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Just like pretty much every business in Cape Daddy, the diner was a long serving pillar of the community that had been founded a couple of generations ago by Daphne Duke’s great-grandfather and his second wife, Arlene Duke.
It was business like the Cape Daddy Diner that gave Cape Daddy such a traditional, comfortable feeling to it. Yes, progress wasgood. And Cape Daddy prided itself on having inclusive social attitudes. Race, creed, or sexuality didn’t matter in Cape Daddy as long as you were a good person.
But tradition was seen as important too, and along with the Cape Daddy Diner, there were several other historic and family-owned businesses. Taylor knew the importance of these business and was determined to help them thrive in any way he could.
As the sun burst in through the diner’s windows and the cars and hustle and bustle of the main street went on outside, Taylor was beginning to wrap up his morning address to the small crowd.
Taylor could see that everyone was listening with open ears and open hearts, and he wanted to make sure that he hadn’t forgotten to address any of the issues that had been raised during last week’s informal gathering.
I… think… I’ve got everything.
There’s always one question that slips through.
Hmm. No. I think I’m done…
‘And that, fine ladies and gentlemen of Cape Daddy, is a Taylor Modenepromise,’ Taylor said, his beaming smile and earnest, focused stare holding everyone’s attention.
Taylor was holding court in the Cape Daddy Diner. Standing at six feet and three inches, Taylor was hard to miss. With his solid, muscular frame and movie star good looks he was unmissable in fact.
Taylor Modene was a local business owner with a hand in much of what was good and great about Cape Daddy. It was a familything. The Modene family were one of the founding families of Cape Daddy itself, and Taylor was now leading the way in maintaining and improving Cape Daddy for the twenty first century.
Taylor may have been forty-five years old, but he had a modern sensibility and was very much tuned into the wider world. That said, he was a traditionalist too. Taylor knew what made Cape Daddy a special place and would doanythingto protect that.
Taylor certainly had a dominant side.
Well, that would be an understatement. Taylor was a fully-fledged Daddy Dom. It was deeply rooted in his identity and had been ever since he became man. Taylor knew how he liked things done, and when it came to discipline and order, he was uncompromising.
Taylor’s reputation around Cape Daddy was as a charming, approachable, and thoroughly decent gentleman from the best stock. But it was also well known that you did not mess with Taylor Modene – especially when matters pertaining to Cape Daddy were concerned.
The small crowd around Taylor dispersed and returned to their seats. The Cape Daddy Diner was an institution as much as it was a place to grab a milkshake, piping hot pot of Joe, or a stack of Daphne Duke’s syrupy pancakes.
With its retro stylings and always welcoming atmosphere, the diner was always a great place to be. Which is why perhaps that Taylor and his fellow Daddy buddies liked to hang out together there so much.
‘Sheez, if I’d known we were coming to a political rally I would have waited outside!’ Chopper said, holding his hands over his rock-hard chest as he laughed.
‘Yeah, yeah, get all the jokes out,’ Taylor said, taking his seat at the booth with Chopper and Mitch. ‘Come on, Mitch. I know you have one too.’
‘Nah, you’re good dude,’ Mitch said. ‘I just need to fucking eat!’
The three Daddies laughed.
Taylor motioned over to Daphne Duke, and she nodded and hollered back to him.
‘Three Daddy Special, on its way!’
As they waited for the food to arrive, Taylor explained some of the issues he had been dealing with that week.
Despite being a small town, Cape Daddy always had plenty going on. And being a prominent member of the community meant that Taylor was almost always involved on one level or another.
Not that Taylor minded helping out the community. He actually loved it. And with a possible run at becoming Cape Daddy Mayor coming up, Taylor knew that it was necessary to keep his profile high.
The only downside of this was that Taylor lived much of his life in the public glare. It meant he always had to watch how he spoke and how he went about his business.
This public exposure and the associated pressure was fine in the most part, but it did sometimes make Taylor wish he could benothing more than a regular citizen and go about his business in privacy.
Hmph. Maybe it’s why I’m still single.
Whatever.
