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Post by Penelope Gabor on Nov 29, 2008 0:19:10 GMT -5
It had been a long day. Penelope Gabor knew that for a fact. She had spend most of her day at her nine-five job at Silk Gardens Dress Shop and now she was at her night job, waitress at The Lodge. She sighed as she made her way over to the bar to place her customers' drink orders. "Jack?" she said to the bartender on duty, her Southern accent coating her words, "Can I have a club soda and a water?" Jack commented how Penny's customers never ordered any good drinks. "Yea," she said, rolling her eyes as she set the glasses on the tray, "Must be me."
Penny walked over to her table and set down the drinks. She took their orders down and walked over to the kitchen. She gave Jameson, the cook their order. "I tell you, Penny, your customers order the best things on the menu. They have great taste." She rolled her eyes. "Tell that to Jack at the bar." She said as she walked out to the dining room again. She smoothed down her apron and made sure her black knee length skirt was straight and her white tee shirt wasn't moving up on her. She sighed as she tightened her ponytail.
Penny then sat at the bar herself. "Hey Jack?" she said, "Can I have a water for myself? I'm parched." Jack got her the water she asked for and she thanked him. She sipper her water slowly, wondering if anything exciting was going to happen on this shift. She sighed as she looked around The Lodge. Not many customers. All regulars. She sighed, maybe something was about to happen.
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Post by Federico Desiderio on Nov 29, 2008 14:46:17 GMT -5
Federico loved the sometimes cold nights that was Forks nightlife. He dressed now in a large black coat that seemed to flow about him now. He wore a black long-sleeved shirt and black pants with matching boots on him. He walked into the familar Lodge resturant and of course,like always whenever and whereever he went,everyone glanced at him but something caught his eye as he walked in,a beautiful blonde girl at the bar. She must be new he had not seen her around before--Federico slowly made his way to a small booth that was his own and he settled himself in a good place where he could see the girl from afar.
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Post by Penelope Gabor on Nov 29, 2008 15:15:43 GMT -5
Penelope noticed the handsome man enter. She gasped lightly as she watched the guy make his way to a booth near the back. "Who's he?" Penny asked Jack, the bartender. "I only know his last name is Desiderio." Jack told her, "He always sits in that back booth. This is the first time he's been here on your shift." Penny nodded. This Mr. Desiderio was in her section.
Penelope finished her water and Jack took the glass to rinse it off. "Thanks for the water, Jack." she said with a smile as she hopped down from the bar stool. "Anytime, Penelope." he said, "Go see to your new customer." Penny rolled her eyes. She made her way over to Mr. Desiderio's table, her heart beating faster than before.
Penelope reached Mr. Desiderio's table. "Hi." she said, her Southern accent strong, as always, "My name's Penelope. I'm gonna be your server tonight." She smiled a big smile while her heart pounded. "What can I get ya to start off with?"
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Post by Federico Desiderio on Nov 29, 2008 15:28:56 GMT -5
Federico heard the words that Jack and this new girl was saying about him. So she WAS new and he was glad that he came in on her shift or else he would be at a loss. He tried to hold back so many of his urges especially blood related. Federico looked up when Penelope approuched his booth,he saw that smile of hers and he could hear that heartbeat of hers--it was music to his ears somehow. Federico smiled and replied,"I'll have a glass of your finest wine. Jack knows what I like." Federico then flashed a grin.
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Post by Penelope Gabor on Nov 29, 2008 16:37:41 GMT -5
Penelope could feel everyone's eyes on her back as she spoke to this handsome guy, Mr. Desiderio. "I'll have a glass of your finest wine. Jack knows what I like." Penny just put her pad away in her apron, knowing she could remember that. "I'll be right back with that." she said with a smile and headed back to the bar, now feeling his eyes on her back.
"Jack?" Penelope said, "The guy wants a glass of our finest wine. He said you'd know what he wanted?" Jack nodded and got the correct bottle out of the wine fridge. "Here ya go, Pen." He said and Penny placed the glass on the tray. "Thanks, Jack." she said and Jack nodded. "Just be careful, Pen. I don't really know anything about this guy, apart from what he liked to drink." She nodded and headed back to Mr. Desiderio's table.
