Apologies for the delay with this next chapter. I decided to take some time off writing over Christmas. If you're new to this short series, I'd recommend reading back through the previous chapters but I've tried to make them stand up their own to an extent.
Hope you enjoy
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James was in autopilot as he cycled along the high street. He tended to let his subconscious drift when heading into work, but today he was on another planet. He contemplated the past few weeks and how much in his life had changed in such a short time.
Today was his last shift at Giorgio's. After such a long time serving at the restaurant, he felt guilty that he wasn't down about leaving, but he was beyond excited to be starting his new job at DDD on Monday.
He arrived at the restaurant, fastened his bike up as normal and headed in to get changed. Passing Izzy on the stairs, he couldn't help but smile as his mind replayed some of their previous encounters. He'd miss working with her, but knew that he'd still be seeing plenty of her, especially if she was still seeing Lauren.
Izzy and Lauren had been spending a lot of time together since James 'introduced' them a few weeks back. They weren't girlfriend and girlfriend, but they were certainly having a fuck load of fun together. Fortunately for James, he still regularly received evidence of some of their games in the form of picture messages. Unfortunately though, the girls had started using Snapchat, meaning that while he still saw the occasional flash of flesh, he would only get a quick glimpse before the picture was gone forever. It made the situation 100% hotter.
Not that James was going without any fun of his own. James had been spending a number of nights with Charlotte recently. He was quickly realising that Charlotte was using their relationship to experiment with a number of... kinks recently, and he didn't mind at all. He found that they were fast becoming good friends with each other, a revelation that surprised James at first. He had been worried that he would start falling for her, or that she would start to fall for him, but he found that the more time they spent together, and the more sex they were having, didn't change how he saw her. They wouldn't talk about their lives, their jobs or their troubles. He likened their relationship to that of gym buddies, meeting up and working out together, giving each other hints and tips on how to improve.
His shift went by quickly. As the fatigued groan of the final customers standing up signalled the end of his time behind the bar, he quickly cashed up and joined his colleagues for a goodbye meal. They talked, drank, and ate until they were all pretty merry. Izzy and Holly had sat at the far end of the table and were keeping mainly to themselves, but every now and then, James caught Izzy's eye from across the room, and she would send him a look that made his balls twitch in his pants.
James and Izzy hadn't fucked since the night she told him she was interested in Lauren, and had been pretty busy following up on that interest even since. She'd enjoyed her first encounters with Lauren so much that she had been starting to wonder if she was gay. However, having dragged James into the toilets at Giorgio's to test that theory, she soon realised that she was definitely still interested in men. The way she was looking at him tonight made him think she was returning to familiar pastures.
As the cheers and the laughter subsided and people started heading home. James locked up and headed over towards the toilets to get changed. Passing the door for the lady's restroom, he waited to see if Izzy was going to spring out of the shadows at him again. No luck. His head dropped slightly as he continued on towards the gents.
The restroom was illuminated by the silvery glow of the full moon outside. James began changing in front of the sinks as normal, trying to judge if he was too drunk to cycle home.
Light burst into the room as his phone started to buzz.
"1 New Snapchat received" - Izzy
James snapped up his phone and opened the app. Holding his finger to the screen, the image of a perfect little ass, framed in a white thong lit up his screen with a caption reading "Pants party invite", he chuckled to himself at the anchorman reference as he ogled the glorious curves on screen. The seconds ticked down and the image disappeared, saved only in James' memory. Maybe he wouldn't be cycling home after all.
He changed into his gear and exited the bathroom, taking one last look at the restaurant as he made his way downstairs to lock up for the last time. As he walked past the seldom used function room, he paused as he noticed a light on. 'Strange' he thought. The main lights weren't on, but he could see that one of the smaller lamps was on in the private seating area.
"Anyone there?" he called into the darkness.
Nothing.
He placed his bag down on the floor and slowly crept into the room, his mind telling himself that he was ready to strike if he came across burglars. As he approached the sitting area, he heard movement. 'Shit!', there was someone there.
He looked around for a weapon or something to defend himself, finding a pepper mill, he raised it above his head as he approached the entrance to seating area. Mentally preparing himself, he slowly peered around the corner...
He saw her feet first, closely followed by her long, slender legs. Maroon french lace panties partly covering a familiar tattoo on her hip. Izzy posed on the sofa at the far end of the room in nothing but a matching bra and panties and a devilish grin.