"Sweet!" Rhydar sent her a playful wink. "Thanks, gorgeous." Magnus leaned over the table to smack the side of Rhydar's head, earning a yelp and a glare.
"Sorry about him. He's a flirt," Magnus said to Jynna.
"Maggie!" Rhydar whined, rubbing his head.
She laughed lightly and felt her cheeks get a slight pink tinge, "It's alright, I don't mind being flirted with, it makes the day go by faster." The name Maggie clicked with the one he had said last night and she cursed herself internally. He had been talking about the guy who was with him not a girlfriend. Again the door to the diner opened and Jynna glanced over, expecting another normal customer, not her ex. It was clearly him, just wearing a black sweatshirt and a very hungover look to him.
Rhydar's mood instantly soured when he spotted him. "He tries something…" he muttered to himself, letting the threat hang over the table. Magnus turned around to see what had caught his brother's attention. Even Lucky sat up and started growling lowly, sensing something off with the human. Rhydar reached down and patted her head, trying to calm her down.
"Shit." She cursed, biting her lip and trying to think, "You guys mind if I sit here for a minute or two and try to avoid my ex there? Will knows I work here and he's going to be looking for me." Jynna glanced around and a few more orders were called from the kitchen, forcing her to make the choice of making some customers mad and not serving their food, or trying to wait out her ex and see if he'd leave.
Rhydar didn't take his narrowed eyes off of Will. "Go ahead," he said. Magnus nodded his approval as well. Rhydar pulled on Lucky's leash when she growled some more and lurched forward.
Quickly she spun the nearest empty chair to their table and sat down, keeping her head down but forcing a smile on her face, "Mind keeping your dog a little quieter? I really don't want a scene to be made if he finds out I'm here. You heard him last night Rhydar, if he finds me he's not going to take no for an answer." She knew hat he guy with him probably didn't know about Rhydar coming to her rescue but she didn't care, disguising her words to sound and seem like she was just a happy customer.
He hushed Lucky, then looked to Jynna, his face bright with a smile but his eyes dark and calculating. "I know that. What're you gonna do about it?"
Magnus dug into his food, grumbling some nonsense about lovebirds and how it sucks to be a third wheel.
"See if he's going to leave anytime soon? I have to get back to work, but if he's here then there's no way I can take orders and deliver the food." She shrugged and focused on the table, still planning.
Much to her dismay Will headed into the diner, taking a seat at one of the tables and picking up a menu. He looked over it and then leaned back on his chair, pulling his hood down to reveal his signature dirty blonde shaggy hair. It was clear that he was waiting for someone to take his order, most likely Jynna.
Magnus's comment gave Rhydar an idea. He leaned over to whisper in her ear. "You can say no if you're already taken." He pulled back an offered her a flirtatious smile before turning to his food.
"To what?…oh." Realization hit her and she shook her head, "I'm not taken, maybe that could work." A small smile appeared on her face and she bit her lip, nodding and glancing at Will, who was tapping his foot impatiently. "Know anyone that could jump in and act like they work here? All they'd have to do is deliver and take orders."
A girl with bright blue eyes and wavy, ocean blue hair walked in the cafe. Both brothers perked up at the sight of her. "Koral!" Rhydar called out. The girl looked over to them and approached them.
"Hey you two. What's up?" She noted Jynna sitting there too. And how desperate she looked. "Need any help, Mr Troublemaker?"
Rhydar nodded his head at Jynna, letting her explain the situation.
She looked up at the girl with a thankful look, "Here's the basics, scary dude over there named Will? He's my ex, and is currently looking for me. Mind working my job for ten minutes or so until he leaves?" Jynna smiled at the girl and hoped that she understood, "All you'd have to do is take orders and deliver the food to the customers."
She gave a double thumbs up. "You're talking to a senior waitress, sis. I gotch'you. Us waitresses gotta stick together, now don't we?" She smiled at Jynna with that typical waitress smile.
"That we do." Pulling out the notepad and pencil, she held them out to her, giving her the same waitress smile, "Thanks, I owe you."
"Not a problem!" She made a show of scribbling down an order–hers–then turned on her heel and headed over to the cooks to do Jynna's job.
Rhydar went back to his pancakes, and Magnus watched the girl work with no shame.
Jynna kept a sharp eye on her ex while also trying to act like a customer. Her leg tapped nervously and she looked at Rhydar and the other guy that was with him, "So, you two related?"
"Brothers," they said in unison. Magnus looked to Jynna. "I'm Magnus, by the way. Rhydar's younger brother." He nodded at the girl that expertly darted from table to table, taking orders and delivering food at the same time. "That's Koralia, my fiancé."
"Nice to meet you Magnus." She smiled, "Koralia seems very nice, congrats to the both of you." Jynna jabbed her thumb towards her ex, "That's Will, my crazy stalker ex, and I'm Jynna. Whats your dogs name?" Glancing down at the cute dog she let her leg start to bounce up and down.
Rhydar patted the Boxer's head. "This wiggle worm is Lucky. The most slobbery alarm clock you could ask for." She perked her head up at her name and he set her plate of food on the ground for her.
Jynna smiled and looked over at Will, quickly focusing back on the table when she saw him looking around with a scowl. "Why is he so intent on trying to find me?" She asked out loud, more to herself than the others at the table. If he found her, it probably wouldn't end well, though he did know not to make too big of a scene in public.
"'Cause guys are arrogant pigs that think women belong to them?" Kora suggested when she walked past, shooting a wink towards Magnus. Her engagement ring was turned upside down and on a different finger.
"Most of them at least," She grinned slightly, "There are a select few that are decent and aren't completely arrogant pigs." Her fingers drummed against the table and she bit her lip, clearly nervous that Will might spot her. He was still scanning the diner as he flipped his hood back up and stood, casually starting to walk around he diner and check the tables for her.
"You still haven't said anything about my suggestion," Rhydar said lowly while eating. He flicked his expectant eyes over to her, awaiting her answer, darting them towards the approaching Will and back to her.
"I'll take you up on your suggestion-like offer," Jynna said, scooting ever so slightly closer to Rhydar as Will continued his way around the diner, getting a few glares from customers but not caring at all.
He smirked at her and slipped an arm around her waist, bringing his lips close to her ear. "Works for me," he whispered. All part of the show as Will got closer. It would explain his interference last night.