She was holding her breath, hoping Robert wouldn't notice her as she walked past him to clean another Table. It was going well. Robert was on his phone waiting for his food, not once looking up at rosemary.
"Rose, Baby!" Robert looked up, oddly seeing Chloe in a work apron as a guy wrapped his arms around her waist. He didn't know she worked here, neither did he know that she had a boyfriend. She told me she didn't have one.
Chloe turned around seeing Daniel and his friends, mentally cursing as she hoped Robert hadn't heard her name being called. Daniel's arms swiftly traveled around her waist and she gently tugged on him, trying to pry him off.
"Baby, did you miss me?" Daniel shot her a cocky smile, relaxing back against the chair as she stood there with the spray in her hand and the sponge in the other, annoyed that he decided to show up.
"No, I saw you last period in school, just two hours ago." She bluntly spoke.
Daniel was the typical junkie that people avoided at school, However, all girls were secretly wanting to know what it’s like to sleep with him. Although Chloe could never admit this aloud, she sort of liked the attention Daniel would give her. He always seemed to give her pet names and would even share some of his blunts with her at lunch. He even showed up at the cafe just to talk to her while she worked. It was his strange way of showing his affection towards her.
"Actually it was two and a half hours ago, but who's counting." The only thing that made Chloe repel away from him -like the others- is that he was always too cocky and perhaps too full of himself.
"I have to get back to work." Chloe mumbled, moving past him until he caught ahold of her wrist, making her drop the sponge.
"That project shit, you're coming home with me tomorrow after school so we can get working on it." He told her. She was a bit annoyed that Her English teacher would pair the two up for an outside of school project. But nevertheless, Chloe nodded, picking the sponge off the floor before she walked away, returning the sponge and cleaner to its place.
"Chloe," She heard his soft voice come from behind her. She stayed stiff in state, closing her eyes briefly as she sighed, so Robert had noticed her presence.
"Yes?" She turned around, Facing for the second time today.
She was expecting an apology from him, but instead she only got words thrown at her.
"You told me you didn't have a boyfriend."
Robert looked at Daniel. To him, Daniel seemed like a low-life punk, and he was correct. The only thing he was wrong about was that he wasn't Chloe's boyfriend, he wasn't even a friend to her. He was just a guy that hung around her without her consent.
Instead of telling the truth, she only gave him harsh words back.
"It shouldn't matter if I have one or not, you have a wife and you still fucked me, so why should it matter if I have a boyfriend?"
Robert wasn't jealous, he just didn't like sharing. and on top of that, he didn't like to be lied to. He didn't appreciate that Chloe had lied to him.
"It doesn't matter, I just don't like to be lied to."
"Yeah, and I don't like to be used." she finally spoke up for herself. Chloe was known to hold a grudge on people, but what happened between Robert and her wasn't holding a grudge. She was angry with both his actions and herself. He used her and she let him.
Robert sighs, "I'm sorry about that, I didn't use you, I just- I just didn't want my wife finding out. you understand don't you?" he ran his fingers through his hair.
"I do understand, but you fucked me over by throwing me out of your house the minute we were done."
"I apologize for that. How can I make it up to you?" Robert asked.
"You can't."
"I can if you take a break from working for five minutes and meet me in the bathroom." She finally got what he was getting at. Is that all he ever thinks about, Sex?
"I can't, I would get into so much trouble with my boss-"
"He won't even know. Please?"
Besides actually getting in trouble with her boss, Chloe just simply didn't want to. She didn't feel like going through five minutes of unbearable pain that he thought of as pleasure. He was too rough with her the first time, even though he'd been holding back.
"Robert, I really can't." Her breath had hitched when she'd seen Daniel walking over to them. She hoped Daniel wouldn't ask who Robert was, she did not want anyone finding out that he was her therapist.
"Fine, go to the bathroom, I'll be there soon." she quickly shooed him away, Daniel making his way towards the counter where Chloe stood.
"Is that guy giving you any trouble?" He asked, pointing to Robert who was now going towards the bathroom.
"No."
"But-"
"Leave it alone, Daniel, I got it." she just wanted him to leave the shop as soon as possible, hoping he wouldn't stick around to witness her walking into the men's bathroom.
"Fine, Here, I'll see you tomorrow." He sulked, sliding the white blunt over the counter towards her and she nodded tucking it carefully into her jeans.
Daniel and his friends left, The cafe finally being empty as she watched the woman pack her laptop in the case before standing up to leave.
Robert was still waiting in the bathroom, loosening his belt as he expected Chloe any second.
"Chloe, the place is empty and I'm leaving. I'm trusting you to lock up the place and don't forget to close fridge room." Her boss informed her. She nodded, watching as he slung his coat on his body and tussled the keys in his hand.
Once he was out of sight, Chloe went straight to the bathroom. She planned on telling Robert to leave and that
