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Deliver us

Chapter two – A cup of Misunderstanding.

"You're late" Kali sighed and nodded her head in aspiration as she looked in the direction of her boss. She had known she would be. The conversation with Reid had cost her minuets she did not have spare. She turned to face her boss as she tied the apron around her waist. It would be only a matter of time before her boss decided enough was enough. That there was someone else out there who would actually arrive to work on time. If she lost this job? She had no idea what she would do. The reprimand that she was expecting to come though. Didn't. Not really. At least, not as harshly as she had been expecting.

"Don't let it happen again Hammond. You're one of my best employees, I really don't want to have to let you go. But you carry on being late I'm not going to have a choice" Kali let out a tired sigh, and offered her boss a slight nod. What else could she do? Apologies? Again. How many times this month alone had she apologized for being late, even if it was a minuet. They added up in the end. As she swept her hair back into a tight bobble, she watched her boss for a brief second as she headed back to her office. Once she was inside her office Kali let out a breath and gave herself a mental shake, trying, without avail to shake of the stress of the day. She plastered on a fake smile and turned to face her first customer of the day.

"What can I get you?" She questioned the customer that now stood in front of her. He was actually using the boards behind her. They listed the usual, drinks, and food, their daily specials. They were normally just for show. Those that had grown up in Ipswich knew exactly what to expect on what days. Only the out of towners used the boards and you didn't often get one of those. As the male seemed to ponder over the choices, Kali popped her hip to the side as she waited, with semi patience for him to order, foot quietly tapping. It was going to be one of those days.

"Ill just have a regular coke, double cheeseburger and large fries" Finally! She internally cheered. On the outside Kali just smiled at the male. He wasn't to bad on the eyes either. She jotted down the order and turned to place it with the kitchen. In the time it had taken her a queue had already formed. Yes, it was going to be one of those days. With a deep sigh she rang up the order, took the money from the customer, and scrambled for the change. "If you take a seat ill be right with you" She really hoped she didn't sound as fake as she thought she did.

The bell above the door tinkled. Alerting her, and the rest of the customers to the presence of yet more people. Her gaze lifted, blue hues brightening when she saw who it was. He came in every day. At the same time, right down to the second. It was scary really, how he was never even a second late. Her gaze tracked him as he joined the queue, her lips forming into an actual smile. One that she didn't have to fake. He'd always had that affect on her, and it hadn't changed in all the time she had been gone. Another bell dinged and she turned to receive the order from the kitchen. She moved over to the male who had ordered the food moments before. "Enjoy your meal" Yup. She sounded faked. She had always hated that about waitresses. How they had on their fake smiles, and their fakes voices, and here she was. With her fake smile, and her fake voice. God how she had fallen. She returned to the counter, and was face to face with the male who had entered the diner seconds before.

"I get a coffee" The young male questioned. Kali could do nothing but nod her head. It was always only what she could do. For the first seconds in front of him, her throat always clogged with nerves, her stomach flip flopped and she just felt thrown back into the past, absorbed by it all. Turning to actually make his order gave her the precious seconds she craved to get her head back into order. She had no idea if he even knew the affect he had on her. If he even felt the same way she felt in those first few seconds of seeing one another.

She didn't have to ask his order. Knew exactly what he wanted. He always had it the same, never changed it. So she slid the coffee over towards him and took the money he handed her. Always change. And she always took her time checking it. Not that she needed to. It was always the same, but it prolonged the time they had. "I take it Reid knows about us?" She questioned as she placed the money into the register.

"He knows we used to date. Thats it. All any of them know" Kali fully eyed Tyler for the first time since he had arrived. Truly looked at him. He looked as good as she felt. Which was to say he was tired. Drawn. Dark circles were under his eyes and he let out a deep breath. God it broke her heart. None the less she was more than glad that no one knew. She wasn't sure if she could handle that. Kali gave him a slight nod of her head. What was there to say really?

"You know, in all this time, you never did tell me why you had come back" Kali draw her lower lip between her teeth. She wanted to tell him. God she wanted to tell him. But, it was one secret she would take to the grave. Tyler was a good guy. The best out of the sons of Ipswich. She couldn't tell him that. The pity would destroy her. She knew it was killing him though. So much had changed, and Tyler was no fool. He knew something was wrong. Knew she was hiding something from him, and that killed her to.

