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. 395Please respect copyright.PENANA6Y3IbZ95Na
I got up and took a long shower. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAwHdYrhCefn
Suddenly I remember the half-naked man and I felt weird. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAcQv0VmOzXO
I shook my head.395Please respect copyright.PENANAdWMGjmyq0Y
“ Gonna be late for work.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAAEAPjbkfHl
After I put my medium hair in a braid I put my uniform on and put my things in the bag. 395Please respect copyright.PENANA5RnPtGY0NP
Milo was still sleepy but I put some food in his bowl and kissed his head before going on.395Please respect copyright.PENANAuI397HEbMz
Dogs, far better than humans. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAdcXs8nmHdz
When I opened the door I almost shouted in surprise.395Please respect copyright.PENANAbIweUNMj4Q
The little girl from yesterday was staring up at me smiling. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAWUsjSOrC3S
I sighed.395Please respect copyright.PENANAPK1lgx9nmH
“ I am honoured that you like my porch so much but I have to go to work.”395Please respect copyright.PENANA5hkSIfEs72
She seemed bummed.395Please respect copyright.PENANAHjkgzsZYTZ
“ My name is Rosa, what is yours?”395Please respect copyright.PENANAxoNmykjvht
She beamed and smiled.395Please respect copyright.PENANAh3T9hH7ePE
“ My name is Rachel.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANANZ29zWKg3L
She was such a joyful little thing.395Please respect copyright.PENANAJIbBamcH61
I’m tired already. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAobZHLNOA3E
“ See ya around Rachel.”395Please respect copyright.PENANA9vD7Sjlmrq
I opened my garage and stuck the keys in the engine. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAPbRAOwAj62
“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. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAf6nhjqeXjd
“Um,” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAA87NY9fo1D
Shit forgot his name.395Please respect copyright.PENANAQCqANAVTCT
“ Trevor.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAeyUJX6tef8
“Trevor, I have to go to work would you mind ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAIgpOxR1a75
He snapped from his trance and nodded.395Please respect copyright.PENANAV937YJw9AV
“ Sorry.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAZbx8yrNi4K
I shook my head.395Please respect copyright.PENANAS4oKKo6pk6
Somehow I know that this family is gonna cause me problems.395Please respect copyright.PENANA2V3MVy5JPv
“ Oh yeah, Rachel wants to hang out.”395Please respect copyright.PENANAZW7Uzrq3JS
I climbed my bike and looked at him.395Please respect copyright.PENANAcbOqZzlrtx
“ No offence but I don’t hang out with little kids.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANA53pYYuuCno
He chuckled.395Please respect copyright.PENANA3qLTq2ile4
“ How about dinner ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAsnlfY8buvN
“ I have work, but thanks.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAtRUYnz8pl1
I started the engine and the Ducati roared.395Please respect copyright.PENANA3vcRBvztjK
“ Where do you work ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAAQbvzMzQJm
“ Is this an interrogation officer ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAqBqCaEkGD4
I said getting a bit pissed.395Please respect copyright.PENANAPxfCFg8gX9
“ No.”395Please respect copyright.PENANAs0zisAkJ2V
“ Then if you please let me go, I did nothing wrong.”395Please respect copyright.PENANAx3FsQGwT1T
I put the helmet on and stormed out of the garage not looking back.
