Frank & Lloyd & Wright - Final Part

   I won't go into great detail about the longest three weeks of my life. I'm just thankful that my chamberlains took on the task and made it happen.

   It took that long for the lawyers to finish their negotiations, to organize the move, complete the first floor renovations, and have enough food on hand to open up for business.

   We weren't expecting a rush on the place so we didn't overstock the refrigerating units and purchase abundance of plant and protein cells for growing in the petri room. If it took awhile for customers to come in, I was the one obligated to eat all the prepared food so it wouldn't go to waste.

   Yet, I feel so fortunate and blessed about our opening day. I'm practicing wiping down the countertop with an ozonating cleaning clothe with osmosis cleaning action when our first two patrons open the door. An elderly couple holding each other closely.

   The gentleman asks, "Is this the cafe advertised all week on the apartments virtual bulletin board? Are we in the right place?"

   "Yes it is, welcome," I say excitedly. "Would you like to sit at a table or here by the counter?"

   The woman says, "Oh those stools are too high for me to sit on. I'll fall off."

   Lloyd immediately comes from behind the counter pulling out a chair, first for the lady and then for the gentleman.

   After sitting a screen pops up in the middle of our table with the menu. I ask, "Would you like a laminated version of the menu to hold instead?"

   "Ooo that would be wonderful," says the male patron. "This is my wife Beverly and my name is Delbert and we have been married for 176 years."

   "That's amazing this day and age," I say smiling.

   "We were kids when we met and I took Bebe on a date to a little cafe that was still open for service. It soon shutdown though because people stopped coming. But the two of us kept meeting there everyday for two months until it closed."

   "That's a beautiful story," I hear Wright say from kitchen area. "Is there anything special I can cook for you two? As long as the ingredients are on the menu of course?"

   "My cheapskate husband has been a penny pincer since day I met him." Beverly says. "Our first meal together was bacon and eggs. I would like that please."

   Delbert adds, "Coffee, lots of coffee please."

   "For being our very first guests, coffee is on the house," I tell them, using the old tactic of restaurant owners gone by. "Let me know if you need anything else. We are hear to serve."

   I have the biggest smile on my face because I knew this was just the beginning.

The End

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Epilogue

 

  Wiping the countertop with an ozonating cleaning clothe with osmosis cleaning action, I look to the young patron sitting in front of me at the counter, who is maybe in his early forties, and ask him, "What was your question again?"

 

That Whole Story Started From One Little Question

 

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