“What’s got you looking so hot and bothered?”

Nina chuckled and reached across the bar to plant a big kiss on Cassie’s lips.

“Tell you later,” she said when she pulled back and dashed off to Red to clean up.

“I’m coming to help you,” Cassie called after her.

“Great!” came Nina’s muffled reply.

Cassie giggled and switched off the bar lights. She walked into Red and leaned on the bar, amused at the antics of her girlfriend. At least, she presumed she was her girlfriend. Maybe she should check that with Nina before too long…

Nina was cleaning at a sprint, trying to do four things at once and failing badly at all of them. After a few moments, Cassie took pity and strode across the room to grab Nina around the waist from behind and pull her to a stop midstride.

“Enough!” she said in Nina’s ear, lingering to gently bite her earlobe.

Nina sighed, melting back into Cassie’s arms.

“Sorry, I just want to get done, so we can get out of here. I have plans for you, and they don’t involve bin bags and latex gloves.” Cassie giggled in her ear. “Well, maybe the latex gloves…”

Cassie snorted softly. “I’m helping, remember?”

Nina turned in Cassie’s arms and nodded. “Okay, gorgeous. If it means we get the fuck out of here faster, I’m all for it.”

“It does, so tell me what you want me to do.”

Nina smiled and held Cassie’s gaze. “Well, there’s an offer,” she said, her voice sultry and her eyes darkening slightly.

“Focus, Nina, focus! Cleaning tasks. What cleaning tasks do you want me to do?”

“Spoilsport,” Nina mumbled as she handed Cassie the glass holder. “You do glasses and bottles, I’ll do rubbish,” she said in a slightly petulant tone.

Between them, they finished in record time. Nina flipped off the bar lights, followed by the main lights, and they walked out of the darkened room arm-in-arm. They switched off the main lights in Green as they walked through there and into the staff room to grab their coats and bags.

Mandy was waiting for them in the doorway to her office, smiling. When Cassie saw her, she tried to extricate herself from Nina’s hold, and Mandy’s smile grew even bigger.

Mandy held up one hand. “Don’t bother, I know,” she said, grinning as Cassie blushed. “And as I said to the other one earlier on, I’m very pleased for you both. Now, get the hell out of here and go have some fun.”

Nina giggled and pulled Cassie with her to the front door. “Come on, you heard the boss—we have official permission to go get sexy.”

Cassie sighed and then grinned as she looked at Mandy.

“What have I got myself into?” she wondered aloud.