A Waitress and Chef

"I need my head waitress in here now!" Sikowitz screamed.

"I'm sure she'll be here soon," a minor waitress said. She was rushing dishes in and out but it was chaos without the head waitress assigning tables.

"I have like two of every order in here!" Beck, the head chef, hollered at the waitresses.

"Well I'm sorry no one's out here delegating!" one screamed back.

"Well where the hell is the chic who organizes the tables?" he yelled still trying to cook and manage the tickets at the same time.

"You told her that she didn't do anything that important, she's probably pissed."

"Well Beck call her this second and apologize!" Sikowitz yelled.

"She doesn't do anything?" he yelled still cooking.

"Well you're having issues without her!"

Beck sighed and grabbed the land line and started dialing.

"Hello," Jade said rushing in wrapping an apron around her waist. "Sorry I'm late a guy plowed into the back of my car."

"Are you ok?" the head chef asked without thinking.

Jade shot Beck a curious look but nodded "ya I'm fine," she said.

Jade quickly grabbed the plates out and handed them to the tables they were ordered for. "Get in the kitchen," Jade barked at every waiter that she passed. "Ok everyone listen and listen quick," she yelled as they all gathered around her in front of the restaurant floor plan. She assigned everyone their tables and ordered them to go greet all of their tables. "Also," she called as they went to take off "apologize for the mix ups."

Everyone nodded and Jade went over to the tickets. "What are you doing?" Beck asked her.

"Organizing," she said looking at all of the tables and trashing the duplicates.

"Thanks for saving the night," Beck said meeting Jade just outside the door. It was her job as head waitress to lock up every night.

She looked over at him "oh so now I'm important?" she quipped.

He sighed "I'm sorry about that. Hey you said someone rear ended you right?"

"Yes," Jade said heading down the sidewalk towards home.

"What a ride?" he said, his hands in his pockets and he rolled on the top of his feet seeming nervous.

Jade turned towards him and paused. "Ya sure," she said and walked to his car with him. He reached out and took her hand. She looked up at him but his eyes were dead locked ahead of him, she smiled lightly.