The Best of Me

Susan's POV

I woke up earlier than usual to get to the hotel before my shift started so I could help Janie and mom as I promised  to get ready for the early arrivals, I grabbed a quick shower and got dressed, grabbed my bag and my car keys and headed out so I would have plenty of time to stop off at my favourite coffee shop to grab some coffee and bagels for mom and Janie on the way. My friend Mel owns the coffee shop, we have known each other since kindergarten and she bought this coffee shop with her inheritance that her grandma left her when she died. I push in the door, and Mel looks up. "Hey Suzie, how have you  been? I haven't seen you in like forever. " God, she exaggerates so much, I roll my eyes. "Yesterday babe, you saw me yesterday," I sigh. She laughs. "I know, but usually we get in all the juicy convos, ya know." Ok, I know where she's going with this. She was asking me just the other day if James, one of the bar tenders in the hotel, is single. I told her I would find out which got her very excited because she has a major crush on him. I sat down while she made up my order, "soo, tell me the gossip," she prodded. "Oh, our all-around asshole is arriving in town to stay at the hotel today," I said with a scoff. Marcus Davis is the son of my mom and dad's closest friends, his parents went to college with my parents and he is a grade A prick who comes to my parents hotel with his long string of girlfriends like the playboy the tabloids make him out to be and he loves nothing more than to complain about everything he can think of. "Oh no, for how long," she replies as she puts one of the coffees on the counter. "Mom says about a month." Her eyes go wide "wow that is a long-ass stay, how will you deal with him for a whole month" she sighs and starts making up the rest of my order she knows all about Marcus because not only has she heard me bitch about him but she also had the unpleasant chance of meeting him once when she came by the hotel and he verbally called her a hooker. "Yeah, mom said he’s looking at some properties down here. Say Mel, can we swap jobs for a month, and you can deal with this egoistic asshole for me?" I suggest. "Hell no, not a chance," she laughed as she answered. "Well, if you do, you can be close to your very hot, very single bartender." I can see her cheeks flush. My god, she has it bad for this guy. She finished up my order and we said our goodbyes and I promised to call her later. I put the stuff on the passenger side and headed to work.

When I pull up in the parking lot at the hotel, I grab all the stuff and head in. My mom and my sister are discussing what room to give king asshole. "Hey mom, whatcha doing?" I quiz knowing full well because I heard his name being mentioned as I walked in. "Oh just seeing what room would be best for Mr Davis when he arrives" she sighs, "how about on the fucking roadside" I mumble under my breath while handing my mom her coffee and bagels. My sister Janie starts laughing when I hand her the cup. "Oh Suzie, he's not that bad," mom chestized. "You're the only one who has a problem with him." Janie chimes in, "That's because he's an asshole. Remember when he called Mel a hooker huh?" I sigh exasperated. "Oh yeah, that was bad. I remember Mel's face," said Janie as she took a bite of her bagel. "Mmm, this is a good bagel, thanks sis". I take a sip of my coffee. "So where are we going to put the almighty asshole?" I say in a posh voice. "We can put him in the suite with the balcony that was newly refurbished," Janie suggested. "Oh, that would work," mom said excitingly. Oh christ he's not fucking royalty I think to myself as I rub my temples. I can feel a headache as mom rushes off to check the suite for Mr Davis. Janie looks at me like she has something that she wants to ask me. "What Janie" I say as I look at the arrivals list on the computer screen. "Why do you hate Mr Davis so much?", I turn to look at her "it's because he always seems to find a damn flaw in everything from the time he sets foot in the door up until the time he leaves and he waits until I am on duty and gives me the whole damn list, I mean seriously sis if you have so many damn issues why the hell would you keep coming back?". "I don't know maybe he likes you" she smirks, "pffft well he can go like somewhere and someone else" I say while folding my arms. I look out of the window and a black audi R8 pulls up outside the hotel. Hmm looks like the fucker is here I say to myself, I must have said it out loud because Janie bolts out from behind the desk leaving me to deal with Mr asshole. Thanks Janie I owe you I shout after her. I'm going to get her back for running off and leaving me to deal with this prick, I bet his dick is tiny compared to his damn ego I smirk while thinking.