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rosemary and basil emanating from the home fries and specialty omelets steaming on the grill converged with the fresh-perked coffee creating an intoxicating aroma. The forest ranger in the pea-green uniform placed her broad-brimmed hat on the seat next to her but thought better of it and balanced it on the topmost peg of the mahogany coat rack over by the pastry display.

Shawn Mariano approached. โ€œCoffee?โ€ She nodded once. He filled a mug and placed it on the counter. โ€œEggs over easy, home fries and whole wheat toast?โ€ She responded in the affirmative with another head shake plus an unintelligible grunt.
He poured a small tumbler of ice water and pushed it alongside the place setting. โ€œIโ€™m in love with you,โ€ he announced bleakly.
โ€œWhat did you just say?โ€ She never even bothered to raise her head.
โ€œLet me put your order in.โ€ The boy went off to the kitchen. When he came back, he said, โ€œIt doesnโ€™t matter to me that you canโ€™t have children. A couple can always adopt.โ€
โ€œOh, dear God!โ€ she moaned. โ€œWhat did I get myself into?โ€
โ€œI want to see you again, but a real date this time. We could catch a movie or go out to a restaurant like normal people.โ€
โ€œYou already dropped that line on me down in Pemberton when we were getting ready to go our separate ways.โ€ She laughed abrasively making an obscene snorting noise through her nose. โ€œYouโ€™re a senior in high school, and Iโ€™m old enough to be your freakinโ€™ mother.โ€
Shawn pointed in the direction of the kitchen where the short-order chef was cooking up the breakfasts. โ€œHugh says he went to high school with you, and heโ€™s only six years older than me.โ€ โ€My mother wants to meet you,โ€ he said shifting gears.
Pearl put her fork down and stared at the yolk bleeding out onto the plate. โ€œAnd why would that be?โ€
โ€œI told her about us when I got home.โ€
โ€œThere is no us, Shawn,โ€ she spoke purposefully weighing each word like a heavy stone. โ€œYouโ€™re delusional.โ€
โ€œWhat happened last week in the fire tower was a figment of my imagination?โ€
โ€œYou canโ€™t blame me,โ€ she bristled, โ€œFor acts of God and natural disasters.โ€
He went to retrieve the coffee pot and warmed her cup. โ€œDid you see what just happened a moment ago?โ€ Pearl stared at him dully. She had no idea what he was talking about.
โ€œYou called me by my name. You said, โ€˜There is no us, Shawnโ€™.โ€
There were tears in his eyes. โ€œThatโ€™s the first time,โ€ he blubbered, โ€œyou ever spoke my name.โ€
When the boy was gone, an older gent with a grizzled beard leaned across the counter and shook a gnarled finger menacingly at Pearl. โ€œI donโ€™t know what you did to that poor boy, but you got to be one sadistic son-of-a-bitch!โ€

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