An entire weekend and nothing planned.
Gina at her dad's. Patrick on a camping trip with his kids, Eric attending a wedding several states away.
Two whole days of nothing and no one.
At least she can get a few things done around the house. Or spend the time relaxing and recharging. And there's always Occhiobello and flirting with Trevor. The main event of Rose's weekend, in all likelihood.
She heads there earlier than usual, right before lunch.
She's gone all out, her hair and make-up perfect. Her shoulderless pink dress shows off her arm and calf tattoos, as well, not to mention highlighting her substantial curves nicely.
Pink high heels, nails, and matching glasses complete her ensemble. Pink all around.
Why does she bother? Chances are low Trevor will take one look at her and loudly announce he's taking a break. Then take her hand and lead her out to the parking lot to fuck the shit out her in her Outback.
Rose pictures it as she parks. In her vision she's screaming at the top of her lungs while Trevor fucks her. The back seats are down and the Subaru's hatch is open.
Frustrated housewives—for some reason, all dressed like it's 1955—stop and stare. One abandons her cart, shrieking as she runs off. More gather, glancing at each other in shock. One pair falls into each other's arms, making out.
They point. They stare. They clutch literal fucking pearls. All the while Trevor pounds Rose hard and she screams at the top of her lungs.
The cops show up in 1950s squad cars, sirens wailing. Instead of arresting Rose and Trevor for having sex in public, they establish a perimeter. "Nothing to see here, folks. Move along. Move along."
Rose sighs and gets out of her car.
Too bad.
***
"Shake Your Booty" by KC and the Sunshine Band is playing on the speakers as Rose walks into Occhiobello. Rose sings along under her breath as she browses. A few heads turn her way.
She resists the temptation to actually shake her booty. Mostly.
Rose works her way towards the prepared foods counter, selecting items along the way. Her eyes scan the labels in the salads section, each sensual delight more appealing than the last.
Rose catches it during a lull. Trevor sees her right away, his eyes drawn to her like magnets.
His face lights up. This isn't just good customer service. She's certain. It's genuine happiness when he sees her. Rose may not be the only regular customer he flirts with, but she bets she's his favorite.
Rose smiles broadly. Trevor hands his previous customer a container of food, looking past her at Rose. "
Buongiorno
, Rose. How are you?"
Horny as fuck.
"
Bene
. And how are you?"
"Great. What can I get for you?"
Your cock.
"Let's see. A pound of beef lasagna would be a lovely start."
Trevor gets her lasagna while her eyes browse the wide variety of rice balls for sale. A string of juvenile jokes come to mind.
"What else, Rose?"
Tell me more about your balls
. "How're the prosciutto rice balls?"
"Magnificent. You have to try them."
Too easy
. "I'll take a pair."
"Would you like sauce with them?"
"What a magnificent idea."
Trevor meets her gaze and grins. Rose feels a spark between them. "Happy to be of service, Rose. Be right back."
I could think of a few other ways you can be of service
. Rose waits while Trevor fetches marinara. Her eyes move over the variety of meatballs. They all look so good.
Balls, balls, balls. A one track mind today.
It's a good thing Trevor doesn't work the meat counter. She doesn't know if she could resist making cracks about his sausage.
Trevor returns, smiling.
"How're you always so pleasant?" she says. "You always have the biggest smile on your face whenever I see you."
Trevor shrugs, blushing. "I don't know, Rose. I guess that's how I am. Or maybe I'm always glad to see you."
Always glad to see me? I'm sure
. "You're sweet. Let me have two of the big meatballs."
"Whatever you want."
Yeah?
Rose pauses. The tone in his voice leaves her wondering. Was that last bit more than inadvertently suggestive? Was he onto her? Time to test her hypothesis.
Trevor packages up the meatballs. "Anything else, Rose?"
"Are there any other meatballs you recommend?"
"The spicy Sicilian. They're the best balls."
Yeah. He's onto me
. "How spicy are they?"
"They've a kick."
"I'll take a half dozen."
Cause I'm a greedy, greedy girl.
"You got it."
Rose scans the selections on display as Trevor finishes packing them up.
"Anything else, Rose?"
"I'm not sure," she says.
"Take all the time you need."
She purses her lips. "There's so much to choose from."
"No worries," he says. "I'm not going anywhere."
"Don't you have any plans for tonight?"
"I wish," he says. "I gotta hit the books again. You know, midterms."
"I recall those days."
Rose starts to ask Trevor what he's studying when she hears her name called out. It's her neighbor Danielle. She's tiny and fashionable and traditionally attractive.
Not this gossipy bitch. Not now.
"Doctor Colibrí," Danielle says. "I thought that was you."
"Hey, Danielle." Rose turns back to Trevor. "I guess I'll take half a pound of the orzo salad and a pound of Penne Bolognese and that'll do it."
"Of course." He smiles and Rose senses he's disappointed their conversation has ended.
Thanks, Danielle.
Trevor finishes packaging up Rose's order while Danielle tells her the neighborhood gossip.
Rose takes the final package from Trevor. "Thanks, Trevor. See you around."
"Have a good one, Rose."
Back to Danielle. Such-and-such is getting a divorce. Another neighbor smokes pot on his back porch. Someone should talk to him. And hadn't Rose heard about Danielle's oldest boy's latest triumph? He's joining his dad's accounting firm.
Rose nods along, waiting for her opportunity to break away. It takes longer than she wants. At the first awkward pause in Danielle's prattling, Rose jumps into the gap. "Okay, see you around."
And she's free. She glances back. Trevor catches her eye, a sympathetic smirk on his face.
She should've told Danielle to shut the fuck up and worry less about everyone else's business.
Or maybe not. The last thing Rose needs is an enemy like her.