Having left the girls alone as soon as she dropped Lyn off, Joslyn headed right back to the bar and immedietly went to Adrian to let him know she was back. Noticing that there were a lot of people asking where she had gone, she couldn't help but frown and even had to bat at a few hands. [color=green][b]"Hey boss, I'm back,"[/b][/color] she said with a smile on her face, [color=green][b]"Just tell me what to do and I will do it!"[/b][/color] In truth, after talking to The Thinker, she needed to get busy, the female made her nervous and put her on edge. She needed something to do, and she needed to tell Adrian what the hell was up as soon as she was able.
    
	Adrian looked up as he heard Jossie walk back into the bar, then looking at his watch to determine whether or not she was on-time or late... [i]or early?[/i] Somehow she was more-than punctual in her return, but did not appear to be winded in the slightest; this did not require a detective to figure-out.

	[color=9e0b0f]"You've done enough for your first night."[/color] He observed, getting up from his chair as he saw that Miro was in no danger of killing himself in he sleep, [color=9e0b0f]"You're not in any trouble, but we need to talk."[/color] He paused as he moved over to her and parted the crowd to clear a way to the back-room, knowing he promised her a full night of work and a full night of pay. [color=9e0b0f]"You can help clean-up the bar after everyone else has left."[/color]

	There were of course bemused groans from the crowd as they alternately realizd that Jossie would not be serving them for the rest of the evening, and that the bar would be closing soon; particularily a trio of young men who just came back into the bar after dissappearing shortly before Jossie left.

	[color=green][b]"Oh.... alright..."[/b][/color] Jossie murmured, letting out a sigh as she followed close behind Adrian. She couldn't understand why he seemed on edge, she didn't do anything wrong, or at least she thought she hadn't done anything wrong. [color=green][b]"Are you sure you aren't mad at me? I mean... you didn't seem exactly pleased with my prompt arrival. I told you that I would be back in 5 minutes, I came back in five minutes."[/b][/color] 

	Noting that people were closing in on her, she reached out and grabbed Adrian by the back of his shirt so they didn't seperate from each other. She didn't like the feel of people pressing in around her, it bothered her greatly actually, so much so she was about to freak out. Pushing through them, she pressed herself against Adrian's back and hid her face in his back.

	Adrian walked slower as he felt a tug on the back of his shirt, thinking it was an indication to [i]slow down[/i], this was followed almost immediately by Jossie's face bumping into his backside; it did not take long before he realized that she was clutching onto his back, a very strong indication of [i]'get me out of here'[/i] as the crowd steadily tried to fill the gap he'd made moments ago but with a single gesture.

	Pressing on with delibate pacing, he and Jossie managed to escape the crowd through the double-hung french doors to the back-halls, and took her back to the studio where the noise from the bar could barely even faintly be heard. He gave the girl a moment to realize they were in the clear so she could let-go on her own. [color=9e0b0f]"Please, have a seat."[/color] He said, offering the chair in front of the dressing-room mirror as he quickly found a spare stool for himself amidst the clutter.

	[color=9e0b0f]"It's a fifteen minute walk back to your apartment from here. You claim you went there and came back in five.... [i]less than five minutes.[/i]."[/color] He carefully observed, noting how she kept shifting her wieght, [color=9e0b0f]"I'm just glad you didn't get stopped by the police, in a car that wasn't yours, [i]drunk[/i]."[/color] He paused, knowing that wasn't what he was worried about.

	[color=9e0b0f]"When you left, I half-expected you to pick up all your things and run, never to be seen again."[/color]

	[color=green][b]"What made you think I would leave,"[/b][/color] she said calmly, knowing that he took notice in her taking the car, [color=green][b]"I mean, at least leave and not come back... I do not believe I gave any indication that I planned to bolt at the first chance. I wanted to work, and you gave me work... but now you aren't [i]letting[/i] me work? I don't get you..."[/b][/color]

	Adrian closed his eyes, trying not to picture her in her current attire, more as when he found her in the apartments, [color=9e0b0f]"You volunteered to work tonight because you did not trust me alone not to tell on you to the authorities. When you left I wasn't sure if I'd gained your trust yet... Something important must be going-on for you to make such a sudden decision.... Who was that girl?"[/color] He finally asked as he fetched a flask of brandy and took a sip, not sure if the concern Jossie had for her was out of respect, or something else.

