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Chapter 2: The Greek God
Bella's POV
Alice pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant. She and Rosalie got out of the car while I sat in the passenger's seat with my arms crossed over my chest, not moving.
"Beeeeellaaaaaa, come on. We're going to be late." Alice pouted.
"I don't believe you made me wear these heels while I'm going to be walking around all night serving people and carrying heavy objects." I complained.
"Are you seriously still complaining about that? Well get over it, it's your first real night at serving and this is a bar and you have to look sexy. I mean you wouldn't let me put a skirt on you or a nice shirt so stop the chatter and go pick up a platter," she said with a cheesy yet beautiful grin.
I rolled my eyes at her lame saying but smiled anyway and got out of the car. This was our third day working here, since we just moved here a week ago. All three of us are sharing an apartment in Seattle. We all couldn't afford separate ones so we decided to move in together, and although the place is extremely beautiful, it's expensive and we all have two jobs each.
We work at Cal's off and on, on Sunday to Thursday nights and each have day jobs that just opened up at the locate Elementary school.
I started to walk to the door, following Alice and Rosalie. When I was inside there were a few people setting up tables and the bar. Then the manger walked over to us.
"Well hello girls! Ready for your first night?"
"We sure are! So what will each of us be working tonight?" Alice asked her voice excided.
He looked her over once and his face lit up. "You would be the perfect attendant! You stand at the entrance of the restaurant and you can show people that come in to there seat. I take it you read the entire manual?"
"Yep!"
"Okay, good." He turned to Rosalie and looked her over just like Alice. "You'd fit in perfectly at the bar. You read up on all the different drinks?"
A wicked smile spread across her face, she had wanted to work at the bar. As she said 'more fish to catch'. "Of course. I know everything from a Bloody Mary to a Satan's Whiskers Curler."
"Excellent." Than he turn to me, doing the same up down as the other two. "You can serve tables. It looks like you could handle carrying around the plate." Oh, how wrong you are. "Did you learn the menu and all the foods?"
"Yes, got the entire menu memorized," or most of it…
"Okay. Well the place doesn't open for another hour, and you three have been watching the staff for the past two days right?" We nodded our heads. "Good so why don't each of you go to your stations and the other employees will show you everything you don't know."
"Cool, let's go guys." And with that Alice was pulling me and Rose to the dinning area.
"Okay are you really guys? I don't know what it is but I have a great feel about moving here, like something's going to happen. Something good!" Here we go with Alice and one of her "feelings" again.
"Alice last time you had one of your 'feelings' we almost ended up working at a strip club because that 'feeling' told you we'd find nice guys there. Really Alice? A strip club? Nice guys?" I shook my head teasingly, while Rosalie giggled.
Alice narrowed her eyes at me. "Well it just so happens this feeling is much stronger then the other, so trust me. This is going to be good."
I sighed. "Whatever you say." And with that I head to the kitchen to get ready.
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It was just about 4:15 when people started to show up at the place. Alice seemed to be enjoying her job. She was always so cheery, a peoples person. Plus, she had the men staring at her more then her little ego could handle I would say, and death glares from the women.
Rose wasn't doing badly herself with her long black dress that reached her knees and a belt around the waste, she was probably one of the sexiest women here and the men agreed. The bar was swarming with them. She was 'catching many fish' per say.
I sighed and grabbed table three's order. I really didn't like this table. It was a group of about seven men who kept staring at me and asking for my number or use cheesy pick up lines on me.
I steadied the tray of food in my hands and made my way to the table. Once one of the guys noticed me coming he turned back to his friend and pointed a finger at me. I repressed the need to roll my eyes.
When I reached the table I placed down each order. I didn't really care if I put the wrong order to the person I just wanted to leave.
When I was done and about to turn away one of the guys grabbed my arm.
"Hey baby. Where ya goin'?" His words were all slurring. Great, he's drunk. "So did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" Please, is this man serious?
"If I could see you naked, I'd die happy." He said with a wink. This man is crazy!
"Yeah, well, if I saw you naked, I die laughing." Before he could answer I snatched my arm back. That comment got the two ladies from across the table to laugh and I smiled at them as I walked back to the kitchen.
Man, this was going to be along night.
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I was around 6:45 when Alice came running over to me with a giant smile on her face.
"Oh, Oh! Bella, you will not believe who just came in." Before I could get a word out she grabbed my hand and was pulling me in the opposite direction of my tables.
"Alice my tables are on the other side of the restaurant, people are waiting." I complained, but she didn't answer me and suddenly came to a complete stop just before a corner.
"Alice, what is this about?"
"Bella look at this guy I just seated." She pulled my arm and pocked her head around the side of the corner, I followed her lead. I looked around for a second before my eyes landed on a beautiful face. He had bright green eyes, reddish-drown hair with a bronze shade to it that stuck out in all directions as if someone had been running there hand through it, and flawless skin; like a greek god. He was staring a blonde woman who was talking to a server with a look of disbelief and irritation on his face.
