After Hours With The Head Chef

Chapter Two

Today was the big day. Jean Phillipe had gotten everything he needed and it was time to get ready. He arrived early to make sure that the decorations would be up to his Bosses standards. And the cocktail bar looked sophisticated enough. Everything looked like it was ready to go.

"Sean, do you need anything?" he asked one of the contestants helping out in the dining room tonight.

"no I think I have it covered thanks" Sean said while testing out some cocktails.

Guests were starting to arrive now he gathered up the orders Charmingly from the customers. The dinners tonight were either :
*Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green beans
*Beef Wellington, Roast Potatoes, Home made Yorkshires and Brussel sprouts
*Three Bird Roast, Roast Potatoes, Stuffing, Brussel sprouts
The Beef Wellington sounded the best to Jean. He was definetly a beef eater. Luckily his service went without a glitch and he had managed to keep composure, even when he accidently brushed his fingers against his boss hands a few times while passing him the orders. Jean Phillipe whole body responded to the innocent touch but he managed to keep it together. And right now he had the joy of standing very close to the kitchens, listening to his boss bark out orders to the contestants. Gordon's TV persona was somewhat arousing to Jean.

And as the night came to an end, and Jean Phillipe led the happy Customers out of the restaurant and to their cars. He began to feel a bit out of sorts returning to the set. Knowing Chef Ramsay had organised a Christmas party after service instead of the ordinary illimation night. And Ramsay had promised that both him and himself would be there to party with the contestants. But thruth be told it wasn't really his scene. And so he came back to the restaurant and stayed long enough to toast a champagne with the contestants and his boss. And then he decided to go get some stuff done in the office. He hoped no one saw him they would find him pathetic working during a party. Or perhaps think he was really dedicated but, no one would even know he was working.

Jean Phillipe headed back to the office, he might as well accomplish more this evening. He would get the paperwork that Mr Ramsay needed and then he wouldn't have to do it Monday. Getting the paperwork together sometimes took forever and he had a new layout for the dining room he needed to start working on. All of the paperwork was kept in a back room in a walk in closet. He was having a hard time finding the budgeting file. It didn't appear to be in here sometimes Gordon took out the files he pondered. And he was so busy putting back the paper work he did not need but found during his search for the budgeting file, that he didn't hear Mr Ramsay come in behind him.