Witch Magic (The Cindy Chronicles) Read Online Free

smiled and sat the glass on another napkin above his newspaper and next to his water glass.
    He glanced up. “Thank you.” He lifted the glass and took a sip. “Delicious.”
    “Sure. Your food should be ready in a few minutes.” At that point I knew I should’ve walked away. There were other tables that needed my attention. Especially table four. The kid sitting there with his dad, who was on his phone, waved his cup trying to get my attention. I moved my back so I couldn’t see him. “Do you need anything else?”
    The sparkle in his eyes returned and my breath hitched. “How about I tell you my name?”
    “Okay.” I felt like an idiot, like a silly pink poodle with her tongue dangling from her mouth.
    He chuckl ed. “My name is Leo. And as much as I’d love to chat more with you I think there’s a little boy over there who needs a drink.”
    I turned in the direction he pointed. “Right.” I headed to the boys table.
    “Cindy, I’m thirsty. Can I get a…” The little boy paused and glanced at his dad who was still deep in a conversation on his cell phone. “A Coke.”
    “Sure.” I took the glass and ruffled his hair. It was the same color as Leo’s— sandy brown.
    At the drink station Melissa sh owed up. “So?” She filled a glass with soda while I filled the little boys full of ice and then a small amount of Coke.
    “His name is Leo.” I shrugged. “He seems nice.” My heart sped up as I thought about his smile and his dimples. Nice was an understatement, but I had Gabe.
    “Uh-huh. He’s got you wishing you were single. Am I right?”
    I choked. What was she, a mind reader? “Whatever,” I said and walked back to the boy’s table. The father was off the phone. I smiled, handed the soda to the excited kid. “Here you go.”
    The dad eyed the drink. “Can we get our check, please?”
    “Sure.”
    I made my way over to the till and rang up their ticket. My eyes kept sliding over to Leo. The first time he was reading his paper. The second , his eyes were on me. I gasped and quickly turned back to what I was doing. Got the total, printed the receipt and placed it in one of our black bill holder.
    Forcing myself not to look, I walked past him to the boy and his father. I placed the bill holder on the edge of their table. “When you’re ready I’ll be your cashier.”
    The man pulled his wallet from his back pocket and set a credit card on top. “Now is great.”
    I ran his card and hurried back. “Thanks for coming in,” I said.
    “See ya, Cindy.” The little boy waved.
    I had two other tables that needed attention so I stopped by each. Both needed refills. One needed more marinara sauce. I took care of that and checked on Leo’s food. It was ready so I took it out.
    “Here ya go,” I said lightly, ignoring my rapid heartbeat. There had to be a spell I could use to deal with that overactive organ.
    Leo folded his paper and checked over the food. “It smells delicious. Want to join me? There’s a lot here.”
    I smiled. Bertilinis was known for their large helpings. “Thanks, but I’ve got work to do. Enjoy. I’ll be back in a little while.”
    I hurried to the back . Melissa was eyeing me. “What?”
    “ Nothin’ Fancy-Pants. Except you’re crushing on that guy and it’s kind of funny.” She winked.
    Leaning against the counter, I sighed.
    Bob came in. “Cindy, table six looks ready for their check. Go see.”
    “On it.”
    Table six was ready and by the time I finished up with them, my other table was ready. The restaurant was thinning out and I was grateful. A quick glance at Leo told me he was about done as well.
    “Need anything?” I asked him, standing further away from his table than I normally would.
    Leo pushed away his food. “I’m finished. I’ll take the check.”
    “Great.” I went to the till, got it ready and handed it him. As he took it from me our fingers touched. A jolt electrified my body and I stepped back.
    “You feeling alright?” he