Maria brushed back a loose strand of hair with her hand whilst she tapped
her foot impatiently as she waited for the customers to make up their mind.
"Ok, so I'll have some orbit rings and a cheese burger with fries, and she'll have a diet coke and fries." The man announced pointing at his daughter who sat opposite him as he finally made up his mind. Maria scribbled it down, picked up the menu and headed towards Michael to give him the order. Michael was in the kitchen chopping up onions but barely paying attention whilst he was lost in thought.
"What you thinking about spaceboy." Maria quizzed bringing Michael back to reality as she handed him the piece of paper with the order on it.
"Nothing." He lied taking the order off Maria, frowning. "You look tired." He continued changing the subject.
"Yeah, I've done a double shift. I've gotta cover Liz, Max has taken her out to dinner for their anniversary of something." Maria explained. She opened her mouth about to ask him about his about his thoughts again but a customer started calling 'waitress' and she rushed off to see to them. Michael sighed with relief that she hadn't been able to ask him what he was thinking about again cos he didn't know what to say. The truth was he was thinking about all this destiny talk and the dreams he and Isabel had been having and what they could mean. He knew he couldn't tell Maria that because he would hurt her and he'd done a lot of that already lately. At that Isabel came through the back door searching for Michael.
"Michael I need to talk to you." She demanded storming in to the kitchen. Michael glanced nervously into the restaurant to check that Maria was busy and satisfied that she was walked over to Isabel.
"What." He asked nervously flitting glances over to Maria.
"It's about the dreams, I think I'm, I think I'm.." She stammered.
"You think you're what." He snapped.
"Michael I think I'm pregnant." She rushed. Michael stood in shock at what she'd just said his mouth open in awe.
"Whose is it." He asked. Isabel just glared at him and the realisation hit him. He was about to shout when he realised where he was. He went over to the window and saw that Maria was being hassled by some customer and went back to Isabel.
"What you think it's mine. It can't be we've never even kissed." Michael exclaimed.
"I know that, but we don't know how this whole alien pregnancy thing works. Where not humans Michael it's not the same way."
"Look I can't have this happen right now everything's going so well with Maria."
"What, you think I want this cos I don't. Michael I'm petrified." She said hysterically hugging Michael who smoothed down her hair in comfort he knew it always worked with Maria. At that Maria came barging into the kitchen and Michael and Isabel sprung apart looking guilty.
"Sorry did I disturb something here." Maria asked looking between them both.
"No, I was just going." Isabel replied walking out.
"What was that all about." Maria asked glaring at Michael.
"Nothing." He shot back. "Don't talk to me like that Michael." She spat back.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a little stressed right know." He apologised which left Maria a little baffled because he never apologised but she brushed it aside and went over to him gently kissing him.
"Yeah, I'm sorry too. Listen my mom's out of town tonight so I could come over to yours tonight." She announced smiling at him mischievously and he grinned back.
"Yeah you do that." He replied kissing her again just as a customer called out for the bill. Just as Maria rushed off Michael glanced at his watch and saw it was nine-o clock, closing time. He'd spend tonight with Maria and think about this whole mess in the morning.
Michael finished clearing up the kitchen and walked out to collect Maria who was turfing out the last customer and locking the door. As she was turning over the closed open sign Michael snuck up behind her and hugged her from behind.
"Ready to go home." He asked into the crook of her neck and she nodded.
Michael fumbled around for his keys and hurriedly opened the door and him and Maria fell through onto the floor kissing. Michael got up kicked the door closed with his foot, picked up Maria who squealed in surprise and carried her into his room.
"Ok, so I'll have some orbit rings and a cheese burger with fries, and she'll have a diet coke and fries." The man announced pointing at his daughter who sat opposite him as he finally made up his mind. Maria scribbled it down, picked up the menu and headed towards Michael to give him the order. Michael was in the kitchen chopping up onions but barely paying attention whilst he was lost in thought.
"What you thinking about spaceboy." Maria quizzed bringing Michael back to reality as she handed him the piece of paper with the order on it.
"Nothing." He lied taking the order off Maria, frowning. "You look tired." He continued changing the subject.
"Yeah, I've done a double shift. I've gotta cover Liz, Max has taken her out to dinner for their anniversary of something." Maria explained. She opened her mouth about to ask him about his about his thoughts again but a customer started calling 'waitress' and she rushed off to see to them. Michael sighed with relief that she hadn't been able to ask him what he was thinking about again cos he didn't know what to say. The truth was he was thinking about all this destiny talk and the dreams he and Isabel had been having and what they could mean. He knew he couldn't tell Maria that because he would hurt her and he'd done a lot of that already lately. At that Isabel came through the back door searching for Michael.
"Michael I need to talk to you." She demanded storming in to the kitchen. Michael glanced nervously into the restaurant to check that Maria was busy and satisfied that she was walked over to Isabel.
"What." He asked nervously flitting glances over to Maria.
"It's about the dreams, I think I'm, I think I'm.." She stammered.
"You think you're what." He snapped.
"Michael I think I'm pregnant." She rushed. Michael stood in shock at what she'd just said his mouth open in awe.
"Whose is it." He asked. Isabel just glared at him and the realisation hit him. He was about to shout when he realised where he was. He went over to the window and saw that Maria was being hassled by some customer and went back to Isabel.
"What you think it's mine. It can't be we've never even kissed." Michael exclaimed.
"I know that, but we don't know how this whole alien pregnancy thing works. Where not humans Michael it's not the same way."
"Look I can't have this happen right now everything's going so well with Maria."
"What, you think I want this cos I don't. Michael I'm petrified." She said hysterically hugging Michael who smoothed down her hair in comfort he knew it always worked with Maria. At that Maria came barging into the kitchen and Michael and Isabel sprung apart looking guilty.
"Sorry did I disturb something here." Maria asked looking between them both.
"No, I was just going." Isabel replied walking out.
"What was that all about." Maria asked glaring at Michael.
"Nothing." He shot back. "Don't talk to me like that Michael." She spat back.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a little stressed right know." He apologised which left Maria a little baffled because he never apologised but she brushed it aside and went over to him gently kissing him.
"Yeah, I'm sorry too. Listen my mom's out of town tonight so I could come over to yours tonight." She announced smiling at him mischievously and he grinned back.
"Yeah you do that." He replied kissing her again just as a customer called out for the bill. Just as Maria rushed off Michael glanced at his watch and saw it was nine-o clock, closing time. He'd spend tonight with Maria and think about this whole mess in the morning.
Michael finished clearing up the kitchen and walked out to collect Maria who was turfing out the last customer and locking the door. As she was turning over the closed open sign Michael snuck up behind her and hugged her from behind.
"Ready to go home." He asked into the crook of her neck and she nodded.
Michael fumbled around for his keys and hurriedly opened the door and him and Maria fell through onto the floor kissing. Michael got up kicked the door closed with his foot, picked up Maria who squealed in surprise and carried her into his room.
