Hey guys, I finally updated! It's a bit shorter than the last chapter as it mainly centres on what happens at Zeke's restaurant and is only really going to revolve around four characters (Tina, Gene and my OC's). Louise makes an appearance in the beginning though and this chapter moves the plot along so please give it a chance! As always please review so I know how to make the story better.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bob's Burgers or any of it's characters, all I own are my OC's.

Chapter Four: A Table For Four And A Very Big Surprise

Tina couldn't believe herself. She actually said that she'd go to Zeke's restaurant to try this dish theme night he was doing. Had she gone mad? Had she forgotten about Zeke's role in the Jimmy Jr fiasco? Why on earth was she going to one of her dad's competitor's? Those were the question Louise was firing at her all the back from the wholesaler. Every time she answered one question, five wore would fall out of her sister's mouth, until Tina honked the horn to get her sister to pipe down.

'Louise enough already! Just let me speak' Tina said. 'I don't know why I said I'd go, it was just I was upset about the whole Josh thing and I heard amazing things about the place – customers are always talking about how it has the best food in town and I was just thinking for one minute maybe I could have a nice night out with my friends and not think about anything other than having fun!'

'Yeah I know how that feels Tee' Louise said gently, 'sometimes I feel years older than what I really am and I know how great it is to just act your age with your friends for a little while. But this is Zeke we're talking about. He's just as bad as Jimmy Jr. Don't you remember what they were doing to you in high school? And now you want to go to his restaurant?'

'Yeah but what's he going to do? He can't exactly badmouth his customers can he?' Tina said with a small smile. 'Maybe; hey why don't Gene and I come along with you? And if Zeke even thinks about pulling another stunt like that he'll be meeting the full force of my fists' Louise offered holding up one fist for visual aid. Tina gave her sister a small smile, 'thanks Louise but you don't have to come if you don't want to.'

'Hey' Louise said in a stern voice, 'we're Belchers. Belchers stick together.' Tina gave her a smile as they pulled up outside the coffee shop and started to unload their supplies. While Louise was dumping them in them in the storeroom Tina went up front to relieve Abby from working the counter. Just then Phoebe's long-term boyfriend Robbie came into the shop on the phone to someone. He gave Tina a nod hello but continued to yell at whoever was on the other end of the line.

'No, NO! I made that reservation six months ago; you can't just say it's not written down! Come on that's unacceptable, now you listen here – no I don't want a booking for next month, I had one for Friday and - hello?' with a huge groan Robbie slumped his head down onto the counter and kept groaning. He sounded a lot like Tina when he did that.

'What's the matter Rob?' Tina asked gently. 'Do you know that restaurant the Cream Supreme?' Tina nodded in reply. 'Well a couple of months ago I made a booking for this Friday for mine and Phoebe's anniversary and they said ok, but when I phoned just there to confirm the table they said they didn't have anything written down! I mean come on! How they can screw that up I don't know! Now I don't have anything to do for mine and Phoebe's anniversary' Robbie groaned in despair.

At that moment Louise decided to make her appearance. 'Well Robbie' she said as she jumped onto the counter and gave him a smirk. 'I believe we have the answer to your problem.'

'How?' Robbie asked suspiciously. It was always wise to be suspicious when Louise gave a smirk like that. 'Well Tina happens to know the head chef at the Cream Supreme and he invited us to this European dish night their doing on Thursday. I'm sure that we'll be able to bring you and Phoebs along as well. If you don't mind us being there with you. Or that it's on a Thursday instead of a Friday.'

Robbie was silent for a few moments and he actually seemed to be considering the offer; finally he turned towards Louise, looked her dead in the eye and asked 'you're not going to be there are you?'

Louise paused and considered it for a second before shaking her head in response. 'Alright then' Robbie said clapping his hands together. 'Who else is coming?' he asked Tina. 'Uh me and probably Gene' Tina replied.

'Well I guess that'll be alright' Robbie admitted. 'Ok' Tina said, unlocking her phone, 'Louise, mind the counter. I need to phone Gene and book that table. Will six be alright Robbie?' she asked him. 'Sure' Robbie said with a wave of his hand, 'I'll take whatever I can get.'

'Great, now that that's settled Robbie, order a drink or get out now' Louise demanded 'you're holding up the queue.'

