james spencer

[jamesspencer]

↝ charlie r​

Charlotte couldn’t hide her smile as he gave in to her and got up, going over to the boy.  She mouthed thank you and watched as he dropped money, curiously watching it all unfold.  Her brow furrowed as he grabbed something from behind the machine, smirking as he walked back until he handed her the remote.  “Wait, no way, I can’t hold this. It’s too much pressure.”

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"Are you kidding me?” James looked at his friend, sliding the remote over to her side of the table. “Too much pressure?! I already stopped the music, you don’t even have to do anything.” James jokingly rolled his eyes, feigning annoyance. “Honestly Charlie, the pure nerve on you,” he joked. “If I get caught and you don’t think I’m taking you down with me, you are seriously mistaken.”

[vakariaan]

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

“And it was made by an actual Cuban?” Mari asked, almost incredulously. She laughed softly, taking another bite of her food. “That is fair.  I mean, it certainly isn’t bad and I can see how like, a rainy day with a beer and this can be quite nice.” She admitted, giving him a small smile.  “Well, that’s good to know. I would feel terrible if I killed a chef with seasonings.”

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“It was made at a Cuban restaurant. I cannot confirm who the chef was. I was not invited back to the kitchen that night.” James nodded his head. “And you just described ninety percent of the days in London. So now I guess you can start to see the appeal,” he joked. “I don’t know if I would call myself a chef if seasonings killed me. So you don’t have to worry about that.”

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

Luca thanked him when the food came out, giving him an appreciative smile.  “Hey, I never said you had to feed me for free, but if you do, I’ll make sure that EJ gets a nice tip.” He teased, popping a chip into his mouth.   He looked over at his friend and sighed. “Just a shite day on the water. Here I thought I’d be used to the rain coming from London but it really does mess things up out there.” He mused, taking another bite. “How was your day? Seems like business is booming.” He teased.

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“Of course you never said I had to feed you for free. If you said I had to, you’d be much more of an asshole than you already are,” James joked, giving his friend a hard time. Luca was the one more likely to call himself the asshole, James finding him rather enjoyable, albeit a little moody from time to time. “The good thing is, unlike home, it will probably clear up by tomorrow.” Getting himself a class of water, James feigned a laugh at the other’s joke. “Har, har. Business is doing fine, thank you very much.”

[jamesspencer]

sunsetsonthelake​:

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Claire had been trying to look between seat cushions when James came back with her keys in his hand. “Oh thank God. You are a life saver,” she sighed as she took them from him. “I owe you big time.”

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James handed over the set of keys. “Oh, you don’t owe me anything. I’m always happy to just help out. Besides, if I lost my keys, I’d be completely screwed. So we can’t have that.”

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

“I mean…you can tell him to invest in headphones maybe? Or you know, you are sort of a bartender, maybe you can listen to him and help him. And you have to be the bad guy, look at my face, I can’t be the bad guy.”

“I’m not sort of a bartender. I just happen to own a restaurant with a bar in it,” James countered. He looked at her, weighing his options, before sighing and scrunching his face. “You’re kind of terrible,” he said as he got up from the table. Walking over to the kid, he dropped a five dollar bill from his pocket behind him. “Hey bud, I think you dropped some money.” When the kid turned to look, James grabbed the jukebox remote the owner always kept velcro-ed to the back of the machine. When he got back to the table, he waited to make sure the kid wasn’t looking over before hitting the power button, turning the machine off. The kid looked around the machine for a moment before giving up and walking away. James slid the remote over to his friend. “Here. I don’t want to be caught with the murder weapon.”

[jamesspencer]

allmadxmuses​:

Louisa was feeling pretty moody today and she was restless, not sure what to do to ease her thoughts until she drifted into Lou’s Place and settled herself at the bar. Maybe a drink or two would take the edge off and this was the first place she saw. “O-okay, sure.” Louisa nodded, glancing around the place before she turned back as he came back over. “I’ll just have a, uh, vodka soda… please.”

“Vodka soda, coming right up,” James said, turning to make the drink before walking back over to her and placing and napkin and the drink down on the bar. “Do you want to look at a menu? Or just the drink?”

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

@sandpoint-starters​

“That kid at the jukebox has played “Driver’s license” five times in a row. I get that he’s probably going through something but I will do anything if you can make it stop.”

“He’s probably already dealing with a broken heart and now you want me to tell him that he can’t even listen to the only thing getting him through right now? Why do you have to make me the bad guy?” 

[jamesspencer]

visionsxsphq​:

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Marcus nodded. “Equal blame it is.” He said, pushing his fingers through his hair. “Yeah, she loves it, she’s a little prima ballerina in training.” He laughed. “I remember those days, trust me, your son will be fine.”

“Thank you. That does actually make me feel a bit better. I feel like I can stop hovering by the door so much. Maybe even get all the way to my car to sit in the parking lot,” James joked. “I’m James by the way. James Spencer.”

[jamesspencer]

sunsetsonthelake​:

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“They have a gaudy Las Vegas sign keychain on them. Promise me, you can’t miss it.”

“Las Vegas, got it!” James started looking around, the hint of something glistening, hitting his eye when he walked towards the window. Bending down, he saw the edge of what looked like “AS” sticking out from under the chair. Pulling it out, the sign keychain, as well as the rest of the keys came along with it. “I believe these belong to you,” he said walking over to Claire. 

[jamesspencer]

sunsetsonthelake​:

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Megan had had a long, long day at the coffee shop and as much as she just wanted to head home and relax for the night, she had a gig at one of the bars downtown and she knew she couldn’t afford to miss this. But God help her, she was starving. She stepped into Lou’s place, a frazzled mess and sat at the bar, needing food and a drink to unwind before her show. “No rush,” she called, trying to gracefully open her purse to grab her pocket mirror to see what she needed to fix.

