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.”
frowned and folded my arms across my chest. “You and I both know that you could have gone to any other restaurant in town, and you chose this one.
“Can I just get a
laminated menus from behind the counter and tossed it down in front
was a kind old man named Phil. He walked with a cane, but his mind was sharp and his hearing was even sharper.
hope you’re not being rude to a
cut me off when
said. “Enzo Rivers!
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
his head. “No. She’s just surprised to see me, that’s
me then and winked before hobbling off to go count the register while
do you recommend?” Enzo asked. He glanced up from the menu. His brown eyes were captivating, but I tried
him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and I couldn’t be rude in front of
like the grilled cheese,” I
good right now,” Enzo said, handing back to me. “And some fries. Oh, and a
then retreated to the
as I carried the plate of hot food back out to the counter. I set it down in front
his mouth full after. taking a bite of grilled
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
finished,
I thought to
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