The Billionaire's Weekend Bride by Kimmy Love Read Free Book Online

uniform?” Sonia said with a frown. “What do the guys have to wear?”
     
    “They get to wear a t-shirt that doesn't show their navels and full-length pants. But they don't make the kind of tips you'll make when you get this on.”
     
    “Millie, I'm not so sure about this. I think I made a mistake.”
     
    “Well, you're the one who needs the job, right?”
     
    Sonia held the short shorts against her hips. “I guess it'll do for now.”
     
    “Well, thanks a lot.” Millie looked put out.
     
    “Sorry, Millie. I didn't mean to be rude. Here, let me try this on. How bad could it be? And thank you. I mean it.”
     
    Before she knew it, Sonia was working her second night at the bar. It was easy to learn her way around and the staff on the whole, were good fun. None of them saw this as the be-all and end-all to their lives and Sonia knew she'd get out as soon as a possibility showed itself.
     
    It was only Tuesday night but the bar was packed. Sonia found herself in a conversation with a woman waiting for her date when Hal's voice broke through the noise and bustle of the bar.
     
    “Hey, Sonia! Miss Wright! What did I tell you? No inviting friends to the bar. I'm not made of money and I'm not subsidizing free booze to all and sundry.”
     
    Hal Meadows always looked half asleep but he never missed a trick.
     
    “What friend?” Sonia looked puzzled. “I didn't ask anyone to come here, Hal.” Of all the people she knew, who would want to seek her out in a dump like this one? “Who is it asking for me?” she said. Hal jabbed a thumb over his shoulder to a familiar face sitting on a stool at the other end of the bar. “Thanks, Hal, but I can't stop people walking in off the street, you know.”
     
    “You just make sure you don't spend all night jabbering. I've got a business to run,” he growled and shuffled his way to the back office.
     
    “Yes, Hal,” Sonia said. She took a deep breath and walked to the other end of the bar where she saw Bibi, sitting patiently. She seemed completely out of place and was edging away from a guy who'd had too much to drink.
     
    “Bibi? What in God's name brings you to a hell hole like this?” She tried her best to sound lighthearted as she leaned over to peck Bibi on the cheek.
     
    “Jesus, Sonia. Someone told me about this place and I got worried, so I came to check it out.” Bibi on the other hand, was not making light of the situation. In fact, she looked upset and a little annoyed at the drunk guy who just wouldn't stop leering at her and invading her space.
     
    “Okay, back off!” Sonia told him in a voice that even surprised herself. The drunk promptly moved on.
     
    “Thanks for that,” Bibi said, brushing imaginary dirt off her shoulder. “I guess it must be the uniform that commands such respect.” Bibi looked up and down at Sonia's cut off t-shirt and almost bikini style shorts. “I mean, Sonia, come on. What are you doing dressed like that and working in a place like this?”
     
    “It's a job. Look, I don't want you kicking me out because I can't pay my share of the rent or the bills. Besides, it's only temporary. It's just until something better comes along.”
     
    “Well, you just make sure you keep on looking for something better. This place is a real dive. I was coming to see if you were getting off soon. I was just working up the road and …”
     
    “Look, Bibi, you better go. I've got my boss breathing down my neck. I've only been here for two nights and I can't blow it. Besides, the tips are great.”
     
    “With half your boobs out, I'm not surprised.”
     
    “Sonia!” her boss shouted. “People are dying of thirst here.”
     
    “Don't worry, Sonia,” Bibi said. “I'll go. I didn't mean to sound like your mom or anything. I'm just worried about you. But it's true, you can't lose another job so soon.” She leaned over for a quick hug.
     
    It was only an hour after Bibi left that the trouble began. It started with a scream