makin friends || pete

[charlotte vivian grant rivera]

"Thank you so much, come back any time. And if you have any questions, feel free to call in or stop by. The workshop tomorrow night should be great too, so come by if you can." Charlie was completely at ease at work, chitchatting with the middle aged couple who had come in nervously looking for something and now were looking almost entirely comfortable as they paid for their purchases. Charlie waved again at them as they walked out of the shop, hand in hand. Job obviously well done. Now that the shop was quiet again, empty for the moment being. One of the other staff came in from the back door, carrying a large box. "Charlie, this just got delivered. I signed for it and everything so..." He shrugged a shoulder up and then looked at his watch. "But I think..." Charlie laughed, nodded. "Yeah alright, you gotta run, I got it. You can leave the box here and go, I figure we're probably not gonna have much of a rush today anyway, I'll be fine."

The kid was quick about putting the box on the counter and heading out, grabbing his paycheck and promising he'd be there on time for the opening shift the following morning. With the store entirely empty and no staff around to bother her, Charlie got to work, grabbing the box cutter out from one of the drawers behind the counter and cutting open the tape on the box. Inside there was an order of vibrators meant to replenish supplies of sold out items and then a new one they hadn't stocked before. Charlie ripped open one of the packages and set out the vibrator on a display case before grabbing packages out of the box and restocking shelves, whistling to herself as she worked.

The shelves were almost entirely restocked when Charlie heard the sound of the bell at the door, signaling the entry of a new customer. "Be with you in a minute!" She called without looking over her shoulder, standing on her tip toes to reach a high shelf. It took another few minutes to get the last couple of packages up where they were supposed to be but as soon as they were all there, she dusted herself off and turned back towards the customer. "Sorry, restocking time. Do you need anything or are you just browsing?" She said with her usual sort of crooked smile, tucking her hands in her pockets.


outfit here!

[peter]

pete hadn't planned to spend the whole day burning a hole in his poket, he really hadn't. this whole day had started out as just an innocent outting to buy some more boxer briefs. but urban outfitter were having a sale and then vans off the wall had six pairs of shoes that pete decided he couldn't live without. by the time pete got back to his car, he had six or seven bags. he didn't just buy things for himself, of course. he bought jack a necklace, a new pair of shoes, and a couple of shirts and a pair of black skinny jeans. pete sighe softly. shopping was hard fucking work. he looked around and noticed a coffee shoo and decided to get himself an iced chai latte, because what's another five dollars after what he spent today?

after paying the barista for his coffee, pete sat down outside, sipping his coffee. life was going by perfectly lately for the brunette. he was engaged to his best friend on the planet, his band was fucking amazing, and he was genuinely happy. he hasn't self harmed for days and he hasnt even raised his voice at jack since the incident. things were going so smoothly that pete was actually starting to get slightly paranoid. never in his life had he managed to find happiness without the anger or anxiety or pain. the universe always fucked shit up for him, so he couldn't help but expect something bad to happen. he wasn't actually dreading it though. he knew no matter what happened he would have jack, and that's all that ever mattered. pete aighed at the thought of his jack. he was so perfect, so full of light and happiness. he was what kept the brunette from floating away. jack had given up so much for pete, too.

pete looked out of the window, noticing a shop across the parking lot. 'good vibrations'. pete new that jack used to love sex toys. but pete basically forced jack to get rid of all of that. before he could change his mind, pete stood up and threw his cup away, and made his way over to the shop, opening the door. the door sounded off to let the employees know someone had entered the building. a soft voice yelled from a room somewhere in the back, telling him that she'd be there in a minute. seeing all the 'toys' started to make Pete feel sick. there were a few on display that reminded of him of . . . -pete closed his eyes, counting backward from ten, breathing slowly. he needed to calm himself down before he triggered an attack. he was here for jack. his step dad was in the past, he shouldn't think about the past. it wasn't worth remembering, though, it felt inpossible to forget. pete let out a shaky breath as he saw someone walk to the front counter. a pretty, scratch that, a gorgeous girl a few inches shorter than him walked over with a smile. she was so beautiful he forgot to breath for a second. of course, to him, jack was still the most gorgeous person in the world. this girl has just taken him by surprise. pete rarely found a girl he actually found beautiful. usually for him they were hot or fake. the brunette immediately flashed his classic crooked grin at her, forcing away the anxiety until only his fingertips were tinglig. "i'm not sure yet, i wanted to get something for my boyfriend, but i'm not sure what he'd want." pete looked around. "could you help me find something? if it's not trouble." if pete weren't helplessly in love with jack, he would totally go for this girl.

