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. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAjveFr9kFHb
I got up and took a long shower. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAf93NaiXJi7
Suddenly I remember the half-naked man and I felt weird. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA8E68P9A59s
I shook my head.394Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZgEstw8Jj
“ Gonna be late for work.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANA0D3HbV3XhE
After I put my medium hair in a braid I put my uniform on and put my things in the bag. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAB8OnkHswDm
Milo was still sleepy but I put some food in his bowl and kissed his head before going on.394Please respect copyright.PENANAbMPGstp4ko
Dogs, far better than humans. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAwy3qDhNL7K
When I opened the door I almost shouted in surprise.394Please respect copyright.PENANA0NH8sx1w6u
The little girl from yesterday was staring up at me smiling. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA9XSD1NgrRF
I sighed.394Please respect copyright.PENANAP3UauLzLae
“ I am honoured that you like my porch so much but I have to go to work.”394Please respect copyright.PENANArCZy6dR6xY
She seemed bummed.394Please respect copyright.PENANAWCdvGGL7TR
“ My name is Rosa, what is yours?”394Please respect copyright.PENANAuHe8mE0ktl
She beamed and smiled.394Please respect copyright.PENANA2sOHsqVnjS
“ My name is Rachel.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAVyFGGXK99D
She was such a joyful little thing.394Please respect copyright.PENANApktMyIJV4E
I’m tired already. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAA88iobG0Tk
“ See ya around Rachel.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAzdgqVMUAHx
I opened my garage and stuck the keys in the engine. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAzHgzk49lNF
“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. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAkUvMITeiJf
“Um,” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAo6hlsk89t9
Shit forgot his name.394Please respect copyright.PENANAbMkmkQqXHe
“ Trevor.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAHxfhK35ACe
“Trevor, I have to go to work would you mind ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAaSwJgixnKn
He snapped from his trance and nodded.394Please respect copyright.PENANAdoMHhDWuOA
“ Sorry.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAXXe882yc5f
I shook my head.394Please respect copyright.PENANAvrxs3Np3Iq
Somehow I know that this family is gonna cause me problems.394Please respect copyright.PENANAsPhOlBEDQT
“ Oh yeah, Rachel wants to hang out.”394Please respect copyright.PENANApsKhgsGANz
I climbed my bike and looked at him.394Please respect copyright.PENANA3yXrPaVobJ
“ No offence but I don’t hang out with little kids.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAFNe3aXPQq7
He chuckled.394Please respect copyright.PENANA5TWqSyJsNe
“ How about dinner ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANALEEoY81RUr
“ I have work, but thanks.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAsA8Lz8VqWT
I started the engine and the Ducati roared.394Please respect copyright.PENANAjtxbahOJBV
“ Where do you work ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANApPcLtVAQv5
“ Is this an interrogation officer ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAVDsbzZnycm
I said getting a bit pissed.394Please respect copyright.PENANAUr9aUV0uLw
“ No.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAFUE1vwTPfr
“ Then if you please let me go, I did nothing wrong.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAdmp6eJUjDT
I put the helmet on and stormed out of the garage not looking back.