When I arrived at work, Felicia was already waiting tables.395Please respect copyright.PENANAdfu6PeYhqy
“ Good morning, sweet thing.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANALi7UnqqNOJ
“ Morning Fel.”395Please respect copyright.PENANArAXrZpjPR8
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.395Please respect copyright.PENANAD4WXIpMwnO
A man opened the door of the kitchen.395Please respect copyright.PENANAoV5WGXriL7
“Rosabella, how’s this morning doing you good ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANATLqw1TeVIz
“ What’s with that language Darren ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAGOPgBlRDrf
He chuckled.395Please respect copyright.PENANAHDa3zxdpNc
“ Don’t mind him.” A younger guy appeared from behind him. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAtKGGX3gXlk
“ Hey, Clark.”395Please respect copyright.PENANAzNkJdI3B4W
“ Morning Rosa.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANADNm6kCwv2O
“ Quite the yapping and get to work,” Felicia said.395Please respect copyright.PENANArHTlJtoNYc
I sighed and put my apron on.395Please respect copyright.PENANAD8huDuSTOb
The day was long. 395Please respect copyright.PENANA7PgewH2KdX
Customers came in, ate, paid and went away.395Please respect copyright.PENANAIBh4BlTtzN
Again and again. 395Please respect copyright.PENANA8A5e0tbdtD
When night hit the windows, the people stopped coming. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAHriQ1aOThl
I crashed on a stool.395Please respect copyright.PENANA10Fv4Poi51
“ Good work Rosa,” Clark said handing me a cup of water. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAucOhgDKfI4
Clark was Felicia’s and Darren’s son. He was at University and working shifts at his parents' restaurant. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAYDP0KEwwHH
I admire him. He is a few years younger than me and his life is planned bit by bit. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAqmRb74ASSN
A chirm announced someone at the door. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAYKjbPzToUd
A cute petite girl came running to us. Her long black hair bounced as she jumped. 395Please respect copyright.PENANApp69fWtBeA
She was Clark’s girlfriend. 395Please respect copyright.PENANABW4faNsmM7
“Lucy, you are early today,” I said smiling at her while she jumped on her boyfriend. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAs5WoUdjski
“ Rosa!” She yelled in my ears as she hugged me. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAkauWQ8JWd8
“ Someone seems overly happily today,” Darren said wiping his hands with the cloth. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAwWPyfHWj36
She laughed. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAETkHxBxfqQ
“ Just got amazing news.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAYUJallDgxs
I got up and went to grab my bag while she told everything to her family. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAQH6lbofePH
“Rosa, listen to this. Lucy’s going to be a movie star.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAIPGAJ0XXj7
“Wow, that’s awesome. I’ll have an autograph right now.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAc4YyQatUFh
She giggled.395Please respect copyright.PENANAAGUamt0GIS
I was happy for her I know how hard she worked for all of this. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAGAXDwBkuVb
Clark tell’s me everything. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAcCDwUbN0fX
He really loves her. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAQnwQywLjWe
“ I’ll be leaving now, see you next week.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAB3nydIeDee
“ Why ?” Lucy pouted.395Please respect copyright.PENANA9QhknZiy19
“ Took the weekend off. Need to go somewhere.” I smiled at her.395Please respect copyright.PENANAL6CfxHrVIe
I waved at them and climbed the bike. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAQGOvBx94hv
It wasn’t a lie, I really had to go somewhere. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAxfaHm8AJeK
Sort off.395Please respect copyright.PENANASk5vB2uAzN
As the wind crashed into my body, I noticed how much I have free time now that I don’t have Jason. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAEannFspmCh
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.395Please respect copyright.PENANAQqNtQDF4gL
And thanks to that I can have time for my other work.395Please respect copyright.PENANAe2YD87LQGj
I lost so much track that I don’t know how the excavations are going. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAxMebPZje5n
When I arrived at the house, I pulled my phone out of my bag and called Steven.395Please respect copyright.PENANAfWiXMOgfSz
“ Yeah ?” A tired voice responded.395Please respect copyright.PENANAhkquFY6No1
“ You kept awake all night, right ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANABSn1rcic1W
He chuckled.395Please respect copyright.PENANAuWgWCCeEKl
“ Well someone has to replace our main archaeologist.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAI3EFtLfl18
I felt guilty.395Please respect copyright.PENANA93ztcqd3G3
“Sorry, I’m back tomorrow.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAQY0xDBH2lu
“ Great. See you on the spot.”395Please respect copyright.PENANAvF7N6NB0K0
“ See ya.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAMVzP6ldovT