One thing James had gotten better at over the last few years of running a restaurant was reading people. He could usually tell the people who were gonna make trouble for his staff, the people coming in on a first date or ten year anniversary, those who would want to talk to the bartender and those who would barely want to speak to order their meal mostly with just how they walked into the place. He smiled a bit seeing the other sit at the bar. The feeling of a long day wasn’t so much how the other person looked, but it was something James was very familiar with. He walked over, picking up a menu on his way and placing it in front of her. “Can I get you something to drink?”

[jamesspencer]

dom-russell​:

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“You’re incorrigible man.”  Dom shook his head with a laugh. “Leave it to you to actively encourage their shenanigans.” he teased playfully. As he listened to James describe what EJ’s experience had been like so far Dom’s face fell a bit and he tilted his head with concern. “Well I’m glad that he’s liking his teacher but I’m sorry to hear that he’s already facing some challenges. You tell EJ that Uncle Dom thinks his accent is part of what makes him special. It’s super cool, and if anyone gives him any trouble he can send them to me and I’ll have a talk with ‘em.” Dom took another bite of his muffin as he contemplated Jame’s question before a warm smile crossed his lips. “They’re a good bunch of kids, a bit mischievous obviously, but nothing I can’t handle.”

“They’re kids. Shenanigans is the name of the game. If it wasn’t for Florence, I would have been twice as much of a trouble maker in school.” That much was true. Even in his thirties, the thought of disappointing his older sister still put the fear of God in him and has since he was a child. That fear probably worked out for the best for James. School was never something he had to struggle with, at least from a grading standpoint. “I’ll let him know. Just run down to your room and cause some shenanigans there and he’ll feel better,” James joked. Although it did make him feel a lot better knowing Dom was in the same building has EJ. Knowing EJ had his “Uncle Dom” just a few doors down made sending him to school much easier in the morning. “The accent has definitely done more good than bad for me. He’ll be fine. Just like you’ll be fine. One of Sandpoint’s finest educators. Those kids don’t even know how lucky they are to have you yet.”

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

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“Have you ever had Cuban food?” Mari asked.  It was one of the things she missed most from home.  Thankfully her abuela had taught her some recipes, but cooking it for yourself just wasn’t the same.  She pulled her phone out as he went back to cook, browsing through it as she waited.  She smiled as he returned, putting her phone down and taking a bite of the food. “Huh.” She nodded as she chewed. “The batter is a great texture and the fries are salted perfectly, but if I did actually cook for you, the seasonings might kill you.” She teased.

“As a matter of fact, I have had Cuban food and I love it.” The love of cooking didn’t stop at the food he would eat in London. In fact, unless he was feeling a little homesick (which rarely happened), the traditional English meals were some of his least favorite to make. He loved learning new dishes from all around the world. “Okay. Hold on. You don’t eat fish and chips for the seasonings. You eat it to not have your London card revoked for denying the National dish.” James scrunched his face. “I’m pretty sure I can handle the seasonings.”

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

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Luca made a face when James joked about serving him raw chips before rolling his eyes at the mention of his bag on the bar.  He moved his bag across the whole bar, teasingly slow with a smirk before hanging it on the back of his chair.  When the order was placed in front of him, he shook his head with a laugh. “If I didn’t miss hearing home so much, I would never be your friend.” He teased.

After handing his friend the plate of food, James got himself a glass of water and leaned against the back bar. “I would be a much richer man if I wasn’t your friend, giving you free meals all the time,” James joked. He didn’t mind giving free meals. The restaurant did well enough that he was not worried one free meal was going to tank the place. Besides, when it came to his friends, especially those who were kind and patient with his son, it felt weird charging them. Poor business skills, he knew. “So what happened during your day that made you need to stop at the only place that sells fish and chips like home?”

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

Luca walked in like he owned the place, putting his bag down on the bar.  He looked over at James when he spoke, shaking his head. “Don’t tell me that means you haven’t started my order yet, Jim.  What is the point of us being mates and me texting you ahead of time if I have to wait?” He teased, before letting out a laugh.

“Hey. Don’t get your pants in a twist. If you want your chips raw, I can serve it to you now,” James joked, smiling at his friend. “And get your bag off my bar,” he said before disappearing into the kitchen. He returned a few minutes later with Luca’s order. “Hope it’s up to your standards, your highness,” James teased.

[jamesspencer]

thhxpesndreams​:

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Mari laughed softly at his answer.  “I guess that’s fair. Perhaps I should have asked what your favorite thing to cook is.” She teased gently.  “I can honestly say that I have never had fish and chips, so I might have to go with that.” 

“I just like to cook. Doesn’t matter what it is,” James said with a smile. “Oh yeah, we have to remedy that. Fish and chips coming right up.” James walked back into the kitchen, pulling together everything needed for the traditional English meal. While he could keep up with the line at the restaurant’s busiest times, he enjoyed the quietness of the kitchen when the crowd was small. After a little bit, James brought the plate out and placed it down in front of Mari. “Here you go. Enjoy.”

[jamesspencer]

hxpesndreams​:

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Mari looked over the menu. She tried not to eat out too much, especially with how easy all the food delivery services made it to get food for one now but it had been a long day and she was just not in the mood to cook. “Thank you.” She smiled when the drink was put down in front of her.  When he came back,she looked up at him. “What is your favorite thing on the menu?”

“Oh, well, I’d have to give the politician’s answer and say everything is my favorite because I put it on the menu. But you can’t go wrong with the Margherita Pizza. Of course, the Londoner inside of me would say sitting at a bar, you have to get the fish and chips. Slightly odd for an Italian restaurant to have, but they were requested so often, they just became part of the menu.”