There was an immediate feeling of charm entering Cassy's as there was an actual tiny bell that rang when Brooke opened the door. Following it's intro was the dining area, several built in tables with smooth epoxy tops displaying various pieces of advertisements, magazine covers, news papers, and other such paper media from as recent as the 90's all the way back to the 60's strewn about in a casual manner. The walls were packed with every sort of sport and motorist paraphernalia you could think of, some being signature by well know celebrates and held in little display cases.
Stepping across the black, white and red checkered floor Brooke felt more confident about her choice to eat here, it had a cozy feel, and if the food tasted anything like it smelled she wouldn't care even if her snotty sister made fun of her later. Reaching the front counter she looked eye to eye with the woman who had hurriedly stood to attention and put on a smile when she saw a customer had come in.
She was fairly average height wise, her skin was a deep chocolatey brown and complemented her rich black hair, done up in a ponytail, rather well. She didn't fill her uniform a great deal, but she most definitely had a woman's curves. Even if it was a bit forced her smile made her little freckles all the cuter, mixed with her soothing gray eyes it made for a ferry stunning face.
"Hi, welcome to Cassy's! Just in case you didn't know, for our first day open we're offering everything on the menu for 15% off!"
"That's a pretty generous deal! Makes me all the more glad I decided to come in."
"You and me both sweetie, so what can I get for ya?"
Looking at the over hanging menu board the chubby woman realized that there was actually quite a bit of variety to be had! Burgers and hotdogs, various sandwiches, some spaghetti recipes, and even lobster! She wasn't sure what to try at first, but again she was assaulted by the wonderful smell.
"Actually, what's that I'm smelling now? It's what brought me in after all."
"Oh that? That would be my, one day, world famous chicken piccata! You won't find a better sautéed piece of chicken this side of town! I've got the blend of butter, garlic, shallots, lemons and olive oil perfect and know how to dredge and flour it juuuuust right for that perfect crunch, just add a little red wine in the pan while it's cooking and you've got a piccata you'll be screaming over! What you're smelling is the one I'd made for myself."
"That sounds AMAZING, mind if I can get that, oh and with capers too please?"
"I'd mind if you didn't! You can pay after you eat, just go ahead and take a seat and I'll get it out for ya in a jiffy!"
With an eager nod Brooke sat down at the closest table to the front. Really, it was the simplest thing. Just killing time with an extra meal before heading home, nothing noteworthy, but something about being here with no one else but the one worker late into the night after work... Well it felt really nice, and that was before she got her hands on that piccata! Idling about she passed the time reading some of the kick knacks abound in restaurant, learning little tid-bits about this band or this actor, though it was hard to stay focused as the smell of her food cooking joined the already cooked meal to double its alluring power,, which started to make her actually feel proper hunger in spite of having just ate less than 30 minutes ago. Soon enough though she was freed from her anticipation as the dark skinned cook came out with a steaming plate of two freshly breaded and sautéed chicken breasts with some lemon wedges nestled among them and coated with a good ladle full of pan sauce. With her she also carried a glass of water which she graciously set beside the plate she put right in front of the near drooling woman.
"There you are sweetie, couldn't be fresher than if I killed the chicken myself. Careful, it's still hot. I also took the liberty of assuming you wanted water since I forgot to ask, and no offense but I can smell the alcohol on your breath, but feel free to ask for anything else to drink, it's free for tonight only!"
"It's uh, no problem. I would have asked for water anyway, and I was so distracted by the smell of the food anyway that I forgot to ask myself."
"Alright then, if you need anything else or are ready to pay feel free to get me okay?"
With a sweet smile the wook began to make her way back behind the counter. Brooke almost instantly began to dig into the meal, but paused. They were completely by themselves, not just that she was the only customer, but it seemed like they're wasn't anyone else working in the back like she would normally assume. Just the one worker holding down the fort for the last hour of dead air. Seeing as the place was new Brooke felt her interest peek and called out to her.
"Actually, I was wondering, are you here by yourself?"
Looking back, a smile still present but a bit lower, she replied.
