Stupid Girls

My first reaction was to laugh when Carmen told me that Kay and Cindy were evil. I knew they didn't get along all that well but it was the first time that Carmen had ever said anything bad about anything that she worked with, as far as I've heard.

"It's not funny," she insisted. "They are evil!"

"Don't worry about them," I told her. "There's nothing they can do to ruin my relationship with Sara."

"No," she slapped her hand against the door as I moved to close it. "I overheard them talking about you, your girlfriend and how they thought it was wrong that you were 'wasting' your time with her."

Again, I told her not to worry about Sara or me as I tried to get her to leave so I could finish up and go to Sara's.

"Kit was suppose to steal your cell tonight Tanner! They were talking about calling your girlfriend and telling her that you've been staying late at work, not because you are working but because you are fooling around with the two of them."

"That's fucking bullshit!" I snapped at her.

Carmen flinched. "I'm just telling you what they plan to do." She removed her hand from the door and stepped back. "I hope your girlfriend is smart enough to know what lying little sluts Cindy and Kay are."

"Sara is smart enough." I said it and I believe she is smart enough but in the back of my mind I was worried that she would believe whatever it was that Cindy or Kay would say to her. I had to call her and find out if anything happened.

Before I picked up the office phone to dial Sara's number, I checked the pocket of my jacket to see if Carmen was right. She was, my cell was missing.

"Come on, come on." I muttered as the phone against my ear rang on the other side of the line. After four rings, there was a click and a slight pause before her voice mail picked up. "Damnit!" I cursed as I rammed my finger against the button to hang up the phone.

I ended up called her cell, Billy's phone and cell but there was no answer at either one of those either so I was a little worried by the time I had finally finished my paperwork and locked up for the night - I wasn't sure what would greet me when I arrived at Sara's place.

A block away from Sara's place, my stomach started growling furiously so by the time I actually pulled into an empty spot on the street by her place, I felt like I never had a bite to eat at all that day. I followed the smell around the side of the house and through the chain link fence that separated Sara's back yard from her neighbours.

When I turned the corner, I spotted Sara at the grill with her back towards me. She was off in her own little world, you could tell. She was singing and bopping along with the music as she checked the meat she had sizzling on the grill. I went to her, I wanted to get the whole Kay and Cindy thing over with so that we could have a great night together.

On my way across the yard, I paused briefly to say 'hello' to Billy and Cal, who were having a beer as they sat together on a blanket on the grass. Billy told me there were more beers in the fridge. Nodding, I thanked him, not really caring for a beer at the moment.

"Sara is really happy about tonight," he told me as I turned to leave. "She's been bouncing all over the place all day." With a smile, he said that it was great to see her finally happy. "She's been down for so long, it was hard to watch."

As I walked away, I saw Sara watching me with a smile on her face; I couldn't help becoming pissed off thinking that her happiness may be ruined by a couple a immature little brats.

"Hey Tanner," Sara came at me with her arms raised. "I'm so glad you are here," she sighed against my neck as she wrapped her arms around me.

"Me too." I kissed her neck and then pulled back. "We need to talk about something."

"Oh?" She raised a brow.

"Yeah."

"Ok," she grabbed my hand and turned away from me. "Let's go inside."

"Sounds good," I replied absently as I wondered how I could tell her about the girls without it sounding like something was up.

When she lead me into the kitchen, she walked over to the counter where her phone was sitting. I watched curiously as she dialed a three digit number and the voice mail message came on. "What are you doing?"

"Just listen," she shushed me as she entered her passcode.

As she turned around to face me, the girls' voices filled the room. Sara stared straight at me as Cindy and Kay told lied upon lie about how I supposedly hit on them at work and promised huge financial rewards if they would suck my cock and let me fuck the two of them. They were so good at lying that I almost believed the bullshit they sprouted.

Once the message was over, Sara disconnected the line and crossed her arms over her chest. I couldn't read the expression on her face. I had no idea if she believed them or not.

"Sara it's -" I started towards her but she held up her hands to stop me. "It's not true," I told her as firmly as I could. "You know I wouldn't do that to you."

The worst feeling in the world came over me as she broke eye contact and looked away.

"Sara, honey," I took a step forward. She let me get close enough to touch her arm but she didn't stay where she was long enough for me to take her in my arms.

I thought for sure that I was in the doghouse as I watched her walk towards the back door. "You know," she paused but didn't turn around. "I thought all the juvenile drama was behind me but..." she glanced at me. "I guess it's not."

"I didn't do it Sara."

She nodded, "I know Tanner."

"You do?" I couldn't help the surprised element in my voice - she was acting like she believed it.

"Of course I do," she flashed me a smile. "You aren't that much of a pig."

"Gee thanks," I replied sarcastically.

"No problem," she chuckled and held out her hand. "Coming to get something to eat?"

I crossed the room in a second flat. "Are you on the menu?" I asked as I nibbled on her neck.

"Maybe."

"Maybe?"

"Mmhmm," she groaned. "If you are good."

Her hands clung to my arms while my lips moved against her neck, which was nice, but it was her ass wiggling against my crotch that made me almost say the hell with eating.

