AN: Back for another chapter. My friend Hayley co-write this of course! Hope you like and thanks for the kind review. Keep them coming!

Chapter 2- Isn't She Lovely

It was the next morning. Eleanor woke up, more sleepy than usual.

"Hey eggo girl." El smiles as she pets her dog. "ready for your morning walk." Eggo jumped out of the bed and ran to the living room. "yep, you are ready for your walk." she giggled. She got out of bed, put her shoes and a jacket on and took Eggo out for her morning walk. It was an hour later, and El was off to work. She dreaded it more and more each day. She sighed as she drove to work. She knew there was so much more out there, and she hoped one day soon, she could leave the diner and venture out into something else. She pulled into the parking lot of the diner and turned her car off. "ok, let's get this long day over with." She got out of her car and walked into the diner. It was a few months before they opened. She walked to the back and saw her best friend Pamela.

"Hey girl, how about we blow this place and go shopping?" Pamela giggled. Pamela was a very feisty young woman, and always said what was on her mind. She was African American.

"I would love to, but I need money." El giggled.

"Yeah, I am broke as a joke. Girl, i can't even afford to go shopping." Pamela frowned. Their boss Carly walked over to them.

"Enough chit chat girls, we open now. So be prepared." Carly scolded them as she walked to the front counter, putting napkins in the napkin holders.

"uh, what a bitch." Pamela sighed. El nodded in agreement. Carly walked over to the door and put the open sign up.

"Uh kill me now." El complained as a few customers started to walk in. She got her pen and little note pad out and started to wait on the first customer, taking their order.

Morning broke, Michael looked up at the huge window as the sky glowed a beautiful orange. He stretched, yawning he didn't realize he had been writing all night. He got up walking to the fridge, he opened it noticing nothing was in there. He remembered then that he had never went out after he had gotten home. In the living room was his brief case, he opened it taking out some clothes but changed his mind.

"I don't care, I am tired I am wearing my pjs..." He decided as he grabbed his keys and his wallet going out the front door. Remembering to lock the door as he stumbled sleepy to his vehicle. Getting in starting it up, his head lights glowed on the dark street. Then he reached tonight the sun was raising, and the lights in town dulled by the suns ray. It blinded him, he squinted his sleepy eyes. When he spotted a small diner almost in an alley apart from the other businesses. He drove closer, then into the drive way parking in a parking spot. He breathed in heavily his chest ached as he seen lots of smokers on the street. Mike got out of the vehicle, walking in with his notepad and pencil. He sat at a small table at the back of the chic diner. Reading the menu in full, wondering what he was hungry. He wanted to order everything on the menu but knew he could never eat that much he decided on something small. In behind the register he caught of glimpse of the workers heads but nothing else, he wondered what kind of people worked here.

El walked to the front counter and handed one of the workers, the small order sheet. She walked over to Mike's table.

"Good morning. How may I help you?" She smiled warmly at the young man, sitting before her. She had never seen him come in her before, most of the people she saw were regulars. Mike looked back at the counter seeing a small beautiful girl walk out. He couldn't take his eyes off her. He stumbled on what to say to such a beautiful girl at first but answered her.

"Good Morning, to you too... I will have..." He said as he was lost in her eyes for a moment "I'm sorry..."

El giggled at him and thought he was adorable in his pajamas. "it's ok, take your time."

He looked into her eyes again, "It's just you have beautiful eyes..." Mike stopped himself before he said something stupid to her. "Uhm... I will have 2 sausage egg biscuits and orange please..." He said looking around nervously. She blushed uncontrollably when he said that, and she knew he meant it. She had been hit on a few times, by the older gentlemen that came in the diner, and she felt uncomfortable. But Mike made her feel comfortable, and she just met him.

"aww thanks." She giggled nervously. El writes down, what he wants to order. "ok good choice, the sausage egg biscuits are delicious, very popular around here." Will that be all for you?"

Michael blushed to as he smiled at her. "Yes, thank you..." He looked down at his notepad not realizing it he had been writing about her. The notepad read, 'This girl walked toward me slowly and quietly." She was beautiful, with hazel eyes. I felt butterflies in my stomach, as she walked closer" He thought oh no what if she had seen and read it... "Thank you." He said slowly to her. Michael thought hard for a moment, He had was been writing a horror but his mind must changed as he wrote.

