Chapter 10
Once we got to the restaurant, I immediately unbuckled Paxton's car seat and got out of the car. I pulled Paxton's hand into the restaurant where I worked: Adriano's Pasta House.
"Mommy, why are we rushing?" Paxton said. I sat her at a table in a chair.
"Could you watch her for me?" I said to one of my co- workers, Geoffrey. He nodded.
I ran into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. I sighed. I pulled out my makeup kit and quickly put on some concealer and powder on the hickey. It did help a little, but you could see a change in color if you looked hard on my upper neck.
I went out of the bathroom and grabbed my notebook. I walked towards Paxton and Geoffrey.
"Thanks for watching her," I said lightly hitting him in the shoulder.
"Hey, it's okay," he said brushing hair out of his face. "I checked you in, so you don't have to."
"Thanks," I said. He nodded.
"Wow, so now you are trying to copy me," a voice said. I turned around. It was Jet and Chen. Chen had his head down.
"And how is that?" I said, glancing over at Paxton, who was looking at me.
"Bring your child to work day," he said pointing to Paxton. "Don't act like you don't know."
I shrugged. The door rang as the first customer walked in. I turned on my heels and walked towards the customer who already was seated by Geoffrey.
"How are you—?" I started.
"Hello, miss. My name is Jet and I will be your waiter today. Can I offer you something to drink?"
I looked at him.
"What's wrong with you?" I said to him as he went to get the lady something to drink.
He smirked. "It's all apart of business, Kit Kat."
I frowned at my old nickname he used to give me. I flinched as my phone started to vibrate. It looked at the text. It was from Zuko.
From Zuko: Make sure you remember to get more condoms. Stack up on those. Love you!
I stared at the text a little mad that he had texted me. I sighed and texted him back
Katara: Why don't you get them yourself? You're the one who wants to have…
"Are you talking on your phone, Miss. Marine?" my boss said. "You know that I don't like it when people text on their phone. Please, stop."
"Yeah, sorry," I said nervously. I put my phone in my back pocket and turned to go to one of the customers. Jet winked at me.
"Paxton, you can go into the playroom with Chen," I said pulling out my pen. "Make sure there is an adult in there watching you."
She nodded and practically ran into the room. I turned on my heels and started the day.
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Authors Note: ok…so it maybe at a rough start, but just give it some time the unexpected starts will be here soon.