Good Food and Stomach Aches Don't Mix
It was about 10:45 when they walked in the restaurant; the smell of eggs and toast filled the restaurant, giving it a welcoming feel to it. They were waiting by the door as they waited to be seated. An older Jamaican waitress walked over and asked,
"Would you like to sit at a table or a booth?"
She was an older woman, probably around her early 50's or so. There were few gray strands of hair in her black hair that was up in a pony tail.
"We would like a booth, please." Danny answered, as he inhaled the strong, good-smelling aroma of coffee.
Coffee was one of the things that made him happy anytime, even though he is the happiest guy around…well, most of the time. Well, he loved coffee; let's just leave it at that. He had the girl of his dreams and now they have a baby. Life couldn't be any better than it was now.
"Right this way." the waitress said, and led them to the back of the restaurant, which was mostly used for parties and banquets but because the place was crowded, they were stuck in the back.
She placed four menus down on the table and also brought a high-chair over for Lucy.
"Thank you." Lindsay said with a warm smile and then put Lucy in the chair.
Danny and Stella sat by the window, while Mac and Lindsay were on the outside. Mac and Stella were holding hands and they kept smiling at each other. Lindsay and Danny couldn't help but smile too.
A short moment later, a younger woman came over. She had curly, strawberry blonde hair and she had a fairly tan skin tone.
"What would you guys like to drink?" the younger waitress asked courteously.
Everyone went around the table and said what they wanted.
"Coffee, please?" Stella said, her hand was still in Mac's.
"The same." Mac replied with a smile, and he glanced at his soon to be wife.
"Orange juice and apple juice for my little girl." Lindsay said; as she brought out the toy Danny got her, which was very beat up since he gave it to her.
"And coffee for me as well." Danny said. He made a few faces at Lucy and they made everyone laugh and Lucy just smiled.
"Alright, I'll be back in a sec'." the waitress said politely and quickly walked into the question.
There was an awkward silence and Stella was the first to speak. She could tell they were hiding something from her.
"I know something's up…come on! Spill it!" Stella said, and she let go over Mac's hand and folded her arms under her chest.
"Oh, honey, nothing's wrong. I told you before. We're not hiding anything." Mac said, and gave her a hug. She turned her head to the side and didn't hug Mac back.
"Sorry, I have to use the bathroom." Stella said, and she got up quickly and she barely noticed the waitress heading back with the drinks and almost knocked them over.
"I'm so sorry. I'm…sorry!" Stella screamed, tears already coming down her face. A lot of people were staring but she didn't care. She ran into the women's bathroom and locked the door. She kicked the toilet seat down and put her hands to her face and cried.
"Oh, what did I do?! Can anything go right for a change?" Mac exclaimed and shook his head.
"Mac, let me go talk to her. I think she thinks we are hiding something bad and she thinks it involves you and her.", Lindsay said, as she got out of the booth, Danny slid down near Lucy and Lindsay headed toward the bathroom.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Stella? Are you in here?" Lindsay asked soothingly.
"Go away!" Stella said loudly; it was confusing to understand because she was still crying.
Lindsay turned the handle and surprisingly, it was unlocked. I guess Stella was too upset to lock it.
"Stella? What's the matter?" Lindsay asked, as she leaned against the sink.
"Mac…he…he doesn't love me.", Stella said, only looking up briefly and put her head back down into her hands.
"What?! Are you kidding me, Stella?!" Lindsay exclaimed, causing Stella to look up. Her eyes were ready and puffy.
"No, for this whole week, it seemed like he was hiding things from me. Do you know that feels? It feels like he hates me.", Stella said, and pushed some of her curls out of her face and her crying slowed.
"Stella, I swear I'd never lie to you. He isn't hiding anything and he does love you. Trust me.", Lindsay said reassuringly, with a truthful smile. She was hiding something but it wasn't this extreme.
"You're sure? I don't want to lose him." Stella said, as she wiped all of her tears away.
"I'm sure. Now, let's get out of here." Lindsay said, as she waited for Stella. Stella sat up and nodded.
