Chapter 2
Bridgette pulled into the parking space next to the police car and shut off the engine.
Gathering up her things Bridgette got out of the car, locking it before shutting the driver's door.
After stepping onto the sidewalk Bridgette stood there and watched the people walking around the small town.
She smiled as she saw old man Johnson outside his hardware store sweeping the doorway that is in front of his sore as his old Basset Hound laid outside under the store's bay window.
Then she saw a couple walking into Judy's Café, for Judy's home cooked breakfast.
" Bridgette!" A man's voice called out to her as he walked up to her.
" Morning Michael." Bridgette turned to the person as he came up next to her.
" Morning, is it true what I heard?" Michael stood next Bridgette and gave her a welcoming hug.
" Well that depends on what you have heard." Bridgette returned the older man's hug.
" That a body was found just outside your grandmother's property?" Michael asked as they began to walk down the sidewalk to where the cross walk was.
" Yes you did hear correct, but please don't say anything to anyone because we don't want any problems." Bridgette said as they crossed the street.
" Oh man that is not good for both of you. Morning Charles." Michael nodded to the elder man, who was now sitting on the bench in front of his store.
" Morning Michael, Bridgette." The elder man nodded as they passed him.
" Morning Mr. Johnston." Bridgette smiled at the man.
They continue to head down the sidewalk until they came to the door of the restaurant.
Michael opened the door and Bridgette walked into the building before he continue to walk down the street until he got to his office.
" Morning Judy." Bridgette called out to the lady, who was standing behind the counter, where a couple of people were sitting at.
" Morning Bridgette, they are not here yet." Judy smiled at the young girl.
" That is fine, I will sit at our regular table." Bridgette said and began heading for the table booth that is next to the window.
" Are you waiting for Lynette this morning?" Judy asked as she followed Bridgette to the table and put the coffee cup down on the table.
" No she called me while I was on my way here and she told me that she cannot make it, but Nathan will be here, and he would like coffee too please." Bridgette said as the bell on the door rang and a couple of ladies came into the restaurant and they were followed by four more ladies.
" Ok I will get it for you, morning ladies." Judy said before looking at the group of women.
The first two ladies gave Judy a smile and found a table near the door. Then the leader of the group of four ladies looked over to Judy and smiled at her, but when she saw who Judy was talking to, her smile faded.
" Great it is the snobby club that is in the house, and I will be right back with your coffee." Judy said as she turned back to Bridgette after she saw the head of the group turn her nose up in the air and gave them a snotty look.
" I always said that Mrs. Hampton is a bitch." Bridgette gave the lady a dirty look, which caused Judy to laugh.
Judy left Bridgette so that way she could go to the counter and take care of the couple of people, who were sitting there. She grabbed one more coffee cup along with the pot of coffee.
Coming back to Bridgette's table Judy put the coffee cup down and just poured the coffee in Bridgette's cup.
Judy went back to the counter so she could put the pot of hot coffee back on the coffee machine. She first went over to the table of the two ladies and got their drink orders, before heading over to the snobby table so she could take their orders.
Bridgette was sitting there looking out the window when a smile came to her face when a tall and handsome guy stopped at the door of the restaurant and pulled the door open.
The bell dinged and Judy turned towards the door and saw the handsome guy come into the restaurant.
The couple nodded to each other, before the guy began to follow the small isle and came up to one of the table booths.
" Hey beautiful." The guy smiled down at Bridgette.
" Hey yourself." Bridgette said before the guy leaned down towards and kissed her.
" Ok you two, morning Nathan, coffee for you this morning." Judy came up to the kissing couple.
" Morning Judy, and yes coffee would be great." Nathan said as he sat down next to Bridgette.
" Ok, do you both want your usual or something new?" Judy asked.
" I would like to have my usual breakfast please." Nathan said as he took a hold of Bridgette's hand and gave it a kiss.
" Ok and for you Bridgette?" Judy smiled at the two couple and was so glad to see true love in both of the couple's eyes.
" I think this time I will have what Nathan is having this morning." Bridgette smiled back at Judy.
Judy nodded before leaving the couple and going back into the kitchen and gave her husband the orders so he could cook up the breakfast orders.
" So is Lynette going to be here with us this morning?" Nathan asked as he grabbed a couple of packets of sugar for his coffee.
" No, something happen this morning which is causing her not to be joining us today." Bridgette said just as someone from across the street caught her attention.
" Really, are you ok?" Nathan asked as he looked at Bridgette and saw that something outside had caught her attention and he saw a long figure of a guy and he was looking straight at them.
The sound of something rustling around in the leaves woke the figure that was laying down on the pile of leaves and twigs.
The figure sat up and looked around the decrypted room and did not see anything so the figure got up and got dressed.
Once dressed the figure headed out of the ruins of the house and began walking through the forest until he came up to his motorcycle.
Getting onto the bike and starting it up, before the figure headed for the small town.
