After practice Sera changed into her uniform, waved goodbye to her friends
and
headed for the parking lot.
She made it to the Crashdown in short order and entered through the kitchen.
"Hey." she called to Michael.
He turned from the grill momentarily and nodded slightly to acknowledge her presence.
// It's a start!// Sera thought grabbing an order pad and heading out to the front.
"How was practice?" Liz asked filling a glass with soda.
"Pretty good. We had a little excitement, Ms. Cannon made Kayla take two laps around the
track for what she called "derogatory remarks."
"About Pam?" Maria asked joining the conversation.
Sera smiled, pleased that Maria was speaking to her again.
"Yeah, When Ms. Cannon said Pam should get her legs up, Kayla said 'That's not usually a
problem.' and for that she got two laps. Well.for that she got one lap, when she said
'The truth hurts.' is when she got the second lap."
"You're kidding!" Liz said, filling a second glass and setting both on a serving tray.
"I swear! It was better than this morning when she told her that Jerry Springer was holding
auditions on over zealous teen tramps."
"Kayla feels the same way about Pam as we do." Maria said grabbing an order from Michael at
the window.
"Probably stems from her making a move on Devon, Freshman year." Liz said before
heading out to her tables.
"Pam tried to break up Kayla and Devon?" Serena asked, her eyes wide at the thought.
"Tried being the keyword. They were all at Matt Jenkins' party and when Devon went to
the bathroom Pam actually followed him in."
"Geez, no wonder Kayla's out for blood." Sera walked to her first table and took their order.
Coming back behind the counter she heard a low whistle, she looked up to see Tim Malamud
smiling appreciatively at her.
She sighed and straightened her skirt as she stood. "Hello Timothy." Her voice dripping with
exasperation.
"Hey. How's my favorite Crashdown waitress."
"Are you ordering something or did you just come to pick on me?
"Neither. I came to ask you something."
"Tim, I've got tables waiting, if you aren't going to order anything then."
"OK, give me a Mercury Milkshake."
"Fine, I'll be right back."
Sera turned from the counter and went into the back, where Maria was waiting for her.
"Is Tim bothering you?"
"No, he said he needed to ask me something."
"That can only end badly!"
Sera laughed as she scooped out the ice cream for Tim's milkshake.
"I might as well get it over with, the sooner he asks his question, the sooner he's out of our
hair."
"That's true."
Serena sighed and pushed open the door to the dining room. Tim was waiting patiently for her to
return. He smiled as she approached the milkshake machine.
"So Rachel's party is this weekend."
"Yeah."
"Well, if the gossip is true and all, I'm guessing you don't have a date."
Sera flinched at this, but concentrated on making the shake.
"Well, I just wanted to offer my services..as your date!"
She flipped the shake machine off and spun to face Tim nearly in one motion.
"Your date?"
"You don't have to sound so offended about it!"
"Tim, Thank you, but I just."
I know what you're going to say. You and Valenti just split up and I totally understand, but
I was proposing we go as friends, when I said date I just meant it like we should go together
so neither one of us has to walk in alone."
"I don' t know."
"Just think about it OK? Get back to me before Saturday?"
Tim smiled, and Sera couldn't help but return his grin.
"I'll think about it."
"Great! So is that for me?" he asked gesturing to the milkshake she was holding.
"Huh? Oh yeah! $2.39 please."
Tim pulled a five from his pocket and traded Sera the money for the shake.
"Keep it. My cell number's on that napkin, let me know what you decide."
And with that he was gone.
Serena looked down at the counter, Tim had folded a napkin into a small triangle. She unwrapped
it and laughed softly at the message.
Valenti's an idiot. Call me 997-1877
Sera pocketed the note as Liz came up behind her.
"Did Tim Malamud just ask you out?"
"Huh? No. I mean he asked me to go to Rach's party with him, but as friends."
"Sera."
"Liz I told him. I still care about Kyle and nothing is going to change that. It would just be
nice to not have to walk into Rachel's dateless."
"You don't think it will bother Kyle to see you with a date?" Maria asked from a stool at
the end of the counter.
"Actually Maria, I don't think Kyle cares if I'm even on this planet at the moment."
The bell rung behind them sharply, as Michael gave it a hearty smack with the spatula.
"You know these platters don't walk themselves to the tables."
"Sorry. I'm on it."
Sera grabbed the three platters for her table, Liz took her two and they set off.
As they passed Maria's end of the counter Sera said in a voice only the girls could hear.
"They may not now, but he could probably make that happen, It would certainly ease our
workload."
Maria giggled as she imagined Michael sending plates zooming all around the Crashdown.
