Watch, Wait, Take

Chapter 17. Danielle

We arrived at the diner after the short drive down the street. Once inside we headed over to the first booth available by the window.

“Hey Danielle” Lauren shouted over to the waitress. “This is my new friend Emma, come say hi when you get chance”

“Hey, Emma. I’ll be over in a second girlies” she said sweetly, and carried on filling mugs with a refill of hot coffee.

Lauren and I studied the menu. “The milkshakes here are BOMB!” Lauren told me “especially the strawberry one”

“I will have to get one of those then, wont I?”

“I always get one I can’t resist!”

Danielle headed over, she had on white, four wheel roller-skates and wore a blue uniform with a white collar and cuffs, a nametag and a white half apron.

“Hey Lauren. Hey Emma! I’m Danielle, Lauren’s sister. Welcome to Granny’s” Danielle had bleach blond hair in beach waves, had a tan and figure to die for and had stunning features, natural make up enhanced them even more. She looked like a stereotypical head cheerleader and prom queen. Her green eyes sparkled. As she smiled she reviled a perfect pair of straight white teeth. She was quite a petite girl, possibly 5” without the skates on.

“Hey. I’m Emma” I smiled back to her. “Lauren said the Strawberry Milkshakes here are to die for”

“They are real good! Best ones in town by far!” Danielle agreed.

“Emma is an only child and always wanted a sister” Lauren said to Danielle.

“Well, looks like you got two sisters now!” Danielle said back, winking at me.

I smiled at them both. “What would you recommend of the menu for lunch?” I asked Danielle.

“I love the double cheese burger and fries with a milkshake,” She said looking over my shoulder at the menu and pointing at the burger she mentioned.

“I’ll take a black coffee, bottled water and a large strawberry Milkshake with one of those burgers you mentioned” I said to Danielle who wrote it down neatly in her notebook.

“Me too!” Said Lauren. “That sounds great!”

“Coming right up, the milkshakes are on the house ladies” and she skated off and our order in to the kitchen, then got started on out drinks.

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Our food smelt heavenly when it arrived, the strawberry milkshakes where to die for and we ordered two more.

“I’d come here just for these milkshakes!” I said to Lauren.

“I do!” She laughed.

We ate in silence, enjoying every morsel. Danielle refilled my coffee once while I ate then once after my meal. I was full to bursting point.

While I headed to the toilets to freshen up, Lauren went to see her sister at the bar and tell her about tonight.

Once we payed our bill and said bye to Danielle we headed back to Melody. I took us back to the parking lot at the hotel.

“Is your sister coming tonight?” I asked Lauren, hopeful. At least I would know a few people there.

“No she can’t make it, she had agreed to do an extra shift at the diner tonight.”

“Ah, that’s a shame, maybe next time” I soothed.

“What are your plans for the rest of the afternoon?”

“Property hunting, I need to find somewhere so I’m not living in the hotel for ever!” I joked.

When I left Lauren I headed back into the hotel, Joe must have left by now I didn’t see him. There was a man I had never seen before at the front desk. That must be Sam.

Sam had dark hair in a young Justin Bieber style, he was tall and thin, looked athletically fit, he glanced up at me when I walked past.

Once in my room, I put the chain on the door. Closed the blinds then double-checked there was no one in the room. I opened the wardrobe and got out the equipment placing it on the desk, I forged a driving licence as ID. Very carefully, double-checking for any mistakes once happy I sealed it all in with the shiny top sheet. Left it to dry and packed away the equipment. I then settled on the bed to watch some more YouTube tutorials.