him crashing into me. He comes to a skidding halt inches from my face and grins down at me, his eyes shining. “Hey beautiful.” Wow, I could get used to being greeted like this every morning.
We’re now sitting side by side on his bed. I thank him for my beautiful drawing. “I can give you a real rose in the summer,” he says. I wonder if I’ll still be here in the summer. I don’t know what the rents are like in this part of the country. I won’t earn that much working at the cafe, if she hires me at all. I’ll need to stay with Simon until I get some savings together to be able to afford my own place. Wherever I am, I’ll keep in touch with Kayden.
“I may have a job,” I smile up at him, “at a local cafe. The lady who owns it is giving me a trial run today. I’ve got to be there at eight.”
“That’s cool I guess but I don’t know why your brother can’t look after you.”
I reach across to hold his hand. “I’d rather have my own money.”
“I go to that cafe sometimes to deliver potatoes. Jenny’s really nice. I think she’ll like you.”
“You know her?” I ask.
He nods. “I peel the potatoes for her and cut them into chips. She pays me with food.” It sounds like he knows her well and I feel jealous. Jenny is older but maybe he likes older women. It sounds like she’s friendly with him. She feeds him too; she’s probably a better cook than me. I assumed he didn’t know any women.
“My brother’s going out this evening. He’ll be out for about five hours. If you’re not doing anything, maybe I can see you.”
He beams at me, his eyes gleaming. “Yeah, that’ll be great. I’m not doing anything.” He brushes my fringe out of my eyes. “You can meet my friends. They’ll probably have some hooch.” I was hoping it would just be the two of us but I guess it could be fun to meet his friends. I hope they’re friendly. I wonder if they’re slaves too.
I glance at my watch. I need to go to get ready for work. “Okay I’ll meet your friends. I’ll come and find you when my brother has gone out. I have to go, I’ll see you later.”
“We don’t get too busy this morning so it’s a good day for you to learn the ropes,” says Jenny. “You can start by making me and James a cup of tea.” James is the current waiter, the one I’m hopefully going to be replacing.
“Okay,” I say, tying my apron. “Have you owned this long?”
“About five years love. James is my son, he’s been helping me out but he’s been offered a better job.”
I make the tea. The cafe is empty but most people like a lie in on Sunday morning. James is reading the paper and Jenny is starting up the hob. “Are you married?” She asks me.
“No, I’ve recently split up with my boyfriend. That’s why I came here. I’m staying with my brother. I was living in London.”
“I used to live in London.” She takes a sip of her tea. “Well, you make a good cup of tea love,” she says, smiling at me. “I’m from south east London originally.”
“Me too,” I say.
“Small world,” she laughs.
“So what made you move here?” I ask.
“We wanted to buy a house and couldn’t afford one in the city. They were a lot cheaper, and larger out here.” I glance over as the cafe door opens. “They can be your first two customers,” she says.
The two elderly ladies are obviously regulars because they don’t look at the menu. I don’t need to write down their order; I can remember two English breakfasts and two mugs of tea. I pass the food order onto Jenny and make the teas. It occurs to me that Simon doesn’t know I’m working here. I did tell him I may have got a job waitressing but I now realise he didn’t ask where. I guess he wasn’t that interested. He always did think I should have done better for myself but I’ve never been career minded. As long as I have enough money to live on, I’m happy.
I take the ladies their drinks. They’re both friendly, asking if I’m
We’re now sitting side by side on his bed. I thank him for my beautiful drawing. “I can give you a real rose in the summer,” he says. I wonder if I’ll still be here in the summer. I don’t know what the rents are like in this part of the country. I won’t earn that much working at the cafe, if she hires me at all. I’ll need to stay with Simon until I get some savings together to be able to afford my own place. Wherever I am, I’ll keep in touch with Kayden.
“I may have a job,” I smile up at him, “at a local cafe. The lady who owns it is giving me a trial run today. I’ve got to be there at eight.”
“That’s cool I guess but I don’t know why your brother can’t look after you.”
I reach across to hold his hand. “I’d rather have my own money.”
“I go to that cafe sometimes to deliver potatoes. Jenny’s really nice. I think she’ll like you.”
“You know her?” I ask.
He nods. “I peel the potatoes for her and cut them into chips. She pays me with food.” It sounds like he knows her well and I feel jealous. Jenny is older but maybe he likes older women. It sounds like she’s friendly with him. She feeds him too; she’s probably a better cook than me. I assumed he didn’t know any women.
“My brother’s going out this evening. He’ll be out for about five hours. If you’re not doing anything, maybe I can see you.”
He beams at me, his eyes gleaming. “Yeah, that’ll be great. I’m not doing anything.” He brushes my fringe out of my eyes. “You can meet my friends. They’ll probably have some hooch.” I was hoping it would just be the two of us but I guess it could be fun to meet his friends. I hope they’re friendly. I wonder if they’re slaves too.
I glance at my watch. I need to go to get ready for work. “Okay I’ll meet your friends. I’ll come and find you when my brother has gone out. I have to go, I’ll see you later.”
“We don’t get too busy this morning so it’s a good day for you to learn the ropes,” says Jenny. “You can start by making me and James a cup of tea.” James is the current waiter, the one I’m hopefully going to be replacing.
“Okay,” I say, tying my apron. “Have you owned this long?”
“About five years love. James is my son, he’s been helping me out but he’s been offered a better job.”
I make the tea. The cafe is empty but most people like a lie in on Sunday morning. James is reading the paper and Jenny is starting up the hob. “Are you married?” She asks me.
“No, I’ve recently split up with my boyfriend. That’s why I came here. I’m staying with my brother. I was living in London.”
“I used to live in London.” She takes a sip of her tea. “Well, you make a good cup of tea love,” she says, smiling at me. “I’m from south east London originally.”
“Me too,” I say.
“Small world,” she laughs.
“So what made you move here?” I ask.
“We wanted to buy a house and couldn’t afford one in the city. They were a lot cheaper, and larger out here.” I glance over as the cafe door opens. “They can be your first two customers,” she says.
The two elderly ladies are obviously regulars because they don’t look at the menu. I don’t need to write down their order; I can remember two English breakfasts and two mugs of tea. I pass the food order onto Jenny and make the teas. It occurs to me that Simon doesn’t know I’m working here. I did tell him I may have got a job waitressing but I now realise he didn’t ask where. I guess he wasn’t that interested. He always did think I should have done better for myself but I’ve never been career minded. As long as I have enough money to live on, I’m happy.
I take the ladies their drinks. They’re both friendly, asking if I’m
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