he needed more time
Then I have everyone else’s order?
the table of men nodded
she excused herself saying shed
get the coffee water and juices
returned dispersed: What will it be, cowboy?
he cast a surreptitious glance around
the booth to see if any of the others caught what she said she saw himsaw the roughneck the hard man
sitting before her despite the suit and tie
I'm still thinking.
Should I wait?
Yes. he
liked it when people had to wait for him
the man looking out the window
through the venetian blinds into the parking lot said He likes the items you have pictured on your menu;
he’s wondering if you might have a menu that pictures all your items, he leaned forward to glance the
nametag on her breast
Jody.
she snapped her gum which should have been answer enough for most but cowboy held his menu tightly earnestly
No. she said
the ferretfaced man on the aisle
to her immediate right said He’d like to
know if substitutions are allowed.
she didnt reach across the table to
cowboys menu and point it out she wanted to badly At the top of the menu you can read it’s an
additional Twofifty.
the ferret said He doesnt like to
read
I suppose that’s why he’s
surrounded himself with you, guys. then only
turning her head Cowboy. Make a decision?
The coffee’s fine. he handed his
menu to the man to his right who reached across the two others beside him and handed
the menu to her
Okay. I’ll put the orders in and
doubleback to refresh the coffee.
she returned she refilled everyones
mug and left
immediately cowboy asked How’d she do that, give me and Mike our Decaf?
a stunned silence descended on
the table
Mike answered Sir. You and I are the only mugs that have
coasters beneath them. That’s a tell, so she and other waitresses can refill
our coffee without asking decaffeinated or regular. It’s more efficient, sir.
And if I hide my coaster?
Then, sir, you get what you ordered.
I’ve ordered Decaf.
Sir. Then leave your coaster where it is.
cowboy didnt want anything off the
menu
he just drank his Decaf with powdered Cremora and Sweet ‘n Low
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