Chapter Nine

I was rudely awoken by someone violently shaking me. I smacked their hand and looked at them.

"Gabriel what are you doing?" I asked. I saw him standing next to Rachel, both with curious looks on their face,

"You did not sleep here over night did you?" he asked with amusement. I looked around and noticed I had indeed fallen asleep in the bakery.

"I guess so," I said.

"Oh, you've got a bit…" said Rachel pointing to her cheek. I reached up to my cheek and felt some pie crust stuck to it. I wiped it off and checked the oven to make sure I didn't burn anything.

"You crazy nut, go home. I'll take over today," Gabriel said cleaning up my mess on the counter as I went to go get Rachel her breakfast.

"There is way too much to do I can't," I yelled from the front and smiled at Rachel who looked a bit worried over me.

"It seems everything lately is crazy," said Rachel. She looked a bit worried and not over me anymore.

"What's wrong? Did something else happen?" I asked handing her a cup of coffee.

"My boss did not show up for work yet," she said. I looked confused and glanced at my watch. It was already eight.

"Why didn't you come earlier and wake me up?" I asked.

"I skipped breakfast because there was so much to do when I got a call from Gabriel," she said taking the croissant I handed her.

"Oh well you shouldn't skip breakfast young lady, it is the most important meal of the day," I said shaking my finger at her. She smiled and rolled her eyes.

"You truly are crazy," she said.

"And don't we know it," said Gabriel coming out with a tray of fresh pastries.

"Well you work for me so that doesn't say much for you," I said. He smiled at me and continued to add more pastries to the display window.

"Hey Rachel did she tell you she has a boyfriend now?" Gabriel asked with a smirk on his face.

"You do? Oh I'm proud of you. Who is it?" she asked excited now.

"My neighbour," I said.

"I knew it was bound to happen," she said, "oh well I better get to work, but you will tell me all about him at lunch. We will do that today," she said and left. I turned to Gabriel and he just gave me an innocent look before I went to the back.

"Go home Katrina!" he yelled.

"No!" I yelled back.

"You need a shower!" I grabbed my bag and left the bakery while he had a triumphant look on his face. I arrived home and took that shower before heading off to sleep. I woke up around noon and realized I was late. I climbed out of bed and was about to rush out the door when there was a knock. I opened it up and there stood Rachel with a plastic bag in hand.

"I found you. I decided to be the amazing best friend that I am and brought lunch to you," she said. I smiled and let her in. She made her way to my kitchen and I closed the door and followed her into the kitchen. We sat down at the table and we began our lunch.

"So tell me about him. Do you have any pictures?" she asked after a while.

"Actually no, I do not," I said. I didn't want to tell her about him because I knew she disliked him. Anything that goes wrong with her day, it's usually his fault. She would say I was crazy to go out with him, which I am, he was a strange man, who had strange hobbies, but that is what attracts me to him more then other men out there.

"All right what does he look like?" asked Rachel taking a bite of her salad.

"Well he's tall, lean, and a bit scrawny if I have to say so. Dark brown hair, glasses, and icy blue eyes," I said taking a sip of my drink.

"That's weird I just had the picture of someone in my head, someone I hate," she said with a puzzled look on her face. I just looked down at my food.

"Yea, weird," I said. She noticed my body change and put a suspicious look on her face.

"Katrina, who is it?" she asked.

"I told you my neighbour," I said.

"Does this neighbour have a name?"

"Yes, everyone has a name, and you say I'm crazy," I said rolling my eyes.

"Katrina, please tell me who it is."

"Well who do you think it is? Who was it that you saw in your head?"

"A man that makes my job much more difficult: Dr Jonathan Crane."

"Well he is a doctor," I said before taking a bite of my sandwich.

"Your neighbour is Dr Jonathan Crane. Katrina, you have to be crazy to like him. He is rude, arrogant, self-centred; he is not good for you, or anyone," she said.

"Well I happen to like him. I know you two don't like each other but you're my best friend and I really like him, he's been good for me-"

"Wait, how has he been good for you. How can he be good for anyone besides criminals?"

"He has given me something to channel my crazy into. Without it I'm pretty sure I would have soon just snapped."

"What have you two been doing?" she asked with a worried look.

"I can't tell you."

"Fine, have your secrets, but I'm worried about you. If anything happens, remember I am here."

"Thanks," I said. We finished our lunch and both headed off to work. My employees greeted me while I went to the back and began to cut down the cakes for the Wayne party and put some butter cream on it. Let's just leave it at this, I love butter cream.

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A/n: 'Abidar' how our govenator says 'Avatar'. Yes my mum and I are still making fun of him.

Anyway new chapter, sorry there was no Crane he will be in the next chapter. I might get it out today, I might not, we'll see what happens. I have a severe thunderstorm warning for where I live so I don't plan on going out today.