* It was so easy to overhear the conversation between the friendly owner and the Wolf that was now seated. So when he asked about her, she let out a frustrated sigh, and looking into the reflection of a ladle smoothed her hair out a bit, and straightened her waitress outfit. It wasn't anything too out of the ordinary really, just a simple blouse, slacks, and an short apron. Still she was meeting someone that could bump her from the territory without any qualms if he deemed her a risk. So she had to make some kind of an effort.*<br/><br/>*It wasn't long before the boss lady called her over to meet her customer. She called out a soft "Yes Ma'm" and poked around the corner, a tall glass of ice water on a tray, and a menu beneath it. She stopped half way there when she saw the profile of the wolf before her. Definitely an Alpha. Her heart flipped a bit for a moment, though she was sure it was because of the fear of being kicked out. Still her scent didn't indicate it was ALL fear.*<br/><br/>*She took a breath and moved over to his table, setting the water down before him, a smile plastered to her face. She tilted her head to the side slightly, a subtle flash of her throat to show that she was submissive as a lone wolf here in his pack's territory. "Good Morning. It's nice to meet you. I am the new girl here. I am still making myself known around town. Still, it's nice to find a place like this with so much natural things around. The air smells good here. I came for a fresh start myself."  *She stated, apologizing for not introducing herself to the pack yet.*<br/><br/>*She then handed him the menu carefully, her eyes watching his fingers as they took it from her.* "You seem like a common customer here, did you need the menu, or did you know what you would like to eat today? I know the special is the "Lumberjack". Pancakes, eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and an option on gravy." *She continued, and took out her pen and pad to write down what he would say next.*<br/><br/>*While she waited she thought of how she had decided on this little area in Arizona that boasted the largest Ponderosa forest in the nation. Her thoughts returning to the wolves at her heels and the narrow escape. She had left no information on where she was going, even driving 5 towns over to use a library to look up the information for the area. It had been mentioned once in a conversation with an acquaintance that had frequented the coffee shop she had been working at during that time. She hadn't left a note when she smelled some members of her former pack on the distant horizon. *<br/><br/>*Simply picked up what she had on her at the moment and left. Never looking back, only forward. She had been very very careful to drive through as many highly populated cities as possible, and to ride several different buses, as well as hitchhike to finally arrive here, away from everything. She estimated she had a few months to live here before they got anywhere near here. Who thought of wolves in the wilds of Arizona? It was perfect. So upon her arrival, she had only been slightly surprised to find the scent of a pack living here quite healthily. She had done as any clever lone wolf would, and moved out of normal range for them, and found a job where she had not found a frequent trace of them. Until she had time to make her introductions... and perhaps find a way to harness the help she needed. All she had to offer in exchange for that help was herself, and leadership of the pack.*<br/><br/>*Everything was going well up and until this moment. Damn, the cafe owners must keep a VERY clean shop indeed.*