MEL POV
The last few days were a blur, Leo and I hadn't called each other or even texted but I'm glad he was able to give me the space that I needed instead of bombarding me with 'I miss you', and ' Where are you ' messages.
I was now sitting alone in a tiny coffee shop, looking down at my laptop and applying for endless amounts of job applications.
I decided that stripping wasn't for me anymore, as much as I loved it I couldn't do it forever plus Leo is now in my life.
I didn't want to dance for anyone else but him I mainly wanted an office job or to work as an assistant for someone, I was even interested in marketing, if I asked Leo he would just get me the job considering I'm his girlfriend but I wanted to get this job on my own.
I wasn't one of those who fuck their way to the top, I need to do it by myself otherwise, what's the point?
"Is this seat taken?" A low voice spoke to me, I peered up from my laptop and a man who seemed to be in his early twenties looked down at me.
He looked tall but maybe just a few inches shorter than Leo, he also had light brown hair with a growing beard.
"Uhh no," I said awkwardly, I need to be nice sometimes.
The man sat opposite me while I typed a few things on my laptop and I could feel his burning gaze set on me.
"You just looked sad, so I thought I'd join you" He spoke taking a small sip of his coffee.
"I'm not sad" I chuckled "I'm just having... problems" Fuck. Already way too much information to be telling a stranger.
"Relationship problems?" He asked quirking a brow and I closed my laptop.
"Yeah kind of" I answered.
"Talk to me, I know a lot about men" He chuckled and my head shot up furrowing my brows.
"I mean I guess so, my boyfriend just scared me a little, ever since-" I probably shouldn't be telling a stranger about Liam "He's just becoming more aggressive lately and it's scaring me"
"Are you scared, he would hurt you?" he asked softly.
"No" I answered honestly.
"Then you have nothing to be scared of," the man said.
"What's your name honey?" he asked.
"Melanie, what's yours?"
" Javier," he said smiling sweetly.
"I think you should sit down and talk to Leo about how he's making you feel instead of sitting in a shitty coffee shop with a rating of two stars" Javier chuckles.
"You're right I smiled, the way he was talking made me confused and he noticed my confusion.
" I'm gay honey" he chuckled and a wave of relief washed over me.
" Oh I laughed" In the case of my boyfriend and I, we just got into a small argument," I said.
" Small argument?" he asked.
" Well, a guy touched me in a club and Leo my boyfriend punched him in the face so many times that I couldn't recognize the guy anymore, I saw.
" He could have killed him"
" Damnit girl, if he's willing to Kill for you, he's a keeper "
" Seriously "
" Oh definitely, if my boyfriend ever did that for me, I think I would just drop dead right there and then.
If he's protecting you, he must be insanely in love with you " he explains.
Javier and I talked for a while, he spoke about how he's just finishing his last year of college and he gave me a a detailed explanation of how good the sex with his boyfriend is. He's like a
male version of me and I love it.
"Anyway I should go, I'm supposed to be meeting my boyfriend," he said.
"Give me your phone" He demanded.
"W-what?" I raised an eyebrow at his forwardness.
"So I can type in my number" he laughed "Girl you're way too funny" Javier joked and I passed him my phone.
He typed in his number and gave my phone back to me.
"Have a good day Mel" He smiled grabbing his bag.
"You too," I said back to him, Javier walked away from my table and remained seated staring out the window as the cars drove past and the busy people rushed around with their lunch break.
Javier is right, I wasn't scared of Leo hurting me, I had no reason to be scared of him.
As soon as I packed up my laptop ready to go home my phone buzzed and Charlotte's name flashed at the top of the screen so I immediately picked up.
"Hey Charlotte what's up?" I smiled.
"I need to see you immediately"
"What's going on?"
"I'm on my way to your house I need to talk to you, it's urgent" She stated, and I could hear the sound of ruffling in the background.
" Charlotte you're scaring me"
"I'll see you soon love you" And with that, she hung up.
At this point, my heart was racing, what could be so urgent that she had to tell me in person?
I called an Uber which quickly drove me to my house and I saw that Charlotte's car was already parked outside our house which meant she was inside.
I grabbed my laptop bag and sped into the house and I knew she would already be in my room so jogged up the stairs into my room, met with a panicking Charlotte sitting on my bed.
"I need to borrow your red lingerie set with the garter belts," She panted.
"Are you fucking serious Charlotte, I thought you were in danger" I huffed dropping my laptop bag on the floor.
"I am in danger!" She yelled "Of not getting fucked in a good pair of lingerie"
I chuckled walking over to my closet and trying to find the lingerie she politely asked for.
"So is this lingerie for Dean or the Guy, you met at the club a few nights ago" I smirked.
"Oh please this is for Dean, the guy at the club was just a quick fuck to get back at Dean for having dinner with his ex without telling me," Charlotte said casually.
And I thought Leo and I were complicated.
"So are you two in a relationship or not?" I questioned handing her the lingerie set.
"Please tell me you washed this" I chuckles.
"Of course, she did not answer my question" I urge her and she sighs dropping her head.
"Ugh I don't even know, he's so difficult, he says he doesn't want to be in a relationship with me but then he gets jealous when I dance for other guys
which is my fucking job not to mention he went out for dinner with his ex so how the fuck does that work" she said.
"Men are assholes sometimes, you need to tell him how you feel about him and if he doesn't want a relationship with you then you need to end it for good"
I'd never thought I'd be the one giving a boy's advice since I'm always the one receiving it but here we are.
"You know, what you're right. I'm gonna put on this sexy lingerie and he can decide if he wants to fuck me or not"
"That's the fucking spirit" I slung my arm around her shoulder pulling her into a warm hug.
"You should probably go see Leo, you smell like shit and your room is a mess not to mention the eye bags under your eyes" She blurted out and I couldn't help but laugh at her honesty.
"Fine. I'll go see him"