'Louise!' Tina cried annoyed. 'What it's true!' Louise argued, waving her arm to show that three more people had formed a line behind Robbie waiting to order.

'Ok, I'll take a black coffee to go' Robbie said flinging some cash onto the counter and stepping aside to let the next person order. Louise then started to tackle the queue, while Tina went into the storeroom to phone both Gene and the restaurant. It took ten minutes before she came out; (Louise was just about to chuck Robbie out of the shop he was annoying her so much; the only thing that stopped her was the fact that he was Tina's friend and she didn't want a repeat of the Frond incident) confirming a table for four at 6:30.

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The Cream Supreme had a reputation for the best. Situated in the centre of town, with big spotlights shining into the night, a red carpet leading from the street into the building and the interior was designed by the best designers and architects around. In every category of the establishment, it was the best. Their food was the best, their service was the best and they only served the best. They only way to get a table there was to be among the rich sector in town, a famous actor/model/etc. or are good friends with a member of staff.

It was option three that got them their table that night. Not a dinky little table in the corner though, a large spacious one by the window. The white tablecloths were pristine and there wasn't a single crease in sight, the napkins were folded to a 'T', the cutlery shone and looked heavier than the table itself and the glasses shone like crystals.

It would be magic if Robbie would stop grumbling.

'I can't believe they actually gave my reservation away to some rich snob who thinks that just because their daddy or granddaddy made a couple of bucks in their time, it gives them the right to act like their better than us. I mean –'

'Is this my anniversary present Rob?' Phoebe inquired, 'you showing me what our relationship will be like ten years down the line? If it is I think I better jump ship now.'

'Ah Phoebs, don't worry that's not what our relationship will be like ten years from now' Robbie assured her. 'Yeah that's what your relationship will be like twenty years down the line!' Gene added.

'Oi' Robbie snapped annoyed, before turning his attention back to his girlfriend, 'don't worry Phoebs, I promise tonight will be perfect.' 'Well it might be if you stopped complaining for five minutes' Phoebe teased him, with a smirk on the corner of her lips. Robbie's lips produced an identical smirk before leaning over to kiss her. In the back of her mind Tina wondered why agreeing to go out to dinner with a couple celebrating their anniversary was a good idea.

Maybe it was because she wanted to see that true love did exist. That it could survive any obstacle. To assure herself that even if her love life was a mine field at the moment, she'll find the one soon. Robbie and Phoebe were the perfect example. They were the couple that nobody expected to last a month, now they've been dating for eight years now. Living proof that no matter what happens to you in life, love will find a way.

Tina actually remembers quite well how their relationship began too. It was their freshman year in Huxley High. Phoebe - who had joined Wagstaff the year before after she had moved to Seymour's Bay to live with her gran – and Tina were walking through the student car park, trying to get to the main school building, when a car came speeding out of nowhere and nearly ran them over. Once the car was parked, Phoebe immediately ran over and flung her school bag at it, causing a massive dent in the driver's door. At that the owner of the car came out of the vehicle and was none other than Robbie O'Donovan. The two immediately entered a screaming match about who was at fault – Robbie for almost knocking down her and Phoebe or the girls for walking so close to the middle and Phoebe causing a dent in Robbie's brand new car. Over the next few weeks the arguing turned into playful banter, which turned into flirting, which turned into Robbie asking Phoebe on a date. Tina, Darryl and Jocelyn (who by that time had come out and was 'dating' Tina) were all pretty surprised by the development. Linda – who was convinced that she got physic powers for real this time – predicated the relationship would last a month before one of them murdered the other.

But Robbie and Phoebe actually managed to make the relationship work. Despite the fact that the entire school was waiting to see them have an epic break up and the year and a half age difference, there was no problem that they couldn't overcome together. They were the perfect high school couple. Even after Robbie graduated and Phoebe still had to complete her senior year they never let that get in the way. And straight after Phoebe graduated she went straight into the O'Donovan's garage and began training as a mechanic as well as working as their receptionist. And for the past three years now the couple were basically running the place all by themselves as Robbie's older brother Matthew had moved to Dallas after he got a job as an accountant in Robbie's senior year and Robbie's dad Jack had suffered a stroke leaving him paralysed down one side and unable to help.

