Chapter One: I Need This Job

"I'm not good enough for him. I'm not. And I never will be. I'm just scum, and he seems to be so much more. 'He's only my brother. Go for it.' Gemma explained to me. I laughed at my close friend. 'He's so much more than that. He's got a life. A life that doesn't need to be chained to the ground by mine. I can't abduct him into my world. It's just not fair to him.' I sighed and looked down at my waitress apron. 'You're meaning to tell me that the guy sitting in a diner drinking cheap coffee is too good for you? I know your world has flaws, but in the end you've got guys on the line up. You're a-a-a...' She didn't need to say it, I already knew. I was ashamed with myself. But at the end of the day, I do what I have to do. Literally. "