Yazzy and the Yeti

4

"Good news!" I heard Claire's voice and I winced in my back room. "Hello!!! How do you expect to make money when you're not even up front?" I heard her shout and then the sound of a bell pierced my store. I ground my teeth knowing that I didn't have a bell, and that she must of brought one in.

"I'll be right there!" I shouted making the bell stop. I got up and walked into the front to see her with Jason and he was holding a heavy bag.

"I brought you more income!" Claire shouted and clapped her hands. "I found these shirts online last night and drove to pick them up the morning. You can now fit the guys and we'll pay for it." Like I didn't have enough work to do with the three dresses.

"That's a lot of things that need to be done..." I whispered as she smiled wider. "When did you and your groomsmen want to come in for fittings?" How could I possibly turn down more money?

"Whenever you will need us to." Jason told me and I nodded.

"I will finish with the dress today... then tomorrow you and one other person can come in for the perfect fit." I told him and he nodded.

"It's Friday so I guess I'll bring Charlie. He's the only one not working." He let me know and I nodded.

"Then Saturday if you could contact maybe 4 guys and send them over." I told him and he nodded. "Okay. Next week I should be done with the rest of the dresses and then I'll finish with the other groomsmen." I stated before realizing I also had to do the maid of honor dress. "Your sister can come in whenever she needs next week and I'll do the fitting as well." I told Claire and she smirked and nodded.

"Get to work. We will be back tomorrow with all the guys." She told me and grabbed Jason's shoulder and tugged him hard.

I turned as they left and went right back into my work room and turned the music up. Not wanting to worry about tomorrow and what will need to be done and just working on what I've already planned.

I heard the bell around 1 and sighed. "Be right there!" I shouted and walked out to see Claire's sister holding her purse tight as if some of the dresses would attack her.

"Hey. Claire told me to stop by and get things started." Darcy told me and I sighed.

"I actually said next week because I know you work a lot. Literally come in or let me know a day off and I will fit you in." I told her and she grumbled.

"She told me I had to come in tonight. I just got the night off." She sighed and moved to turn.

"Well then, let's get started. The faster this goes the less you have to come back." I told her and she smiled wide before going in and walking with me.

"Thanks. I should have called you before just coming over. I know Claire wants things done right away but I know how many things she's already making do." She told me and I nodded and shrugged.

"I would rather work on your dress and get it done because you actually work and she's been in everyday since our first appointment." I told her and wrapped one arm around her shoulder and rubbed lightly.

"You came in with that Charlie guy right?" She asked and I looked away.

"Yeah. He ordered me a white wine and that other girl took my spot. So I just went home." I told her and she cracked a huge smile and shook her head.

"He looked for you in the bar for 25 minutes. It was kind of adorable. I don't know when you left but he only had a 3 minute conversation with that girl because he was waiting for another wine for you." I gulped as I took in that information and didn't respond.

I kept my head down as I got the measurements and pins and fabric and then I used magic to get it sewed up and she slipped out of it. "I think we're done for today. We can schedule a final fitting so we both know when you can come in." I told her and set the dress down before walking over to my large planner.

"I don't work next Tuesday. I'll be on call though. So we can do it in the morning while the bar is still closed." She told me and I nodded.

"Shall we say 9?" I knew the bar closed super early in the morning.

"Yeah. That works. The night before I get off at 11 so I'll have enough time to sleep." She told me and then looked behind me and her face went weird.

"What?" I asked and she nodded to the large window behind me and I turned.

There stood Charlie and Jason having a heated conversation and I looked to her as Charlie tried to open the door and Jason pushed him away. I saw his skin basically grow and I took off towards the door in a second.

"What the hell. Get in." I pushed Jason first before grabbing Charlie and pushing them and I noticed Darcy closing the blinds. "You know there are humans out there! It's tourist season." I slapped Jason's shoulder and crossed my arms waiting.

"You went on a date with that guy?" He pointed to his cousin behind me and I sighed.

