Love Me the Same ch 3!

Hey guys! So I'm out of Florida! *sobs uncontrollably* it was so nice and warm! Now I'm just driving home to the cold in like negative degree weather and four or five inches of snow which turned to ice. *still sobbing uncontrollably* anyways, *sniff* enjoy the chapter and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Yup I'm writing and driving back on new year! Happy 2017 guys! Anyways enjoy!

Ashs POV

I walked into a diner where Serena and Miette luckily weren't there. Serena texted me they were working and that Miette was annoying her. Ugh. Women.

I put my stuff down and ordered a coffee and sat down. I was practically the only one there today because it was one of those busy days apparently and I came right after rush hour.

When the lady came to my seat at the bar table and poured me my coffee she asked if I wanted to try their morning special. I didn't pay much attention to her appearance but when I looked up at her, she was beautiful.

She had beautiful long midnight blue hair that matched perfectly with her sapphire eyes, and at first glance you could tell that she loved her job.

I ordered their special and while my eggs and bacon were cooking, I tried striking up a conversation with her.

"Hi. I'm ash." I said. She was washing the table around me she stopped and answered.

"Hi ash, I'm Dawn. Nice to meet you!" She answered sweetly. "So do you usually come here to eat often?"

"Actually, this is my first time here." I answered sheepishly.

"Really? Well welcome to Brocko's!"

"Haha thanks Dawn! So does it usually get busy here?"

"Yeah, all the time. You came at a good and bad time."

"What? How is that possible?" I asked shocked.

"Well, you did come after rush hour and all but this is around the time where we take our free time to make more batter and clean some grease off of stuff." She said.

"Oh. I-I'm sorry! Was this a bad time to come then?" I asked a little worried.

"No, no! You're perfectly fine! I'll go get your food now it's ready." She said walking away.

When I got my food, it smelled delicious and right before I wolf down my food I say something to Dawn.

"Hey, Dawn!" I say.

"Hay is for horses, Ash." She replies with a cute smirk.

"Haha" I reply sarcastically. "Anyways, thanks!"

"Huh? For what?" She asks surprised.

"For being able to talk. I don't normally get to have conversations like these." I say sheepishly.

"Aw no problem! Now go and eat your food! You don't want it getting cold, now do you?" She winked. It wasn't a flirtatious wink but a teasing one.

So I just wolfed down my food and waited for Dawn to come with the check.

"Here you go! Thanks for coming! Come again!" She said handing me my check. I looked at it and it was apparently already payed for. There was a note on the back so I decided to read it.

The foods on me this one time! Consider it a thanks for coming out and trying the diner for the first time! :) have a great day! :)

-Dawn :)

I just smiled, put the paper in my pocket and left an $50 tip for her and I got up and left knowing for sure that I will be coming back again.

Dawns POV

As I was cleaning up the area where Ash was sitting, there was a $50 tip. I was shocked. I never get these big of tips. But there was a note taped to the fifty dollar bill.

Dawn,

Thank you for your generosity! But you really didn't have to pay for my food! I honestly have enough to get me places! To be honest, I don't normally even give these types of tips, especially in diners. I just normally give $25 max. But you are the exception, because nobody has ever payed for me.

-Ash :)

I just smiled a small smile and put the money in my pocket. Then I just walked in the back to see the manager/ head chef, Brock.

"Hi Brock! Great job on the food! That last customer loved it!" I said.

"They all do! Everyone loves my cooking!" He said proud. I just laughed and rolled my eyes playfully.

"Yeah okay! You keep thinking that!" I said while helping him take the dishes and silverware out of the dishwasher.

"Hey, watch it. We don't want you not being paid this week, now do we?" He said playful. We just laughed and when some people came in, the other waitress took care of them.

When Brock got the order, it was a big one. They wanted like ten pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Must have been a big family...

"Alright Dawn, you can go if you want. Your shift is over. I gotta handle these orders." He sighed.

"It's okay. I'll help you with the pancakes!" I said.

"No it's fine."

"No! I'm helping you, and that's that! No buts!"

"Fine. Your choice. But you're not getting extra money." He sighed in defeat.

