Love Me Still by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd [Todd, E. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fallen Publishing
Published: 2015-09-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Beatrice

The wine bar was a success, and the people came pouring in every night. I assumed we would have enough business to keep the wine bar going but I didn’t realize it would be such a popular hang out spot.

No complaints.

Working with Jared was easy because he understood the business side of running a restaurant better than I did. I was better with the wine and working face-to-face with the customers. Some had questions about the wine and where it was from, and some even asked about the fermentation process. That was definitely my area of expertise, not Jared’s.

The bar wasn’t exactly cheap so we got a lot of upscale people. They were from all over the world and had interesting stories to tell. I wasn’t necessarily a waitress but I walked around the tables and acted as an extra hand. I usually wore black and did my hair in a nice up do. The light music played in the background, and the noise level of conversations was low.

“Excuse me?”

I turned at the sound of the voice. It was a young man, probably a few years younger than me. He wore a black blazer on top of a gray collared shirt. His brown hair was a little long but he styled it just the right way. “Yes, sir. Did you need something?” He was sitting alone, or at least the person he came with had vacated the chair.

“Are you the owner of this establishment?” He was articulate, and pronounced every word like each one was important, but he didn’t do it in an aristocratic way.

“Yes, I am,” I said proudly. “I hope you’re having as much fun visiting it as I am running it.”

His lips stretched into a small smile. “I am, actually.” He indicated to the seat across from him. “Join me.”

“As much as I would love to, I’m working.”

“Come on, you have plenty of help.” He said it with a smile on his face and didn’t come off too pushy.

“Five minutes.” I sat down across from him.

His eyes were glued to me and he never looked away. “Did you open this place on your own? Or is there someone else behind the scenes?”

“I opened it with a friend.” I looked over my shoulder and eyed the register where Jared was standing. “Him.”

His eyes followed my look. “You’re both very young.”

“Well, he already owns a bar so this was a second project of his. I jumped on the bandwagon.”

He nodded like he was impressed. “My name is Jordan. What’s yours?”

“Beatrice.”

“Beautiful name.”

“Thanks. Your name reminds me of Michael Jordan, in a good way.”

He chuckled. “Perhaps that’s who my parents named me after.”

“He’s a great basketball player. And an even better actor. Space Jam all the way.”

He laughed harder this time. “I loved that movie as a kid.”

“That makes two of us.”

A smile still lingered on his lips as he stared at me. “You’re very charming. Now I understand why this place is so busy all the time.”

“I guess it wasn’t the wine or food…ouch.

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