Between The Lines

Chapter 13

"Your alarm is going off." Harry mumbles in a hot raspy voice.

I reach for my phone and slide my finger across the screen to snooze it.

"I have to go to work." I groan.

"I'll drive you." Harry offers.

"You sure?" I ask.

"Ya." He says, getting up from the bed.

"Your clothes should be dry." I tell him and he nods before starting off to the back room.

I get up and find a pair of skinny jeans to throw on, along with my diner shirt.

The diner shirts are light blue with 'Riley's Diner' printed in hot pink letters across the back. I normally don't wear mine, even though it's suggested.

While putting on my jeans, Harry walks into the room pulling his shirt over his head.

I turn to check myself in the mirror. I grab a ponytail from off my dresser top and begin to put my hair up.

I feel Harry's arms wrap around me. "Yesterday was fun." He whispers into my ear. I turn to face him and peck his cheek.

"We didn't even eat anything." I point out. "The whole point was dinner."

"We'll stop for breakfast?" He suggests.

I glance at his watch. "Hmm... I guess we have a little time." I smile.

We get into the car and Harry stops at a donut shop on the way to the diner. I get a chocolate glazed and he gets a peanut butter & jelly filled.

I thank the lady and Harry pays. As we walk back to the car, Harry stops and smiles at me.

"What?" I ask. My mouth is filled with donut and my response comes out muffled.

"Did you know you talk in your sleep?" He asks.

"No I don't!" I laugh.

He nods and unlocks the door to the car.

"What did I say?" I'm kind of scared to know what he heard.

"You kept mumbling stuff about boats..." He chuckles.

"Boats?" I look at him to see if he's joking or not.

"I'm not kidding. You either said boats or boys."

"Must've been boys." I smile. "Ya know, after working on the corner all those nights, I just can't help it." I say with a straight face.

Harry looks at me with a shocked look. "What?!"

I laugh and pop the rest of my donut in my mouth. "I'm kidding."

We pull into the diner parking lot a few minutes later.

"You coming inside?" I ask him.

He shrugs. "Sure."

We get out of the car and walk into the diner.

Gloria shouts me a greeting from the kitchen as soon as I walk in.

She walks out and when she sees Harry, she shoots him a dirty look.

I look over at him but he doesn't seem fazed.

I walk behind the bar and put my phone in my storage tub. "Do you want anything?" I ask Harry.

"Uhh... Sure. A decaf." He says, taking a seat across from me.

"Okay." I reach for a mug and take the pot of decaf from the coffee maker.

"Here ya go." I slide Harry the cup before walking off to take orders from some people who just walked in.