When I arrived at work, Felicia was already waiting tables.394Please respect copyright.PENANAlkjkmi0oSa
“ Good morning, sweet thing.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAhF29y8IF12
“ Morning Fel.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAEToP1eNKQH
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.394Please respect copyright.PENANA92n0NZSamo
A man opened the door of the kitchen.394Please respect copyright.PENANAiaL5iTiZcP
“Rosabella, how’s this morning doing you good ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAUnCxNEIYc8
“ What’s with that language Darren ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAmyNVjZBYqq
He chuckled.394Please respect copyright.PENANAXBw38HqcdQ
“ Don’t mind him.” A younger guy appeared from behind him. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA2yFDekUdFO
“ Hey, Clark.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAhj11sxNUEn
“ Morning Rosa.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANA3m3oVd12jD
“ Quite the yapping and get to work,” Felicia said.394Please respect copyright.PENANAW9NUo6zCuX
I sighed and put my apron on.394Please respect copyright.PENANAS4EvJeptQt
The day was long. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAzcRm0Jp4QE
Customers came in, ate, paid and went away.394Please respect copyright.PENANA7rV7Z1vNXc
Again and again. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAHPf53jPUUG
When night hit the windows, the people stopped coming. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA3XlZA03SNA
I crashed on a stool.394Please respect copyright.PENANACRXE8sw0Ku
“ Good work Rosa,” Clark said handing me a cup of water. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAWkLGrDAes4
Clark was Felicia’s and Darren’s son. He was at University and working shifts at his parents' restaurant. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAYJDhSwpHRy
I admire him. He is a few years younger than me and his life is planned bit by bit. 394Please respect copyright.PENANADZUJlo63vm
A chirm announced someone at the door. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA04jQ7862R2
A cute petite girl came running to us. Her long black hair bounced as she jumped. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAGTDZGhROTU
She was Clark’s girlfriend. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAFEjyBUBRln
“Lucy, you are early today,” I said smiling at her while she jumped on her boyfriend. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAdPO2vlqgiC
“ Rosa!” She yelled in my ears as she hugged me. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAGoh2A0AZV1
“ Someone seems overly happily today,” Darren said wiping his hands with the cloth. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAMDXO3YXhiE
She laughed. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAAFnvQ25wM6
“ Just got amazing news.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAWl312AZSPp
I got up and went to grab my bag while she told everything to her family. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAZrm5Ack4Ve
“Rosa, listen to this. Lucy’s going to be a movie star.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANA3irz4T1DSF
“Wow, that’s awesome. I’ll have an autograph right now.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAixrJevaLbc
She giggled.394Please respect copyright.PENANAkhK45Z1Imc
I was happy for her I know how hard she worked for all of this. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA7FCoLuhpnK
Clark tell’s me everything. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAKoZFZhZJ3P
He really loves her. 394Please respect copyright.PENANApwv0Hsk8iE
“ I’ll be leaving now, see you next week.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANA3L2ETEcCtb
“ Why ?” Lucy pouted.394Please respect copyright.PENANADyxzlgaZFs
“ Took the weekend off. Need to go somewhere.” I smiled at her.394Please respect copyright.PENANA3oBpCa8l8W
I waved at them and climbed the bike. 394Please respect copyright.PENANALrWWahNUdc
It wasn’t a lie, I really had to go somewhere. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAlteR0hcTKR
Sort off.394Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0yInckAEW
As the wind crashed into my body, I noticed how much I have free time now that I don’t have Jason. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAWmdRjKrNPb
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.394Please respect copyright.PENANAfkKocdxQ2i
And thanks to that I can have time for my other work.394Please respect copyright.PENANAknDMRLkUfy
I lost so much track that I don’t know how the excavations are going. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAsfHLrsemmz
When I arrived at the house, I pulled my phone out of my bag and called Steven.394Please respect copyright.PENANA6DXwCn1Krl
“ Yeah ?” A tired voice responded.394Please respect copyright.PENANAfBbJWKvvtU
“ You kept awake all night, right ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANASJSkkHkKm9
He chuckled.394Please respect copyright.PENANAUpnJF79gqb
“ Well someone has to replace our main archaeologist.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAaWJj0g9vHG
I felt guilty.394Please respect copyright.PENANANBm6srcByI
“Sorry, I’m back tomorrow.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAiIAeiq96h9
“ Great. See you on the spot.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAShJ3kGOudo
