Summary: You Become A Regular At The Restaurant And Catch Richie’s Eye.

Summary: You become a regular at the restaurant and catch Richie’s eye.

You walk into the restaurant during the dinner rush. This is your fifth time coming in since you discovered this place. It’s a bit chaotic but in oddly weird way it’s comforting. You go up to the counter to place an order for a beef sandwich when someone cuts in front of you. You’re not really one for confrontation so you’re just going to leave it be.

Richie however noticed what happened and points to you and says, “Sweetheart, you want your usual?”

The person who cut in front of you starts to protest saying they’re next but Richie cuts them off. He looks at you and says, “Beef sandwich right?”

You nod. “Yeah. Um, yes please.”

Richie then looks at the person who cut you, “I don’t like people who think they’re more important than others. Now what can I get you?”

You move to the side and pull out your phone as you wait for your order. After Richie is done taking a couple more orders he leans on the counter by you and smirks. “You’re becoming a regular here. Is it the food or my charm?”

You put your phone away and look up at him. “A little bit of both.” You smile as you watch his reaction, which is a bit surprised and impressed.

Richie nods. “I knew it.” He slides your bag across the counter. “Enjoy.”

You take your bag and find a seat. As you eat, you steal some glances at Richie who seems to be doing the same thing to you. When you stand to head out Richie calls out to you, “See you later darling.” You give him a smile and a short wave as you walk out the door.

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The time you stop by next you show a bit of your clumsy side. As you walk down the sidewalk heading towards the restaurant, you trip on an uneven part of the sidewalk. You go down hard. “Ow.” You look at your elbow, which has a trickle of blood.

“Hey! You good?” You look up to see Richie walking up to you. When he reaches you he holds his hand out to help you stand. “You pick a fight with the sidewalk?”

You let out a short laugh. “Something like that.” You hiss as you straightened out you arm. Richie sees your elbow and frowns.

He takes your arm and inspects the damage. “Doesn’t seem too bad, but we need to clean this up.”

“We?” You say as Richie leads you to the restaurant.

“Yeah, we. I take care of my regulars.” He leads you to the back of the restaurant and takes out a first aide kit. “This might sting.” He takes some antiseptic spray and sprays your elbow. You try to hide your flinch but Richie catches it. “Sorry. Almost done sweetheart.” He takes a bandaid and places it on your elbow. “There. Good as new.”

“Thanks. You didn’t have to help, but it’s appreciated.”

“No problem. Anything for one of my favorites.” Richie leads you to the front of the restaurant. “Want your usual? It’s on the house since you almost risked your life getting here.”

You laugh. “Sure. That’s sweet of you.”

He waves you off. “Keep that to yourself. I got a reputation to uphold here. Find a spot I’ll bring it out to you when it’s ready,” You nod and find a booth in the corner. A few minutes later Richie brings you your sandwich, “Enjoy.” He goes back to work behind the counter, glancing over at you several times making sure you’re good. When you stand to head out you hear him call after you, “Stay safe out there. Don’t want to dig out the first aide kit again.” You shake your head and wave as you walk out of the restaurant.