I'm Only Me When I'm With You
Chapter 2
It was Saturday and a busy lunch time service. The café and seats outside were packed as well as a queue for take-away lunches. The kitchen was hot, crowded and busy.
Due to it being a busy holiday weekend Troy had drafted in Jason and Jordon - Gabriella's older brothers. Gabriella was being moved from front to back depending on which was busiest and were she was being called. Despite it being her first busy day she was doing quite well.
"Gabs go for a break," called Troy. "Twenty mins."
Gabriella nodded and headed towards the back of the kitchen - to where the girls had there breaks, the back alley.
"Use my flat if you want," added Troy, offering his flat keys.
Gabriella smiled and took the keys.
"Oh put us a brew on," he called after her.
"You going on break?" asked Jordon.
"Yeah there's some paperwork I need to get Gabs to sign," said Troy, as he finished his order. "Yvette order twenty is done and I am on break."
"Where's Gabriella?" asked Yvette.
"She's on break I need her to sign some paperwork," said Troy, as he headed up to his flat.
As he entered his flat, he could see his keys on the side, hear the kettle whistling and Gabriella stretched out of the sofa, shoes on floor and feet in hand as she rubbed them.
"Sore feet?" asked Troy.
"Yeah," answered Gabriella, standing up as the kettle stopped.
"Sit down I'll get it. I'm more used to being on my feet everyday," smiled Troy.
"Thanks," smiled Gabriella.
What Troy did next surprised Gabriella, once he had gotten their teas and brought them over. He handed her the paperwork she needed to read and sign and then took her feet in his hands forcing her to lie back on the couch her feet cradled in his hands, resting on his lap.
"What are you doing?" asked Gabriella.
"You'll thank me later," smiled Troy, as he started to knead Gabriella's feet with his fingers.
The paperwork quickly dropped to her lap due to the fact she couldn't concentrate due to Troy's fingers and her tiredness and the yawn that escaped her mouth was one of many to slip that day but the first anyone had caught.
"Tired?" asked Troy.
"Bad night sleep didn't get off until half past midnight. Never had to be up so early on a Saturday you know, so my body didn't want to drift off and I was slightly nervous," explained Gabriella.
"You're working like you've been here for years. You just need to learn the prices and the shorthand. It's your first week you have an excuse to be slow. Plus most of our customers are regulars so they'll go easy on you. It's the people who pass though town and grab some to go that are going to be the worst because they don't know. It'll take a couple of months but you'll get there," smiled Troy.
"You think so?" asked Gabriella.
"Yeah I do," said Troy. "I'm going to go back down you finish your tea and sign that paperwork. Come back down when you're ready you've been here since six and it's twelve."
Gabriella nodded.
"Well she's been up since five I doubt she went to sleep any later that midnight," said Jordon, as he flipped a pancake.
"Half past," said Troy.
The brother looked at him.
"She just told me I caught her yawning," said Troy
"I wouldn't be surprised if your sister fell asleep up there," said Troy., as he tied his apron back around his waist.
The brothers nodded and turned back to their work. Soon Troy slipped back into service and he was right Gabriella didn't come back down.
When he shut shop at half two and everyone had gone. He headed back upstairs and there she was curled up fast asleep.
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Gabriella Somerfield