Anna's first shift.

Customers started coming in about midday. Immediately the new arrival behind the bar was the main attraction. The patrons were in the vast majority men. Most of them were drunks and all of them were rude. Whenever Gideon was at the bar they would sit back, and only when Anna was there would they then walk over to buy drinks.

"Heya gorgeous. How much to get a look at one of those tits?" One man drawled. Another asked her to come home with him after the night was over. Every single one of them wanted to buy her drinks, which she refused. But for all their sleeze they did tip. halfway through her shift, the tip jar was already full and the men quickely learned that the way to her heart and thanks was with a bit of coin.

"Thank you very much sir you are kind, but no chance in hell." She replied to a man who'd tipped and asked her to take her top off. Throughout the ordeal, Gideon kept his mouth firmly shut. It seems he didn't want to interupt the successful business decision he'd made employing Anna.

On the whole it was manageable. The only time when Anna really felt worried was when she had to leave the bar to collect tankards. Without the wooded protection between her and the men she felt significantly more uncomfortable. As the evening wore on and the men got drunker and drunker it was only a matter of time before one of them tried their luck. Anna was slipping through the room grabbing two mugs, when she felt a sharp slap on her ass. One of the men had slapped her as she walked by.

"Oi! We'll have none of that!" Gideon came over straight away. "Out!"

The man who'd slapped her ass rolled his eyes. "Have you seen how she's dressed, she clearly likes it!"

Anna face burned with embarrassment at the comment, and was relieved when the guy stood up and left. However, that relief was quickly overtaken with an uncomfortable realisation of the situation she was in. That man had tipped her earlier, and generously too. Anna was going to have to make a decision about what she was willing to take from these men. Pushing away that decision to later, she moved back behind the bar and continued her shift for the rest of the evening.

The rest of Anna's shift was uneventful and eventually last orders was called at the bar and the few guests staying the night headed upstairs.

"Well Anna, looks like we're going to need a bigger tip jar." Gideon was counting out the amount that they'd earned. "Nearly 1 golds worth of silver and copper pieces here."

"How are we going to split it?"

"Anna, let's be honest, you earned this. All of this. It's yours."

"Thank you Gideon. And thank you for helping with that man earlier."

"Least I can do."

Anna considered for a moment. Was she okay with Gideon kicking out the guys who took their chances with her? They might be the biggest tippers. And she really needed the cash.