Naomi sighed and finished off her coffee. She tossed the empty cup into the trash and walked into the restaurant It was a quaint little family owned crab shack, 'Tony's Crab Shack' . Just what she needed, she walked up to the hostess stand, "Hi, could i speak with the store owner, or the manager?" The hostess smiled and nodded, "Sure thing." She turned and went to what Naomi assumed was the kitchen. After a moment she returned with a woman who was older, she looked to be in her late forties to early fifties, she extended her hand to Naomi, "Hey! My name is Wanda, My husband's name is Tony. What can i do for you?" she smiled warmly. There were no customers yet, the place had just opened. Naomi returned the handshake and smile, "I know this isn't the proper way to go about things, but i just moved here and i'm looking for a job. I was wondering if you could use any help around here?" Naomi couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Wanda nodded, "Well, we are a bit short staffed right now, and the summer rush is starting, I suppose i could squeeze you in. You got any experience in food service?"<br/><br/>Naomi couldn't help but a feel a rush of relief, "Yes, yes ma'am. I do!" Wanda smiled, "Great. You can start tomorrow. Lindsey here will get you some t-shirts. You can shadow her tomorrow to get a feel for things." Wanda smiled and returned to the kitchen. Lindsey, the hostess, pulled 7 t-shirts out from the cabinet and handed the stack to Naomi. "Thanks" Naomi smiled.<br/>"I would introduce myself but you already know my name," Lindsey said sweetly, "What's yours?"<br/>"Naomi." She replied, "I would shake your hand or something-But"  She gestured to the shirts and both of the young women laughed.<br/>"Well i will see you tomorrow, Naomi!" Lindsey said, as she returned to her station.<br/>"You too." Naomi replied and headed out the door.<br/><br/>Now, she needed to find a place to sleep. She walked down the board walk until she came up on a bed and breakfast, "This should do." She headed inside and a friendly old couple greeted her. She smiled and explained she was new in town and she needed a room until she found a house.<br/>"Wonderful!" The woman said, "We have the perfect room for you! you can follow me."<br/>Naomi followed the woman down the hall and into a room. "My name is Anne, and my husband is John. If you needed anything you just give us a hollar. Oh and there is a laundry room across the hall and two doors down." The woman smiled and dismissed herself, shutting the door behind her. Naomi took a deep breath and tucked her things away.<br/><br/>She went back out to the front lobby where she found a local newspaper, she thumbed through the pages until she found the real estate section. Most of the listings were way more than she could afford, Except one. A house on the edge of town that had been foreclosed on. It was rough and needed a lot of work. However, Naomi saw potential. She walked over to the desk with the paper and asked if she could use the phone to call the number on the listing,<br/><br/>Anne smiled, "Honey, i am the realtor  here." She laughed. "Are you sure you want to see that one Dear it's awful rough." Anne warned.<br/><br/>Naomi nodded, "I'm sure. When could i look at it?"<br/><br/>"Well i suppose i can take you now if you aren't too busy." Anne smiled<br/><br/>"Perfect" Naomi replied.<br/><br/>The two headed out the door and got into Anne's car. Naomi watched out the window as they slowly glided through town. The town had a nice, homey feel. Naomi had always wanted to live in a small town. As they neared the edge, Anne turned down a dirt driveway. The trees grew thick and made a canopy over the driveway. After a moment the house peeked out. It sat perfectly in a small clearing. Anne put her car in park and turned it off. As they stepped out of the car Anne said, "Well structurally it is sound. But it's old and the inside is rough." She sighed and made her way onto the porch and Naomi followed. It was isolated, which was nice. Upon entering, Naomi saw that the paint was peeling and the cabinets were old.<br/>"The fridge is old but it still works. Same for the stove." Anne said, "This property has belonged to us for a long time. Nobody has taken enough interest to fix it up."<br/>Naomi smiled, "I like it. It's perfect."<br/>Anne hugged her, "Honey, you can see beauty in anything, can't you!"<br/>Naomi hugged her back and laughed, "I try."<br/>"Well that settles it, she's yours i suppose. We will do the paper work back at the Inn. Now you can stay at there until you get this finished. Consider it my treat. And i think we have a mattress and some missed-matched bedroom suits that you can have. We need them out of our way really." Anne offered.<br/>"Oh i couldn't. That's so generous. i don't want to be burden. I mean that's a lot of money." Naomi said<br/>"Really Dear, It'd be our pleasure. I Insist. I won't tale no for an answer." Anne laughed.<br/>Naomi hugged her again tightly, "Thank you so much!"<br/><br/>As they got in the car Naomi explained that she had gotten a job at the crab shack and that each day she planned to try and work on the house a little bit. Anne told her there was a convenience store on the boardwalk next door to the crab shack that sold various items she would need. Naomi made a mental note of this and planned to check it out. The money that she had with her would help get her going and the crab shack paycheck would keep her going until she figured out her next step would be. When they returned to the bed and breakfast, Naomi thanked Anne again and decided she would walk the boardwalk to relax.