Oh, hell no. You don't get to come into his kitchen crying like that, untying your apron with shaking hands and slapping it against the counter on your way to the pantry.

"Finish this," Simon mutters gruffly to one of his line cooks, placing down his knife and wiping his hands on his apron before he storms off after you. "Oi, hey," he tries to soften his tone, lower his voice as he speaks to you, "what happened?"

He's patient as he listens to you struggle through tears to explain how a difficult guest had been on you all damn night. Requesting substitutions, snapping his fingers to call you like a dog, making comments about your uniform and how you do your job, about how 'you shouldn't do it like that' and 'other restaurants don't take this long.' He called you clumsy, made jokes at your expense just to make his friends chuckle, made disparaging comments about 'all that crap on your face' and how you'd look so much better without it. You just couldn't take it anymore, you were exhausted. And Simon? Simon was pissed. He doesn't stand for his servers being harassed and treated like slaves, especially not you. So, without a word, he turns on his heel and storms out of the pantry like an angry bull.

"Where's the dish for the cunt at 16?" he huffs, snatching up a crab leg dish and stomping out into the dining area. His stern eyes find table 16 and once he's in front of them, he slams the plate down hard enough to spill the food on the table. "Is my server's work not to your standards?" he scoffs, brows furrowed and hand on one hip. The people at the table just stare up at him, open mouthed and confused, stammering. He doesn't let them get a word in. "I'll get your to-go box," he snarls before grabbing a crab leg from the plate and cracking it open, taking a bite with a pointed glare as he turns and stomps back to the kitchen, leaving the guests in utter bewilderment.

What are they gonna do, fire him? And who else is stupid enough to take this shitty job and shitty pay? Hell knows he only sticks around for the free shift drinks, and for you.