The University of the South

Come back (5 of 7)

It had been a few months since I had graduated from college.

I was currently working as a writer, but I knew I needed the extra funds if I was going to be raising my baby by myself.

So I worked as a part time waitress as well.

I had worked here ever since finishing school and I loved everyone else who worked here. 

Everyone was so understanding and so nice to me, it was a great place to work at for sure.

I hear someone call me and smile when I see the caller ID.

"Hey Grace, what's up?" I ask as she squeals.

I move the phone away from my ear, jumping at the insanely loud sound she had produced.

Someone's excited.

"Rocco is coming back today. He just had to fly out somewhere to call an old relative of coach's. Did you hear? Coach Carl passed away." Gracie says as I gasp.

Coach Carl was Rocco and Alessio's coach back in college. They loved him dearly.

Alessio. Alessio would be devastated.

"That's terrible, Gracie. Give Rocco my condolences." I say as she mumbles a small okay.

Gracie and Rocco were finally dating.

Rocco had a thing for her since the start of freshman year. Gracie just wasn't making it easy for him to ask her out.

He had finally shown her how serious he was about her earlier this summer and she actually gave him a chance.

I was happy for them, I knew Gracie secretly liked him.

Gracie mumbles something before talking again.

"Oh! it's a thursday so you're free to hang out right? I could pick you up." She asks as I frown

It was my break day today when suddenly I had received another call from my workmate saying I needed to cover her shift due to a family emergency.

"I can't today, Grace. Someone called, I need to fill in for one of my workmates." I say as she sighs.

It was no problem for me, she had covered my shifts when I was feeling bad or I had weird pregnancy symptoms that I was still getting used to.

It was the least I could do for her.

"That's okay, girly. Maybe next time. You go take care of yourself and my little niece or nephew okay?" She asks as I smile at that, saying a short goodbye before ending the call.

I smooth down my apron as I get ready to work.

"Daisy, dear. You're needed at table number 5!" Chloe says as I nod, grabbing my notepad and walking over to my assigned table.

I take their order and that's when I feel someone's eyes on me.

I turn to see Rocco sitting at the booth next to mine and I gasp when I see who he's with.

Alessio...

He was actually here, he came back after a few months.

I wasn't dreaming right?

But he was playing soccer for another state, what the hell was he doing back here?!

"Bunny..." He painfully says as he eyes my bump.

That nickname of his that he called me. It was the first time I heard it in months.

Did he know the baby was his and I had hid it from him?