I'm Back

The alarm rings at eight am and I roll out of bed ready to set my plan of action. Grabbing the camera and a flask of hot coffee I make my way back to Karen’s building, cursing myself for not looking out a window to get my bearings on her surroundings. For over two hours I’m waiting for her to walk out the front door, making her way to work. Then another blunder hits me, what if this is her day off. In my mind “Stupid fucking idiot why the hell didn’t you wait at the restaurant for her to show! At least there you could get something to eat in a warm establishment instead of freezing your ass off out here!”

Checking my watch, 10:30 am, I’m just about to call it when the door opens and there’s my angel, dressed in black pants and a black knee length leather coat that seen better days. Walking off after pulling the coat tighter around her, me a quarter of a block behind her we make our way back to the restaurant. Inside she removes her coat and takes her place just before the place is scheduled to open at the front desk. From across the street I see she’s dressed in a white blouse, like yesterday.

Getting bolder I check the camera and take a take a telephoto shot of her throught the window. A bit blurry but it proves the battery still works, so I decide to go in and order something to eat. Karen greets me at the door “Table for one or would you prefer a seat at the bar?

“Table for one please! She turns to escort me to my table, I take the chance and snap a picture of her from behind. Again like yesterday there are no panties lines. She seats me leaving a menu for my perusal, after she leaves and before the waitress comes I take another chance and check the picture I snapped. A decent shot, considering I didn’t aim or set the picture.

The waitress comes and takes my order, delivers my food and then comes to bring me the bill. As I’m about to leave I overhear Karen and the waitress talking “Well I’m on to six tonight then I’m off for two days, back on Saturday!” The waitress snapped back “Good for you Karen, Plans?”

Faking trying to find the proper change to pay with I hear Karen reply “No plans, as usual, the same old story, no money for anything besides bills!” Then “Hummmp, maybe I should ask if there’s any shifts available, could use the money!"

“Well you know how things are here Karen, no extra shifts and no one will call you if there was, they jump at the chance themselves to pick up extra money!”

“Don’t I know it!” She sighs “Looks like it just going to be me alone with a book from the library for the next two days!”

In my mind, ‘No Karen I’ll keep you company, maybe you’ll even come to love me like I do you!’ then thinking that I got a few hours to set up our little love nest. Leaving a generous tip I once again chance snapping a photo of Karen. Going outside and walking up the block towards her place before checking. A perfect upshot of her face and the wall behind her. Seeing her face I start to rush to her place making sure the key is in my pocket!