Antonio opened his mouth to reply but however he heard someone call for his attention and he was forced to deal with them. His smile wavered lightly but he managed to keep it in place only through years of practice. He held up a single finger for the universal sign for wait a moment before heading off and taking care of the customers needs. Thankfully all they needed was a refill in drinks and so he could return his attention back to the Italian.
When the Spaniards attention returned to Italian he found that the younger man had taken a seat all on his own. Typical Romano. Doing whatever he felt like doing whenever he felt like it.
"Well then what can I get you Lovi?" Antonio asked, smiling so wide that his eyes were narrowed and the a line or two appeared at the corners. He had no idea why he called the other man Lovi when his name was Romano and when the other had demanded an explanation he had none to give other than that he simply 'looked like a Lovi'.
He stood at the table his weight on one leg and his head tilted to the side happily. At that precise moment there was two words that described the way Antonio looked. And those two words were 'Happy Puppy'. Antonio was happiest when he was serving people and making them happy.
Antonio was happy, too happy. It bothered him. No one in their right mind should be that ecstatic at work, but then again, he heavily doubted that Antonio had a 'right mind' to be in.
While the waiter was occupied with a table, Romano took a seat at another without hesitation. When Antonio returned he scoffed at him, "Damnit what's wrong with Romano? Ro-ma-no. Do i seriously have to spell it out for you?" He had never bothered to acknowledge the difference of conduct between two casual friends and an employee and a customer, and- much to the chagrin of those around him- there was no way he was going to start now. Plucking the menu from the side of the table, Romano started wishing he was at home again, where lunch was as simple as placing pasta in boiling water. He didn't mind the more fancy cuisine, and this wasn't the first time he had stopped by Dos Llamas to eat, but when patience and interest were severely lacking, he couldn't care less for a chef-prepared meal.
He pointed to the empanadas without looking up, "Do you have any wine as well? Red wine?"
Antonio, instead of replying to Romano's small outburst, just blinked. Making him look even more clueless than he normally did. Which was a feat in itself. Thankfully he caught the point to the Empanadas and quickly made note of it in his head before opening his mouth to speak.
"Yes, we have a couple of different red wines. I can bring you the wine list if you'd like" Antonio said quickly, shifting his weight to his other leg and slipping his hands into the front pocket of his apron. Before waiting for a reply, Antonio was gone. He had headed back to the back once more and placing Romano's order with the cooks. He then grabbed the rarely used wine list off of one of the tables and headed back out to where his friend was sitting.
"Here" he said with another wide smile as he set down the list on the Italian's table before being called for again. Antonio mentally let out a groan before nodding back at Romano.
"I'll be right back" he said gently before leaving the table for the second time in the span of five minutes.
When the Spaniards attention returned to Italian he found that the younger man had taken a seat all on his own. Typical Romano. Doing whatever he felt like doing whenever he felt like it.
"Well then what can I get you Lovi?" Antonio asked, smiling so wide that his eyes were narrowed and the a line or two appeared at the corners. He had no idea why he called the other man Lovi when his name was Romano and when the other had demanded an explanation he had none to give other than that he simply 'looked like a Lovi'.
He stood at the table his weight on one leg and his head tilted to the side happily. At that precise moment there was two words that described the way Antonio looked. And those two words were 'Happy Puppy'. Antonio was happiest when he was serving people and making them happy.
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While the waiter was occupied with a table, Romano took a seat at another without hesitation. When Antonio returned he scoffed at him, "Damnit what's wrong with Romano? Ro-ma-no. Do i seriously have to spell it out for you?"
He had never bothered to acknowledge the difference of conduct between two casual friends and an employee and a customer, and- much to the chagrin of those around him- there was no way he was going to start now.
Plucking the menu from the side of the table, Romano started wishing he was at home again, where lunch was as simple as placing pasta in boiling water. He didn't mind the more fancy cuisine, and this wasn't the first time he had stopped by Dos Llamas to eat, but when patience and interest were severely lacking, he couldn't care less for a chef-prepared meal.
He pointed to the empanadas without looking up,
"Do you have any wine as well? Red wine?"
Thank god the French got one thing right.
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"Yes, we have a couple of different red wines. I can bring you the wine list if you'd like" Antonio said quickly, shifting his weight to his other leg and slipping his hands into the front pocket of his apron. Before waiting for a reply, Antonio was gone. He had headed back to the back once more and placing Romano's order with the cooks. He then grabbed the rarely used wine list off of one of the tables and headed back out to where his friend was sitting.
"Here" he said with another wide smile as he set down the list on the Italian's table before being called for again. Antonio mentally let out a groan before nodding back at Romano.
"I'll be right back" he said gently before leaving the table for the second time in the span of five minutes.
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