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Reya raised a brow as Ruben instructed her to eat and handed her the bag of scones that Emma had left. Apparently, he had been too enthralled in conversation with Emma previously to notice that Reya had already stuffed her face with one scone earlier that morning. Still, it was a nice gesture and one scone certainly wasn't going to hold her over for long. Shrugging, she took another scone out and set the bag back down on the counter. [color=#8c546f][b]"Fiiiine..."[/b][/color] She smiled and tore off a piece and put it in her mouth, [color=#8c546f][b]"You happy now?"[/b][/color] 

That playful feeling quickly fled her body as Ruben asked if it would only be them going out to the bar. He must have thought she was asking him on a date! Instantly filled with embarrassment, she quickly tossed her half eaten scone into the nearest trash can and dusted her hands off. [color=#8c546f][b]"You know... I-"[/b][/color] She cleared her throat, feeling the heat enter her cheeks a bit. [color=#8c546f][b]"I'm sorry. If you don't want to. Sorry! I, uh.... Yeah."[/b][/color] She gave him a sheepish smile, hardly keeping eye contact with him as she began to make her way out of the kitchen. [color=#8c546f][b]"I didn't mean to intrude.. I, uh.. I'm gonna go check on the guests."[/b][/color] 

Scooping up the order that was ready for the travel couple, Reya exited the kitchen as fast as she could. How foolish of her to ask an employee to spend time with her! For a moment she had forgotten that Ruben was her employee and she his superior - they weren't just friends working at the same place. Even if it felt that way to her, it clearly didn't feel that way to Ruben. Admittedly, Reya didn't have many close friends she could have asked to go out with her to the bar tonight. Work had been her entire life for many years and most of her "friends" were people who worked with her, but that connection was especially hollow when you had just become your "friends" boss one year ago. 

[color=#8c546f][b]"Here you are."[/b][/color] Reya smiled as she set down the breakfast orders on the table of the couple. [color=#8c546f][b]"I'll be right back with a coffee refill for you."[/b][/color]

Hearing the door open, Reya looked over to find a brand new face she had never seen before. The older man looked around the tavern as if he was searching for something, which Reya usually took to mean that they were looking for a room to stay and were confused to find that the entrance of the tavern entered directly into the bar instead of a front desk. Originally, the building had only been a bar and the rooms had been added on later on - not the best building concept! 

[color=#8c546f][b]"Hello, sir!"[/b][/color] Reya approached him with a bright smile, putting her previous feeling of embarrassment in the back of her mind. Again, she was thankful to have just enough work to keep her mind completely occupied. [color=#8c546f][b]"Welcome to the Fox Hole. How can I help?"[/b][/color]

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