At Your Service ✓

[Chapter Eight] Shawn

Chapter Eight – Shawn

I’ve always wanted to hook up in a public place and alcohol and I didn’t agree right now so I opted out of a bar and just took her to dinner though she was right, what the hell were we going to talk about.

I met her at a place in town and she was thankfully wearing a dress which would make it easier. They sat us down for dinner and she ordered Lemon water.

“Can I get any drinks from the bar?” the waitress asked and she shook her head and so did I. Alcohol didn’t make me a very nice person.

“You can get a drink if you would like.” I told her

“I don’t drink.” She said as she looked over the menu

“Why?” I asked her

“I was an alcoholic.” She told me and I looked at her, really looked at her.

“Me too, still a struggling and recovering one actually.” She looked up confused at me admittance and honestly I don’t know why I told her that.

“I’ve been sober almost eight years.” She told me and I squinted in confusion

“You’re years younger than me.”

“I’m twenty-four.” She sighed and put the menu down

“You stopped drinking when you were sixteen?” I asked her

“Yes and I started when I was twelve.” What the hell; who starts drinking so young?

“I started at seventeen.” She nodded and we sat in an uncomfortable silence until the waitress came back and took our order. I was half expecting her to say she wasn’t hungry or order a salad like any girl my buddies set me up on a date with but she ordered steak medium rare. I couldn’t figure her out.

She leaned back in her seat, crossed her arms and just looked at me.

“So what’s your story?” I asked her and she raised an eye brow

“What’s yours?” she asked and I nodded, she didn’t want to talk about hers any more than I was offering to talk about mine.

“Shitty step dad.” I said wondering what she was going to say

“Shitty parents.” She told me

“Abusive.”

“Very abusive.” She added

“Graduated and went into the Army right after.” And she smiled sadly

“Ran away at fifteen.” She shared and I was surprised.

“No school then?” I asked her and she shook her head. She strikes me as the smart type, I didn’t expect that.

“What’s your rank?” she asked

“E-7.” I told her

“A little young for that aren’t you?” she asked me and I shrugged

“it’s a new position to me.”

“So you like being in a position of power and control.” She leaned forward and I glanced down her dress

“Damn right.” I leaned in too

“So Sir, what are you planning to do with me tonight?” she asked seductively and she ran her foot up the inside of my thigh before moving it back and relaxing against the seat and I jumped when the waitress came.

She put down the appetizer I ordered and she grabbed a stuffed jalapeño and popped it in her mouth and licked her lips slowly

I leaned away and grabbed one too