Yeah, Tina thought enviously as she tried to avoid the couple's making out, there's someone out there for everyone. 'Excuse me lovebirds' Gene said interrupting their moment together, 'I'm going to use the little men's room, nobody touch those breadsticks while I'm gone!'

'Here, I'll go with you,' Robbie said, rising out of his seat. The moment the two boys were out of sight Tina turned to Phoebe with a confused look on her face. 'Huh' she said.

'What's wrong?' Phoebe asked while taking a sip of her water. 'That's like the third time they've gone to the bathroom in the past ten minutes' Tina said 'haven't you noticed? And their only on their first drink. It's not like they drank a gallon of water each.'

'Come to think of it, they have been acting strangely' Phoebe said suspiciously. 'I thought Rob was just upset because they forgot his reservation, I hope he's not going to do anything stupid. I just want to have a nice dinner with my friends and boyfriend.'

Tina gave her a small smile. 'At least you have a boyfriend' she said a little sadly. She had told her friends on Monday what had happened on the date and it hadn't gone down too well. Her friends had switched emotions every five seconds: from shock for Tina after the date reveal, to anger for Josh for stringing her along and lying about why he really came back, to over-whelming sadness for him when they found out what he had been through recently. By the end of it opinions were divided over whether to go find Josh and yell at him for the way he treated Tina, to going and giving him a hug. At the end Tina had managed to convince them not to do either, as Josh didn't know any of them and he probably wouldn't want them knowing his private life.

Just as Phoebe opened her mouth to reply, the boys made their reappearance. 'So' Gene asked as they sat back in their seats, 'what's the topic of conversation?'

'Uh just about all the different food this place is doing. I think they must have a different national dish from every country in Europe' Tina lied badly.

'That'll be like twenty-seven dishes' Robbie pointed out. 'Well they'd probably be going all out' Phoebe argued on her behalf. 'They've clearly gone on out all tonight.'

It was true. The interior of the restaurant was covered in the flags of the different member states in Europe. They have giant boards with pictures of the dishes up on them and specially printed menu's with national dishes on them. The waiters all greeted them in one of the languages used in Europe (theirs had greeted them in Spanish) and were able to talk about any member state and its history culture and tourist attractions in great detail if asked. They knew that because Gene had the waiter telling them about Michelangelo's 'David' for five minutes, before Robbie got him to shut up and they ordered their food.

'Yeah I bet they made their staff study each country in detail and take exams just to make sure that they knew everything in case a customer asked' Phoebe said, munching on a breadstick. 'They didn't do that good a job' Gene scoffed, 'the guy who was taking our orders, kept repeating himself; I barely got any information out of him.'

'I'm sure they weren't studying the anatomy of a giant hunk of marble in too much detail, Gene' Robbie said indifferently. Gene looked like he was about to have a heart attack at that remark, but fortunately at that moment the waiters decided to appear with their food and the boys decided to leave the conversation about art alone for a while.

But the meal was far from peaceful, every few minutes the boys would find a new reason to sneak off. It was ruining the atmosphere of the meal and Tina could tell that Phoebe was starting to lose her temper. This probably wasn't how she was envisioning her anniversary dinner. It wasn't until they were setting their dessert down in front of them and the boys tried to sneak off again that Phoebe finally lost it.

'What is with you tonight?!' Phoebe shrieked, causing everyone in the restaurant to turn and look at them in annoyance. Tina wanted to crawl into a hole and die of embarrassment. Robbie looked shocked at her outburst and Gene quietly snuck away from the table.

'I –I don't know what you're talking about' Robbie bluffed.

'Oh yeah' Phoebe challenged 'you've been acting weird all week, you been sneaking off here every five minutes and ruining our anniversary dinner. You've barely been able to stay for five minutes without making up some excuse to leave the table. Hasn't he Tee?'

Tina immediately looked up alarmed. 'Please don't get me involved' she said worriedly.

'Well come on Robbie, an explanation! Why do you keep sneaking off?'

Just then Gene burst back into the main room with his trusted keyboard and started to play some loud pop song. Tina recognised it as one he was finishing up as a potential track for a new show a couple of weeks back. Almost every head then turned in his direction and Robbie took advantage of the semi-private moment to get out of his chair completely and went down on the ground in front of Phoebe.

On one knee.

