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. Are you following me

his head. “Can I just get a

I grabbed one of the laminated menus from behind the counter

came out of the back. He was a kind old man named Phil. He walked with a cane, but

not being rude to a customer, Nina,”

Phil cut me off

he said. “Enzo

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

his head. “No. She’s just

at me then and winked before hobbling off to go count the

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

him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and I couldn’t

the grilled

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

menu away, ignoring Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then

carried the plate of hot food back out to the counter. I set it down in front of Enzo,

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

around, he only seemed to be looking at his phone and his food. It was unsettling to feel like I was being watched, only

was finished, he waved

god, I thought

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