Cowboy Alibi
Tall, dark and cowboy at table four, you lucky dog," Angela Carlyle murmured to Jane as she passed by with the remains of table seven's lunch.
Jane eyed the cowboy in question, taking in his rangy build, short, dark hair and the dun-colored Stetson on the booth next to him. As he glanced her way, she quickly looked back to the older couple perusing their menus. "Our special today is pan-seared trout," she said. "Caught fresh. There's nothing like Idaho trout."
As the couple discussed between themselves the merits of fish for lunch, Jane stole another look at table four. She found the cowboy's gaze fixed on her face, unflinching.
She looked away quickly, unnerved by his scrutiny. She wasn't used to being the object of someone's full attention. Most male customers focused on Angela, with her copper-penny hair, creamy complexion and body even the pale pink waitress uniform couldn't conceal.
Nobody ever stared at Jane, with her face full of freckles, unruly brown hair and slim, not-so-curvy figure. Worse, she was as blank on the inside as she was dull on the outside, with only five months of experiences to call her own and a whole lot of questions she couldn't answer.
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