"Guess I missed Ipswich. California was to hot" She replied with a slight shrug of her shoulder. She was unable to meet his gaze though. It was a lie. She was lying to him, and he knew it. God when had things become so difficult between them?

"Kali" Tyler's words were deeper than she was used to. Filled with an emotion she hated having put there. Sometimes she wondered if things would have been better if they had never dated. With a forced smile she placed the money onto the counter. She never placed it into his hand. Couldn't bare the chance of touching him.

"Tyler" She mocked, trying to keep the situation between them light. It was always to emotion heavy. For once she just wanted something light. Something happy. Licking her lips she turned away from him. Customers were starting to get agitated, and as the bell above the door dinged again, she knew the time between them had come to an end. The rest of the sons had arrived.

"You have company anyway" She stated simply, her head nodding into the direction of the door way, where Pogue, Caleb and Reid were entering. The second Tyler glanced away the moment between them was broken and she was able to tear her own gaze away, only for a second though. She watched him the entire time he walked to his friends before her gaze returned to her customers. Her mind though. Was a million miles away.

"Didn't know Kali worked here" Pogue stated as he seated himself at the table, his gaze over on the counter where Kali was busy with the line of customers that just seemed to keep on growing. Tyler gave a nod in reply to the statement, his hands wrapped around the cup of his coffee, it had cooled in the time he had Kali had been speaking. He took a sip of his coffee and eyed Reid. The blond was staring at Kali was fascination. Tyler had to quench down the tension he felt in his stomach.

"She's worked here since she got back" Tyler muttered as he dropped his gaze. This had been their place. His and hers. The other sons hardly ever ventured here. But when they had spotted him inside they had stepped inside, rather than going to their usual hang out.

"Didn't except someone like her to be working" Reid mused as he tilted his head so he could watch her some more. It was no secret that the Hammond's had money. That their daughter got what she wanted. Just like most of the other families in Ipswich. It just didnt make sense to Reid that someone with that sort of money would be working, especially in some diner of all places.

"A girl like her?" Caleb question. His own gaze now focused on Reid. Reid simply rolled his eyes. Typical Caleb, taking offence to the smallest of things.

"Come on her folks are loaded. It's not like she needs the extra money" Reid replied simply. Staring at all of them with a look of confusion on his face. She was a Spencer kid, she was just like all of the other rich families. Working when you didn't have to, made no sense to the blonde.

"Not everyone enjoys hand out's Reid. Some of us like to think that we got there because we worked for it, and not because someone gave it to us" Tylers words had risen an octave as he looked at his friend. He had known Kali all of her life. Her house had been right next to his own (or at least as next to his as a house got with the acres between them)

Reid didn't take a second to think about his response. His words were leaving his mouth before his brain had engaged. "Then she is seriously misguided"

Caleb rolled his eyes. This was a situation that was going to get out of hand. Quickly. His gaze roamed from Reid over towards Kali as she served a table next to them. Out of them all Reid was the one who flaunted the money that he had. None of them earned it. Their expensive cars, or their bikes, came from their folks. To Caleb, if someone wanted to earn their money. Then good for them.

"You don't know the first thing about her Reid!" Tyler snapped, his words had grown deep with anger. His eyes flared as he pushed himself back from the table. The chair knocking back ever so slightly. Sometimes Reid was just a damn idiot. He needed to learn how to engage his brain before he engaged his mouth. Kali had been through more than any of them would understand. The both of them had. Yet she was still holding strong, and yet Reid still found something to pick at. God he was an idiot.

"No need to get your panties in a twist baby boy, just cause you ain't taping that anymore" Pogue and Caleb shared nervous looks with each other. They had known how much Tyler had cared about Kali, no doubt about how much he still cared for her. She was also a very sore subject for Tyler. No way that Tyler was going to stand there while Reid insulted her.

"You don't know the first thing Reid" Tyler hissed. He pushed himself away from the table. Coffee virtually untouched as he stormed away. He was seething. Reid was his brother, but damn he could strangle him sometimes. He stopped only long enough for his blue hues to focus on Kali. She had watched the entire thing and she was looking at him with a mixture of concern,and confusion. He just shook his head and left.

