Love Paints the Way

watching her mom get to work. Her mom loved working
in the kitchen. For a minute, she watched both her parents
working tirelessly side-by-side, not speaking a single
word to each other, yet they both maneuvered flawlessly
around each other as if they were dancing.
“You two are such a pair at this! I’m always so proud
whenever I am home and watching this diner kick butt,
just like it has since the day you bought it!”
Jack glanced up and smiled in response, while Cindy
couldn’t see past her pancake mission to say anything
except to start barking orders.
“Becca, I need you to get out there and keep things
flowing while I whip up these pancakes. Tables 5, 14 and
19 need refills, coffee on all three tables and 4 OJ’s.
They’ll tell you what they ordered, just bring it all on the
tray. Table 3 is ready to check out and after that, swing
through all the tables and see if anyone else is done. Get
Bobby to bus the table that is leaving asap. He was out
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