Liz Parker was waiting tables at her family's restaurant the way she always did dispensing food to rude customers and getting crappy minimum wage for it. She both hated the job and loved it quite a paradox for a small town girl to have to deal with but there it was. Smiling she slipped her well earned tip in her pocket just as the order bell rang.
She passed Max Evans on her way up to the front. She knew he was watching her and she smiled at him and wiggled for good measure as she headed over to counter. Her best friend Maria Deluca was standing at the counter pretending to clean the milkshake machine. "He is so into you it's creepy." Maria whispered.
Liz looked back over at Max. She knew that Maria was right but she was seeing Kyle Valenti. It was casual and boring. Just like everything else in her life. Suddenly she got the urge to take a chance. Ignoring the dinging of Pedro's bell she walked over to where Max was sitting.
"Hey Max." She said trying not to sound formal. "Hi Liz." Max said his voice sounded higher than usual. "Can I get you anything else. The kitchen is closing early tonight so.." Liz let the sentence trail for no reason she could rightly fathom. "No. I'm just gonna go." Max said simply and Liz could have sworn she heard something that sounded like a zipper going up.
"I guess I'll see you around then." Liz said as Max slid out of the booth. "Yeah." Max said as he walked to the door. "I hope I do see you around Max." Liz whispered as he walked out of the restaurant.