"Two sisters own it, and they do all their own cooking and baking. Once in a while they try out new recipes on me." He laughed as he wolfed down his food.

Lily loved his laugh, his smile. An awkward silence followed.

Pete stopped eating long enough to ask, "So, do you want to talk about it, or do you want to talk about. . .stuff?"

"By it, I guess you mean our donations at the clinic. I'd just as soon forget it. It's no big deal, you know."

Pete rolled the words around in his head. No big deal. He looked at her. Her eyes were telling him it was a big deal. "Yeah, right, no big deal. Well, I have to run. It was nice to meet you, Lily. Maybe we'll run in to each other again someplace."

He wasn't interested in her. For some reason she thought he was going to ask for her phone number or her address. "Yeah, right," she said flatly before she bit down into her sandwich.

At the door, Pete turned and waved. He didn't think he'd ever forget the young girl with the sad eyes and the sunflower hat. I should have asked her for her phone number.

The minute the door closed behind Pete, Lily placed some bills on the table and left the cafe. It's no big deal, it's no big deal, she told herself over and over as she slid into the Nissan. Five more months, and I can put this all behind me. Just five months.

Tears rolled down her cheeks as she drove away from the cafe.

Little did she know how wrong she was.

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