He had just finished washing down the grill top from the mess built up by the last rush of dinner orders before close, and was looking forward to picking up his dayās pay from the lady whoād hired him on. He was deep in the middle of a self-discovery trip, motorcycling across the US and trying to live either off the land or by doing odd jobs to generate the bit of cash he needed to tide him through the rougher parts of the country. He thought about the irony of how the mechanical failure his bike suffered earlier this morning ended up putting him in a position heād never thought heād be in again ā back in a sweaty kitchen cooking short orders. The last time heād done that kind of work for money was in his college days, though he still knew his way around a kitchen much better than the average man. That had come in handy ā the place had been packed all day, and had he not seen it himself, he wouldāve thought the cafĆ© never had that much draw over an entire year. Never judge a book by its cover, he reminded himself.
Wiping his hands on the front of his dirty apron, he leaned in the open doorway joining the kitchen with the cramped dining room. It was a small āmom and popā type diner in the middle of nowhere, but it seemed Mom and Pop had both passed on and now their only daughter had taken over the reins. Kind of odd, he thought, as he watched her perfect figure from behind, hips swaying as she wiped off the tabletops and arranged the condiments. A woman as attractive as her, he assumed, would have been swept up and happily married long ago. He figured her to be in her late twenties, though her eyes revealed sheād experienced much in that time. Theyād also revealed a need ā one that heād hoped all night to have the opportunity to fill.
Her average height and slender frame were silhouetted by the occasional beam of headlights from the passing semis, the only thing on the road at this late hour. He thickened slightly as the perfect curve of her ass stretched her tight denim jeans, watching her as she leaned over the table to draw the shutters closed.
āWhy donāt you leave those open?ā he suggested nonchalantly as he reached in the cooler and pulled out a couple of cold beers.
She turned, slightly startled by his unfamiliar voice, but settled her hands on her hips and her mouth into a warm grin when she saw him walking over with the drinks. It had been such a long time since sheād been attracted to any man, and even then, never to a ādrifterā type. Sheād initially classified him as such when he first walked in wearing a dusty, grimy leather jacket and equally dirty jeans. His tan face was unshaven for at least a week and his dark hair had been unkempt probably just as long. But something about his eyes told her he wasnāt the rough biker type sheād initially thought him to be. She was certain of it after their short conversation ā he was obviously well educated, as he told her he was on a vacation and had experienced some bike problems, needing to work a day or two to pay for the repairs. Handing her the āHelp Wantedā sign heād pulled from the window on his way in, he said he had experience in the kitchen, of which she was skeptical, but after she had her first taste of the omelet heād whipped up to prove himself, she knew she had no choice but to bring him on. It was the weekend of the monthly Market Days in the nearby town, and it always brought a lot of traffic and clients by her restaurant. She couldnāt afford to have the chef take another one of his ever-more frequent āsickā days, but that was a matter with which she would deal with on Monday. So she brought him on offering two hundred dollars for the full weekend, plus free meals. As she gazed into his gentle eyes, part of her wanted to offer more.
āNow why would I want to do that? So someone can case the place easier?ā she kidded as she reached for the beer he offered her. Her eyes sparkled in the dim light of the room, and traced down his frame as he pulled the apron slowly over his head, his muscled chest tensing under the tight, white t-shirt he wore underneath. She flushed as she looked up at to see heād caught her taking in his body. Quickly switching the subject, she stated, āWe did good today. Lots of compliments on the chef, as well as some promised return visits tomorrow.ā She raised her beer as if in a toast then drew back a sip. āYou know, thereās a washing machine in the back I use for the linens around here. You could use it to wash some of those close of yours.ā
āThat might be a good idea. Itās been awhile since these things last saw some soap,ā he said with a laugh before tilting the bottle back, enjoying a long draw. He sat on the edge of one of a table positioned in the middle of the room, across from the booth against which she now leaned. There was an obvious bulge in the crotch of his jeans as he crossed his ankles and slowly drew his gaze up her long legs, pausing briefly at her hips before continuing up to look unabashedly into her eyes, not at all afraid of hiding his attraction to her. āBut as far as the shades, I was thinking it might be more⦠ahh⦠exciting to watch the cars go by. Besides, itās dark in here. They wonāt be able to see much.ā He tugged the hem of his T out of his jeans and pulled it over his head in the same fashion as the apron⦠nice and slow, giving her plenty of time to watch and react.
āSee much of what, exactly?ā she asked, trying to act aloof to his intentions. But her nipples gave away her excitement, thick and firm, poking abruptly through her lacy bra against her cotton top. She glanced down his tone frame again as he sipped from his bottle, letting her eyes linger at the package between his thighs. She could feel the dampness brewing within her and she let go the tiniest moan as she tried to think of the last time sheād felt this kind of arousal.
He stood and stepped towards her, his tan torso illuminated by the red neon āClosedā sign hanging in the window behind her. āOh, I donāt know⦠I was thinking maybe two consenting adults thoroughly enjoying one anotherās company,ā he said as he tucked his thumbs into the waist of his jeans, fingers dangling by the button and zipper.