Then I felt Alice nudge me, pulling me out of my gaze. I turned to her and she had a smirk on her face and an evil twinkle in her eyes. I knew that look, it never meant anything good.
"What are you thinking about Alice?" I asked in a guarded tone.
"Come with me." And with that she was bragging me again to the other half of the place, the side with the kitchen. She ran into the kitchen, nearly knocking right into one of the chiefs but continued to pull me. I called a 'sorry' over my shoulder.
When she stopped we were at the other entrance to the kitchen. She opened the door, watched down the small hall and pocked her head over the corner again, so I did too. Then we were in the exact same spot we were last time but now I was facing the back of the man's head and a very beautiful blonde. She had what looked like long, curly, strawberry-blonde hair, bright hazel eyes, and a super model body, and that was only the top of her. I could only imagine the other half.
The waiter was now facing the man with a smug look on his face. "He's hot, right," Alice asked. It took me a moment to notice she was talking to me.
"Who the waiter, um, I guess, if you like that ty-"
"No, no! Not him, the one that's sitting at the table." She smiled at me with her eyebrows raised. That devilish smile back on her face.
I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks. "Yeah, he was pretty hot." I looked away from her eyes. She clapped her hands together and shrieked a little bit.
"Okay I got a plan." My head snapped towards her and my eyes grow wide.
"Alice what are you planning? I don't normally like your ideas. Most of them involve me," I pouted.
"Don't worry about it Bella. Just go do your job and I'll come get you when I need you." And with that she was gone, skipping to the front of the restaurant. I sighed; this didn't look like a good thing.
I went back to work, served tables, and cleared them off. This wasn't that bad actually that bad of a job, I mean the plates weren't too heavy and the people tip really well, especially the men. It had been about twenty minutes before Alice came dancing over to me while I was cleaning up some leftover beer bottles with a big smile on her face.
Once again I didn't like this. "You ready Bella?" Her smile only growing more.
"What exactly am I getting really for Alice?" I crossed my arms over my chest and shifted my weight to one foot.
"Oh, you'll see. All you have to do is follow me." And for the third time tonight I fold myself being dragged into the kitchen and to the other side where the food was being set out. Alice pauses in front of the food and stood there waiting. I expected her to do something but she just stood outside the order line, checking out her nails.
"Alice, why are we just standing here? I'm going to get in trouble if I don't serve my tables!" I hissed at her.
"Oh, you'll be serving a table…" was all she said before her face lit up and looked straight ahead. I followed her gaze and it landed on the server that I had seen serving that table earlier.
He was walking towards us. No, not us, but the food. He grabbed a tray and placed a small salad and steak on it. Alice nudges my side and gave me a quick wink before walking over to the man, swaying her hips.
She walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder, an innocent expression on her face. "Excuse me is that for table fourteen?" She said she asked pointing to the tray and batting her eye lashes.
The guy seemed to be in a daze before he finally snapped out of it. "Oh, um, yeah it is. Why do you ask?"
She smiled sweetly and tilted her head to the side. "Oh, well I was just wondering if you could help me carry some plate into the backroom. I'm having trouble lifting them, but my friend here can bring that order out to the table for you." She batted her eyelashes a little more and pouted out her lower lip, and with that I knew he was a goner.
"Um, yeah, s-sure. I'd love to help." He stuttered. Alice smile happily and took the tray from his hands and pushed it to me. Wait, what?!?!
"Here you go Bella. Now would you please bring this over to table fourteen?" The winked at me and mouth 'Hot', and I felt my eyes widen and as realize what she was doing.
"Alice, I don't-" But she had already backed away and was walking to the other side of the kitchen.
She looked over her shoulder and gave me thumbs up while the server followed her like a lost puppy. I let out a sigh of defeat and turned to exit the door.
There's no difference between this guy and all the rest, I told myself. Just walk over there and give them there food and walk back so you could go serve your other tables damn it. I was going to get Alice back for this.
I turned the corner and started to walk to the table. That's when I noticed that I was having a little trouble balancing the tray since I never put down the bottles of beer. At the moment I had my nerves under control. Well that was until she stared to stare me down. Her eyes narrow at me and her lips press into a thin line. It looks like she want to throw daggers at me. I wonder what her problem is.
Suddenly the man that was sitting with her turned his head around and stared at me. At first I continued to stare at the woman, she really was beautiful, more beautiful then I'll ever be. When I was just about two feet away from the table my eyes catch a pair of sparkling green ones. A sudden shock went through my body, making my toe sting and my head feels a little too light. The man's face was frozen and looked as if he'd seen a ghost.
