honestly I don't mind. My mother and I are really close. She's more like a best friend than my mom and my step dad is really amazing too. I walk in the front door and head through the house and down the hallway till I hit the door to the basement. "My layer" as I like to refer it. Walking down the set of stairs once you hit the bottom, to the right is a small set of steps that lead up to the storm doors that lead outside to my backyard. to the left is a living room area with a couch along the side of the stairs, my desk and TV with a recliner. I walked through the living area and just ahead is a pool table and a bar. Just off the bar area is another door to my room. I love my setup. I have my own entrance for my friends so they don't disturb my mom upstairs. Aside from a kitchen and a bathroom, I have everything I need down here. I walked through to my bedroom and turn the light on. putting my bag on the bed I walk over to my dresser drawers and pick out something comfortable to wear for the rest of the evening. I make my way back upstairs to take a quick shower. The only thing I hate about working in a cafe is you smell of coffee and milk at the end of the shift. As I start the water for the shower all I can think is I can't wait to eat and chill with my boys and have a relaxing night.