The forgotten wolf

Steel blue eyes

It’s after 10:00pm now the last customer has just left and the cook Eddie has cleaned and closed everything in the back. After 8:00 we only have one waitress (tonight and most nights that’s me) Eddie pops his head out front as I’m closing the register. “Hey I’m on my way out but I can wait if you need a lift?” My throbbing feet beg me to take him up on his offer but I know I’m gonna be in deep s**t already for not checking in all day and if Tommy sees Eddie drop me off it will only make it that much worse.

“No thanks have a great night and day off tomorrow” I say with a smile and a wave he nods and I hear the back door close. I get back to my task at hand as I hear the front door open the little bell jingling,s**t! I forgot to lock the door and flip the sign “oh sorry we are actually closed I forgot to flip the sign.” I say looking up I feel like the wind is knocked out of me, I’m met with the most intensely beautiful steel blue eyes. I stead myself and gulp taking in the rest of this man he’s definitely not local and he’s beautiful. He has shoulder length dark raven hair a well maintained beard tan caramel skin he’s tall at least 6”5 and even tho he’s wearing jeans and a leather jacket it was easy to tell he is very fit beneath. This man was definitely not a local he could give some male models a run for their money.

“Oh sorry I’ve been riding for hours can I just sit for a moment and get a cup of coffee I won’t stay long I just need to warm up please?”

I’m speechless for a moment his voice is smooth and sexy and my heart is pounding fast. I’m sure I look like an i***t staring at him. Embarrassment sweeping over me as I realize I haven’t spoken I glance outside and notice it’s rainy I realize his dark hair is wet and the beads of water on his jacket.

“Um ok but the coffee is old” I say and mentally feel like an i***t.

“Old coffee is fine”he chuckles and takes a seat at the counter I am now a puddle of mush hearing his little chuckle I feel like a school girl swooning over a crush.

“No sorry!” I squeak

“No I can’t stay?” He says confused half getting up.

“No you can sorry I mean I’ll make a new pot” if I could hit myself I would I think trying to calm myself.

“You don’t need to go through the trouble miss just something warm to get me on my way I’ve got a few more hours left on the road”

“It’s no trouble I’ll have a cup too and we have pie if you like?”He now smiles full at me I’m sure he’s used to women giving him anything he wants.

“That would be great but would you mind sitting with me? I feel bad keeping you hear past closing and it would make me a bit uncomfortable if you just stood there.”

“Um ok I guess I could” I turn from him catching my breath as I begin to make the new pot of coffee and go to the pie case and take out the last two pieces of chocolate fudge. I place them one in front of this handsome stranger and one beside him then poor us each a cup of coffee. “How do you take your coffee?”

“Black is just fine thank you” he says patting the stool next to him.

I come out from behind the counter and take the stool beside him the smell of coffee and pie and something else swirl around us and my stomach growls reminding me I hadn’t ate since the muffin this morning. I can’t help myself and take a big bite of the pie the sweet chocolate making me moan softly. And then my eyes shoot open as I am instantly reminded I’m with company. “sorry”

I say my mouth full but as I look at him I watch as he dose the same thing and I grin.

“Oh my god! this is the best thing I think I’ve ever had in my entire existence”

I laugh and just nod “yeah it’s my favourite Alice another waitress here makes all our pies they usually go very fast but I was hiding these pieces”

“Well I am honoured you shared your secret stash with me” he laughs fully and I melt again I have never been so instantly attracted to someone in my entire life. “So what’s your name?” He asks and just as I’m about to answer the front door of the dinner is slammed open and I hear.

“ELY !! OH SO THIS IS WHY YOU HAVENT ANSWERED YOUR f*****g PHONE!”

It’s Tommy and he’s mad very mad. Before I can even stand he’s behind me and has my hair in his hand pulling me off the stool. I fall to the floor and he kicks me still shouting and calling me a f*****g w***e. I brace myself for the next kick but it dosent happen and I hear a growl. The man who was sitting beside me is now up and has Tommy by his shirt and pushes him backwards. Tommy stumbles back and falls down. The stranger puts his hand down to help me up but behind him I see Tommy grab a chair and is about to hit this man while his back is turned. I shout “look out” he turns and with what looks like a gentle push has Tommy flying across the dinner into a booth He then picks up Tommy all 250 pounds of him and as if he is weightless easily tosses him out of the dinner and locks the door. Staring at him with shock unable to speak this superhuman of a man say “listen I can’t explain here your boyfriend or husband is knocked out for now. He’s alive but will be awake soon and will most definitely call the police.if you want an explanation on what I am and who you are and what you are I need you to come with me now.”

I struggle to understand and look at him like he’s crazy”you don’t know me! I don’t know you! I can’t go with you! who are you?” I’m shocked and confused and scared.

“My name is Alex and I’m not like normal people. You’re right I don’t know you but I know what you are. I need you to trust me I’ll bring you somewhere safe and explain everything I won’t hurt you. You have my word.”

“How can I trust you” I begin and then I hear Tommy smashing on the glass door of the dinner shouting something I can’t understand and I nod at Alex “okay but If I go with you I can’t ever come back here” he nods

“Is there a back way out?” This time it’s my turn to nod and I signal to the kitchen just as we are about to reach the door I say “wait” I run to the locker room grab my duffel bag and the locked box of money from my locker. We get out the back door and Alex gives me his helmet as we dart towards his bike. Tommy sees us and runs towards us Alex gets on first and I climb on the back holding on to him tight. I must be clinically insane I think as we speed off. In the distance I hear Tommy scream.