Secrets 

James knew that since it had been a while since he had last talked to Nathan, he was likely to get asked how things were going between him and Vanessa. Truthfully, they had agreed from the very beginning that they weren't overly interested in a relationship with each other. But they were still friends and they were happy with just that. They didn't want to drag Nathan and Rachel down though, so they let the couple assume. Vanessa was happy watching her best friend being happy and James was happy watching Nathan being happy. What was bothering them was what they were seeing between the two. From what Vanessa had told him, despite Rachel putting some effort in, it seemed a bit forced. And even James knew forcing a relationship would only end in disaster. 

James was glad that they finally had extra hands at the diner so he could do something like this on occasion. The entire family had been working itself into the ground to make up for the fact that Kylie was taken in for psychiatric treatment. Granted it's not like she really helped out a lot. It did, however, allow for the others to get extra sleep with Kylie's games not running and waking people up all night long. But that was still little consolation when they were missing an integral part of their lives. He needed to unwind and maybe going out and hanging with Nathan would provide the much needed relief he needed. He really could only hope. 

As the clock turned over to ten, Melissa walked through the door like clockwork. She was in uniform and looked like she was prepared for the job, she was becoming very dependable. [color=FF3030]"Hey Mark, when you get a moment, I'd like to talk to you."[/color] he said. Mark nodded as he picked up an order from the kitchen, quickly delivering it to the correct table. When Mark walked over to the Host Stand, James leaned over and said to him, [color=FF3030] "I'm going to take the day off. I'm feeling a bit burnt out. You mind taking over for the day?[/color] 

"Sure. Just tell Sophi first so she knows." [color=FF3030]"Of course. I wouldn't imagine doing otherwise. Thanks" [/color]  he said as he began walking to the office. Mark was a great guy, and had his back even before his parents died, but he still wasn't quite a friend. He opened the door to the office and peaked his head inside, and told Sophi that he was going to take the day off. It wasn't often that James took days off, and even then he usually needed to so it wasn't too hard to convince her to allow it. After getting permission he clocked out and made his way to the bus stop and sat down pulling out his phone. [color=FF3030]Which Bus do I want to get one coming from the diner? [/color]