"Yup, just little ol' me. I'm actually the owner, but I went ahead and sent my employees home for the night."
"So you're just running the shop by yourself for the last hour?"
"Last two, we had a good opening, but business dried up quickly just a little past dinner time. I wanted to keep it open just so we could start off with a good reputation instead of closing early, but it didn't seem right to keep my workers for what was basically nothing. In truth you're the fourth person to come in since 8."
"That's actually pretty sweet of you, god knows the higher ups would never let us go early for anything less than an absolute disaster. I was asking because I thought maybe you could sit with me and chat?"
"Chat huh? You wanna get to know the owner eh, maybe get some freebies from the new girl on the block?"
She said it mirth in her voice as she strode over and leaned against the table, one arm on her hip and a leg crossed over the other.
"No, nothing like that. Though I wouldn't mind if you still wanted to give some free stuff haha! But really I just figured it's just us and it'd be a shame to just sit here eating in silence."
"Well if that's the case, don't mind if I take a load off!"
And so with a swift motion she seated herself opposite of Brooke, leaning back with one arm behind the chair.
"Go ahead and start on that chicken first though, I want to hear what you think. You're the first person to order it! Oh, and as you could have guessed I'm Cassy, nice to meet ya!"
"A pleasure Cassy, I'm Brooke."
After exchanging smiles Brooke at last forked a bite, making sure to get both some chicken and lemon with plenty of sauce and put it in her mouth.
"Oh my god!"
It was like nothing she had ever tasted before. She'd had piccata before, but this kicked anything she's had before in the ass! The chicken was so juicy and its crust was spiced perfectly with salt, pepper and the capers, the sauce was the slightest bit sweet and added another level of savoriness to it while the lemon was the little bit of zest that added the flavor perfectly! She took longer than she would have usually to savor it before swallowing the bite before going in for another. After finishing that bite too she just had to compliment the chef!
"Cassy, this is insane! I don't think I've had piccata this good before, the chicken and lemon and the sauce?!"
"Glad you like it! I've personally worked on every recipe on that menu, while taste might be subjective I've honed all of them to as close to what I consider perfection as I can."
"You're really close then. If this is what level all the dishes are on I'll definitely be coming back!"
"I hope you do, and if you could do me a favor, bring some friends with you. Today didn't have the worst turn out, but a lot of the budget went into the shop itself with not much left over for advertising, so the more word can spread the better."
"Absolutely, I know some friends who'd love it here!"
The whole time Brooke had been eating between sentences, she couldn't get enough! She was very happy she'd stopped by, she could only imagine how everything else tasted! But even still as she took another large bite of sauce infused chicken and lemon she had to remind herself to take it easy. She was already being a little bad by eating again that night, it wasn't going to help with her weight that's for sure. Could anyone blame her if she indulged some here though? If they knew just how good just the one dish tasted they'd understand! Hell, even Mikayla wouldn't be able to find a bad thing to say!
"Mikayla..."
"Who?"
"Hm? Oh, I said that out loud didn't I? Just my baby sister, she annoys the shit out of me all the time. It's kind of why I was out walking, I wasn't really in the mood to go home and deal with her yet."
"Ah, sibling squabbles. Can't say I relate, single child, but if I know anything it's that it's hard to argue over a good meal. Bring her over too, I'll give ya'll a special deal! Let's say it's for being the last customer of my first day."
"Oh you don't have to do that-"
"I insist! I like ya, and plus it's good incentive to make you into a loyal customer, a win-win I'd say!"
Bring Mikayla... Well, it was hard to refuse the owner giving you some special treatment, but Brooke wasn't sure if she wanted to risk bringing her sister along and getting into another argument here.
But...
The older Wider would be the first to admit she had some self control issues when it came to eating, but if she had issues, Mikayla was a complete WRECK when it came to her self control. Parties, booze, boytoys and whatever else she wanted as much as she could get as fast as she could get it. So what if what she wanted was food? After all, they had pretty similar tastes, so if Brooke loved the food, maybe Mikayla would LOVE it so to speak. It was a kind of a stretch, but not impossible, right? Taking her last bite of the piccata, Brook-
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