The next day I woke up with a huge headache. Thinking about work didn’t help either. Bussing table at a local family dinner wasn’t the best solution for a twenty-two-year-old girl but they took me in even after my background. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAOfvxBJtsWe
I got up and took a long shower. 375Please respect copyright.PENANADTd8eFl6ID
Suddenly I remember the half-naked man and I felt weird. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAdY96rAWhZq
I shook my head.375Please respect copyright.PENANAAHyZCX1LKU
“ Gonna be late for work.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANASsNMP54xyX
After I put my medium hair in a braid I put my uniform on and put my things in the bag. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAorov38ELrz
Milo was still sleepy but I put some food in his bowl and kissed his head before going on.375Please respect copyright.PENANAH0hW74fwVD
Dogs, far better than humans. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAZlwUhYeWpO
When I opened the door I almost shouted in surprise.375Please respect copyright.PENANAjFRyYZTID3
The little girl from yesterday was staring up at me smiling. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAEF7fgNIyj1
I sighed.375Please respect copyright.PENANA7aYyERgeGF
“ I am honoured that you like my porch so much but I have to go to work.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAHdEenDtRrv
She seemed bummed.375Please respect copyright.PENANAnSSKQIgGAN
“ My name is Rosa, what is yours?”375Please respect copyright.PENANAxBUjm02Czm
She beamed and smiled.375Please respect copyright.PENANAEvcC5wfXnr
“ My name is Rachel.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAv39fAkYTvQ
She was such a joyful little thing.375Please respect copyright.PENANAqWkjZqi2xD
I’m tired already. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA3KhC3ia0c3
“ See ya around Rachel.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAsr9m2aStM4
I opened my garage and stuck the keys in the engine. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAUBIqcLOXOy
“Dang, you own a Ducati.”I jumped in surprise.
The man from yesterday was looking at my bike with a huge smile on his face. 375Please respect copyright.PENANARD5zSrE9lW
“Um,” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAD7GvCWVicj
Shit forgot his name.375Please respect copyright.PENANAdQV5RDEz3r
“ Trevor.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0Sdu3qIjpO
“Trevor, I have to go to work would you mind ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAmeQcqdVuVS
He snapped from his trance and nodded.375Please respect copyright.PENANAtNcmrX7rFZ
“ Sorry.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANADnUS7hBct2
I shook my head.375Please respect copyright.PENANA54jCity7JC
Somehow I know that this family is gonna cause me problems.375Please respect copyright.PENANAWSTtJqa4jm
“ Oh yeah, Rachel wants to hang out.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAHQOpSljlLR
I climbed my bike and looked at him.375Please respect copyright.PENANAMaxEgyS4OY
“ No offence but I don’t hang out with little kids.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAjH7f4QhOZ9
He chuckled.375Please respect copyright.PENANAVTEKMWC8HC
“ How about dinner ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANATFaOdRPMxj
“ I have work, but thanks.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAs8NpcLMd77
I started the engine and the Ducati roared.375Please respect copyright.PENANAkPePjrdEmG
“ Where do you work ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANA6GpyPI7k5f
“ Is this an interrogation officer ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAV8puyd9H1p
I said getting a bit pissed.375Please respect copyright.PENANAWW91iIHTdX
“ No.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAIdQNOTMkVi
“ Then if you please let me go, I did nothing wrong.”375Please respect copyright.PENANARFknvS0hsF
I put the helmet on and stormed out of the garage not looking back.
