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.”

both know that you could have gone to any other restaurant in town, and you chose this

shook his head. “Can I just get a

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

out of the back. He was a kind old man named Phil. He walked

you’re not being rude to a customer, Nina,” he

started, but Phil cut me

said. “Enzo

since I met him. He looked handsome when he smiled, and suddenly I had a flash of a memory from

shook his head. “No. She’s just

winked before hobbling off to go count the register while

He glanced up from the menu. His brown eyes were captivating, but I tried not to let

talk to him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching

like the grilled cheese,”

sounds good right now,” Enzo said, handing back to me. “And some fries. Oh, and a

ignoring Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated to the

shook a bit as I carried the plate of hot food back out to the counter. I set it down in front

mouth full after. taking a bite of

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

finished, he waved

god, I thought to myself. He’s

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