"I went to get a drink with him and never got the drink. What's your problem Jay?" I knew he couldn't possibly be jealous. He was never that guy.

"He played you!" Jason accused and I sighed.

"Jay, I'm not your little sister. I don't need you to fight or get in someone's face about a bad night." I saw his eyes blazing and his skin was still pushing, parts of his neck was sprouting the white hair of his Yeti side and I let out my magic to control his shifting and I stumbled slightly and turned to see Charlie was also trying hard not to shift.

"You both need to go to the mountain." I heard Darcy before she rushed to get my chair. "Go! You can't tell her magic is trying to detain you both?" Darcy made me sit down and I felt almost on the verge of passing out before they both seemed to regain their control.

"I've always told you not to try"

"Stop talking to her like that. She already told you that she wasn't your little sister Jason. Back the hell off and go." Charlie got back in face, this time they both remained calm.

"You knew who she was to me Charles. And you think you can play-

"Out! I am done hearing about your issue with me seeing someone, and I don't really want to go out with someone who chats up another girl so hard that you don't realize your date or whatever I was had left. I just want to work!" I shouted and stood, feeling wobbly but still stood my ground, head high and walked past both gigantic men and into my back room.

"I'll see you on Tuesday!" I heard Darcy before the short bell sounded. Meaning only one person went out.

I turned on my classical music up high and went back to work on the wedding dresses and when the tensions started to fill my space I got back up and walked out to see them. Jason sitting in the seat I had to take, and Charlie pacing.

"Hey." Jay stood slowly and his voice was soft but I just glared.

"I asked you both to leave. Yes Jay you're my friend and you might think you're doing right by trying to stop me from seeing your cousin but I'm a big girl. I know what I want and how and when I want it." I told him and while we made eye contact for a while it took him only 5 seconds to nod and leave.

"I didn't mean to chat up some other girl. I swear she came up to me after I ordered the drinks and when the wine came she took a sip before I could even touch the glass. So I ordered you another."

"I know. Darcy told me. She said that you looked around the bar for 25 minutes. That's not the point. You were facing the table, if you were really interested you would have seen me getting up and leaving. It's not like I snuck out the back or made myself invisible. I got up and walked right out." I told him and shrugged. "Sorry Charlie. I don't date much, but when I do I don't prefer the wandering eyes or the distracted man on my arm."

"I wasn't looking at any other woman."

"You're still not here to stay Charlie. Where would our dating take us? Back to my place for a one night stand? No thanks." I cut him off and just shook my head.

"I never said anything about a one night stand." Charlie said and I sighed.

"That wasn't the question I asked. You're not going to move here just because we had a good date, what kind of future do we have in dating? I just don't want to date to pass the time." I shook my head and looked around. "Please just go and leave me be. I don't want to make things more awkward than it already is when I have to fit you for the fabric Claire brought in this morning."

"What? I thought she was getting some other guy to do it-"

"Apparently last night they went to the closest mall and she saw the perfect shirts. She bought enough for everyone but she wants them all tightly fitted." I told him and sighed. "I am sure Jason was going to tell you about it before whatever happened actually happened."

"All I did was ask if you stood up a lot of guys." He mumbled and I whirled around and narrowed my head. "What?"

"Why would you ask him that?" Honestly? Jason didn't know the first thing about me dating after him.

"Because the first year after you two broke up... he stayed with me through the holidays. He told me that while he knew you both were over you would never be able to move on." He put his hands in his pockets, and looked almost sorry to tell me the truth.

"He thought-" I stopped and shook my head. That had to be a lie. I was the one that told Jason that we weren't ever going to be enough for each other.

"He said some other horrible stuff too... which is why he stayed for the holidays. I am sure that he actually wasn't ever going to get over you." He added and I moved to shake my head. That isn't possible.

"He couldn't. He agreed with me." I muttered, and a pain I hadn't really felt in a while. Jason, someone I always thought would be a friend to me... he made up stories and was a closet asshole.