Chapter 9: An Unwelcome Customer

Nina

Enzo didn’t seem to recognize me right away with my uniform and my hair pulled back. He came in and sat down at the counter while I was pouring coffee for another customer, which I nearly spilled all over the table out of shock.

My hands trembled as I approached the counter. Was he following me, or was this just a coincidence? Now, more than ever, I regretted ever sleeping with him. Why must he insist on playing with my feelings like this? Couldn’t he just move on to the next girl?

I walked behind the counter and immediately turned my back to him, pretending to fiddle with the coffee

machine.
“Hi, Nina.”

So he did recognize me.

I took a deep breath and turned around to face him.

“What are you doing here?”

Enzo looked around and gestured a bit with his hands. “What do you mean? It’s a diner. I’m hungry.”

that you could have gone to any other restaurant in town,

shook his head. “Can I just get a menu,

a huff, I grabbed one of the laminated menus from behind the counter and tossed it down in front

then, my boss came out of the back. He was a kind old man named Phil. He walked with a

rude to a customer,

I started, but Phil cut me off when

said.

I had a flash of a memory from Friday night in his bed. I blushed and looked

“No. She’s just

me then and winked before hobbling off to

recommend?” Enzo asked. He glanced up from the menu. His brown eyes were captivating, but I

He was clearly trying to get me to talk to him more than I needed to, but Phil

grilled

said, handing back to me. “And some fries. Oh, and a

Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated to the kitchen to put in Enzo’s order. I hid back there

to the counter. I set it down in front of Enzo, then filled up a glass with ice and root beer

his mouth full after. taking a bite of grilled cheese. “This is good…

around, he only seemed to be looking at

Enzo was finished,

I thought to myself. He’s

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