"Uh, oh. Here they come." Danny said, as he took a sip of his coffee. Mac's eyes were wide with fright. Danny slid over and Lindsay and Stella sat back down.
"Are you alright?" Mac asked quietly. He didn't want to touch her because he was afraid she may get mad again.
Stella hugged him tightly and Mac felt much better and she said,
"Yes, I'm perfectly fine. She turned her head to Danny and Lindsay. "I'm sorry to all of you that I overreacted."
"It's ok." Danny said, and he nodded back at her.
Soon it was time to order food. The same young waitress came back.
"Well, I want French toast and fried potatoes. And that's all for me.", Stella said, her hand entwined with Mac's hand. She leaned her head against his shoulder.
"I'll have eggs and bacon with fried potatoes." Mac said, and then kissed Stella on the forehead and rubbed her back.
"I'd like waffles with scrambled eggs." Danny said, and licked his lips a couple of times. He winked at Lindsay and she rolled her eyes.
"I'd like scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and French toast." Lindsay said, and handed Lucy's cup to her when she started crying.
"So, what will we do today?" Stella asked, as she took a sip from her coffee.
"Well, I think we're going to stay back today. We'll be at the pool too." Lindsay said, slowly yawned and closed her eyes for a minute.
"Yeah, Stella, we really don't need to go out. We have 3 more days left here." Mac said, and looked down at her and smiled.
"Oh, ok. I guess we can stay at the pool today as well." Stella said quickly, and then noticed the waitress walking over with the food and they started to dig in.
"Oh wow! This is good." Danny said, and savored the food slowly.
"Yeah, you're right. This is the best breakfast I've ever had." Stella said, and wiped her mouth and kept eating her food.
Lindsay was giving Lucy some of her food and it looked like she liked it.
"Oh, you like that Lucy. Don't you?"
Lucy nodded and laughed. And said,
"Ummy." And that translates to "Yummy."
"This is very good food." Mac replied and drank some of his coffee.
It was about 40 minutes later after they were done eating. They were really filled.
"Ooh, I think I ate too much." Stella said slowly, while holding her arms to her stomach.
"I'm with you, Stella." Lindsay said, and put her fork on the plate.
"Oh, you girls are babies. I'm perfectly fine." Danny said sarcastically, and smirked at Lindsay and Stella.
"Oh, shut up.", Stella said happily. "Can we go now?"
"Sure, let me pay the check and we can go." Mac said and walked up to the front counter and paid the bill.
Danny and Lindsay walked out first and headed up the steps. Stella and Mac weren't far behind. They shared a kiss on the steps. It almost turned into a make-out but Stella stopped it.
"Mac, don't get ahead of yourself." Stella said and laughed.
"I'm sorry, Stella." Mac said with a frown.
"No, it's fine. Just, I'm not really in the mood. I'm probably going to blow up from that food. I over did it that time." Stella said, and started walking up the steps again. Mac caught up to her and held her hand. She smiled wholeheartedly. They met up with Danny and Lindsay outside of the hotel room.
"Well, we are going to stay in for a bit and then go in the pool. I'll let you guys know when." Danny said cheerfully.
"Yeah, see you later." Mac said, and opened the door and Stella collapsed on the bed.
"Are you tired?" Mac asked, and Stella looked at him.
"Yeah, a little bit. I think I might take a quick nap." Stella replied and patted the bed. He sat down next to her. "Well, I think we should get into our bathing suits so we will be ready."
"Alright. I'll get changed first, I guess." Mac said and walked into the bathroom. He walked out and Stella went in with her bathing suit. Stella's bathing suit was green and it corresponded with her eyes. She walked out and Mac whistled.
"Hey!" Stella called out. "Do I look good?"
"Of course. You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." Mac said happily. "What about me?"
"Oh, you are sexy." Stella said with a giggle. Mac winked at her. "I love you, Mac."
"I love you, Stella." Mac said lovingly. They laid down on the bed and they fell asleep quickly in each other's arms, under the covers.
