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Ash
The crew of Bottle of Smoke, the Irish pub I’ve run since my granddaddy
left it to me ten years ago, looks like they’re lining up for a wake.
“It’s not that bad,” I say staring down at the pathetic scrawl of paper I refer to
as the books. “We have money.” Although the number is pathetically small.
“Not a lot,” Bernie says, my cute fireball bartender with tattoos, short red
hair, and a terrible attitude.
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“She’s right, not a lot.” Fulco glowers at me in his cook whites. He’s a tall
guy, brown skin, hooked nose, in his early forties. “You gonna make payroll,
boss?”
“I’m going to.” I glare at him. “I always pay you guys, don’t I?”
“There was that one time—” Fulco starts, but I cut him off.
“I was a day late one time, okay?”
Fulco just shrugs like once is more than enough.
“Business has been slow.” Keely, my main waitress, pale skin and stupidly
pretty, sits with her legs crossed in all black wearing steel-toed boots and a
glare that earns her extra tips. Somehow. I think all Boston men are
masochists.
“Very slow,” Jamila confirms, the final member of the team. She’s tall, dark
brown skin, beautiful full lips, and acts as second waitress or bartender,
depending on what needs doing. “Even slower than normal.”
“It’s really not that bad,” I say, pushing back my rising panic, because it
really is that bad, but I’m trying to keep my positive attitude flowing,
otherwise everyone else is going to spiral.
Once a week, we have a team meeting. Call me an idealistic idiot, or call me
a good owner and manager, but I like to tell my employees how the business
is doing. Sometimes, I’ll share hard numbers with them. That way, they’re
motivated to make up for the shortfalls and eager to take the bonuses when
we’re killing it. Although bonuses basically never happen, but still, if we ever
made a solid profit then I’d gladly share it with my people.
That’s why I’m the best boss in the world.
Well, minus the whole failing-business part.
Bottle of Smoke used to be a bustling pub back before retail started to die
out, and in the last three years, everything’s gone to shit as foot traffic’s
leveled off. I still have my regulars and the occasional bachelorette party roll
through, but otherwise it’s been quiet in what I think is the best authentic
Irish pub in a city crawling with authentic Irish pubs.
“Ash, hon, we love you, but it sucks.” Bernie levels a hard stare as she dries
off a glass and puts it back. The bar’s closed for the night and everyone’s
ready to get out of here. “Have you ever thought about advertising?”
I laugh sharply. “Gee, great idea. I’ll go buy some ad spots right now. Except,
oh, wait, we don’t have any money.” I wave the numbers at her.
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