It had been two full days since Ricky had heard from Ryan.  Despite them getting a bit bored of each other, it didn't mean Ricky wanted to fully stop communication.  

Vinny never stopped in anymore either.  Sometimes he'd run in for a sandwich but always took off without even looking at his booth, let alone taking a seat.  He was too busy planning his trip and running around like an Italian madman.

Ricky's favorite book was taken from his stash too.  So there was no one to talk to and he couldn't even read Tuesdays With Morrie.  Ricky spent his time flipping through another novel but it wasn't able to hold his attention.  He took a nap under the counter, jolting up when a customer rang the bell for his attention. 

"How can I help you?" Ricky mumbled with a yawn.  He took the lady's order and filled it, bringing it out to her.  

"Slow night?" She asked looking around and seeing no one but herself.  Ricky nodded and sat down on a stool, resting his head on his palms.  She kept trying to talk to Ricky. 

"So what's your name?" She asked.  Ricky pointed to his name tag. "I'm Jamie." She introduced herself and tried to shake Ricky's hand.  He lifted his head for a moment and looked at her. 

"I think I've seen you before..." Ricky tried to think of where she could have been. "Are you friends with Vinny?" He knew he saw her at a house party one time but he didn't know if it was actually her or a look alike.  

"Mauro? Yeah, I was in that stupid little video he did a while ago, Booty Breath." Jamie laughed and took a sip of her soda.  Ricky set his head in his hands again as he cracked up.  He filmed the tape for Vinny and edited it, barely able to keep his cool with how ridiculous the whole thing was.

"It was good to see you again," Jamie told him as she slipped Ricky her number on the check along with a generous tip.  Ricky bit his lip and smiled to himself as she left.  He decided he'd have to give her a call at some point, even if it was just to keep himself busy while at work. 

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