When I arrived at work, Felicia was already waiting tables.375Please respect copyright.PENANAuXnrxPXLij
“ Good morning, sweet thing.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAGqYlPcUL3Z
“ Morning Fel.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAFb67dL1Sp6
Felicia was a middle-aged woman who took me under her wing. She and her family run this place and it’s famous all around town.375Please respect copyright.PENANAGRjWd5Exwe
A man opened the door of the kitchen.375Please respect copyright.PENANA7IcXhPuNNu
“Rosabella, how’s this morning doing you good ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAfikHd2M6bA
“ What’s with that language Darren ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAmdMmmcUxx8
He chuckled.375Please respect copyright.PENANAdswUADnmum
“ Don’t mind him.” A younger guy appeared from behind him. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAzluu67EgPS
“ Hey, Clark.”375Please respect copyright.PENANA7VScX5OH4X
“ Morning Rosa.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAH3g1AF8Axs
“ Quite the yapping and get to work,” Felicia said.375Please respect copyright.PENANAAiBHyTgFsR
I sighed and put my apron on.375Please respect copyright.PENANAkvM7JZwsMG
The day was long. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAguzC5rnjxc
Customers came in, ate, paid and went away.375Please respect copyright.PENANAscUqfWXH8C
Again and again. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA9QZlTQ4j7D
When night hit the windows, the people stopped coming. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0m1qr3ICdD
I crashed on a stool.375Please respect copyright.PENANAl2oREzAUdh
“ Good work Rosa,” Clark said handing me a cup of water. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAHdQkES3m6p
Clark was Felicia’s and Darren’s son. He was at University and working shifts at his parents' restaurant. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAjtjBa2WaBY
I admire him. He is a few years younger than me and his life is planned bit by bit. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAWI50bczoot
A chirm announced someone at the door. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAq7kmI24PmI
A cute petite girl came running to us. Her long black hair bounced as she jumped. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAtxM4Gy3Yvo
She was Clark’s girlfriend. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAMEoYk1tott
“Lucy, you are early today,” I said smiling at her while she jumped on her boyfriend. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0hxFcfqewV
“ Rosa!” She yelled in my ears as she hugged me. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA6qytBOK5Gw
“ Someone seems overly happily today,” Darren said wiping his hands with the cloth. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAMI4gK0nTfH
She laughed. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAxODmMeyKFj
“ Just got amazing news.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4fyDwlRSs
I got up and went to grab my bag while she told everything to her family. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAXyQwEt3DSg
“Rosa, listen to this. Lucy’s going to be a movie star.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAE7EDC0zI2n
“Wow, that’s awesome. I’ll have an autograph right now.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAdTZ7uCUI2G
She giggled.375Please respect copyright.PENANAojiuQl8ro3
I was happy for her I know how hard she worked for all of this. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0nilCnVZGw
Clark tell’s me everything. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAnP58HmTc69
He really loves her. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAeA9FhgTpqO
“ I’ll be leaving now, see you next week.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAPcV6n5o323
“ Why ?” Lucy pouted.375Please respect copyright.PENANAcYAZT72jSl
“ Took the weekend off. Need to go somewhere.” I smiled at her.375Please respect copyright.PENANAOpO9Dibu9e
I waved at them and climbed the bike. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0RokdfdWf2
It wasn’t a lie, I really had to go somewhere. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAIW6RF0Fafj
Sort off.375Please respect copyright.PENANAVkyO1SaD8R
As the wind crashed into my body, I noticed how much I have free time now that I don’t have Jason. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAtovKZKk2d6
Jason used to make thousands of plans, in fact, I took the weekend off because he was planning a trip but ended up breaking up with me instead.375Please respect copyright.PENANAUVmfX3EPwO
And thanks to that I can have time for my other work.375Please respect copyright.PENANAzhacdNplPO
I lost so much track that I don’t know how the excavations are going. 375Please respect copyright.PENANARduXauVVoU
When I arrived at the house, I pulled my phone out of my bag and called Steven.375Please respect copyright.PENANALvA4a4gCwE
“ Yeah ?” A tired voice responded.375Please respect copyright.PENANAim2DMSG036
“ You kept awake all night, right ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAXPfzUoLleH
He chuckled.375Please respect copyright.PENANAtclXKDEnBw
“ Well someone has to replace our main archaeologist.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAItunjVH0QQ
I felt guilty.375Please respect copyright.PENANAEsMtXvRTWc
“Sorry, I’m back tomorrow.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANA8aGd57QdEZ
“ Great. See you on the spot.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAmyp0avHf4I
