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Big Apple Diner, Bremerton, Washington

Saturday, February 6, 2020

7:25 PST

The diner door was as creaky as I thought it would be. Though what rang louder was the bell they placed on the door, for some reason. Everyone's attention focused on me, everyone being the two waitresses, the chef in the background, and Kaleb. He gave me a small smile as our eyes met.

I made my way to the chair, and before I could say anything, one of the waitresses came with a pad and pen already in her hand.

"The wife is not coming today, huh?"

I gave Kaleb a confused look which he shrugged off and replied.

"Sadly, yeah. I know you like her more than me,"

The waitress chuckled.

"What can I say; she's a charmer. So, the usual?"

"Yeah," he said, "And get him some coffee,"

"In the biggest cup, you can find,"

She smiled at me and left.

I leaned back on the chair and smiled at him.

"So, is the marriage thing an alias, or did you forget to invite me?"

"Little bit of both," he said, "It's not like you're going around using your real name,"

You've got me on that. Though how is she? She dealing with it well?"

He sighed, then kicked back his legs on the table. No one seemed to mind.

"As well as she could. The normal life grew on me, but she, on the other hand...."

I chuckled,

"Don't worry about it," I said, "That'll stop mattering to her as long as you're there,"

The kitchen door flung open, and the waitress from earlier came out with the food tray. She laid it on the table, American breakfast and coffee for him and a milkshake glass with coffee filled to the brim. She handed me the straw.

"Sorry, that's the biggest thing we could find,"

"Kinda sucks but alright,"

She smiled the same smile at me again and went.

"You think she got the pun?"

"One of these days, you'll get into a relationship, and it'll be a sight to see,"

"Those days will probably be quiet and good ones,"

We paused as he started eating his breakfast, and I drinking my coffee off a milkshake cup. I waited till he asked the question, which he eventually did.

He cleaned his mouth with a napkin,

"Out of curiosity and nothing more, how far did you get,"

"Pretty far. The audits were only the start. Dear father of ours is still involved in a lot of deep shit,"

"And what are you planning?"

"The smaller parts, anonymous media leaks, treats via email, are already working, the big finale is rolling in soon enough. You in with me, right?"

"I can't answer that," he said

"I know,"

I took out the straw, then drank the last bits of the coffee and got up.

"If that was it, then we could've talked on the phone,"

I stopped before getting out the door,

"I know. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Take care, Kaleb,"

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