A Taste of Spring

Dez ordered the meaty omelet, pancakes, and coffee while Tabitha ordered fruit crepes and orange juice. The waitress grunted then turned without speaking a word. Dez found it amusing and actually laughed as the portly woman sashayed away to place the order.

"She's a sweetheart once you've tipped her," Tabitha said then shrugged.

"I bet," Dez said, as he continued to watch their waitress. He turned back to face Tabitha. "You come here often then."

"Not as much as I'd like." Tabitha moved her arm that was lying across the table to let the waitress sit a glass down.

Dez read the name tag on the silent waitress's shirt as she placed his coffee in front of him. Gene, their waitress, rolled her eyes then left. Again, without saying a word. Dez shook his head as he reached for the sugar and cream.

"Is it the friendly conversation from the staff that has you wanting more?"

"Gene didn't speak to me until after I ate at one of her tables at least half a dozen times," Tabitha smiled.

When he had his coffee just right, he took a long sip then sighed. "Well," he said, as he placed the mug back on the table, "the coffee is amazing."

paper with her fingers. "So, you want to talk about this angel that flew

refer to Anna as an Angel? "No," he said, with a tone of finality. He heard

Tabitha grinned, "besides,

rubbed his hand over his head and

apart and the piecing together of my

breakfast ended. As soon as he finished his cup, the waitress returned

cut her crepes, "do you think she

Dez admitted. He buttered his French toast slices and proceeded to cut them. "I guess Anna wasn't

you've described of...her reactions, I think she was

the perfect accent to her porcelain tone. She was absolutely beautiful, had a sense of humor, and didn't seem stuck on herself. Tabitha was totally his type

need a

the dimples women loved. "Are you

Rey in a funk," Tabitha said as she winked. "Your

moment. Her expression was one of understanding, and it was something he found