Her Men (book 2)

Chapter 9

Finn

I park in my usual parking, walking to the portables. I see Aidens truck in his spot lights still on and engine running, jokingly I loudly knock on the window look in a surprise when I met a woman, not Aiden, look over to see him and say sorry as I back away, he's never mentioned a girlfriend. I hear them talking as his door opens and wait for him, they are talking and I take her in, she's gorgeous and not like of the women I've seen since I've moved here. Of course the one woman Id be attracted to would be in my coworkers truck. Nice

I watch him close his door, they smile politely at each, “Morning” I say when we meet and start walking the short side walk, I pull the door open for us both as he walks in

"You've been holding out on me, didn't know you had a girl" I say

"Morning, She's not my girl" he says back and we walk to the kitchen for coffee.

"Oh so just a hook up then, nice" I joke nudging him with my elbow. Then grab and the Togo coffee cups they have stacked

He looks at me and says "No just an old friend, my neighbor, she's back in town for a little bit and needed my truck" he gets a muffin off the plate.

"Ahh" I say turning my back to fill the cup

"She's off limits" he says voice turning stern dominance radiating off his words, and the look that follows when I turn to look at him, makes sure I understood. I nod

Jokes on him. No one is off limits in my world unless she was married or his girlfriend.

I don't do cheating.

And now I’m intrigued.

Teagan

"Good morning,"I say as I walk into the Diner.

“Oh your early! It’s been unusually busy this morning, let me set this down and I’ll show you around and how things work”

“Where can I put these” holding up my keys and a small bag I brought in left my other belongings in the truck. I can change later

“Here” she points to a back room says I can set it anywhere and shut the door,

“It locks when you shut it I’ll give you the code here in a bit” I enter and see it’s an office with a desk and some lockers it also has a coat rack and decide I don’t have really anything of importance to need a locker so is just hang my purse on the coat rack and place my keys inside. As I’m walking back out and closing the door behind me. Linda hands me an apron

“Alright girly” she also hands me a rag

“Here we don’t have bussers we all clean and take orders it goes a lot smoother just taking turn with who gets a table, helping each other out when you see help is needed and going with the flow, everyone kind of takes there own seat unless it Jam Packed them we will start a list, people fill their own names and when you clean a table off go get the next group waiting, it’s yours, unless they ask for someone but really no one has a preference. Tips are yours though you you don’t need to share” as she’s talking we are walking around.

“This is Rachel, she’s been here a while and works till 2, May comes in about 12 and stays till close and of course there me and the cooks and that’s all, we are small family, no drama” she smiles and we walk to table to take there order, an older couple.

“Dr Watson, Claire morning,” she set the menu she had under her arm and the mugs down and starts pour coffee “the usual or would we like to change it up this morning”

“Morning Linda,” the older gentleman says “mmm thank you Linda” the lady says while taking a sip, “let’s get the usual” she says after a drink she smiles at me “well and who’s this fresh meat Linda? You aren’t going to run her off like Stella does will you?” Lord how mean is Stella that she has a reputation. All the chuckle

“No Claire I got a feeling Stella might like her this is Teagan, and if she doesn’t well this is my place she can’t run her off here maybe the bar though once she hears the boys done hired here there too, wish her luck” she refills the mugs once more before she starts to walk away

And the Watsons tisk “ohhhh she’s gonna be mad, good luck miss Teagan” Dr Watsons says “don’t back down” he whispers

Again what the heck have I gotten myself into, Stella seems to have a reputation, how am I going to keep these jobs, maybe I should rethink working here I really just want something low key no drama no issues so where I can hide and lay low.

Breakfast rush makes the morning fly by, I spend most of it shadowing all the girls cleaning up after them watching how the work about 1130 there’s a few minutes that no one comes in and Linda tell me to grab a bite before lunch rush starts, tell me to take a seat or I can eat in the office which ever I prefer I decide to take a club sandwich and tell her I’m going to make a phone call, but I got to the truck and just take a break away from people, I’ve spend years surrounded by people working in a bar all this time I’ve been accustomed to always having people around but since Leo started abusing the less I wanted people around, now having someone people is just hard to get used to again. I pull out my phone and see a message from an unknown number.

Hey I left might have left my work phone in the truck, can you check?

It shows it was sent around 7 this morning I look in the passenger side and indeed there’s a work phone that’s looks to have fallen between the seat and the console

Hey I went back to the house and it not there, so it must be in the truck, I’m guessing you don’t have your phone since you’re not responding.. just when you time no worries

This message was sent around 10. I should text him but I really don’t want him to know where I work, I decide I’ll just text him later. As I finish my sandwich and get ready to go back in, Linda said I couldn’t start taking orders.

I pull the visor down to open the mirror and a picture falls down

It’s me and Aiden when we were 17 one of the last pictures we took together.