	[color=green][b]"She's.... um... she's my [i]other[/i] boss.[/b][/color] she admitted, glancing off to the side, [color=green][b]"I am not at liberty to say much more, but she is staying in my home so she may rest up and heal. It's not like I am going to be sleeping there anyway... actually... where will I be sleeping?"[/b][/color] She let out a small yawn and stretched, not at all bothered by the fact that she was essentially half dressed thanks to what he had given her. [i][b][color=green]Actually... I wonder....[/color][/b][/i] Letting out a small giggle, she jumped up and tackled Adrian, throwing her arms around him.

	Before he could answer, Adrian was knocked over, but years of experiance prevented him from spilling his drink as he fell onto the clothes-stewn floor, with Jossie landing right on top of him. Gently reaching up to set the drink down on the dressing-room table, he then tickled the waitress until she'd let go. [color=9e0b0f]"There should be a fold-out bed in one of these rooms, then there's the storage-loft upstairs, all sorts of old furniture and owner-less clothes up there you could use."[/color]

	Jossie squealed and squirmed over Adrian as he tickled her, however, she did not let up with her hold of him. [color=green][b]"Nu-uh, don't think for a minute I'm letting you out of my sight...well... you know... accept when I left... but that was different ok?"[/b][/color] she squeaked out, sitting up so she was now straddling the man, and giggling like a school girl still from him tickling her. [color=green][b]"I said I was going to keep an eye on you and that's what imma dooooooooo."[/b][/color] She looked down at him and booped his nose, a lopsided grin on her face, that is, before a dawn of realization crossed over her features. [color=green][b]"Heeeeey, you [i]dooo[/i] look better on the floor.... does that mean I get to kiss you then? Is that a thing? I heard today that was a thing."[/b][/color]

	The bar-owner wasn't sure where the waitress was going with her train of thought as she toyed with him; she was the one that left him, not the other way around. Then she made a bit of a non-sequirter observation that he looked somehow more adorable to her sprawled-out on the floor, and she saw that as some sort of invitation or reason for them to kiss.

	[color=9e0b0f]"It [i]can[/i] be a thing."[/color] He stated, humoring her as he rolled her beside him and pulled the girls lips to his, kissing her. [color=9w0b0f]"You look better down here, too."[/color]

	Joslyn's face turned beat red when he kissed her, even drunk she was pretty sure that wasn't something that she should have expected from a man she had only met hours before. [color=green][b]"Clearly drinking is dangerous,"[/b][/color] she muttered, [color=green][b]"It was nice though... is it supposed to be that nice? Is it cuz I drank tuh much? This is a bad thing isn't it? You are mah bosss... sooo... I'm pretty sure... I don't know... It was nice thoooo...."[/b][/color]

	[color=9e0b0f]"The kissing or the drinking?"[/color] He asked, trying not to answer the wrong question, buth then deciding to answer both, [color=9e0b0f]"Probably and maybe. So try not to worry about it unless you think this'll affect your ability to work..."[/color] He re-assured her, stroking her hair away from her eyes as he looked around for where that fold-out bed wandered off to before giving up and kissinng her a second time, [color=9e0b0f]"you'd have to do quite [i]a lot of kissing[/i] for that to get in the way of working..."[/color]

	Joslyn's blush only seemed to darken when he kissed her again, leaving her momentarily speechless. Here she was, another kiss from she had only mean hours before, alcohol really did do crazy things to a person's mind. [color=green][b]"Uh... right... lots of it... still sounds nice... bed... bed is a thing I should get too,"[/b][/color] she replied, clearing her throat in a nervous manner as she got to her feet, looking around a bit to see if she could find a bed. If she couldn't, she would just have to crash on his and he would have to deal with it.