and consisted of enough fabric to cost about two dollars. She had the kind of body Beth had fantasized about. Firm and sensual and perfect. Beth jerked her eyes away but not before she caught the blond tossing her hair over her shoulder and glancing back at her.
"What the fuck?" Beth whispered.
"You all right, hon?" Candy asked as she turned from grabbing a bottle of liquor off the shelf.
Beth sighed. "Actually, no. I'm tired and feeling like crap. Can you tell Penny I'm—"
Candy held up a hand. "You two just meet?"
Beth nodded. "I guess so. A little over a week now."
Candy nodded. "Whatever you're doing, keep it up. She's been acting funny. Good funny. Like she's excited about something. If you're that something, then it's good for her."
Beth turned to see Penny talking to the couple at a distant table. "Really?"
"Oh yeah. The way she's been looking at you? Phew, I'm not into girls but to have someone as cool as Penny into me that much? I'd switch teams in a blink of an eye!"
Beth blinked and licked her lips. "Um, I don't know what to say."
Candy smiled. "Just me sticking my nose in where it's not wanted. Take it or leave it. I've been here almost a year and from what I've heard, she's never been into anyone before."
Beth nodded. "Thanks. I'll, um, I'll keep that in mind."
Candy smiled and walked back to where she was making a round of drinks for a waitress.
Beth watched her and then turned, wondering if Penny was coming back. She had so many questions, but she didn't know what they were or how she felt. Just because someone else thought Penny was the shit didn't mean she had to think that. Sure, she liked her. She was nice, if a little scary. But she wasn't what Beth wanted. There was something missing. Not missing with Penny, with her. Something inside of her didn't feel right and she wasn't sure how to fix it.
Penny walked between the tables, moving so gracefully on her heels Beth knew she couldn't be human. She'd suspected it before, but now she knew. She smirked and saw Penny tilt her head and smile back at her. Beth gasped, she hadn't intended to be misunderstood, she was laughing at her own private joke. Still, Penny did look happy and excited.
"Told you," Candy hissed from behind her. "She's one hell of a catch."
Beth didn't bother turning around, she could hear the bartender moving back and forth. She ignored Candy's ironic words and watched Penny approach. Tonight she was dressed like the other waitresses, with a white blouse halter top that was only buttoned at the bottom. A short pleated skirt with a tartan pattern and tall white socks completed the outfit. In place of the shorter heeled mary janes the rest of the waitress wore, Penny's added another two inches to her height.
"Sorry about that," Penny said as she walked up. She raised an eyebrow. "What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Beth tried to look away but couldn't. "I'm sorry. You look nice like that. Cute."
"Cute?"
"Oh my god! Okay, sexy. Is that better?"
"Thank you," Penny said with a grin. She glanced back over her shoulder at Hunter and Tiffany. "Do me a favor though, stay away from them."
Beth frowned. "Why?"
"You didn't notice?"
"Notice, notice what?" Beth asked. She frowned and tried to figure out what she meant, but thinking hard made her head hurt. "They seemed different. Brighter or something, but that's all."
Penny frowned and reached out to brush her fingers against the side of Beth's face. "Are you feeling all right?"
"Not really," Beth admitted. "Everything aches and it's getting hard to think. Feels like there's a fog in my head."
Penny nodded. "Come on, let's get you upstairs to bed."
Beth turned her head and caught Candy looking away and moving towards the far end of the bar. She started to turn back when Candy's hand slid along the bar and she saw her thumb flip up for a quick second. Beth fought back the smile and turned back to Penny. "Bed sounds good, I'm wiped out."
"Come then, I'll take you
"What the fuck?" Beth whispered.
"You all right, hon?" Candy asked as she turned from grabbing a bottle of liquor off the shelf.
Beth sighed. "Actually, no. I'm tired and feeling like crap. Can you tell Penny I'm—"
Candy held up a hand. "You two just meet?"
Beth nodded. "I guess so. A little over a week now."
Candy nodded. "Whatever you're doing, keep it up. She's been acting funny. Good funny. Like she's excited about something. If you're that something, then it's good for her."
Beth turned to see Penny talking to the couple at a distant table. "Really?"
"Oh yeah. The way she's been looking at you? Phew, I'm not into girls but to have someone as cool as Penny into me that much? I'd switch teams in a blink of an eye!"
Beth blinked and licked her lips. "Um, I don't know what to say."
Candy smiled. "Just me sticking my nose in where it's not wanted. Take it or leave it. I've been here almost a year and from what I've heard, she's never been into anyone before."
Beth nodded. "Thanks. I'll, um, I'll keep that in mind."
Candy smiled and walked back to where she was making a round of drinks for a waitress.
Beth watched her and then turned, wondering if Penny was coming back. She had so many questions, but she didn't know what they were or how she felt. Just because someone else thought Penny was the shit didn't mean she had to think that. Sure, she liked her. She was nice, if a little scary. But she wasn't what Beth wanted. There was something missing. Not missing with Penny, with her. Something inside of her didn't feel right and she wasn't sure how to fix it.
Penny walked between the tables, moving so gracefully on her heels Beth knew she couldn't be human. She'd suspected it before, but now she knew. She smirked and saw Penny tilt her head and smile back at her. Beth gasped, she hadn't intended to be misunderstood, she was laughing at her own private joke. Still, Penny did look happy and excited.
"Told you," Candy hissed from behind her. "She's one hell of a catch."
Beth didn't bother turning around, she could hear the bartender moving back and forth. She ignored Candy's ironic words and watched Penny approach. Tonight she was dressed like the other waitresses, with a white blouse halter top that was only buttoned at the bottom. A short pleated skirt with a tartan pattern and tall white socks completed the outfit. In place of the shorter heeled mary janes the rest of the waitress wore, Penny's added another two inches to her height.
"Sorry about that," Penny said as she walked up. She raised an eyebrow. "What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Beth tried to look away but couldn't. "I'm sorry. You look nice like that. Cute."
"Cute?"
"Oh my god! Okay, sexy. Is that better?"
"Thank you," Penny said with a grin. She glanced back over her shoulder at Hunter and Tiffany. "Do me a favor though, stay away from them."
Beth frowned. "Why?"
"You didn't notice?"
"Notice, notice what?" Beth asked. She frowned and tried to figure out what she meant, but thinking hard made her head hurt. "They seemed different. Brighter or something, but that's all."
Penny frowned and reached out to brush her fingers against the side of Beth's face. "Are you feeling all right?"
"Not really," Beth admitted. "Everything aches and it's getting hard to think. Feels like there's a fog in my head."
Penny nodded. "Come on, let's get you upstairs to bed."
Beth turned her head and caught Candy looking away and moving towards the far end of the bar. She started to turn back when Candy's hand slid along the bar and she saw her thumb flip up for a quick second. Beth fought back the smile and turned back to Penny. "Bed sounds good, I'm wiped out."
"Come then, I'll take you
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