Chapter 4 café
I noticed him walking into my café. I couldn’t stop myself from staring at him as he walked in. He sees me looking at him and he smiles while waving at me as he takes a seat. He was at Sammy’s area for dinner tonight. But everyone noticed the stranger come in and waving at me. So everyone had to ask me a question about him. I was getting them from customers and employees alike. I finally told them what I knew about him and that if they wanted to know more about him, then they could go introduce themselves and talk to the man. Then I laughed as I walked up to him.
“Hey everyone wants to know about you. They asked me all kinds of questions about you.”
“They did? What were things you got asked?”
“You know same old same old.”
“When do you get off work tonight?”
“I close tonight. I have to get things ready for in the morning.”
“Ok, I will stick around then. I could help you?”
“You don’t have to do that you know. But it would be nice to have someone to talk with.”
“Cool, then we could get to know each other better. I would like to help so I will stick around. So get back to work.”
“Will do, sir.”
Well, Sammy will take good care of you while you are here for dinner. I have to finish up my online orders so I can mail them out in the morning. Then it will be time to clean up and get ready to go home. I walked off and went back to work.
Sammy came over and took his order. Dinner time ended, and the staff did the end of the night closing duties. I went back over to Adam to let him know he could follow me back to the office.
“Hey, you can come with me to the back now. That way you can tell me when you get to move in your new home.”
“I can’t wait to tell you everything and more about myself.”
“I would love to hear all about you.”
“Then will you have dinner with me? Plus, I have a feeling dinner will be great since it is from you.”
“I would love to have dinner with you. I think it would be great to have dinner with you. When would you like to have dinner?”
“When is your next day off?”
“Well, it's tomorrow but I have to come in to get the online orders mailed off.”
“Then we could have dinner tomorrow night then.”
“Sounds good.”
The last of my customers left, and I was just finishing up with the employees so they could go. It was my time to close and do the last minute touches so I could go. Adam stayed just like he said he would do. He even helped me clean the café so I would get done a little sooner. I showed him everything I had to do throughout the day and at night when it was my turn to a close. I told him I had great employees that would always take turns with each other to give everybody a chance to have their loved ones or to go out at night if they wanted to. He seemed to have an interest in my work and the people who worked with me.
“You seem well loved by my friends and regular customers.”
“I guess so. I never looked at it that way.”
We finished up the work and locked up.
“You would like to come to my house since you soon will be my neighbor?”
“Do you really want to come?”
“I am sure, I would like to you to come over.”
“Then I will love to join you tonight at your house.”
Then we got in our cars and drove to my house. We got to my house and went inside.
“I am off tomorrow and we could watch movies or talk.”
“How about we talk first then a movie later?”
“Sounds like a plan.”
I showed him around my home and then I made coffee for us to drink.
“So Adam, tell me something about yourself.”
“What do you want to know?”
“Do you have any brothers or sisters?”
“Yes, I have three brothers.”
“Are you guys close?”
“Yes, we are close.”
“I’m far from my family. So that must be nice.”
“It can be. So is there anything else you want to know or would you like to watch a movie now?”
“For now, I guess that is all.”
I let him pick the movie out and we sat on the couch. He reached over and grab my hand to hold it and I let it happened for a few minutes.
I got up, and he followed me into the kitchen to fix the coffee. I also grab a few snacks for us to share when the movie started. We talked again before we watched the movie. I learned a lot about him. He told me so much about his life and yet it still felt like there was more to learn. I even told him a little about me. I let him know that I had a few guys that wanted to go out with me but I felt that spark with any of them.
“I enjoy cooking and that I took the café over after my mother passed away. Don’t talk to my dad or my brothers anymore and have nothing to do with my sister. Didn’t get along with my family. They don’t really respect me any.”
“I’m sorry to hear all that. I wish I could make it all better for you.”
“It’s ok. I mind no more. I know I have great friends to stand by me and someday I will have a man of my own to lean on.”
“That is a good way to look at your life.”
“Tell me about your brothers and when you were younger.”
“There really isn’t much left to tell you. My three brother’s names are Sam, Jake, and Trent. Sam is the oldest then it is me and the other two are younger than me.”
We talked so much before we knew it time just flew by and it was too late to watch a movie. It was two in the morning and it was time for him to go.
“Well, you meet me at the café for breakfast?”
“We can’t meet there since it is Sunday, and that is the day I am close so families can be together at church and at home.”
“Can I come to pick you up and take you someplace else for breakfast and do something else together?”
“I don’t see a problem with that.”
I found it fun spending time with him. He came and picked me up for breakfast and then we went to a park for a walk. We came back to my house for lunch and he helped me cook lunch.
“I will finish closing on my house this Monday and then I can move in that night. Would you like to go shopping with me for things I don't have in storage that will be here in a few days?”
“I would have to look at my schedule and let him know. Depending on the days I can go I would love to help.”
“That would be great. Just let me know.”
“I will.” Then I walked him to the door, and he kissed me goodnight.
“Good morning. What I was doing?”
“I'm checking on a few files at the café and to see if I could get ahead on some work since I wasn’t sure what time we would get together.”
“I will come to you there then. Maybe I could help.”
“Hey Adam could you hang on I hear something at my front door here.”
“Can you take the phone with you so I can make sure you are ok there while you check it out?”
“Sure, you can come with me while I check out the noise. There is a person at my door Adam.”
“Sir, we are closed you have to come back in the morning.”
“I need to come in now and get something to eat.”
“Sorry, sir we are closed and come back in the morning.”
Then the man banged on the door.
“Adam he is banging on the door and don’t want to leave. I think I will have to call the cops and call you back in a minute.”
“No, I will be right there since I am not that far away from you in the hotel by your café.”
“Ok please come quick.”
Next thing I knew the guy left, and I didn’t see where he went. Then Adam was at my door and it relieved me. I let him in and he grabs me and looked me over to see if I was ok.
“Adam I’m fine just a little scared.”
He kissed me and gave me a big hug.
“What was that for?”
“That you are safe and I got here in time. I need to look around to see if the guy got away. I saw no one there.”
“Good.”
“What did the man look like?”
“He looked in his late twenties and dirty blond hair. He was wearing dark clothes and that I couldn’t tell what kind of build he was, but that he seems kind of tall.”
Adam was almost for sure it was one hunter but wasn’t positive just yet.
“Okay. Then you will be with me from now on when you will work alone at the café. I will make sure you make it home safe from now on.”
I laughed at him.
“I would be fine it scared me for a minute because that rarely happens around here.”
“I will make sure it doesn’t happen again. Kenzie I am caring about you very much.” I stood there in shock.
Well, I finished up what I was doing, and we locked up the café. He walked me to my car checked it out and made sure it was safe and made sure no one was in the car. Then he said he would follow me home to make sure I was safe and make sure no one was there. True to his word he did just that. He checked all around my house and then came in and checked inside the house to make sure everything was safe for me to be there.
“So now we are back here would you like to stay here for breakfast?”
“That sounds great. Then what would you like to do after breakfast?”
“We could go do a little shopping for your house today.”
“That sounds like a good idea.”
Then they headed out to do shopping and spend time together. It got late when they drove back to Kenzie’s house.
“Would you like to stay in my guest room for the night?”
“Are you sure that is what you want?”
“It would be fine. Plus, it is late and I don’t want to see you drive this late.”
“I would like to stay with you.”
Kenzie blushed and Adam walks up to her and gave her a soft kiss across her lips.