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.”
arms across my chest. “You and I both know that you could have
“Can I
huff, I grabbed one of the laminated menus from behind the counter and tossed
He walked with a cane,
rude to
started, but Phil cut me off when
said. “Enzo
since I met him. He looked handsome when he smiled, and suddenly I had a flash of a memory from Friday night in his bed. I blushed
just surprised to see me,
at me then and winked before hobbling off to go count
recommend?” Enzo asked. He glanced up from the menu. His brown eyes were captivating, but I tried not to let them
He was clearly trying to get me to talk to him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and I couldn’t be
grilled cheese,”
right now,” Enzo said, handing back to me. “And some fries.
menu away, ignoring Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated to the kitchen to
as I carried the plate of hot food back out to the counter. I set it down in front of Enzo, then filled up a glass with ice and root
a bite of grilled cheese.
ate, I busied myself with pouring coffee for other customers and clearing tables. I always felt Enzo’s eyes on me as I worked, but whenever I turned around, he only seemed to be looking at his phone and his food. It was unsettling to feel like I was
finished, he waved me
I thought
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