Darkness had descended over Ipswich, the moon lighting up the darkness of the sky which illuminated the otherwise dark street. The green Ninja raced down the winding streets of Ipswich. The engine breaking through the otherwise quiet streets. Pogue came to a stop outside of the diner he had been in hours before, his helmet nestled under his arm as he eyed the empty diner. The lights were on inside, but it was still dead inside. Everyone else would be at Nicky's, where he should have been. Instead he was here. He was still unsure why he was here. But he was. Honestly it had been playing on his mind all day. But more so after he and Caleb had gone to his apartment to try and catch up on some of their work. The incident earlier that day had been playing on his mind. Tyler and Reid rarely argued and when it happened, it was serious.

With a deep sigh Pogue pushed open the door to the diner, the bell jingled to announce his presence. "What can I get you?" Kali's voice rang out before she had even turned to look at who it was. Pogue just gave her a tight smile when she finally did turn around. She seemed to pause, her hand hovering over the table she had been wiping down.

"Coffee strong" Pogues voice seemed to pull her out of her stupor and she gave a nod of her head. Moving to the counter so that she could make his order. As she made his order, he moved to the counter so that he could take a seat, his helmet placed on the seat beside him. His gaze watched her intently. He could see the tension in her shoulders, and it made little sense to him. Kali had never rarely liked them, the only one she had ever gotten along with had been Tyler, the rest of them she had tolerated. Truly it was nice, knowing that there was someone out there who didn't fall over themselves just because they were the famous son's of Ipswich. It was refreshing.

The fresh coffee was placed in front of him and he draw it towards him, allowing the cup to warm his otherwise cold hands. Winter was coming to Ipswich. There was no doubt about that. As he held the cup he regarded her. She looked the same as the last time they had met. Slighter more tan, but her eyes held a sadness that one her age shouldn't have had.

"So what brought you back home?" He pondered out loud, doing what he could to try and start a conversation with her. Apparently though it was not a question she wanted to be asked. He watched as she dropped the cleaning cloth, her gaze hard as she looked at him.

"Guess I got home sick. You can't beat home" Kali's words were simple, almost hard, and Pogue couldn't, fathom what had brought it on. He didn't know her well enough to know whether she was lying or not, so for now. He took them as face value.

"So you came back for Tyler?" Her mused with a slight smile tugging the corner of his lips. It just resulted in a tired sigh from Kali, something flashed in her eyes. He couldn't be sure, but it looked like pain...and was that guilt as well?

"Why don't you just ask what you want to ask Pogue and be done with it" Reid had managed it, why couldn't he?

"Okay...why are you working here...i mean its not like you need to" Pogue meant no offence by the words. But Reid had been right, she didn't need to, and she hadn't felt the need to before she had left. So what had changed? Why had she decided that now was the time that she needed to work for her money.

Kali sighed tiredly. She was to tired of all of the questions, the looks, all of it. She knew it was going to come to a head sooner or later and for the first time she she had returned it just came spilling out of her. "Not all of us have rich mommies and daddies Pogue that can buy us what we want. Not everyones folks can look past a mistake a sweep it under the rug"

Her words came as a shock to him. If the Hammonds had lost their money it would have made the news, at least in the circles their folks ran in. So her words made little sense to him. The more he looked at her though the more he felt for her. She looked so small, and so drawn. Tired, and it seemed it was more than just physical tired, she was mentally and emotionally tired as well, and that look was back, the one he had seen earlier. The one that spoke of pain in ways he would never understand. He honestly didn't know what to say...what was there to say? He knew any questions he asked would be met with silence. But he couldn't not, not ask.

"What happened" He questioned looking at her, he didn't expect anything in return, so he wast disappointed when she brushed it of.

"Its none of your business okay, just forget I said anything" None the less Pogue sighed. His mouth opening to form something, anything, what he didn't know, he just want to open himself to her. Let her know that while they were by no means friends, she meant something to his brother and that mattered. Wanted her to know that she could talk to him. But she just shook her head

"Please Pogue. Just leave" And with a dejected sigh he did.

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