“Dad, do you suppose he’s rising up?” I ask.

“Possibly so, who is aware of? Solely time will inform.”

“I’m going to examine on Cassidy.”

“Did you lease that workplace?” Dad questions, his head nonetheless centered on the display.

“Yeah. Have already got a couple of new shoppers, so till it’s renovated, I’ll use my workplace if that’s okay.”

“That’s effective, Jared. Now, let me end up these items so I can deal with working up a short.”

“Later, Dad.”

As soon as I’m again in my workplace, I pull out my telephone and ship a textual content to Cassidy. I do know she often leaves her telephone in her locker, however she’ll have a break and might reply me then.

Jared: Heard about this morning. Hope you’re okay. Name or textual content when you may.

Ten

Cassidy

Lastly, after the morning rush clears, Darice comes over and tells me to take my break. After clocking out of my register, I head again into the breakroom.

Opening my locker, I take out my lunch and my telephone. Sitting down at one of many tables, I unlock my telephone and grin seeing a textual content from Jared.

Me: I’m okay. It was undoubtedly fascinating to say the least! Are we nonetheless on for McGhee’s tonight?

I watch because the bubbles emerge, impatient to see what he has to say. Whereas I wait, I take a chunk of my sandwich, then pop the highest on my soda. Seeing that he’s lastly answered, I take one other chunk as I contact my telephone to get the textual content to open again up.

Jared: It was fascinating right here as nicely. Dad determined to offer her a severance package deal for some unusual purpose and now he’s placing in an advert to rent somebody new. I’m figuring out of his workplace whereas the brand new one will get renovated since I picked up a couple of new shoppers. McGhee’s sounds good to me, I’ll decide you up round 6:30 if that’s okay.

Me: Sounds excellent, it’ll give me sufficient time to spruce up slightly… lol.

Jared: Cass, you’re excellent.

Me: And also you’re biased.

Jared: Not biased, I simply understand how lovely you might be it doesn’t matter what you’re sporting.

Me: I’ll see you then, I’m going to complete my lunch since I solely have about fifteen minutes left.

Jared: I’ll allow you to get again to it, sweetheart, and see you in a couple of hours. Later, Cass.

Me: Bye Jared.

I rapidly end my lunch so I can take a couple of minutes to simply calm down earlier than I head again out to the madness that’s Wednesdays.

* * *

“They’ll have them prepared and produce them out to us,” Jared says as he returns with our drinks.

McGhee’s is hopping as regular, however I don’t thoughts the wait. It offers me an opportunity to decompress slightly bit, and see how his day was.

“No drawback. How was your day?” I ask.

“Fairly good truly. Received a number of issues filed on the courthouse,” he replies, taking a sip of his candy tea.

I swear, the tea he drinks is so candy it offers me a toothache simply watching him ingest it! Guffawing slightly at my ideas, I squeeze the lemon slice into my Coke then pop my straw in it earlier than taking a wholesome swig.

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