When I finished making the pancakes, I gave them to the waitress. She told me that they loved the food, especially the pancakes. I was extremely happy and when I looked at Brock, he looked proud. I told him if he wanted I could stay and help him out in the back, but he just denied and wanted me to not work extra then I already need to, because I have another job too.

He thanked me and I was on my way. I turned on my phone and started texting May and zoey.

Dawn: guys! Wanna hang out today?!

May: I can't! I'm so srry! I'm hanging out with Drew rn. Srry!

Dawn: it's ok... have fun... hbu zoey?

Zoey: Srry! Paul and I are at the movies! We're waiting for the movie to start.

Dawn: oh... ok. :( No need to worry!

May: that's when we worry the most...

Zoey: Srry Dawn! I gtg. It's starting. Bye

Dawn: Byeee:(

May: Srry D! I gtg too. Bye

"Even though they can't hang out, I'm still gonna have fun! By myself..." I said to myself. Then I checked my watch and mentally slapped myself for forgetting that my next job was starting in an hour so I'm actually glad that they can't hang out. Since my job is in the mall, I might as well go shopping. And by shopping, I mean eating the free samples at the food court and sitting in massage chairs eating FroYo.

I walked in the game store with my FroYo ten minutes before my shift, and I went in the room for employees. As I was finishing my FroYo, Brendan, the other employee, walked up to me.

"What's up Dawn." He said casually sitting down next to me eating a candy bar.

"The sky." I replied eating my FroYo.

"Haha very funny." He said sarcastically. "Anyways... I was wondering if you'd want to go-"

"No. I'm not going out with you." I cut him off.

"Out with my friend." He finished.

"Oh... oops... hehe sorry." I said sheepishly.

"Anyways... how bout it?"

I didn't know how to respond. I kept somehow thinking of that Ash guy at the diner. "Er... uh... I don't think so.. " I replied.

"Fine then. Be that way." He said walking off to the bathroom. I just shrugged my shoulders and walk away acting like nothing happened.

Ash's POV

"It's been two and a half months since I started dating Serena. I think it's about time for her test to actually know if she loves me." I told Eddie.

"It's about time, Ash. She was wiping your wallet clean." He said

"Yeah. That's true. But she might have good reasons." I said.

"I don't think so." He replied simply.

"We have a date tonight, I'm going to ask her tonight." I said.

"Very well."

At the restaurant

Serena and I were already at the restaurant and were ordering our food. Of course she orders the most expensive thing on the menu, lasagna. I sighed and ordered the cheapest thing to at least try to balance it out. (That didn't work too well, though.) While we were waiting I started up a conversation.

"Hey Serena..." I said.

"Yeah? What's up?" She responded.

"Do-do you love me?" I asked getting straight to the point. She seemed surprised because it is weird to ask that all of a sudden.

"O-of course, Ash." She hesitated. I know she hesitated. "What about you? Do you love me?" She asked.

"I don't know yet, Serena. That's what I'm trying to find out." I said honestly.

"Oh, ok." She said calmly.

"Hey I have a question. It would definitely help me to make my decision better." I stated.

"Okay? Go on." She nervously said.

"Would you still love me if I lost all of my money?" I said.

"Huh? You mean like, bankruptcy?" She asked.

"Uh, yeah. If I'm bankrupt." I said.

"Wait... are you bankrupt? Like, right now?" She asked.

"No. I'm not." After I said this she didn't answer for awhile. After a couple of minutes she answered. She hesitated, but she answered.

It was one word. One word that could break a heart or repair a heart.

"Y-yes." She answered smiling. I didn't think it was true. Her eyes didn't sparkle like they normally do when she's positive of something. She didn't even make eye contact when she answered.

When I grabbed my wallet for my credit card, I found a piece of paper. It was the one that Dawn wrote me. I grinned and gave my credit card to the waiter and remembered the conversation with Dawn, and forgetting my date with Serena. She didn't even seem to mind. It's ironic how my conversation with a stranger can happen so easily, but a conversation with my girlfriend was always awkward. Shouldn't it be vice versa?

Oh well hello! Looks like you made it to the end! Who's happy that I actually put Dawn into the story earlier? She was originally gonna appear later in the story but we all wanted her to appear early!

Even I wanted that! Anyways thanks for reading and happy new year! And yes I'm still in the car, on January first, driving back to Illinois.

Anyways please R&R! Okay... byeeeee