Was that his reaction to seeing me? I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks and he continued to stare at me with the same expression. I quickly took my eyes away from his, a little embarrassed, and looked behind his shoulder. Bad idea. The woman behind him looked ready to set me on fire.
I immediately brought my eyes to stare at the floor. Even worse idea. I lost a little control over tray of food and stumbled forward. Luckily I quickly caught myself before i could fall flat on my face and steadied myself.
I took a deep breathe and readied to the table. Once I was in front of it I refused to look in either of there eyes. These are two of the best looking people you've even seen and you just made a complete fool of yourself, I yelled in my head.
"Um, Steak?" I mumbled just loud enough for them to hear me, my eyes locked with the top of the table.
"Yeah that's me," said a smooth, velvet voice. I couldn't help but look up to where it had come from. My eyes immediately met with a pair of beautiful emerald ones, just noticing that there was a hint of gold in them before staring back at the table, more heat rushing to my face. I set down the two bottles in my hands and placed the steak in front of him. While doing this my hand brushed up slightly his. That's when I felt it. A stinging sensation went through out my entire body making me froze for a moment. I quickly pulled my hand back and turned to address the woman.
I felt my eyes widen. It looked like I was about to be murdered on the spot. I placed her salad on the table and took a step back.
"Can I get you anything else?"I asked looking at anything other then either of there eyes.
"No we're fine you can go," said the beautiful woman. There was a sharp edge to her voice and I guessed that was my cue to go. I decided to try and make up for my clumsiness.
I looked up at the both of them even though I terribly didn't want to and put on a big smile. "Well then, enjoy your dinner." As fast as I could I grabbed the beer bottles and quick walked to the kitchen to only shut the door right behind me. Alice was standing there with a knowing expression on her face.
"So how'd it go?" She asked a mischievous smile on her face while holding a couple of menus.
I gave my best death glare I could manage. "I don't know what you mean Alice; it was just like another regular serving order. Now if you would excuse me I have to get back to my tables." I started to stock off in the other direction when she grabbed my arm. What is with her and trying to pull my arm off?!?
"Don't worry Bella Josh has your tables at the moment just come with me." And yet again I'm being dragged.
"Alice, who's Josh?"
"He's the waiter from earlier that was serving that table."
"How did you get him to take my tables?"
"She looked over her shoulder. "Oh, I have my ways." And with that we were right behind a wall that separated some of the tables from the bar.
I suddenly heard Alice start to giggle with a hand over her month. "Oh, Bella look what you did. You got the girl jealous!"
"I did what?" I looked at her confused.
"Here out your ear to against the wall but crutch down or they'll see you." I gave her a doubtful look but did what she said.
"You know, it's not really good manners to be looking at other women when you're on a date," said someone. I quickly recognized the edginess in her voice and realized that it was from the woman I had just served. What was she talking about? Looking at other woman? Was she talking about me? No, she couldn't be. Why would that handsome man be staring at me when she was sitting across from her…
I was quick for a while and I was started to feel ridiculous squatting here with my ear pressed against the wall. I was about to pull back when I heard him reply. "Tanya I'm really sorry if I upset you." So the woman's name was Tanya. I suddenly felt even more ridiculous squatting here now. He obviously cares about this woman to have such sincerity in his voice.
I stood up, stepped back and looked at a disappointed Alice. "Why'd you stop they were talking about how he was looking at you?"
"Don't be silly Alice he's on a date with that beautiful woman, why would he be looking at me?" I shook my head slowly.
"But Bella didn't you feel the connection between the two of you?"
"How would you know if there was a connection between us? You were even there?"
She smirked. "I had one of those feelings." I rolled my eyes.
"Whatever Alice, I'm getting back to my tables." I turn around on my heel and as I was about to that my step forward my foot got caught on the rug. I quickly tried to gain balance but ended up leaning back to far and started to fall down to the floor. I let go of the two beer bottles I still had in my hands and fell on my butt with the shatter of glass.
Everything was still for a moment and I couldn't move. I heard a pair a gasped but didn't look up. When I thought I was okay I turned my head up to only be met by beautiful green ones. This is so embarrassing that it felt like my face was on fire.
Alice suddenly showed up at my side so I could take my eyes off the greek god of a man. "You okay?" She asked. I just nodded my head. "Come on then. We have to clean this up before the manager sees it." She stood up too and put out her hand. I took it and straightened my shirt and turned my back to the man that was staring at me to start to pick up pieces of glass.
"Um, do you need any help?" I heard a velvet voice speak. I slowly turned my head, not looking into his eyes.
"Oh, no. P-please continue to eat, but thank you." I stuttered, and then continued to pick up glass. When Alice and I got it all we walked back to the kitchen and through it out in the trash. Then walked over to one of the walks and slide down it and put my head in my hands.
I sighed. I knew this was going to be a long night.
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