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.”

you could have gone to any other restaurant

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

huff, I grabbed one of the laminated menus from behind

kind old man named Phil. He walked with a cane, but his mind was sharp and his hearing was even

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

cut

he said. “Enzo Rivers!

but genuinely smiled for the first time 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 and looked

head. “No. She’s just surprised to see me, that’s

and winked before hobbling off to go count the register

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

shrugged, somewhat annoyed at his question. He was clearly trying to get me to talk to him more than I

grilled cheese,”

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

a sarcastic smile and snatched the menu away, ignoring Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated to the kitchen to put in Enzo’s order. I hid back there while the cook made his

hands still shook a bit 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 beer

Enzo said, his mouth full after. taking a bite of grilled cheese.

looked over to see Phil glaring at me from the register. While Enzo 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 being watched, only to find

was finished, he

I thought

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