Caleb ate in silence as he pondered upon Karolyn's words. Was she right? Could it be that he was starting to develop feelings for Ashton?
Suddenly he recalled that Ashton was in fact in the vicinity and that he must have heard their conversation. He was already trying to avoid him as it is which made the situation between them more awkward than it has to be. He was dreading the moment when he would be back to take the check.
He tried to look straight on the table at nothing in particular while he avoided the person standing next to him after Karolyn called for the check. He was surprised to hear a high pitch voice say, "Anything else"? He looked up to see an old woman, who was the owner here.
"No, we will like the bill" Karolyn told her while she nodded.
"Where is...he"? Caleb called out to the woman. She halted on her way as she turned back with confusion on her face. "Ashton, he was our waiter for the day I think".
