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."

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

at Tabitha. Did he really refer to Anna as an Angel? "No," he said, with a

grinned, "besides, you've already told me

rubbed his hand over his

was 'the tearing apart and the piecing together of my very soul,'" Tabitha said before she

certain he would need another two cups before breakfast ended. As soon as he finished his cup, the waitress

crepes, "do you think

French toast slices and proceeded to cut them. "I

said as she chewed. "From what you've described of...her reactions, I think she was into

hair was the perfect accent to her porcelain tone. She was absolutely beautiful, had a sense

you need a bit

her the dimples women loved. "Are

a funk," Tabitha said as she winked. "Your writing will suffer and

one of understanding, and it was something he found he could accept without feeling placated. "No." He

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