ranch dressing- j.j.

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alexa's pov~

i walked into a local restaurant with my two best friends- avery and aaliyah. at my high school, once a week, we were allowed to go out to lunch. naturally, every week, avery, aaliyah, and i always went to the same place- roger's. i have no clue why we liked it here so much, because the food wasn't even that great. i guess it was just a tradition. and hell, i'd have fun anywhere with my best friends.

as we sat down at our usual booth, in the corner of the all-too-familiar place, i began looking at the same wall i'd looked at a million times. you see, roger's was known for covering their walls in framed photos of their customers. it had been there for over thirty years and pictures of all different kinds of people were all over the wooden walls. this very wall just so happened to feature three pictures of avery, aaliyah, and me. one picture of us as six-year-olds, sipping strawberry milkshakes. another picture was of us sticking our tongues out at the camera at around ten-years-old. and the last picture was of the three-of-us around six months ago. we were laughing at something that i can't quite put my finger on. that's probably why we always chose to sit as this specific booth- it's wall featured some of our best memories.

"i never get tired of looking at these pictures," aaliyah said with a smile.

"i do," avery started. "what was i thinking when i did my hair like that?" she said, pointing at the picture of us as six-year-olds. her hair was in cute little piggy tails. wait...

"hey, avery!" i raised my voice. "i did your hair that day, you ass!" i said, remembering how she had begged me to do her hair.

"whoops," she laughed, biting her lip like she did when she got nervous. "oh my god. don't look now, but there's a new waiter, and he's coming toward us. he's absolutely ador-"

before avery could finish, i whipped my head around to look.

"she said don't look, alexa!" aaliyah hissed at me.

but, i didn't care. the waiter was super cute and coming toward our table. he had blonde hair, beautiful green eyes, with oversized glass on, and a wonderful smile. casually, i continued to look around the restaurant, as if i wasn't trying to catch a glimpse of him.

"he's coming over here," avery muttered, looking at the table mat in front of her.

"just chill, guys. act natural," i assured them.

"hello, welcome to roger's. i'm jack. have you been here before?" he smiled, running a hand through his hair.

"oh, we've been here before. you're the new one here," aaliyah said, raising an eyebrow- her signature look. i internally laughed at her action.

"haha, yeah. i just started yesterday," he told her with a chuckle. "now, can i get you ladies started with something to drink?" he said, pulling out a notebook and pen.

"yeah, we're all actually ready to order now, if that's okay," avery piped up.

"okay, go ahead," jack said, as he gave a quick glance my way. instantly, i felt heat rise to my cheeks. it was probably just in my head.
guys always looked at avery and aaliyah- beautiful, tall, brunettes. i was just a short, blonde girl with a baby face. he was probably looking at one of them and not me.

"we'll have three cherry cokes, three bacon cheeseburgers, and three sides of fries, please," i said.

"cool," he said, as he wrote the order down, putting his notepad and pen away. "i'll be out in a minute with your cherry cokes and rolls."

as jack walked away, to the kitchen, i started thinking about roger's signature rolls. those things were damn good and came with every meal you ordered. suddenly, i remembered that i forgot to order ranch to go with my rolls.

"shit. i forgot to order my ranch," i pouted.

"chill, alexa. we'll order you some as soon as he comes back," aaliyah assured me.

"god forbird alexa doesn't have ranch with her rolls," avery joked, rolling her eyes.

"that would be horrible! i would be so upset," i told them honestly.

yeah, i had a thing about ranch, especially on rolls. i don't know; i just really loved it. ranch was delicious on practically anything- rolls, salad, chicken nuggets... my thoughts of ranch dressing were interrupted when jack came back to our booth with a tray full of food and drinks.

he placed all of our drinks on the table and set the rolls down in the middle of us.

"could i get a side of-" but before i could finish, he set down a huge side of ranch next to me. i was shocked and apparently so were aaliyah and avery, due to their expressions.

"how did you know i loved ranch?" i asked him with what must have been a huge grin.

"i didn't, but i like ranch and i like you, so i figured i'd bring you some," he smiled a crooked smile back at me.

"oh my god; this is so cute," i heard avery say next to me.

"goals," aaliyah agreed.

but, i ignored the comments right then.

"that may be the cheesiest thing i've ever heard, i started," but i still could kiss you right now."

"hmmm..." he smiled mischievously. "why don't you repay me by letting me take you out sometime?"

"oh....okay... sure," i stuttered in complete shock.

he liked me. a ranch loving, sweet, fucking perfect boy liked me.

"okay, well i have to get back to my other tables," he said, scratching the back of his head nervously.

"okay, see you," i said, attempting not to blush.

we eventually finished our meal and had to head back to school. of course, the most delicious part of the meal were the rolls with ranch. before we left, i quickly grabbed a napkin, scribbled my number on it, and left it on the table for jack.

as avery, aaliyah, and i walked out the door, jack was tending to another table. he smiled at me with a wave, and i returned his smile, mouthing "call me," and pointing toward the napkin on the table. he smiled and nodded in return, understanding what i meant.

ugh, i didn't want to go back to school after this. i wanted to stay here and eat more rolls with ranch and talk to jack. but alas, life sucks ass.

a/n

this is literally the weirdest story i've ever written, but i think it's super adorable. it's actually based off my real-life obsession with ranch/ rolls & ranch lol. i hope you all like it!
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