El smiled at him. "ok your order will be out shortly." She smiled and walked to the front counter handing one of the workers the small order sheet. She couldn't help it, but she started staring at the young man she had just waited on. She couldn't put her finger on it, but there was something about him, she immediately connected with. Michael couldn't help himself from turning his head back to the counter where she stood now. They locked eyes suddenly he was quick to look back down at his notepad. El blushed when he looked at her, she noticed he was was writing, she wondered what he was writing about.

*Eleanor! snap out of la la land and take some more orders. there are more customers waiting." Carly scolded.

"oh yes, ma'am. sorry." El said. She was embarrassed as she walked over taking another customer's order. Mike heard her getting yelled out he frowned. He hated to see her being treated so poorly when she was so kind. Really, he didn't know her, but he would like to believe she was as nice as she had seemed to him. El took a few more orders and then when mike's food was done, she walked out and set it at the table he was sitting.

"here you go sir, and here is your orange juice." She smiled. Michael blushed bright red as she leaned over the table. He was different than most men, his eyes stand on her face. Thinking about he had only dated one girl in his life, so he wasn't great with women. He at least knew how not to treat them, he had learned those lessons at home. His dad was abusive emotionally to his mother which he seen daily when he was home. "I hope you enjoy your breakfast, if you need anything else, let me know." El smiled. She had only dated one boy and that was when she was a senior, but he turned into a complete creep.

Michael smiled, "Thank you, uhm thank you for being so nice..."

"You have been one of the nicest customers who has ever into the diner." El said. if I recall, I don't think I have ever seen you before."

He blushed at her sweet words, "No, I just moved here from Indiana... I got here last night... What about you, how long have you lived here?"

"I have lived here all my life... so what brings you to Chicago." She asked intrigued.

He smiled, "I am writer, my first book was a best seller. I am here to get inspired and write more, I am partnered with the theater across the street. Our first show is Friday at 6... You know if you are interested in seeing it... I have a playbill for it if you want one?" El smiled big, interested in what he was saying.

"Oh wow... that all sounds so exciting." "would this be like a date." She blushed.

Mike looked down blushing, "If that is okay with you... I know I just met you and all but I really want to get to know you... Here." He pulled one of the playbills out of his notepad, he signed it. The playbill read, 'Mike Wheeler, Glad I have got to meet you, hope to see more of you, 1-453-869-2134 Call me"

El blushed and took the note from him as she read it. "I would love to go, and I am free that day too." Oh, I never told you my name." She giggled. I am Eleanor Ives."

Mike smiled, "That's a pretty name... Can't wait to see you again"

El blushes at him. "Thank you, and I can't wait either, Mike." El couldn't believe she had met such a nice guy, she had to be dreaming. This all seemed too perfect. She went back and waited on more customers, with Mike on her mind.

Mike stayed there longer after he ate just keep being near her, he tried to get her attention. " Could get some coffee and a donut please?"

She smiles and walks over to him. "of course." be right back. She walks to the back to retrieve him some coffee and a donut. Mike smiled as she wondered away, he waited for her. El came back with his coffee and donut. She goes to put the plate and cup down on the table, and her hand touched his. Mike blushed a lot slipped his hand back.

"I am sorry, that was my bad..." Mike said. El blushed as well.

"No need to apologize." El assured him. He smiled at her so happy for that moment they had.

El smiles. "So, what is this story you are writing about?"

He blushed more, "I will be honest with you... It was horror but when I see you it completely changed into a story about a very nice girl I met at a little diner in the outskirts of town..." He looked into her eyes. El blushed and couldn't believe he was writing a story about her.

"It's about me?" She asked excitedly.

Mike smiled, "Sure, you are the first person I have met here..."

"Well, I feel special." glad you met me first." She smiled.

He smiled, "I am very happy I met you too..." El was getting very excited for their date. He finally left and got in his car on his way out of the diner he waved to her.

El waved at him. "bye mike."

AN: That concludes this chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it, we had a great time writing it. Stay tuned for more!