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."

her fingers. "So, you want to

he peered at Tabitha. Did he really refer to Anna as an Angel? "No," he said, with a tone of finality. He heard Tabitha's laugh before looking up into

Tabitha grinned, "besides, you've already told me

hand over his head

inside Anna was 'the tearing apart and the piecing together of my very soul,'" Tabitha

cups before breakfast ended. As soon as he finished his cup, the waitress returned with their food. He motioned

fork cut her crepes, "do you think

buttered his French toast slices and proceeded to cut them. "I guess Anna wasn't that into me." He playfully raised

described of...her reactions, I think

red hair was the perfect accent to her porcelain tone. She was absolutely beautiful, had a sense of humor, and didn't seem stuck

think you need a bit of distraction,

smiled, giving her the dimples women loved. "Are you volunteering to be that

civic duty. Can't have the great Dezmond Rey in a funk," Tabitha said

one of understanding, and it was something he found he could accept