"Repetition II" - movie canon triple drabble
Brokeback triple drabble (300 words) with single person alternate POVs, movie canon, rated PG, no warnings.
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Repetition II
The guys who came on to her usually were full of themselves, tactless and graceless. Boring braggarts, ogling her much like dogs would eye a juicy bone. Pitiful and desperate and not worth the effort, she thought to herself. Mostly they downed any number of drinks before screwing up their courage. She couldn’t stand that.
But he was different.
He wasn’t a loudmouth, for sure, keeping himself to himself… and if he was coming on to her at all, it sure was by means of the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it approach.
Time to do something about that, she thought with impatient excitement.
Long day behind her, she still looked pretty good. She checked herself surreptitiously in the mirror by the bar. Yeah, guys were falling for her, she knew that well enough.
But he kept aloof, sitting there alone, drinking all serious and slow. He looked like the read deal to her, he wasn’t just being coy. Obviously didn’t have much in the way of money, but she didn’t care about that. He was handsome, capable, - and respectful too, keeping his distance and averting his eyes. Seemed comfortable in his own company, the quiet and solid sort of guy who’d probably turn out to have charm enough, if she could just manage to thaw him up sufficiently.
Perhaps he could even be the man for her. Still waters run deep, she mused hopefully, congratulating herself on being philosophical this late in the evening. Probably good in bed too, she thought, turning practical. Well, he obviously was a skilled rider, at any rate!
With the music starting up, she nodded to herself, smiled and made her move. She walked up to him jauntily, making him pay attention, challenge sparkling in her eyes.
“What are you waiting for, cowboy, a matin’ call?” she inquired archly.
Alternate last line:
“Just finished my shift. Wanna dance?” she said brightly, catching his hand.