"Come on," she said breathlessly and pulled away from me. She led me back out to the yard. She stopped to check on the food before continuing on to the other blanket that was spread out on the grass across from Billy and Cal.

I sat down, got comfortable as Sara hurried back to the grill. She insisted that she didn't need any help, so as she gathered all the food she made for the BBQ and brought it over, I relaxed on the blanket with the beer she handed me and made conversation with the guys.

When she finally settled down next to me, she turned and handed me a piece of paper with a name and number on it. "What's this?" I asked as I read, 'Anna's cell ***-****'.

"That's Anna's number," she reached for the bowl of macaroni salad Billy was holding out over the blanket.

"Who's Anna?"

She gave me a funny look. "Infants department manager," she informed me. "Call her."

They Seem So Innocent

Sara called me up before I went to work yesterday and asked if I was going to be stopping by her place after I was finished that night. Before giving me a chance to tell her I was planning on it, she rushed on to say that she wanted to have a BBQ that night, but she wanted to wait for me. "I didn't get to thank you properly for helping me move in," she stated. "If it wasn't for you, your brother, Luke and Claire don't think I would have anything done here."

"What do you mean you didn't thank me properly?" I grinned as I thought about her first night at the new place and the hours we spent making out in her room. It didn't seem like a lot but with Sara, it was everything.

"That wasn't a 'thank you' Tanner," she chuckled.

"You mean, that was just because?"

"Well..." she hesitated. "Yeah."

I told her I was kidding. "The BBQ sounds great baby but you don't have to cook for me."

"I know, and I don't feel that I have too. I want too Tanner, you've been really great to me and I..." She took a deep breath and sighed. "I enjoy being with you."

"I enjoy being with you too Sara." I heard a little sound, like she wanted to believe it, but didn't. "I'm looking forward to tonight."

We talked for a few more minutes before I had to leave for work. To tell you the truth, I would've rather to home and talk to her. I seriously hate going into work. It's the same shit every single day. There are times when I want to lock myself in the office and slam my head off the desk. Those kids are going to drive me fucking insane. I'm tired of the whining and the bitching and let's not forget, the name calling and teasing. Some days it seems like no one likes anyone else and then next day, they are all planning to party together.

I've started to look around for something else. I've even considered going to talk to Judy about getting my old job back.

But for now, I go into work and pray for the time to fly by.

"Here are your reports Tanner." Kay dropped the folded papers onto the desk and disappeared behind me. "I'm finished up front," she told me as she plopped down into the other chair and rolled towards me. "I even remembered to turn off the coffee pot this time."

"Good," was all I said as I started to flip through the reports she brought me.

I was in the middle of writing down the sales when Kay leaned in over my hand. "Is it hard?" She asked, her hand slipping into my thigh. "It looks complicated."

"Hey!" I jumped out of my chair and away from her. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" I yelled as my chair slammed off the wall and rolled back.

Kay stared up at me for a moment before she laughed and got to her feet. "I don't know what's gotten into you Tanner, I was just asking about the paperwork."

"I think it's time you went home." I motioned towards the open door. "Good night Kay."

Instead of moving towards the door, Kay came towards me until I was backed against the wall and she was almost touching me. "Carmen could use some help, don't you think?"

The second she left the office, I slammed the door behind her. She threw a look over her shoulder and laughed. Carmen, who had been scrubbing the grill, glanced at me and then Kay as she said something to her. When Kay stopped talking, Carmen rolled her eyes and then turned back to the grill.

I was fucking pissed off. I kept making mistakes in the paperwork as I ran the incident over in the head more times than I could count. Every time I thought about it, I became more and more upset. By the time Carmen came knocking on the door to let me know that she was done and wanted to leave for the night, I was so close to calling Beverly to tell her that she could take the job and shove it because I didn't need jail bait trying to make a move on me.

"Tanner!" Carmen snapped.

"What?"

She gave me a funny look. "I asked if you were going to lock up after me."

"Oh." I nodded and rose from my chair to follow her to the door. "Have a good night Carmen," I said as she opened the door. "I'll see you tomorrow."

She went to take a step but stopped at the last second and turned towards me. She stared at me for so long, this concerned look on her face, I was actually starting to become nervous. "What's wrong Carmen?"

"I -," she stopped, frowned and shook her head. "It's nothing, forget it."

"Come on," I crossed my arms over my chest and stared down at her. "Tell me what's wrong."

"Well," she played with her fingers nervously. "If I tell you, I'll get my ass kicked."

"What?" My arms fell to my sides as imagines of Sara's beaten and bruised body flashed through my mind. "Is someone hurting you Carmen?" My eyes scanned her face, neck and arms looking for some sign of abuse. "I can help you if you let me."

"No," she shook her head. "I'm not being abused, I didn't mean that. I meant that I know something that some people don't want you to know. If they find out that I told you, they'll want to kick my ass."

As much as I wanted to know, I didn't want her to get hurt. She was a good kid and she worked hard. "Maybe you -"

"But you deserve to know," she cut me off. "You're a nice guy Tanner, from what I can tell, I don't want something to happen that could ruin things with your girlfriend - she seems nice."

"Ruin things with Sara?" I was lost. "What are you talking about?"

"Cindy and Kay!" Carmen exclaimed frantically. "They are evil!"