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The tray she held had a small plate of finger sandwiches and a glass of cola.
"No, I'm good. Thanks for trekking all the way up here."
"I wanted to take my break up here if you don't mind. I'm way overdue, but it's been a busy night."
"Sit with me." He nodded at the seat across from him. "I could use some company."
"Oh." A surprised look crossed her face. "I thought you might want to be alone."
"No, I could use the distraction," he admitted.
She placed the tray down on a table nearby, then set her food on the table. "Sure, as long as you're okay with it." She slid into the booth. "By the way, my name is Mia. Mia Carisini."
"Sam London," he said. "Nice to meet you.”
"You, too."
Mia was pretty damned cute. She had thick, dark eyelashes that were the same color as the low ponytail that hung over her right shoulder, and big brown eyes.
"I'm sorry, but I have to ask—are you okay, Sam? That was pretty brutal. I felt bad for you."
"Yeah, I'm okay. Nothing like having an entire room witness your girlfriend throwing a temper tantrum. Well, ex-girlfriend, now." He grabbed one of the finger sandwiches. "Shay is at her best with an audience."
"How long were you two together?"
"Close to three years. A lot longer than we should have been."
"Ouch," Mia made a face. "Sorry."
"I'm just glad it's over. By the way, I'm really sorry about what she said to you."
"Why? You didn't say it." She popped one of the little sandwiches into her mouth. "It's not the first time a customer has been rude to me, and it won't be the last." Mia paused. "Wait... did you break up with her because she was rude to me?"
"No, but it was kind of the last straw. There was an endless list of ignorant and awful things she did before that. I'd just had enough." He nodded at the nachos and put a few on an empty plate. "Share these with me. Jake knows I can eat a lot since I come in here after games occasionally, but I'll never eat all these. I've never seen nachos like this anywhere. They're amazing. Like a tower of nachos."
"Actually, the nachos were my idea," she said. "They are my go-to comfort food. And I thought you might need some comfort."
He paused. "Wait, you made these yourself? For me?"
Mia's cheeks flushed. "Um, yeah. I had a lull between drink orders, and I was getting something together for me, so I figured why not? Like I said, it's good comfort food."
"That was awesome of you," he said, touched by the gesture. "Thanks."
"No problem." She smiled at him. "Now it's even better because you're sharing them with me.”
This girl didn't even know him, yet she'd been kind enough to try to comfort him with food. He couldn't even remember the last thing that Shay had done for him.
Usually, he was too busy doing things for her, like handing over his credit card for her to go shopping. She always begged him for designer clothes and purses. Yet she never gave anything back. Her idea of repayment was having sex with him.
In her mind, that was a fair trade.
"I hope you like lots of toppings." She smiled again. "I went a little crazy."
Damn. Her smile lit up her whole face. And something about it made the knot of anxiety in his stomach ease a little.
"I love lots of toppings." He took a big bite and grinned. "And the cheesier, the better."
Mia laughed. "Right? Cheese fixes everything." She took another sip of her cola. "So, are you one of the hockey players on the Kingsnakes? Or are you a family member?"
