“What’s taking so long back here! We needed those plates out fifteen minutes ago!” Lisa shouted as walked through the busy kitchen to the chef.
“You should have given us some notice!” Joe snapped back at her from behind the steel counter. “You can’t give me an order for thirty people and expect me to have it done in less than twenty minutes!”
It had been a very busy night at the restaurant and he had managed to get all the food out to the customers without a complaint, until now. The kitchen was short handed and he was doing the best he could. He had only worked there for a few weeks, and it seemed that every time he worked with Lisa it was a constant battle.
“How long?” Lisa asked as she headed for the kitchen door.
“My God women, give us a break! We’re working as fast as we can, You’ll have your food soon enough.” Joe said frustrated “Feed them some more cocktails!”
Lisa was the head waitress and she had no problem reminding the kitchen when they mess up or at least when she thought they messed up. She was in her early twenties and about 5’5, with shoulder length brown hair that she lets fall around her round face. Lisa usually wore black slacks with a white blouse that complemented her athletic figure. But on busy nights like this night, she would wear a tight black skirt that showed off her long, toned legs. It helped with her tips and the boy in the kitchen enjoyed it.
Lisa’s innocent looks contradicted her personality. She intrigued Joe, but he also thought she could lose some of her attitude. She was good at what she did and she knew it. Joe had just as much experience as she did, and he wouldn’t take any of her shit. There was no reason to.
Joe was tall, with dark hair, and light brown eyes. He had a boyish charm that the waitress found irresistible, they all seemed to think he was attractive. They would hang out in the kitchen when it would slow down and even stay after to help him clean up. Joe noticed a few times that Lisa actually seemed jealous when he would flirt with them. He just couldn’t figure her out.
The rest of the evening went pretty smoothly. Lisa got her orders out to the table and her customers didn’t mind the wait. They had drank quite a bit and ended up being the last table to leave for the night.
As Lisa brought the last of her dishes into the kitchen, she noticed that Joe was still cleaning up.
“Your welcome.” Joe said as he notice her standing there. He watched her bend over to put the dishes into the basket, looking her up and down admiring the view.
“What are you talking about?” Lisa asked. She looked up and saw Joe over by the counter cleaning up. He had a bit of flour on his face and a sauce in his hair. She had found him attractive, she also thought he was full of him self. On the other hand there was so much about him she liked, she didn’t know what to do.
“For rushing your order for thirty top.” Joe said with a smile. Lisa had a certain spark about her that he found enticing. Maybe it was the way her light green eyes accented her tan complexion or the confidence behind them.
Lisa stood up, and flipped her hair over her shoulder and then placed her hand on her hips. “You call that rushing! The only reason that it got done so fast is because I had to come back and remind you of the importance of –“
“YOU! Did you not see how busy it was back here! We worked our asses off tonight, and the only thing you can think about is YOUR table got their food a little LATE!” Joe interupted as he walked towards her. “Why do you have to be so difficult!? Would it kill you to say thank you?”
“It just might!” She said looking into his big brown eyes. Lisa finsihed up what she was doing and left the kitchen.
As she cleaned the table and put everything away, she noticed that he kept staring at her. When she put the salad away in the walk-in fridge, Joe followed her in.
“What are you doing?” Lisa asked.
“ I am a Chef. Sometimes I have to come in here to get food.” Joe answered her dryly. Then he sat down on a box. He was eye level to chest and he noticed her nipples poking at the thin materail in her shirt. “ It’s kinda cold in here isn’t it.” he said laughing.
Lisa looked down and noticed what he was looking at. “What do you want?” she asked trying not to smile. She looked at him sitting on the box in his chef jacket and hat, he even looked handsome with food on his face “ I want to know what your problem is.” Joe said as he stood up from the box and walked towards her.
“I’ve just had a rough night that is all.” Lisa responded taking a step back, she didn’t see the small box sitting on the floor. As Lisa fell backwards she instinctively reach out and grabbed Joe. It threw him off balance and they both fell to the floor.