Phoebe just stared at Robbie her mouth open in plain shock, as Robbie reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a box. 'Phoebe' he said, looking straight into Phoebe's eyes as he ignored the fact that every eye in the restaurant was on them, that Gene's music was way too loud and that a grumpy middle aged man looked like he was about to go up to them and kick them out for making so much noise. 'I love you and I've loved you for the past eight years, ever since we first met. You make me so happy and you were always there for me during some of the worst times of my life. You make me laugh when it seems impossible to even smile, you have the most amazing mind and I love every thought and idea that comes out of it, crazy or practical. I love that you can always cheer people up with just a few words, that you're not afraid to stand up to anyone for what you believe in, that your one of the most stubborn, strong-headed and quick-tempered girls I know. I guess what I'm trying to say is: Phoebe will you marry me?'

For a moment there Phoebe just sat there her mouth slightly open from the shock, the next moment she had leaped at Robbie, throwing her arms around his neck and screamed 'YES! YES, I'LL MARRY YOU!' And with that the entire restaurant burst into applause, some of the older ladies cooing and remising about their own marriages and engagements. Gene finally stopped playing his keyboard and the grumpy middle aged waiter just seemed relieved that the general ruckus was over.

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'Well that was pretty eventful.'

Tina and Gene were walking down the street towards their apartments. They decided to take advantage of the warm summer evening and walk. They were also saving around thirty dollars from the taxi as well.

'Yeah' Gene said, shifting the keyboard from one arm to another. 'When Robbie came to the studio on Monday I thought he was crazy! Then he explained his idea and that he wanted me to play some music for it and I just couldn't resist helping someone in love! And that piece was just waiting for its moment in the sun; I mean it is a master piece!'

'Yeah, it was really good' Tina admitted, 'and Gene?'

'Yeah Tina.'

'Why were you and Robbie always going in and out to the bathroom all the time? I mean the proposal was pretty simple, I mean all you had to do was sneak the keyboard in, sneak it out just before the proposal and bam play the song.'

'Yeah, well when we were sneaking the keyboard into the bathroom the first time around, Robbie banged it on a wall and broke it. We couldn't stay too long or you two would have thought we've ditched you, so we had to go back and forth, repairing a little bit at a time. We were actually going out to check would we been able to use it for the proposal when Phoebe blew the fuse, so I had to trust that the thing still worked. And it did! It's just like Peter Pan said: 'All you need is faith and trust.''

'I think he said that for flying Gene.'

'The quote's transferrable.'

Tina gave a tiny smile. 'Yeah I'm so happy for them. I mean I had doubts about their relationship when it first began. I mean they met because Robbie almost ran us over and Phoebe dented his brand new car as revenge. And now they practically run a business together, they live together and as of this past hour, their engaged. I don't think anyone would have predicted this when they were at each other's throats.'

'Ah true love' Gene sighed. 'Someday I hope I'll meet my Robbie. Someone to sweep me off my feet.' 'You mean that you want to meet your true love after they almost run you over?' Tina asked with a tiny smile playing on her lips. 'Well I think I'd prefer if they were saving me from almost being run over; I think that'll be much more romantic. Imagine the stories that we could tell people about how we met! It'll be like something out of a movie! What about you Tee, how would you like to meet your Prince or Princess Charming?'

Tina then thought back to all the fantasy stories she wrote in her teenage years about her meeting the love of her life. Granted they all revolved around Jimmy Jr, butts, zombies and sometimes a mixture of the three, as well being in an old timey scene like 'Pride and Prejudice'. But now that she thought about it, it didn't matter if they met in a wood with birds playing sweet music and animals doing whatever she wanted. Because if there's one thing she learnt from when she was thirteen was that just because they met in a fairy-tale setting didn't make it true love. Her parents were a great example of that. Linda met Bob in a crowded stuffy bar on a night out and only because her engagement ring had gotten caught in his moustache. Yet they fell in love and twenty-seven years later their still going strong. And Robbie and Phoebe's first words to one another were insults and here they are now. So as Tina tilted her head up to the sky to stretch her neck muscles her answered Gene's question in a quiet voice 'I don't care when, where or how I meet the love of my life, Gene. All I want is for them to love me completely, weird quirks and all and not abandon me for anyone or anything.'