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I here? I thought Natalie wanted to talk to me about next week. She said you wanted to speak with me.”
    I stared at her for a moment, trying to comprehend her words. “I—I wanted to make sure you were paid and I was hoping that maybe you could get something to Harper for me.” I produced two envelopes from my pants pocket, handing them to her. She observed them.
    “Why two envelopes?”
    “One is for Harper.”
    “I’m pretty sure money isn’t going to help this situation.”
    I shrugged. “Give it to her anyway.” I stood and waited for some sort of response but got nothing other than her hard stare. “As far as the other mixer, I interview a really nice, genuine guy. He’s outspoken, fun. I think you two would hit it off.”
    Avery rolled her eyes. “The last one really didn’t go so well and I really don’t have a desire to compete with a roomful of pretentious girls.”
    “Well, if you’re serious about finding love, I can make arrangements. You won’t have to go to a mixer, I’ll just make the introduction and let you to go at it from there.”
    She paused for a moment, chewing on her lip. “No, this just really isn’t for me. Thanks though, Mas—Asher.” She took Harper’s envelope in her other hand, toying with it before handing it back to me. “I think maybe you should bring this to her in person. She’s at work, Lucky’s Bar on Third Ave.” Avery looked deep into my eyes as she delivered her last words to me, “Mason, she really cared for you and you really screwed things up. It’s funny, you find love for others and know exactly what they need to do, but you can’t even follow your own advice.”
    As she left, I felt her words stinging. She was right. Harper didn’t want to talk to me, and it was because of what I had done. I had to tell her how I felt, to apologize for the deceit and try to make things right.

Harper
    Just a few more hours, then freedom. It had been a hell of a night, and after having two drunkards in the corner booth constantly commenting on my “mighty fine” ass, not to mention having more than a few drinks spilled on me, I was about ready to call it quits again.
    “This table is dirty,” one of the girls who had just sat down in a booth with her group of friends grumbled at me.
    The back of my eyes hurt with the beginnings of a headache. “We haven’t got around to cleaning that one up, but I can wipe it down for you.”
    “Ew, yeah,” one of the other girls said, bending down to inspect the table. “It needs a deep clean. Yuck.”
    I grabbed a rag off the bar and made my way back over to them, clearing off some of the dirty dishes and wiping away a majority of the crumbs.
    The girl who had first spoken began to talk again, lowering her voice only slightly. “I’d never work at a dive like this, no matter how desperate I was.”
    “Table’s ready for you.”
    “We need a couple Cosmos, if you can handle that.”
    I kept my eyes down as I brought the order to Miles, the bartender. I glanced over at the girls, now sitting, giggling and whispering as they looked at me. I resisted the urge to spit in their drinks as Miles handed them to me.
    “You look happy,” he said. He was an older man, and had been the bartender for at least a dozen years.
    I hoped to God I didn’t have to work in the bar that long. “I am happy, can’t you tell?” I gave him a dirty look.
    He laughed. “Don’t be spitting in their drinks.” He grinned as I looked at him innocently. “Yeah, little missy. I know what you’re thinking and it isn’t worth it.”
    “I just can’t do this anymore,” I groaned, grabbing the drinks and making my way back over to the girls.
    “Oh my God, finally,” one of them said, taking a sip of her drink. “Whoa. Who the hell is that? He’s fucking hot.”
    “Can I get you anything else?”
    “You can get out of the way so we can see,” that same girl answered, as the others craned their necks to look.
    I sighed inwardly as I