He cut the call. 395Please respect copyright.PENANArYrGPeadki
The house was quite, Milo welcomed me as usual and I played with him for a while until he settled. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAeP1uprhvS2
I took a long shower and crashed on the sofa.395Please respect copyright.PENANAhTQCwJnAiV
A knock made Milo bark. 395Please respect copyright.PENANApykRoB6nj1
I sighed.395Please respect copyright.PENANA7wXV1o8e54
When I opened the door, I almost laughed.395Please respect copyright.PENANAdEBhySG0ge
“ What ?” Trevor asked.395Please respect copyright.PENANA26Nj5SuqbW
Trevor and Rachel were smiling at me with a bowl in hand. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAHQL350kyu1
“ We saw you get in and thought to invite ourselves,” Trevor said.395Please respect copyright.PENANA40hKybgqL5
I let them in without another option and they made themselves home. 395Please respect copyright.PENANA9Lr02wWVIe
“ It’s exactly like ours.” Rachel said running after Milo.395Please respect copyright.PENANApliclZB7k1
Poor Milo. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAXdv1nRTNGz
Trevor inched closer.395Please respect copyright.PENANAgJWJojOIZh
“ 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.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANA1AsnYcQ1kU
He shrugged. 395Please respect copyright.PENANANDTawHkyvT
I sighed putting my wet hair in a bun.395Please respect copyright.PENANATxPf1FyJ2c
Somehow we ended up talking about Rachel’s day at school. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAkyndkZY1yC
I put the dishes in the sink and sighed.395Please respect copyright.PENANAT9W9mmBSuj
“ She slept.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANA7FvWVXb3Vh
Trevor came from behind me grabbing a cloth to help me.395Please respect copyright.PENANAfkR3QoKdgE
“ Don’t worry about it, take her home.”395Please respect copyright.PENANATS97stBj3L
He shook his head.395Please respect copyright.PENANA957Aevz3tH
“ You let us in and listened to her all night, it’s the least I can do.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAEOad5USHxE
“ I used to listen to a lot more than that before.” I chuckled.395Please respect copyright.PENANAS1jwYGWv8m
He seemed interested but didn’t ask for more. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAibYdJMlAqk
“ This is gonna sound rude. But tomorrow can she hang out with you for an hour ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAKWferYyqHz
I blinked at him astonished.395Please respect copyright.PENANAsHkJTNFfx5
“ You actually want to leave her with a stranger? I could be a serial killer you know.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAQtJbEhfdMf
He looked at me with such a look that I had to hold myself from falling. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAf7lf3rwyvW
“ You saved her already, plus you own a dog.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAh14dcza2fM
I laughed once.395Please respect copyright.PENANAPiLefpnHQM
“ Now that’s an excuse.”395Please respect copyright.PENANALZZr2lL2a6
He grinned, showing a row of beautiful white teeth.395Please respect copyright.PENANA0G65CL7b6w
“ I know that this is sudden but I got called at work and no one can take care of her.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAvKRXPkoVfn
I sighed, “ What time ?”395Please respect copyright.PENANAwkTTPB2tyt
“ Around 10 a.m ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANArU501hJ3JL
I put my chin in my hands thinking.395Please respect copyright.PENANA2asciALYMu
“ I guess I could go late for the excavation. Sure I’ll help.”395Please respect copyright.PENANAXh0yjMGEM5
“ Seriously ?” He said sounding happy. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAKNYgV17uKT
I nodded.395Please respect copyright.PENANA65j739LYbZ
He laughed and grabbed me by my shoulder and twirled me around.395Please respect copyright.PENANADKTijZOVC4
I couldn’t help but laugh. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAKN86yateC7
When he realized what he was doing, he apologized and put me down slowly.395Please respect copyright.PENANAQaK8yd8f21
But when he put me down we were close. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAlFcrX4CJIG
I couldn’t breathe.395Please respect copyright.PENANATbSQAegEMT
He was over a foot taller than me and he was almost hovering over me and his eyes scanned every inch of my face. 395Please respect copyright.PENANAe2mVZ0HcXj
Shit.395Please respect copyright.PENANAdBbLbm1Zyv
I backed away and rubbed my hand.395Please respect copyright.PENANAo9PdoPvsFF
“ How long do you think it will take at work ?” 395Please respect copyright.PENANACKSLyauEoe
He kept silent for a second and then cleared his throat.395Please respect copyright.PENANA5wnE82gRVG
“ An hour the most, I usually work at home but they needed my help with a client.”395Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6iebIIMW5
I nodded.395Please respect copyright.PENANAjoV4YuwoT9
He cleared his throat once more and walked to get his sister.395Please respect copyright.PENANAODTfkpgtHI
“Well, um … Thanks again.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANAYsDYzEfldQ
“ Welcome.” 395Please respect copyright.PENANA3ijz8mZMSD
He nodded and let himself out.395Please respect copyright.PENANAcimjmzFo5p
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