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to roll for tonight before sitting down at the table across from him.
    “Hey babe, how was work?” I ask making conversation.
    “Oh, you know, the same,” Trent responds scooping a spoon full of mashed potatoes in his mouth. “I saved you some if you want,” he continues, gesturing to them on his plate.
    “Thanks, but I already ate,” I say with a smile.
    Without a response he studies my face for a few seconds with a half grin, before continuing to eat the rest of his dinner. My heart aches seeing the pain my distance is causing him. He has done nothing but love me, cherish the ground I walk on, but it’s still not enough. My heart still isn’t whole; there’s still an emptiness that I feel and visions of Joey that haven’t disappeared. I wonder if I’ll ever see him again, and what will happen if I do?
    “Hope, party of two at table one!” Sheila announces from the front of the restaurant. I look at table one and see the old couple that comes in every Friday.
    “Well, I better get going,” I say, wrapping my apron around my waist and quickly pecking Trent on the lips.
    “Can I see you tonight?” he asks, resting his hand on my cheek.
    “Yeah, sure. As long as we aren’t here too late,” I say with a smile, pecking his lips one last time before turning in table one’s direction.
    “Love you, Angel,” he says as I start to walk away.
    Turning around halfway, I smile, “love you, too,’ before continuing in the direction of my table.
     

     
    After an hour or so the restaurant starts to fill up, so I’m thrilled to see Kelly standing in the waitress area, wrapping her apron around her waist.
    “Yay! I didn’t think you were back from school yet,” I practically shout, excited to have her back.
    “I actually got back on Wednesday and was going to give myself the weekend off, but I’m broke, so here I am.” She smiles, giving me a hug. “So, how’s everything going? You and Trent still together?”
    “Barely.”
    “What? Why? What happened?”
    “I don’t know, things have been weird. He wants to get more serious, and I just don’t feel like I’m there yet,” I admit, leaving out the huge elephant in the room again…Joey.
    “Eh, don’t worry about it. We’re still young. No need to start thinking about settling down yet.” She winks.
    I’ve so missed her.
    “Hey, girls.” Sheila comes up next to us, and smiles. “Hope, do you have a table opening up soon? I’ve got a party of four waiting that requested you.”
    “Um yeah. I just gave table six their check, so they should be getting up any minute,” I respond, glancing over at the table I mentioned.
    “Great! Let me know when you have it cleaned and set,” Sheila says before returning to the front.
    Anxious to see who has requested me I peek over the glass divider of the waitress stand, but don’t see anyone I recognize.
    After removing the dirty dishes, cleaning and setting the table, I head up front to notify Sheila that the table is ready.
    “Oh good, here’s their menus. They’re waiting outside, and are under the last name of Puccino,” she says, handing me their menus. Puccino? Do I know any Puccinos?
    Opening up the front door, I yell “Puccino, party of four!” and look in both directions to see who claims the table.
    A group of people sitting on the bench stand up, and my stomach just about drops to the ground when I see Joey.
    “Yup, that’s us,” a middle aged lady responds, holding up her hand.
    Feeling like I could hurl at any second, seeing the man I’ve been fantasizing about for the last year standing in front of me, I fake a smile, and manage to spit out, “this way,” as I motion for them to follow me.
    After feeling like I’ve been walking for miles, we finally reach the open table reserved for them. Placing the menus in front of each chair, I manage to crack another smile and tell them that I’ll be right back.
    Running to the employee bathroom, I swing the door open, locking it