[charlotte vivian grant rivera]

When Charlie rounded the corner out into the main room of the shop, she couldn't help but give the guy a once over, though she kept it subtle. While she wasn't exactly lacking in the male attention department, given the fact that she had her boyfriend and all, Charlie couldn't help but appreciate a pretty face. And, if only briefly, regret the fact that while Mikey had no problem letting her scratch an itch by inviting girls into their sex life from time to time, inviting guys along would almost certainly be a no. His mention of a boyfriend though put all that aside and she just nodded. "Gift for the boyfriend, I can for sure help with that, no problem at all."

Reaching up, she tucked a few stray strands of hair behind an ear and then glanced around the shop. They had a good variety of things and she had at least a passing familiarity with enough of the items from both personal use and the reviews of friends to know what might be of interest. "Now it really depends on what kind of thing you're looking for. We've got a ton of stuff, catering to all kinds of interests. Here, come on, let me show you a few things a lot of people have liked." Charlie turned, nodding for him to follow as she led the way to the back wall of the room. Stopping in front of a row of cock rings, she peered at them till she found the one she was looking for. "Tons of people love this one, I sell out of it all the time. I can't tell you from personal experience but I know my friend swears by this one," she gestured to the next one on the shelf. "Says it's one of his favorites"

But then she realized the thing she'd forgot and shook her head with a light laugh. "You know, if I'm going to be giving you grand tour of sex toys and preferences, I ought to give you my name." Pulling her right hand out of her pocket, she held it out for him to shake. "I'm Charlie. Nice to meet ya." Charlie kept up that crooked smile, head tilted slightly to the left as she peered up at him. "You know, before I show you anything else, you should really tell me if there's anything in particular you're looking for or not looking for. We've got some amazing stuff here that I'd swear on but I won't even bother showing it to you if it's not the kind of thing you're looking for. No point in wasting your time." Another light laugh as she tucked her hands back into her pockets, mulling over the various things she could show him, only a little considering the fact that he was really a very very good looking guy. Oh well.


outfit here!

[peter]

pete smiled back at her. "nice to meet you charlie. i'm pete." he took her hand in his as he spoke, shaking it once before letting go and letting his hand fall back to his side. he listened to her speak, trying to qwell the anxiety that was starting to wash through him again. he wa here for jack, he reminded himself. he kept his eyes on charlie's, making it a point to not look at the sex toys for longer than three seconds. he bit his lip as she finished talking, wondering how exactly he would word what he needed to say. he didn't want to sound weird or like an asshole. but then again, charlie should be used to weird, she did work at a sex toy store.

"i uh. well we're not going to use it together. it's going to be just for him. so maybe a uh, vibrator for guys or something." pete was mumbling by the end of his sentence, face hot. it wasn't that peter was embarrassed about the whole situation, though he was probably coming off as such, but more so that sex toys made him uncomfortable due to his past. he hopes to one day be better, so jack didn't have to tip toe aroud him. unconciously, pete pushes down on a newer cut on his thigh, sending a small wave of pain through him. he sighed softly, the anxiety fading momentarily.

[charlotte vivian grant rivera]

It wasn't hard to notice how nervous the guy was and Charlie couldn't help but feel a bit badly about it. She was entirely used to all of this thing, comfortable in her store and surrounded by all the toys but it was understandable that not everyone was. "Alright Pete, I could come up with something that works for what you're looking for then..." She trailed off, glancing around the store, thinking about what might work for Pete. Looking back at him, she offered that same reassuring smile she had for all of her nervous customers.

"Look, you know, and I don't want to offend you, but maybe you wanna talk to him about it? Because," She shrugged a shoulder up. "You're looking pretty worried about buying something, if you're not comfortable getting something...." Another shrug, Charlie didn't want the guy to freak out about any of this. "There's nothing shameful in getting a sex toy, if that's what you're worried about. We get allll kinds in here and everyone's always a little embarrassed but it's no big deal. Sex toys are supposed to be fun, so don't push yourself to feel like you have to get something." She advised with a smile. "Might be more fun to you to come on down with your boyfriend if you're nervous, picking something out together, even if you're not going to use it, it can be just a little less.... Intimidating." Charlie was doing her best to be cheerful and helpful, her earlier appreciation of how cute the guy was momentarily dampened by her concern over how anxious he seemed to be. Well. Still cute.