“ See ya.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAKsk5R4Ripi
He cut the call. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAv010sWnScY
The house was quite, Milo welcomed me as usual and I played with him for a while until he settled. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAt7uFhwUguc
I took a long shower and crashed on the sofa.394Please respect copyright.PENANAoIWmDQU7vJ
A knock made Milo bark. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAYJrIPmYptV
I sighed.394Please respect copyright.PENANAVHTQIpI4rC
When I opened the door, I almost laughed.394Please respect copyright.PENANA1XxdR2wISr
“ What ?” Trevor asked.394Please respect copyright.PENANAoV8zdIasuW
Trevor and Rachel were smiling at me with a bowl in hand. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAsdtWng691m
“ We saw you get in and thought to invite ourselves,” Trevor said.394Please respect copyright.PENANAKrMS5xBojt
I let them in without another option and they made themselves home. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAXXtCUTiNqb
“ It’s exactly like ours.” Rachel said running after Milo.394Please respect copyright.PENANA98RYD1kGx8
Poor Milo. 394Please respect copyright.PENANARruQJpT0qL
Trevor inched closer.394Please respect copyright.PENANAfiopNl8uB3
“ 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.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANA8v6sMVSKiI
He shrugged. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAFku7aQlU5y
I sighed putting my wet hair in a bun.394Please respect copyright.PENANAk3Q2OAozEI
Somehow we ended up talking about Rachel’s day at school. 394Please respect copyright.PENANACUSl9cYxVn
I put the dishes in the sink and sighed.394Please respect copyright.PENANACmvPtFN57w
“ She slept.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAqQrjXHAyEN
Trevor came from behind me grabbing a cloth to help me.394Please respect copyright.PENANA64nv4e4o0S
“ Don’t worry about it, take her home.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAMlAWCH1xAr
He shook his head.394Please respect copyright.PENANAsVJjXDwdJ0
“ You let us in and listened to her all night, it’s the least I can do.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAIQN6fcM3R7
“ I used to listen to a lot more than that before.” I chuckled.394Please respect copyright.PENANAB3KNasRMUC
He seemed interested but didn’t ask for more. 394Please respect copyright.PENANANwI3yciHxc
“ This is gonna sound rude. But tomorrow can she hang out with you for an hour ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAe1jRW4w83g
I blinked at him astonished.394Please respect copyright.PENANAMM14NWKIYd
“ You actually want to leave her with a stranger? I could be a serial killer you know.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAp2PiyI55WL
He looked at me with such a look that I had to hold myself from falling. 394Please respect copyright.PENANACQhIx2Egyf
“ You saved her already, plus you own a dog.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAbtv3n81ru6
I laughed once.394Please respect copyright.PENANAM4uI1VZqWW
“ Now that’s an excuse.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAVzKB9vejLL
He grinned, showing a row of beautiful white teeth.394Please respect copyright.PENANA9uLQi2mWQm
“ I know that this is sudden but I got called at work and no one can take care of her.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAQIQ22z2ChW
I sighed, “ What time ?”394Please respect copyright.PENANAcqKWDLddM2
“ Around 10 a.m ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAebjzclFjkg
I put my chin in my hands thinking.394Please respect copyright.PENANAJDUApfRxCR
“ I guess I could go late for the excavation. Sure I’ll help.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAxdChnPJAZ2
“ Seriously ?” He said sounding happy. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAeGNCcZuCMj
I nodded.394Please respect copyright.PENANA7sLxRMsENt
He laughed and grabbed me by my shoulder and twirled me around.394Please respect copyright.PENANAbWvpfXk6en
I couldn’t help but laugh. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA1O2Yg2X89o
When he realized what he was doing, he apologized and put me down slowly.394Please respect copyright.PENANA87TXKa4JlT
But when he put me down we were close. 394Please respect copyright.PENANAFkePmRLxYw
I couldn’t breathe.394Please respect copyright.PENANAwJvSOw35YZ
He was over a foot taller than me and he was almost hovering over me and his eyes scanned every inch of my face. 394Please respect copyright.PENANA6HtDobtkbr
Shit.394Please respect copyright.PENANAmyf9ZfQsj3
I backed away and rubbed my hand.394Please respect copyright.PENANADbxBVLNnAp
“ How long do you think it will take at work ?” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAkDSWISc1Ht
He kept silent for a second and then cleared his throat.394Please respect copyright.PENANATodT54yAML
“ An hour the most, I usually work at home but they needed my help with a client.”394Please respect copyright.PENANAc85KNLMGkV
I nodded.394Please respect copyright.PENANASoQ7pj64To
He cleared his throat once more and walked to get his sister.394Please respect copyright.PENANAvJVIWIv3cu
“Well, um … Thanks again.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAbf1Lv8D452
“ Welcome.” 394Please respect copyright.PENANAkw0RhzVgPJ
He nodded and let himself out.394Please respect copyright.PENANAjbmNBxxljd
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