Dog Tags

Chapter 58

Quinn's POV

The next morning I sleep right up until my alarm goes off at noon, I reach out from under my blankets and slam my hand on phone until the alarm shuts off. I lay there still mentally and emotionally drained from last night, and the thought of just calling in sick today crossing my mind but I know that I just need to get my mind of what happened last night. I force myself to get out of bed and get into the shower as the feeling of the hot water feels great today for some reason, and once I am all cleaned up I step out of the shower and grab my dog tags off the bathroom counter kissing them before putting them back around my neck,

"I really hope you come home soon baby." I say out loud while walking out of my bathroom and into my closet grabbing my uniform and today's outfit of a white bateau ruffle lace dress. I get dressed in my bra, a pair of panties, and my uniform. I look in the mirror at my reflection seeing that no makeup could cover up how drained I look, and personally I don't care today, I don't do anything fancy with my hair today expect for brushing it out and straightening it. I shrug my shoulder grabbing my bag with my dress in it then pack up my purse before heading downstairs.

I enter the living room to see no one there which is odd because Grandma is normally already up by now, "Your grandma is at the hospital, they needed her advice on a psych patient." My dad says from inside the kitchen. I walk into the kitchen giving him a hug and kiss, "Morning daddy." I say forcing myself to act like I fine. "Where is my older brother?" Dad takes a drink of his coffee with one hand and points upward with his other hand, "He is in his room sleeping." I nod my head as I head for the front door but I am stopped by my dad, 

"You aren't going to spend any time with your dad? We always talk and spend time together when you get up." I look at him actually feel guilty that I just want to get out of this house, "I work this afternoon." My dad turns his body in the chair to face me, "You don't have work until two, and it is only 12: 40." I turn looking at him with a fake smile, "I am going to stop to get some caffeine because I have a feeling that today is going to be a long day." Before my dad can say anything more I walk out of the house closing the door behind me and I head to my car.

I stop at 'Latte Day' picking up a gingerbread and peppermint latte that I have been addicted to as of late, I pull into the parking lot of the diner grabbing my latte and my purse then exit my car walking into the diner to see Anthony and Amara sitting at a booth. Amara is around the same age as Anthony, she is afoot shorter than Anthony with light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and has the sweetest smile I have ever seen on someone. She also works at 'Latte Day' Coffee Shop. "Hey love birds." I say walking up to the booth as the two of them smile at me, 

"Hey Quinn, looks like your vacation is over." I look down at my uniform then back to them nodding my head, "It was nice while it lasted." I say laughing a little but the laugh was kind of forced, "You two on date?" Amara nods her head placing it on Anthony's shoulder, "We heard that this was the best diner in all of Nevada." I am not sure about that but I would say that it is on the top five, "Well we are under new management." Just as I say that the doors to the back open and out walks the new owner and Mr. Boise' son Thomas Boise.

Thomas is 34 years old and close to 6 foot in height, he has dark brown hair and heavenly green eyes. "Afternoon Thomas." I smile as he smiles back at me,"Afternoon Quinn. Might I ask what you are doing here 20 minutes early for your shift?" I shrug my shoulders at him placing my purse on the hook in the back,"I didn't have much going on this morning." I lie still feeling bad about my dad,but I didn't need him grilling me with a thousand questions about last night. "Who am I working with today?" I ask just as a pair of muscler arms wrap around me from behind me, but I don't freak out after getting a whiff of 'Sean Jean'cologne,

"Hello Emery." I say smiling because I was praying that I would be working with him today. "You are in trouble with me little lady." I turn in his arms giving him a weird look, "You ignored my phone calls and texts all night after you left."I sigh knowing that I shouldn't have done that but with everything that happened last night I had a lot on my mind, "As soon as I got home I crashed,but I am sorry that I had worried." I kiss his cheek as he releases me from his grip, "As a way of apologizing, you are going to take booth 6." I look over at booth to see Nikki Holiday sitting there,

"That is low even for you Emery." I growl at him before clocking in and walking over to the table, "Hi Nikki, what can I get for you?' Nikki looks up at me with a very sour and pissed off look on her face, "I was hoping to see you today. We need to talk." I can feel the animosity from her, "What could we possible need to talk about?" Nikki stares at me with a death glare in her eyes, "You and Nick." She plainly says crossing her arms over her chest giving me now a nasty look.