“ See ya.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANA2hO5PfHUY9
He cut the call. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAeHm8XG2ApV
The house was quite, Milo welcomed me as usual and I played with him for a while until he settled. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAFlhcSMurXi
I took a long shower and crashed on the sofa.375Please respect copyright.PENANARdga7ApZnD
A knock made Milo bark. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAz4TI5tmpdo
I sighed.375Please respect copyright.PENANARsktEKoq3v
When I opened the door, I almost laughed.375Please respect copyright.PENANArruCrZVAy0
“ What ?” Trevor asked.375Please respect copyright.PENANAcL9y7gw8Fo
Trevor and Rachel were smiling at me with a bowl in hand. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAao5rKtev0u
“ We saw you get in and thought to invite ourselves,” Trevor said.375Please respect copyright.PENANAlnK8HznbJc
I let them in without another option and they made themselves home. 375Please respect copyright.PENANArrK7NSB1wx
“ It’s exactly like ours.” Rachel said running after Milo.375Please respect copyright.PENANAi8eyXM3qtC
Poor Milo. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAaiPDCAKrqY
Trevor inched closer.375Please respect copyright.PENANAMScIwj3GNV
“ Sorry to barge in like this but Rachel hasn’t shut up about you and thought better to satisfy her so she would shut up.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAcNx8tM4XQG
He shrugged. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAILWubhZU9h
I sighed putting my wet hair in a bun.375Please respect copyright.PENANA3X1OvmGsS3
Somehow we ended up talking about Rachel’s day at school. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAsk5StthQ3j
I put the dishes in the sink and sighed.375Please respect copyright.PENANAOX7geyGysv
“ She slept.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ5aCPrKak
Trevor came from behind me grabbing a cloth to help me.375Please respect copyright.PENANARldrdcUwnx
“ Don’t worry about it, take her home.”375Please respect copyright.PENANA8rQtcKv1RU
He shook his head.375Please respect copyright.PENANADHFAoz8Szg
“ You let us in and listened to her all night, it’s the least I can do.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAGzHRbrBIWv
“ I used to listen to a lot more than that before.” I chuckled.375Please respect copyright.PENANAxgtPbOcq89
He seemed interested but didn’t ask for more. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA4WG3CFYBQV
“ This is gonna sound rude. But tomorrow can she hang out with you for an hour ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAHUbfy0a2B0
I blinked at him astonished.375Please respect copyright.PENANAes8pGZ7LLI
“ You actually want to leave her with a stranger? I could be a serial killer you know.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANA90fqZEujkh
He looked at me with such a look that I had to hold myself from falling. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAl12NGrFlS8
“ You saved her already, plus you own a dog.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAGplfPxBpbx
I laughed once.375Please respect copyright.PENANAR8sdhzR1MO
“ Now that’s an excuse.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAz86bxdnbnS
He grinned, showing a row of beautiful white teeth.375Please respect copyright.PENANAdKii6Ej1kT
“ I know that this is sudden but I got called at work and no one can take care of her.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAZnSnprpGnB
I sighed, “ What time ?”375Please respect copyright.PENANAEpJ0NVo7OD
“ Around 10 a.m ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAk5AT4I9b3W
I put my chin in my hands thinking.375Please respect copyright.PENANAzBa41a0jKl
“ I guess I could go late for the excavation. Sure I’ll help.”375Please respect copyright.PENANAtzfexU8vYc
“ Seriously ?” He said sounding happy. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA1cu8Ff9PNh
I nodded.375Please respect copyright.PENANAcSHh0yWwXZ
He laughed and grabbed me by my shoulder and twirled me around.375Please respect copyright.PENANA64qfndYPNB
I couldn’t help but laugh. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAV2UQ7tJT0r
When he realized what he was doing, he apologized and put me down slowly.375Please respect copyright.PENANApUOsAEeoIf
But when he put me down we were close. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAQbMnILRHeN
I couldn’t breathe.375Please respect copyright.PENANAUaS5BcL4do
He was over a foot taller than me and he was almost hovering over me and his eyes scanned every inch of my face. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAW0KjjiwP4s
Shit.375Please respect copyright.PENANA7IQmvuP3Se
I backed away and rubbed my hand.375Please respect copyright.PENANAb7yjFDlV3D
“ How long do you think it will take at work ?” 375Please respect copyright.PENANA6DfHTmrOYt
He kept silent for a second and then cleared his throat.375Please respect copyright.PENANAKSKlALfpjo
“ An hour the most, I usually work at home but they needed my help with a client.”375Please respect copyright.PENANA44WDJ9bLh6
I nodded.375Please respect copyright.PENANAy9t5fjFTJh
He cleared his throat once more and walked to get his sister.375Please respect copyright.PENANAfj1xuCYbM9
“Well, um … Thanks again.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAym5pxUq9GK
“ Welcome.” 375Please respect copyright.PENANAFXYlbvvUh6
He nodded and let himself out.375Please respect copyright.PENANACkFN5xuqf5
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