Once in the small town the motorcyclist drove down the main street and finally finding a parking space which was on the backside of the court house.
The figure walked around to the front of the court house and stopped at one of the corners for a few minutes so that way could watch the people of the town, but there was someone who caught his attention.
There she was sitting in the booth next to the window and what really angered the figure the most was him, he was sitting with her and he kept leaning over either to whisper something in the girl's ear or he was kissing her.
Just before the figure could walk on the girl turned her head and looked straight at the figure. They just stared at each other for just a second before the guy sitting with her turned his head and that is when the two locked eyes. And the figure let his anger show through his eyes, and the guy next to the girl looked away from the window.
Then a dog barked which broke the figure's attention away from the girl in the restaurant. It looked over to the dog and it saw one of the police officers talking to the older man, who was sitting on the bench.
The figure began walking over to the other corner of the street, and once there it saw there were no cars moving on the street the figure walked across the street.
Coming up to the restaurant the figure went to the door and opened it up and walked right into the building.
Nathan looked away from the window as Judy came over to the table and poured more coffee into his cup.
And Bridgette looked away too, and pushed her cup closer to Judy so she could get a refill.
" I am getting your breakfast, just let me refill the guy at the counter, his coffee." Judy said as she finished pouring Bridgette's coffee.
" Ok that sounds great." Nathan said as he began putting more sugar into his coffee.
Judy walked away from the table and went to the counter to refill the couple's coffee cups up again before heading into the kitchen to get Bridgette and Nathan's breakfast.
" So what are you doing this weekend?" Nathan asked as he took a sip of his coffee.
" Nothing why do you ask?" Bridgette asked just as the bell on the door dinged and the guy from the street corner came into the restaurant and he went over to a table on the other side of the restaurant.
" Well I was thinking that we could go somewhere this weekend, just the two of us, anywhere you want to go to." Nathan said as he leaned towards Bridgette and began kissing her.
" Ok here we go two Southwestern Omelets, and apple jelly for your toast Ms. Bridgette, and grape for your toast Mr. Nathan." Judy said as she came up to the table with the couple's breakfast.
" Thanks Judy, Um… could I have some milk please." Nathan asked as he reached over to grab the hot sauce.
" Sure that is not a problem and would you like some milk too or something else Bridgette." Judy asked as she put Bridgette's plate down in front of her.
" I would like to have milk too please." Bridgette said as she unrolled her napkin from her flat wear.
" Sure thing be right back." Judy said before leaving the couple and went over to the single person sitting in the corner that was across the room.
" Why do I get a feeling that I have seen that person before." Bridgette said as she started cutting up her omelet.
" You know what I too have seen him before, but I too cannot think of where though." Nathan looked up from his plate and looked over to where the lone guy was sitting at.
" There is something about him that do not like." Bridgette picked up her jelly pack and began adding jelly to her toast.
" I understand what you are saying because I too feel the same thing. Ok now back to what we were talking about?" Nathan began cutting up his omelet too.
" Well there is one place I have not been to in a while." Bridgette took a bite of her omelet.
" Ok, let me guess the beach." Nathan put his fork into another piece of omelet.
" Yes and I was thinking about going to the beach, but if you want to go somewhere else that is fine with me." Bridgette took a sip of her coffee just as Judy came back to their table with the glasses of milk.
" That sounds fine to me, thank you Judy." Nathan said smiling up at the older woman.
After Judy left their table, they just sat there and ate their breakfast in silent.
" Well I better get going I do not want Amanda to get upset if am late, call me and we can plan our weekend." Bridgette said as she finished up her last bite of omelet.
" Ok, yeah she does seem to have panic attacks if you are not there with her." Nathan laughed as he remember just last week when Bridgette was thirty minutes late for work.
" Yeah, she did, but all I can say I had a wonderful morning before going to work. I love you, now can I please get out of the booth." Bridgette laughed and pushed at Nathan as to get him to move from the seat so she could get up.
" Ok fine, I love you too." Nathan got out of the booth and helped Bridgette out of the booth.
Bridgette got out of the booth, and when she stood up she put her arms around Nathan and gave him a hug before stepping onto her tippy toes as Nathan leaned his head down and gave her a goodbye kiss.
Bridgette waved bye to Judy as she walked to the door and opened it then walked out of the restaurant.
" Morning Bridgette, what a lovely morning we are having so far." Mr. Johnson said as Bridgette came up to his store front.
" Morning Mr. Johnson, um… yes sir it is and I hope that the weather stays this way too. Hey Bruno how are you doing buddy." Bridgette said bending down and scratching the old dog behind his ears.
Then she stood up and said bye to the elderly man before she headed down the sidewalk as she came to her grandmother's antiqutic shop.
The only thing that Bridgette did not know was that she was being watched.
The figure moved back into the shadows of the alleyway before leaving the small town and heading back into the forest that was above the town.
