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.”

chest. “You and I both know that you could have gone to

“Can I just get

the laminated menus from behind

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

not being rude to

but Phil cut

he said. “Enzo Rivers!

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 at the floor. “Is Nina

shook his head. “No. She’s just surprised

and winked before hobbling off to

up from the menu. His brown

get me to talk to him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and I couldn’t be rude in

the grilled cheese,”

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

ignoring Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated to the kitchen to put in Enzo’s order.

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

full after. taking a bite of grilled cheese. “This is

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

was finished, he waved me

I thought to

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