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.”

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. Are

I just

one of the laminated menus from behind the counter and tossed it

was a kind old man named Phil. He

rude to a customer,

started, but Phil cut me off when he

said.

not smirked, 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

She’s just surprised to

then and winked before hobbling off to go count the register while Enzo

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

more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and I couldn’t be rude in front of my

the grilled cheese,”

right now,” Enzo said, handing back to me. “And some fries.

into a sarcastic smile and snatched the menu away, ignoring Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated

bit as I carried the plate of hot food back out to the counter. I set it

a bite of grilled cheese. “This is good… Thanks for

on me as I worked, but whenever I turned around, he only seemed

finished,

I thought

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