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.”
and I both know that you could have gone to any other restaurant in town,
shook his head. “Can I
menus from behind the counter and tossed it down
man named Phil. He walked with a cane, but
not being rude to a customer, Nina,” he
cut me
he said. “Enzo
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 being harsh?” Phil
his head. “No. She’s just surprised
hobbling off to go count the
up from the menu. His brown eyes were captivating, but I tried not to
get me to talk to him more than I needed to, but Phil was watching and I couldn’t be rude in
grilled cheese,”
now,” Enzo said, handing back to me. “And some fries.
Phil’s dissatisfied glare, then retreated to the kitchen to put in Enzo’s order.
as I carried the plate of hot food back out to the counter. I set it down in
after. taking a bite of grilled cheese. “This is good… Thanks
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 out that I wasn’t being watched at all. I chalked it up to Enzo making me nervous, but it felt like
finished, he
god, I thought to myself.
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