Book Snippets; This one from Four Days (Book 2)

Irene's tirade on police officers came to an abrupt halt when a new customer breezed through the door. Alice and Rosie turned at once. Alice's mouth dropped open. Rosie smiled broadly. Caroline paled.
He sat at the bar. Being the only waitress until seven-thirty when the next one arrived, Caro had no choice but to wait on him. Frowning, she took out her pad and stood poised, waiting for him to speak.
"Hello, Caroline." He said softly, reverently.
She didn't answer.
"Will you talk to me?"
"So you can insult me again?"
"I'm sorry, Princess. I made a mistake. Can you understand that? I went kind of crazy. The thought of men with their hands all over you, it just made me nuts."
She raised her eyebrows, crossed her arms and tapped her foot.
He sighed. "I was jealous. Please, forgive me."
"You were more than jealous, Toby Smith. You judged me. And you hurt me."
"I know. I know, and it kills me to think that I hurt the one person who means the world to me. I was wrong. I don't know what else to say."
"I hadn't realized you had such a bad temper."
He shrugged. "Me neither. I don't know where it came from. Maybe it's because I've never cared enough about anyone to get that angry."
"Hah, that's a good one," Irene interrupted.
He turned and grinned at her. "I thought it sounded pretty good."
When the giggles from the other side of the diner subsided, Toby turned back to Caroline, who remained stoic.
"Is it hopeless, Caroline? Is there any chance that you can forgive me and let me start again?"
"I might," she said slyly.
"You might?"
"I might think about it."
Toby looked to Rosie and her friends with a smile. He winked. Rosie giggled. Caroline frowned.
"Traitors," Caroline hissed as she passed her friends.