Too Far 01- Fallen Too Far

snail oil, the massive difference between our worlds was evident.
    “Blaire, I’m sorry. I wasn’t expecting something like that to happen. I didn’t even know she had issues with you. I’m going to talk to Nan about this. I have a feeling she had something to do with it—“
    “The redhead hates me because of Woods’ interest in me. Nan had nothing to do with it and neither did you.”
    Rush didn’t respond right away. I wondered if I should just turn and walk back to the kitchen.
    “Is Woods still hitting on you?”
    Had he really just asked me that? I was standing there covered in snails and butter and he was asking me if some other guy was hitting on me? I didn’t even know if I still had a job. That was it. I’d had enough. I spun around and started for the kitchen. Rush didn’t let me get far. His hand shot out and grabbed my arm.
    “Blaire, wait. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked that. That isn’t the issue right now. I wanted to make sure you were okay and help get you cleaned up.” His voice was pained as he said the last part.
    I sighed and turned back around and met his gaze this time. “I’m fine. I need to go to the kitchen and see if I even still have a job. I was warned by Woods this morning that something like this might happen and it would be my fault. So, right now I have bigger problems than you suddenly feeling the need to be possessive of me. Which is ridiculous. Because you were doing your best to ignore me until this incident happened. You either know me or you don’t, Rush. Pick a team.” The hurt in my voice hadn’t been easy to mask. I jerked my arm free of his hand and stalked back toward the kitchen.
    “You were working. What did you want me to do?” he called out and I stopped. “Acknowledging you would have given Nan reason to attack you. I was protecting you.”
    The fact he even admitted that told me so much. Nan came first. He was ignoring me to keep Nan happy. I’d expected this of course. I was just the booty call. Nan was the sister. He was right to choose her over me. How could he look at me as anything more when I’d gone so easily to his bed?
    “You’re right, Rush. You ignoring me would keep Nan from attacking me. I’m just the girl you fucked the past two nights. All things considered I’m not that special. I’m one of many.” I didn’t wait for him to say anymore. I ran for the kitchen doors slamming into them before the tears welling up in my eyes broke free.

Chapter Twenty- Two

    “Whoa, girl,” Jimmy said holding his arms out to catch me as I came barreling into the kitchen.
    A hiccup escaped and I swallowed back the sob that followed it.
    “That was brutal in there but it could have been worse. At least Rush came to the rescue.” Jimmy patted my back and hugged me.
    I didn’t want Jimmy to know how incredibly cheap I was. I couldn’t tell him these tears were because I’d become a rich guys dirty little secret. Not because some mean bitch had dumped food all over me in front of a room full of people.
    “Get back out there Jim. We need more servers on the floor. I’ll talk to Blaire,” Woods said as he walked into the kitchen.
    Jimmy hugged me hard one more time then frowned over at Woods before taking his tray and heading for the door. “You be nice to my girl,” Jimmy said as he passed Woods.
    Woods didn’t reply. Instead he studied me. I figured this was it. The big “it’s your fault so you can leave now” moment.
    “I go to the trouble of warning you about Nan and it isn’t even Rush’s fault a jealous bitch attacked you,” Woods growled and shook his head in disgust. “I’m sorry, Blaire. This one is all on me. I wasn’t expecting that from her. She’s the crazy exgirlfriend I can’t seem to shake.”
    He wasn’t firing me? I leaned back on the counter behind me to take a deep breath.
    “Due to the drama, I don’t want you back out there. You can stay in here and help prepare trays though. I’ll make sure you make the same amount as you would have made out there.”
    “Thank you. But can I change?” I asked, needing to get the snail off of me.
    Woods smiled, “Yeah. Go get one of the cart girl outfits from the office. We have all our extra server uniforms in use tonight.”
    I pushed off from the counter and headed for the door.
    “Take your time. We are fine in here if you need a break,” Woods called out as I exited the kitchen.
    Rush and Nan stood in the hallway in what looked like a heated