UNIMAGINABLE--Chapter 16
Chapter Sixteen
So here I am, standing on the toilet in the stall of the men's room, trying to stay out of sight. Alex had vacated the restroom. He had so better have a plan to get me out of here!
I heard the restroom door open again, followed by Alex's voice, telling whoever he walked in with that the stall wasn't working and to use the other one. A few more people entered the restroom. Great. All I could think about was how I was going to get caught by my boss and lose my job. Then I'd be broke, and homeless, and have my beloved car repoed! Oh my God! I cannot get caught on here! I began to panic slightly.
The restroom door opened again and I heard the voices leave. There was a knock on the stall door.
"Valerie, all's clear," I heard Alex say. I popped my head up over the top of the stall door and looked
down at him, a little panicky. He laughed. "You look so cute all scared."
"It's not funny. I could lose my job if I get caught in here!"
"Calm down. I won't let that happen. I'm going to stand outside the door to make sure it's safe out there."
He exited the restroom and I climbed down off the toilet. I slipped my shoes back on, unlocked the stall door, and walked out of the stall. I started to walk towards the restroom door when Alex came flying through it, shutting it behind him immediately.
"Your boss is coming!" Alex freaked.
"Oh no! What the hell am I gonna do?!" I panicked. It was too late to get back into the stall. I ran to the closet.
"What, are you gonna hide in there for the rest of the evening?!" Alex asked.
"No." I reached into the closet. "Just getting this!" I replied, holding up a plunger. I ran to the stall and stuck it into the bowl. Just then, Max walked into the bathroom. I flushed the toilet and turned around, with the plunger still in my hand.
Max was startled to see me in the men's room. He looked at me, puzzled. "What are you doing in here?"
"Oh, hi Max." I tried to sound casual, like I always hang out in the men's room. "I was just unclogging the toilet. You see, Mr. McLean here," I shot Alex a look, "found me out on the floor and told me about the toilet in here being stopped up. I tried to grab hold of one of the male bussers or staff members, but everyone was too busy to help me. So, I decided to take care of it myself. Mr. McLean was standing watch outside to while I fixed the toilet." I think he believed me. I walked over to the closet and put the plunger away. "And you're welcome, by the way."
"Oh, thanks," Max said, still looking a bit confused. There was a long pause as I stared at Max and then Alex and back to Max again. "Ummm, could you please leave now so I can go to the bathroom?" Max asked.
"Oh, yeah, sorry," I said. I opened the restroom door, walked out and leaned against the wall, feeling
very relieved. Alex walked out of the restroom and over to me.
"That was brilliant!" he exclaimed. "I think he bought it."
I hit Alex on the arm. "Well, if it wasn't for you and your lack of self-control, I wouldn't have been in that situation at all!"
"Hmmm…funny….but I don't remember you trying to stop me at first, either. You exhibited as little self-control as I did!"
I opened my mouth to protest, but Alex was too quick. He leaned in and gave me the sweetest kiss on the lips.
Then Alex asked, "So what was the good news you had to tell me?"
So here I am, standing on the toilet in the stall of the men's room, trying to stay out of sight. Alex had vacated the restroom. He had so better have a plan to get me out of here!
I heard the restroom door open again, followed by Alex's voice, telling whoever he walked in with that the stall wasn't working and to use the other one. A few more people entered the restroom. Great. All I could think about was how I was going to get caught by my boss and lose my job. Then I'd be broke, and homeless, and have my beloved car repoed! Oh my God! I cannot get caught on here! I began to panic slightly.
The restroom door opened again and I heard the voices leave. There was a knock on the stall door.
"Valerie, all's clear," I heard Alex say. I popped my head up over the top of the stall door and looked
down at him, a little panicky. He laughed. "You look so cute all scared."
"It's not funny. I could lose my job if I get caught in here!"
"Calm down. I won't let that happen. I'm going to stand outside the door to make sure it's safe out there."
He exited the restroom and I climbed down off the toilet. I slipped my shoes back on, unlocked the stall door, and walked out of the stall. I started to walk towards the restroom door when Alex came flying through it, shutting it behind him immediately.
"Your boss is coming!" Alex freaked.
"Oh no! What the hell am I gonna do?!" I panicked. It was too late to get back into the stall. I ran to the closet.
"What, are you gonna hide in there for the rest of the evening?!" Alex asked.
"No." I reached into the closet. "Just getting this!" I replied, holding up a plunger. I ran to the stall and stuck it into the bowl. Just then, Max walked into the bathroom. I flushed the toilet and turned around, with the plunger still in my hand.
Max was startled to see me in the men's room. He looked at me, puzzled. "What are you doing in here?"
"Oh, hi Max." I tried to sound casual, like I always hang out in the men's room. "I was just unclogging the toilet. You see, Mr. McLean here," I shot Alex a look, "found me out on the floor and told me about the toilet in here being stopped up. I tried to grab hold of one of the male bussers or staff members, but everyone was too busy to help me. So, I decided to take care of it myself. Mr. McLean was standing watch outside to while I fixed the toilet." I think he believed me. I walked over to the closet and put the plunger away. "And you're welcome, by the way."
"Oh, thanks," Max said, still looking a bit confused. There was a long pause as I stared at Max and then Alex and back to Max again. "Ummm, could you please leave now so I can go to the bathroom?" Max asked.
"Oh, yeah, sorry," I said. I opened the restroom door, walked out and leaned against the wall, feeling
very relieved. Alex walked out of the restroom and over to me.
"That was brilliant!" he exclaimed. "I think he bought it."
I hit Alex on the arm. "Well, if it wasn't for you and your lack of self-control, I wouldn't have been in that situation at all!"
"Hmmm…funny….but I don't remember you trying to stop me at first, either. You exhibited as little self-control as I did!"
I opened my mouth to protest, but Alex was too quick. He leaned in and gave me the sweetest kiss on the lips.
Then Alex asked, "So what was the good news you had to tell me?"