12.
Walking away without looking back is harder than I thought, but I manage. When I enter the diner from the back and headed back to the register, Mrs. Stanley gives me a quick hug and makes sure I won't have to serve the area where Edward and the girl are sitting.
When they are about to get up and pay for their food, she makes sure she sends me to the back for something we don't need.
I could've hugged her in that moment. She really is the sweetest boss I could ask for. Although she is known to be a bit of a gossip, she is also very protective of people she really cares about. Strangely enough I was one of those people, even though I never really got along with her daughter, Jessica.
I could still hear him though, even from where I was. The sound of his voice makes my heart hurt, but what hurts even worse is the conversation that follows...