Author’s Notes: This was actually my first request even, made by @caryled but I got stuck. Then I wrote Too Sober Enough Sass and it unblocked me, so here it is. Based on the prompt #6 from drabble challenge. It’s a direct sequel to Too Sober Enough Sass, but you don’t have to read the other one to follow the story. Just know that this is canon divergent, set around 2008/2009 and John never met Helen.
Also, @caryled please don’t kill me for this.
Wordcount: 3610
Warnings: smut; mentions of blood (the two things are unrelated, ok?)
You were pretty exhausted when you dragged
yourself home after your shift at the café. It wasn’t often that you had to
close it, but your manager had a family emergency so you offered to do it.
Strangely enough, you really enjoyed working
there. It was certainly a huge pay cut from your job at Wolfram & Hart, but
you were pretty sure no one would put a hit on your head for messing up their
coffee order. Something you were doing less often since you started working
there nine months ago.
At first, you tried to find another job in
accounting. You even got offers from a couple of companies, but the thought of
being back at a stuffy office, staring at piles of paperwork made your chest
heavy with anxiety and dread.
Nothing like having a contract on your life to
make you reevaluate the entire thing.