"Here ya go, sir." she placing the glass down on the table in front of him. She put her tray under her arm and took out her pad and pencil again, "Now, what can I get ya to for dinner, sir?" Her large, friendly smile appared back on her face.
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Post by Federico Desiderio on Nov 30, 2008 15:34:36 GMT -5
Federico wanted to tell Jack to mind his own busniess on what he ate or not. But Federico had to avoid such confrontation but he also had to hold back all of his blood urgings as well. He could hear the heartbeat of this young Penelope and yet,he couldn't keep his eyes off of her and she thought she was rather beautiful--so beautiful. Federico took the glass of wine when she put it down on the table and raised to her,replying,"Thanks. Um,I'll have your finest steak....I always get it."
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Post by Penelope Gabor on Nov 30, 2008 16:22:52 GMT -5
"Thanks." "No problem." Penelope said as she tucked the tray under her arm and took out her pad and pencil. "Um,I'll have your finest steak....I always get it." She jotted down what he wanted quickly/ "I'll put that right in for ya, sir." she said, "If ya need anythin' in the meantime, just stop me, 'kay? I'll be around." She smiled and then walked into the kitchen.
Penelope handed Jameson Mr. Desiderio's order. "Mr. Desiderio?" Jameson asked. Penny nodded and asked, "How'd ya know?" "He orders the same thing every time he comes in here." "That's what he said." she told Jameson. "Just be careful, Penelope, okay?" "Oh come on, Jameson." Penny said and rolled her eyes. She walked back out to the dining room.
Penelope got the coffee pot from behind the bar and started walking to one of her tables in the back of the restaurant. She got to the table. "Would you like more coffee, Mr. Johnson?" she asked the old man sitting there who she always had there on her shift. "Oh, sure, Penelope." he said as she refilled his coffee cup, "You're always on the ball." "That's me." she said and then asked his wife, "How about you, Mrs. Johnson?" "Why, thank you, Penelope." the old woman said as she now refilled her cup, "You are the best waitress here." "I assure you I'm not." Penelope said, "But thanks, just the same, for the complement, m'am." She headed back to the bar, now passing Mr. Desiderio's table, and was stopped by someone grabbing her wrist...
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Post by Federico Desiderio on Nov 30, 2008 16:41:03 GMT -5
And the person grabbing her wrist was the cold hand of Federico,his eyes looking like he was trying to hold back so much pain and urges. Federico then replied,"You asked if I needed anything to stop you and so I did..."Federico then leaned to her and said,"I actually wanted to ask you something---first,tell Jack over there at the bar to stay out of my busniess....and what time does your shift end?"
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Post by Penelope Gabor on Nov 30, 2008 19:44:17 GMT -5
Penelope was surprised when someone grabbed her wrist. Usually if a customer needed something, they'd call out "Excuse me, Penelope?" or "Penelope?" or just plain, "Excuse me, miss?". She was surprised when a cold hand gripped her wrist. She had so many tables that she didn't realize who's table at was the the customer grabbed her wrist. She was glad she had the coffee pot in her other hand. Her eyes followed up the man's arm and up to the face of Mr. Desiderio.
"You asked if I needed anything to stop you and so I did..." "Oh sure, sir." Penelope said, her Southern accent strong as ever. "What do ya need?" She turned to face him. "I actually wanted to ask you something---" "Course, sir." she said, "What is it, sir?" "first,tell Jack over there at the bar to stay out of my busniess...." "I'll be sure to give Jack that message, sir." She started to walk away but she didn't move as Mr. Desiderio still had her wrist. "and what time does your shift end?" Penelope's eyes widened in shock. Was this guy high or something? Penelope said nothing and pulled her wrist out of Mr. Desiderio's grasp and walked to the bar.
"Jack," Penelope whispered, "Mr. Desiderio wanted me to tell you to stay out of his business...." Jack said nothing. "What else did he say, Pen? I can tell you're not telling me something." "It's nothin', Jack." she said, "Don't worry about me, kay?" She went into the kitchen and got Mr. Desiderio's steak. She walked back to his table and placed it down in front of him. "There ya go, sir." she said. She then leaned down and whispered to him, "I get off in twenty minutes..." She stood back up. "Why'd you wanna know that anyway?"
