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Maverick Rowan steel Twenty-Three

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson​:

Audrey had finished up her shift and was getting ready to head home when she noticed the boy, it was becoming less and less of a shock to see him at the restaurant since they met. She kind of hoped he would’ve at the very least asked her out by now but seeing him frequently at work was cute in it’s own way. “Hey,” she greeted him. She sat down across from him and stole a fry off his plate. “Yeah I just finished up, wasn’t too bad thankfully. What about you? You get stood up again?” 

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He raised an eyebrow as Audrey stole a fry, but made no complaint. “Luckily enough for me, no. I did not get stood up again. At least not yet. This time I made the choice to show up here alone. No expected guests.” People often had weird opinions about going out for meals alone, but Maverick had never had any qualms about it. And knowing he was going to be alone felt much better than hoping for someone to show up that never would. “Glad to hear you had an alright shift though, I know sometimes customers can get a bit ridiculous.”

[mavericksteel]

Maverick was seated at a table that was becoming increasingly familiar. The food was great, the service was quick, and it didn’t hurt that he got to see a certain someone almost every time that he came in. Glancing up, he caught sight of the girl and offered her a smile. She wasn’t the one serving him that day, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t engage in some what, right? “Hey, having a good shift?”

[theteambrallie]

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

“I get that, when we have lull periods I sometimes want to shoot myself in the face,” Audrey said before giving her coworker a smile and taking her coke from them. “I don’t hate it though, it’s just something to do to have extra cash so I don’t have to ask my dad for it all the time.”

“Yeah, it’s like there’s so much that I could be doing that sitting down for too long just makes it seem like I’m wasting time.” Maverick explained with a smile. “Yeah, it’s nice to be able to pay for things yourself even if your parents are willing to help.”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

“Do you like it?” Audrey asked. She knew a lot of people weren’t into their jobs, just did it to make ends meet. “Were you in a gang?” 

“Yeah, actually. I like my job a lot. It’s something that I can do well. And something that keeps me pretty busy a lot of the time which is nice. I don’t like sitting still for very long.” He mused with a shrug. “How about you? Do you like working here?” Maverick questioned with a kind smile as a waitress brought over the drinks, taking a sip of his iced tea. “No, no. I was never in a gang. Most of the people that I work with were though or still are.”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

“Wow- trying to get all philosophical on me?” Audrey asked with a chuckle. “Wow- it’s only me and my dad, so I can’t relate to that.” It never really did bother her being an only child, it meant not sharing her father with anyone. “What do you do for work anyway?”

“I’m a construction worker. My mom got me into it.” Maverick answered with a smile. “So I work for my aunt pretty much. She’s got this uh...business program that she runs to help people that were in gangs or want to leave that life.”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

She shook his hand and almost let out a laugh when she heard his full name. “Is that for real?” She asked taking her hand back and just letting lay on the table now. “My shift was alright, went by pretty smoothly so I have no complaints. How was your day?”

“Is anything actually real?” He joked before shrugging. “But yeah, that’s my name. And there’s a bunch of Steels in LA...big family.” That much was true, he had tons of cousins because his grandparents had adopted tons of kids and their kids seemed to follow suit. “That’s always good. My day was good. Hot and sweaty, but good.”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

Audrey put in their orders and then went to clock out and change into her street clothes. She tried to move quick so she wasn’t going to keep the boy waiting. “Hey,” she said once she returned to the table. She sat down across from him and flashed another smile. “I’m Audrey by the way- I realize I didn’t say that before.”

“Nice to meet you, Audrey.” Maverick said with a grin, holding out his hand to the girl. “Maverick Steel.” He said, despite the fact that she already knew his first name. “How was your shift?”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

She was getting ready to walk away when she heard the invitation to sit down. She didn’t have anything to do now, plus the boy had just been stood up. “Yeah, sure, I’ll just put in your order and my own and I’ll be right back,” she said with a smile before heading to the back.

“Awesome.” Maverick said with a smile, appreciating the fact that she was willing to hang out with him for a bit. He hadn’t been expecting her to say yes to it was definitely a pleasant surprise.

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

Audrey let out a chuckle and finished writing up his order. “Well, I’ll put your order in, someone else will  bring it to you. My shift is over now.”

“Thanks. I appreciate it. Well it and the whole relaying of the message thing.” Maverick offered a smile and then let out a breath. “Maybe I’ll see you around.” He paused after his words, scratching lightly at his arms. “Unless you maybe wanna sit or something?”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

“Nope, and then you would’ve been driven mad,” Audrey said before tucking her rag away into one of the apron pockets ad pulling out a little pad to write his order on. “Anything on he burger?”

“Well, more mad than I already am.” Maverick joked with a smirk as he crossed his arms over his chest. “Uh yeah I’ll have some lettuce, onions, tomato, and ketchup please.”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

Audrey gave a light shrug, she too thought it was kind of silly but some people were a little nutty. “Some people are incredibly impatient, you can take it as dodging a bullet,” she said with a soft smile. “Can I get you anything anyway?”

He chuckled softly and then nodded in agreement. “Guess you’re right. If she couldn’t handle ten minutes then our relationship wouldn’t have gone far anyway.” He furrowed his eyebrows thoughtfully and then nodded. “I’ll get a glass of Iced Tea and a burger please.”

[mavericksteel]

audrey-anderson:

“Oh- not me, uhm- you must be Maverick,” Audrey said starting to wipe down a table next to him. “The girl I guess you were supposed to meet was a lot less patient. She muttered something about never doing online dating and told me to tell you if you show up that you’re an ass.”

Maverick glanced down at his watch with a sigh and shook his head. “I’m late by ten minutes and I told her it’d probably happen. My shifts aren’t set in stone. Ridiculous.” He looked back up and shot a bit of a smile over at the girl. “Sorry, not that you need an explanation or anything. Just frustrating.”

[mavericksteel]

mimi-steel:

“It is 911! When I get bored, dangerous things happen. Like that one time I thought it’d be a good idea to try and go blonde. That can’t happen again. Entertain me!”

He chuckled and rolled his eyes slightly at her exclamation. “You survived that little error, Mims. I can’t see you doing something you couldn’t come back from. But I’m here now. I’ll try to keep you from going off the deep end.”

[mavericksteel]

mimi-steel:

Mimi made a dramatic show of pushing her cousin into the bathroom. “Make sure you get the hair out of the drain!” She called out. Once she heard the sound of the water running, she nodded in satisfaction and tried not to laugh at the thought of her cousin in a bathroom that was almost entirely pink.

“Hi. I was bored and wanted company.”

Maverick dropped down onto the couch and shot a smile over at her. “You made me think something was up. I would’ve gone home and showered before coming here if I knew you were just bored. 911, my ass.” He said, smirking at Mimi as he rested his head against the back of the couch. 

[mavericksteel]

mimi-steel:

“Go get in the shower and then we’ll talk. I do not do well with sweaty boy smells, even as a dancer.”

He laughed lightly at his cousin’s words and nodded his head. “Sure thing, Mims. I shouldn’t be too long.” Maverick made his way to the bathroom, dropping his bag to the floor before he undressed and got into the shower. When he’d finished his shower, he changed into the spare clothes he had in his bag and then made his way out of the bathroom and back to living room. “So what’s up?”

[mavericksteel]

“Sorry, I know I’m all sweaty and stuff. I just got off of work and I didn’t have time to head home to shower before meeting you here. Didn’t want to be the ass that showed up late.”