END CHAPTER
headed for the parking lot.
She made it to the Crashdown in short order and entered through the kitchen.
"Hey." she called to Michael.
He turned from the grill momentarily and nodded slightly to acknowledge her presence.
// It's a start!// Sera thought grabbing an order pad and heading out to the front.
"How was practice?" Liz asked filling a glass with soda.
"Pretty good. We had a little excitement, Ms. Cannon made Kayla take two laps around the
track for what she called "derogatory remarks."
"About Pam?" Maria asked joining the conversation.
Sera smiled, pleased that Maria was speaking to her again.
"Yeah, When Ms. Cannon said Pam should get her legs up, Kayla said 'That's not usually a
problem.' and for that she got two laps. Well.for that she got one lap, when she said
'The truth hurts.' is when she got the second lap."
"You're kidding!" Liz said, filling a second glass and setting both on a serving tray.
"I swear! It was better than this morning when she told her that Jerry Springer was holding
auditions on over zealous teen tramps."
"Kayla feels the same way about Pam as we do." Maria said grabbing an order from Michael at
the window.
"Probably stems from her making a move on Devon, Freshman year." Liz said before
heading out to her tables.
"Pam tried to break up Kayla and Devon?" Serena asked, her eyes wide at the thought.
"Tried being the keyword. They were all at Matt Jenkins' party and when Devon went to
the bathroom Pam actually followed him in."
"Geez, no wonder Kayla's out for blood." Sera walked to her first table and took their order.
Coming back behind the counter she heard a low whistle, she looked up to see Tim Malamud
smiling appreciatively at her.
She sighed and straightened her skirt as she stood. "Hello Timothy." Her voice dripping with
exasperation.
"Hey. How's my favorite Crashdown waitress."
"Are you ordering something or did you just come to pick on me?
"Neither. I came to ask you something."
"Tim, I've got tables waiting, if you aren't going to order anything then."
"OK, give me a Mercury Milkshake."
"Fine, I'll be right back."
Sera turned from the counter and went into the back, where Maria was waiting for her.
"Is Tim bothering you?"
"No, he said he needed to ask me something."
"That can only end badly!"
Sera laughed as she scooped out the ice cream for Tim's milkshake.
"I might as well get it over with, the sooner he asks his question, the sooner he's out of our
hair."
"That's true."
Serena sighed and pushed open the door to the dining room. Tim was waiting patiently for her to
return. He smiled as she approached the milkshake machine.
"So Rachel's party is this weekend."
"Yeah."
"Well, if the gossip is true and all, I'm guessing you don't have a date."
Sera flinched at this, but concentrated on making the shake.
"Well, I just wanted to offer my services..as your date!"
She flipped the shake machine off and spun to face Tim nearly in one motion.
"Your date?"
"You don't have to sound so offended about it!"
"Tim, Thank you, but I just."
I know what you're going to say. You and Valenti just split up and I totally understand, but
I was proposing we go as friends, when I said date I just meant it like we should go together
so neither one of us has to walk in alone."
"I don' t know."
"Just think about it OK? Get back to me before Saturday?"
Tim smiled, and Sera couldn't help but return his grin.
"I'll think about it."
"Great! So is that for me?" he asked gesturing to the milkshake she was holding.
"Huh? Oh yeah! $2.39 please."
Tim pulled a five from his pocket and traded Sera the money for the shake.
"Keep it. My cell number's on that napkin, let me know what you decide."
And with that he was gone.
Serena looked down at the counter, Tim had folded a napkin into a small triangle. She unwrapped
it and laughed softly at the message.
Valenti's an idiot. Call me 997-1877
Sera pocketed the note as Liz came up behind her.
"Did Tim Malamud just ask you out?"
"Huh? No. I mean he asked me to go to Rach's party with him, but as friends."
"Sera."
"Liz I told him. I still care about Kyle and nothing is going to change that. It would just be
nice to not have to walk into Rachel's dateless."
"You don't think it will bother Kyle to see you with a date?" Maria asked from a stool at
the end of the counter.
"Actually Maria, I don't think Kyle cares if I'm even on this planet at the moment."
The bell rung behind them sharply, as Michael gave it a hearty smack with the spatula.
"You know these platters don't walk themselves to the tables."
"Sorry. I'm on it."
Sera grabbed the three platters for her table, Liz took her two and they set off.
As they passed Maria's end of the counter Sera said in a voice only the girls could hear.
"They may not now, but he could probably make that happen, It would certainly ease our
workload."
Maria giggled as she imagined Michael sending plates zooming all around the Crashdown.
END CHAPTER
