Danny's Main

Her husband stared wordlessly at her tattoo.

“Yes, I have a vow vaporizer too,” she said. “I believe in us. Da

Da

Her main man, her bar, on Main Street… “I love it!”

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TO CELEBRATE THE one-year a

And party they did—until two in the morning when the drinks were empty and the music stopped. The evening was as successful as the year had been, leaving Da

The only thing they hadn’t found success with was staff. In the twelve months since the doors opened, they had had too many people behind the bar and none of them were tending it. Late, lazy, free-loading, obnoxious, no-shows, inappropriate beyond control—that was what Julie and Da

“I finally understand why Chester kept that bitch Bu

“She certainly loved the hell out of the customers and staff,” Da

“Whatever,” she admonished, staring at a spreadsheet. “The fact is, we need to do a better job of screening our hires. We’re wasting a ton of time and money training people only to have them leave us high and dry. I swear to God, I think most of them only want to work here so they can drink the booze.”

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SHE WASN’T WRONG. Over the next few years, many faces wore staff shirts at Da

A problem occurred when one of the bartenders started crushing on him. He thought nothing of it at first. It was good for the ego to know that women still found him attractive, but the only woman who would ever have his full attention was his Julie.

“Suzette likes you,” Julie stated one afternoon while the two were in the back office—working lunches, they affectionately called the time together. She was transferring their bills over to electronic bill pay while eating strawberries, and he was writing out the shift schedules and drinking a Coke.

“Honey, Suzette likes everyone. That’s her job.” Da

Shaking her head, Julie nibbled her lip. “You’re wrong. She flirts with you, Da

Wow, is she worried? “You realize that you’re it for me, right? I don’t care who flirts with me. I only want you.”

His dick hardened the moment his wife’s firm ass found purchase on his lap. How could she doubt for even a second that his feelings for her blew his mind? When she twisted to face him, he had no doubt the vixen used the friction of her weight against his throbbing erection to gain his attention.

“I know you love me. That isn’t the issue or the concern.”

Fuck, not sure what’s hotter: her confidence or the cleavage showing in her V-neck staff shirt.

“I know what you’re thinking, and no, I’m not jealous,” she said. “I’m a

Bewilderment crested through him as Julie’s words sank in. Never had he seen her so guarded, so ready to defend what belonged to her. While it was sexy as fuck, it wasn’t something he’d ever intentionally bring out in her. “Jules—”

Her mouth met his with a kiss so claiming, so passionate, so wanton, Da

“I’m not saying we should fire her,” Julie whispered into his lips. “Just pay attention, okay?”

One more quick touch on the lips, and Julie’s weight was gone. The office door clicked, leaving him alone with the taste of berry on his lips, the faint smell of gardenia, and a raging hard-on as the only evidence that she was ever there.

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AS USUAL, JULIE wasn’t wrong. Over the following weeks, Suzette’s behavior became more brazen. Her eye contact went from confident to blatant, and her flirty comments became sexual. When she started finding reasons to touch him, Da

Da

What he wasn’t prepared for was the answer the woman gave him.

“You think you are.” Her arm slithered across the table, long talon-like nails grazing his skin. “But you’re not. She’s not enough for you, baby.” Her saccharine voice explained, “She’s good to make you di

What the fuck? Chick is clearly a whack job. She isn’t going to quit; I’m firing her ass. Anger boiled in his veins as Da

“Max?” Da

The new hire looked up from behind the bar.

“Over here, now.” Regulating his breath was a challenge as Da

“Boss?” While Max DeLucca had only been employed for two weeks, he’d been a lunch regular for over a month. The kid showed more respect and loyalty than all of the hires Da

“I need a witness, DeLucca. You’re here, so you’re it.” Da

“Go, sir.”

“Suzette, your presence is no longer needed or wanted here at Da

“Fired? Stop it, baby,” Suzette purred as she stood and attempted to stalk toward Da