was a great guy. She
said he brought a girlfriend with him a couple of times, but they
hadn't seen her for a while and they were all crossing their
fingers that he had dumped her. Then as the waitress looked at Sera
probably remembering that they had also talked about how they
wished Sera would dump her arrogant husband, she quickly changed
the subject and told them how he was always kind and occasionally
even brought nieces or nephews for dinner all by himself just to
give his siblings a break.
The young waitress was thrilled to be
able to join such nice people at her table and secretly hoped Sera
was also single now and could join up with this great guy. The
waitress was Italian and loved romance; she couldn’t wait to get
the ball rolling!
The waitress ran off to talk to Jeff
who had just seen Sera and looked confused. Sera began to wonder if
this was a good idea after all, Jeff looked slightly uncomfortable
to her.
Leave it to Deb though.
Sera looked at Deb and saw her smiling and waving Jeff over their
way, and just when Sera thought Jeff was going to point to his
watch, pretend he had a previous commitment, or yell out Fire! and start running
out the door, she saw him smile and start walking over to their
table.
Chapter 9
Deb was quite pleased with herself by
the time Jeff reached the table. To the point where Sera kicked her
under the table a little harshly.
"He... ou-llo." Deb said reaching her hand
out to Jeff and rubbing her shin while aiming a piercing look at
Sera.
Sera turned her attention to Jeff who
was looking even taller than his six feet plus from where she was
sitting. "Hi Jeff, I'd like you to meet Deb and Chad Sinclair. Chad
is my husband's brother."
Chad extended his hand and said, "I
wish I could say there is no relation as far as my brother goes,
but yes, this lovely lady is indeed married to my brother Peter,"
and lowering his voice, "but we don't like to talk about
him."
"It's very nice to meet you both," he
said, and lingering his eyes on Sera a little longer than
necessary, he added "you look beautiful tonight."
Sera had definitely not expected that
remark from her boss, and judging by the awkward silence that
followed, nobody else, to include Jeff, had expected it
either.
Jeff laughed. "I'm sorry, that was
awkward," which seemed to put them all at ease, "but the only times
I've seen you has been at work, and you just look very different.
In a good way," he added quickly. Then, "not that you didn't look
good before..."
Chad laughed and saved the moment by
saying, "Please sit down and join us. Tell you what, if you screw
up again I'll kick you under the table just like Sera kicked my
wife before you got here."
They all laughed at that and Deb said,
"Yes, and it still hurts," rubbing her shin a little harder and
more obviously than before.
"Tell you what," Jeff said as he took
a seat in the booth next to Sera, "I won't ask what that was all
about if we can forget my comment."
“Thank you," Sera told him looking at
him shyly, "but I rather liked the compliment, so I won't forget it
that easily," and then bit her lip. That really sounded like
flirting, and she knew she was out of training and too rusty to
try; aside from this being her boss!
The waitress showed up with the menu
making Sera's comments a little less awkward, this time for Jeff.
Sera couldn't believe she had said that, but remembered her husband
had done far worse, so … so be it.
It wasn't like she was trying to
flirt, she was a married woman and the mother of four young kids
struggling to make ends meet. No, flirting and dating was the last
thing on her mind, but the restaurant with its low lights, the two
couple situation, and having Jeff sitting next to her and so close,
made her forget for a few seconds about everything else, and wonder
what it would be like to not be in the bind she was in. Not to
mention the fact that she was with Peter's brother, but
surprisingly that was a non-issue. The way Peter behaved
said he brought a girlfriend with him a couple of times, but they
hadn't seen her for a while and they were all crossing their
fingers that he had dumped her. Then as the waitress looked at Sera
probably remembering that they had also talked about how they
wished Sera would dump her arrogant husband, she quickly changed
the subject and told them how he was always kind and occasionally
even brought nieces or nephews for dinner all by himself just to
give his siblings a break.
The young waitress was thrilled to be
able to join such nice people at her table and secretly hoped Sera
was also single now and could join up with this great guy. The
waitress was Italian and loved romance; she couldn’t wait to get
the ball rolling!
The waitress ran off to talk to Jeff
who had just seen Sera and looked confused. Sera began to wonder if
this was a good idea after all, Jeff looked slightly uncomfortable
to her.
Leave it to Deb though.
Sera looked at Deb and saw her smiling and waving Jeff over their
way, and just when Sera thought Jeff was going to point to his
watch, pretend he had a previous commitment, or yell out Fire! and start running
out the door, she saw him smile and start walking over to their
table.
Chapter 9
Deb was quite pleased with herself by
the time Jeff reached the table. To the point where Sera kicked her
under the table a little harshly.
"He... ou-llo." Deb said reaching her hand
out to Jeff and rubbing her shin while aiming a piercing look at
Sera.
Sera turned her attention to Jeff who
was looking even taller than his six feet plus from where she was
sitting. "Hi Jeff, I'd like you to meet Deb and Chad Sinclair. Chad
is my husband's brother."
Chad extended his hand and said, "I
wish I could say there is no relation as far as my brother goes,
but yes, this lovely lady is indeed married to my brother Peter,"
and lowering his voice, "but we don't like to talk about
him."
"It's very nice to meet you both," he
said, and lingering his eyes on Sera a little longer than
necessary, he added "you look beautiful tonight."
Sera had definitely not expected that
remark from her boss, and judging by the awkward silence that
followed, nobody else, to include Jeff, had expected it
either.
Jeff laughed. "I'm sorry, that was
awkward," which seemed to put them all at ease, "but the only times
I've seen you has been at work, and you just look very different.
In a good way," he added quickly. Then, "not that you didn't look
good before..."
Chad laughed and saved the moment by
saying, "Please sit down and join us. Tell you what, if you screw
up again I'll kick you under the table just like Sera kicked my
wife before you got here."
They all laughed at that and Deb said,
"Yes, and it still hurts," rubbing her shin a little harder and
more obviously than before.
"Tell you what," Jeff said as he took
a seat in the booth next to Sera, "I won't ask what that was all
about if we can forget my comment."
“Thank you," Sera told him looking at
him shyly, "but I rather liked the compliment, so I won't forget it
that easily," and then bit her lip. That really sounded like
flirting, and she knew she was out of training and too rusty to
try; aside from this being her boss!
The waitress showed up with the menu
making Sera's comments a little less awkward, this time for Jeff.
Sera couldn't believe she had said that, but remembered her husband
had done far worse, so … so be it.
It wasn't like she was trying to
flirt, she was a married woman and the mother of four young kids
struggling to make ends meet. No, flirting and dating was the last
thing on her mind, but the restaurant with its low lights, the two
couple situation, and having Jeff sitting next to her and so close,
made her forget for a few seconds about everything else, and wonder
what it would be like to not be in the bind she was in. Not to
mention the fact that she was with Peter's brother, but
surprisingly that was a non-issue. The way Peter behaved
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