Someone like you 39
Alicia walked up the cobblestone path to the front of the place and looked inside the window, it was busy with the morning crowd gathering for breakfast, opening the door the jingle alerted a new customer walking through the door as he looked up from the counter he saw her as she made her way to the table, pulled out the chair and sat down.
"Would you like some coffee?"
"Yes please."
As he turned over his over the cup sitting in front of her, he filled it up and looked at her. "Are you new here in town?"
"Actually I am just passing through on my way home," She said as the waitress came up and handed her a menu she looked up at her "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"I'm starving dad, let's get going."
"I am coming hold your horses."
Michael stood at the door with his arms crossed as he watched his dad slowly make his way toward the door. As he went to look for his keys Michael jangled them in front of him, as he opened the door and walked out with his dad following behind him.
Paying for the cup of coffee she had she gathered her things together and made her way out the door and wasn't paying attention as she glanced down and ran right into someone going inside.
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to run into you."
"Watch where you are going," She snapped at her as she walked inside shaking her head as her blonde hair fell over her shoulders, looking at her in disgust as she made her way inside as Alicia just looked at her noticing her from the pictures she turned around and just watched her from the window for the moment then turning to where she heard footsteps coming from she looked at him and smiled to herself as his eyes caught hers, then looking down she grinned at his son.
"Perfect." She mumbled to herself let the games begin she thought as he said hello to her and walked inside the diner as she glanced back on time to look at him before heading around the corner.
Jason sat down and immediately looked to see if she was still there, he felt such a strong connection to her for some reason and was only snapped back into reality when Courtney came over and said hello to him snapping him out of his thoughts as he gruffed at her.
"Hey how are you doing?"
"Good."
"I haven't seen you around."
"We haven't been around," Michael said as he gave her a look.
"Really, where have you been," She asked as she went to sit down between the two of them as Jason looked at her, just as the door to Kelly's opened and the woman that he had seen earlier came back in, she tucked the hair behind her ears and smiled at him while she made her way to the counter as Mike came from behind, surprised to see her again.
"Can I help you?"
"Yeah, actually I was wondering do you have a band aid?"
"Yeah hold on," he said as he walked around the back as Alicia turned and watched the table where the three of them were sitting she could hear the argument that was taking place.
"It's none of your damn business where I have been."
Reaching out and rubbing his leg underneath the table "I told you she wouldn't come back, and she hasn't." She smiled evilly to him as he grabbed her hand and squeezed it as hard as he could making her wince in pain as he looked at her getting the point that she better not ever touch him again.
"Shut up Courtney," Michael screamed at her as Alicia was jarred out of her thoughts when Mike came back around from behind the counter. obviously he hadn't forgotten about Sam.
"Here we go," Mike said handing it to her.
Thanking him she tookit and walked into the bathroom with it, as she put it on her finger, she tossed the trash into the can and walked out only to hear the last part of the conversation.
"Get the hell away from me you damn bitch."
Alicia smiled to herself as Jason watched her go out the door and disappear around the corner.
"Come on Michael we have to go." As Michael and Jason got up and walked out the door as he looked around frantically for her.
"What are you doing?"
"Looking for that woman, theredhead that we saw here earlier, she came in while Courtney was at our table, and just left, something is up Michael and I need to find out what it is."
Back in the city...
Sam was sitting at her desk with a killer headache not able to believe she had agreed to this dinner date with Lorenzo, as he came around the corner with Janet and scared the living crap out of her as she was lost deeply in thoughts of Jason and her missing him so badly she couldn't stop thinking about him when Lorenzo's cell phone went off she could hear him yelling into the phone even though he was in the other office, and she hoped that this meant no dinner tonight.
Getting up from her desk she walked by the office as he was screaming into the phone, she walked down the hall to Janet's office and took the paperwork she handed to her.
"Doesn't sound like you are going to have that dinner date after all."
"Thankfully."
"What's the matter with him Sam? From what I can tell he really likes you."
"Well, it's only a one way road with that, I can't stand his male chauvinistic damn attitude," she said as she turned around rubbing her forehead.
"Are you feeling okay Sam?"
"No, I keep having these strong headaches that last all day long."
"Why don't you go home and take a couple of days off, you look like you could use it, besides you never take time off, it will be good for you to get your mind off of things for a while."
"I can't afford it."
"It's paid Sam, don't worry about it, go home and relax," She said as she made her go and watching her Sam turned around and looked back at she gestured to her to scoot along.
"I was looking for you, I am not going to be able to make it to dinner tonight, I have to go back to PC for a few days, and I will call you when I get back into town." Lorenzo said to her as he leaned down and kissed her cheek then turned and walked away as she wiped it off her cheek with the back of her hand and made her way to her desk as she turned off her computer and straightened out her desk for when she came back , if she came back. She needed to get out of town and so tomorrow morning she would be gone.
Alicia walked into the Harbor View Towers and took a look around as the desk clerk asked her if he could help her.
"I am looking Jason Morgan."
"He lives in Penthouse 2 on the top floor, is he expecting you?"
"Yes." She smiled at him before making her way toward the elevator.