Observations of A Waiter
Chapter 2
She smiled slightly as she watched him clean the tables, leaning over them slightly – especially when they were the six seaters next to the wall.
Minutes later her trance was broken when a chocolate shake was placed in front of her, she looked up to see Troy.
"You been staring at my ass Montez?" he asked.
"Huh what?" she asked, fully coming back.
"You been staring at my ass?" he asked, again.
"So what if I have," she retorted, taking a big sip of the milkshake.
He held her gaze as she drank and she held his and then they both bursts into laughter.
"Gabriella do you want to go to a movie tonight?" he asked. "As friends."
"I'd really like that," she answered, with a smile.
"Good you look like you could do with some cheering up well you did before you started staring at my ass," he grinned.
"You're not going to let me forget that are you?" she asked.
"Nope every chance I get," he smirked.
"So a friendly non date," said Troy.
"Yeah, I mean you're good looking and any girl would be lucky to date you but…" she trailed off.
"You've lost trust in boy kind?" asked Troy.
"I love this place and if we tried that and I got my heartbroken I'd have to find a new place," answered Gabriella. "This place is my safe spot."
"I'd have to find a new job if I broke your heart everyone hear loves you they'd kill me if I broke your heart friend or whatever," answered Troy.
Gabriella downed her milkshake.
"Well I'd better get going," she said. "See you here at the end of your shift?"
"I'll have to go home and get changed," said Troy.
"Oh so do you want to meet at the cinema since we're just friends?" asked Gabriella.
"My truck is out of commission out the moment so if it's ok with you I'd feel more comfortable if I came and picked you up on foot," said Troy.
"Ok," answered Gabriella, she grabbed his order pad and wrote down her address. "See you later."
Then she walked out and Troy eyes followed her.
"Oi Bolton," shouted someone.
He turned to see his college watching him.
"You've got it bad," she smiled.
"I can't act she wants to stay friends and stay in this place. You guys will kill me if I cause her heartbreak," said Troy.
"We would," she answered.
"All the feelings I've tried to deny for years are suddenly building up," whispered Gabriella, as she stopped outside the café. "I can't see him and I can't get my heart broken again. But I can't stand him up. He's too nice and too good a friend. I have to learn to deny my feelings and keep his friendship but how it'll be so hard."
With that she looked back into the café, glanced at Troy and headed home her heart and head battling.
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Gabriella Somerfield