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Post by Federico Desiderio on Nov 30, 2008 20:23:02 GMT -5
"Because I wanted to talk to you..."Federico just said,plain and simple. He looked at Jack,he knew that Jack was willing to protect Penelope but Federico meant no harm--not at all. Federico then replied,"I don't mean any harm. I'm not that kind of guy--unlike the guy in the booth in front of me--watch out for him and the name is Federico,if you don't mind...."
{ick. sorry that the post is short.}
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Post by Penelope Gabor on Nov 30, 2008 21:03:22 GMT -5
[it's cool.]
"Because I wanted to talk to you..." "Okay..." Penelope said, unsure. "I don't mean any harm. I'm not that kind of guy--unlike the guy in the booth in front of me--watch out for him" She nodded. "Okay, I'll watch out for him." She wondered how he knew that about the guy in the next booth. and the name is Federico,if you don't mind...." "All right, Federico." she said with a light laugh amist her Southern accent. She then leaned in to him. "See ya in twenty minutes." And with that she went back to work.
About nineteen minutes later, Penelope went into the back and signed out for the night. She then changed into what she wore that morning to work, a white, eyelet, halter dress with orange flowers on it. She pulled her hair tie out of her hair and pulled the top of her hair back with a clip. She put her earrings back in and changed her shoes back into a pair of heels she wore that morning. She walked back out into the restaurant. Melanie, another waitress who worked the next shift, had taken over her tables. She saw Federico was still sitting at his table and she went over to him. "Okay," she said, "My shift's over."
[Penny's dress:
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Post by Federico Desiderio on Nov 30, 2008 21:13:57 GMT -5
Federico knew that she has to wonder how he knew about the guy in front of him. But he could not reveal anything to her or anyone--he was under a code of secrecy. Federico had waited until Penelope was out of site and handed his plate of steak to a waitress and told her to throw away the plate. There he had waited for twenty minutes and when Penelope came back,he had to fight his urges to bite her---Federico rose from his seat and sensed a vampire near them,looking at him. He asked Penelope,"Let us talk outside. Come on..." Feder then lead Penelope outside,knowing one of the vampires would follow them---they were blood hungry.
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Post by Penelope Gabor on Nov 30, 2008 22:45:49 GMT -5
Let us talk outside. Come on..." "Okay..." Penelope said as Federico lead her from the restaurant. Once they were outside, she turned to Federico. "Okay, Federico." she said, "What do ya wanna talk about?" She didn't know what was going on. She knew that Federico was a handsome guy but she thought he was either married or wasn't interested in her. She didn't think he was a perv...at that moment. That could change...
"Well?" Penelope said, "What do ya wanna talk to me about?" She put her hands on her hips. She didn't know what was going on. What she did in the meantime was study his face. Federico was a very handsome guy. He had a angular face, noble brow and piercing blue eyes. She heard some thing russeling in the trees behind her. She turned and looked but saw nothing. She turned back to Federico. "Well?" she said. "If you're not gonna say anthin' I may as well just go..."
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Post by Federico Desiderio on Dec 3, 2008 17:10:27 GMT -5
Federico could sense in her voice that she was annoyed when he didn't say anything and she was going to go--Federico heard rustling and smelled a deadness in the air--vampire smell. He could have smelled a death scent in the air from a mile away. Federico looked to Penelope and said,"I just wanted to talk to the new waitress around here but apparantly I can't do that when you don't have the patience for waiting for a guy to speak..."
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Post by Penelope Gabor on Dec 4, 2008 22:32:31 GMT -5
"I just wanted to talk to the new waitress around here but apparantly I can't do that when you don't have the patience for waiting for a guy to speak..." "I'm sorry, sir." Penelope said and looked down, "Please, say what ya hafta say." She smiled lightly. "And know I'm not a new waitress. This is just your first time here on my shift...well that's what Jack said..." She blushed lightly. And she was now listening to Jack? What was this world coming to? She then heard more rustling in the trees and bushes behind her. She turned around but saw nothing and turned back to Federico.
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