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Authors: A.C. Warneke
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group of you got together, you nursed your beer the entire night and I’m pretty sure you dumped most of it out afterwards.”
It was a little disconcerting to meet someone who was so observant and she wondered if Harrison was the same way, if that was why he was a writer. Running her tongue over her lower lip, debating how much to tell him, she finally settled on, “I’m not much of a drinker.”
“That’s cool,” he murmured. Nodding towards the application, he asked, “You done filling that out?”
She gaped at him because she had barely had a chance to look at it, what with talking about Harrison that had completely sidetracked her. “I just have a few questions left.”
“Would you consider going out with Asher again?” he asked casually but he was watching her too closely. It was confounding.
“No,” she said without hesitation, her eyes on the application. Still thinking about how it had ended, she added, “I doubt he wants anything to do with me, either. He doesn’t work here, does he?”
Dan laughed as he shook his head, “No. His business keeps him plenty busy traveling and what not so he doesn’t have time to work here. Besides, he makes more in one hour than he could working here for an entire year.”
“Hmm,” she hummed, not particularly wanting to talk about Asher any more.
“What about Harry?” he asked slyly. “And don’t say you’re not interested.”
“Don’t be silly,” she answered ambiguously, knowing her cheeks were going to give her away. As long as she brazened it out, she might be able to get out of there with a little bit of her pride intact. But how would she ever work there if they offered her the job? Maybe she should just tear up the application and get the heck out of there, even if it was the best place to work for a few months. Jeeze, she was a grown woman; she could handle the awkwardness of working with Harrison’s too observant brother.
“That’s not an answer,” the blasted man said.
Glancing up, she gave Dan a blinding smile, “As I said earlier, I’m only in town until Christmas. So, how soon might I know whether or not I can get the job?”
He stared at her a moment, obviously debating whether or not to pursue the topic, and then he sighed, “Knowing Maris, she’ll probably hire you on the spot.”
Ana’s grin nearly broke her face because she had really liked Maris. Plus, it would make finding a temporary job a million times easier. “When will she be in?”
“She’s due any minute,” he answered, looking over her application. Glancing at her over the top of the paper, he gave her a cocky smile, “So, if I were to call you some time….”
“That’s just not going to happen,” she said with a shake of her head. It would definitely be too weird if she went out with Dan when she really wanted Harrison and she couldn’t do that to either of them. “If that’s going to be an issue, I’ll find a job somewhere else.”
“What would be an issue?” Maris asked, coming out of the back room, reminding Ana just how gorgeous she was. Her long, blond hair was hanging loose and she was wearing jeans that looked like they were painted on and a tight t-shirt that showcased her impressive body. The woman looked like she could get any man she wanted and Ana briefly wondered if the tigress had her claws in Harrison. But then Maris smiled and Ana felt guilty for thinking anything negative about her at all. This was Maris, her friend, and Ana knew that the woman was all that was sweet, even if she had the face and body of a siren.
“Ana,” Maris chirped, rushing over and throwing her arms around Ana in a warm hug. “It’s been ages.”
“Maris,” Ana said, returning the hug.
“Come on to the back room,” Maris said. “It’ll give us a chance to catch up. What are you doing here?”
“I’m hoping to pick up a few hours a week while I’m here,” Ana said as the three of them headed to the small employee area, though Ana
It was a little disconcerting to meet someone who was so observant and she wondered if Harrison was the same way, if that was why he was a writer. Running her tongue over her lower lip, debating how much to tell him, she finally settled on, “I’m not much of a drinker.”
“That’s cool,” he murmured. Nodding towards the application, he asked, “You done filling that out?”
She gaped at him because she had barely had a chance to look at it, what with talking about Harrison that had completely sidetracked her. “I just have a few questions left.”
“Would you consider going out with Asher again?” he asked casually but he was watching her too closely. It was confounding.
“No,” she said without hesitation, her eyes on the application. Still thinking about how it had ended, she added, “I doubt he wants anything to do with me, either. He doesn’t work here, does he?”
Dan laughed as he shook his head, “No. His business keeps him plenty busy traveling and what not so he doesn’t have time to work here. Besides, he makes more in one hour than he could working here for an entire year.”
“Hmm,” she hummed, not particularly wanting to talk about Asher any more.
“What about Harry?” he asked slyly. “And don’t say you’re not interested.”
“Don’t be silly,” she answered ambiguously, knowing her cheeks were going to give her away. As long as she brazened it out, she might be able to get out of there with a little bit of her pride intact. But how would she ever work there if they offered her the job? Maybe she should just tear up the application and get the heck out of there, even if it was the best place to work for a few months. Jeeze, she was a grown woman; she could handle the awkwardness of working with Harrison’s too observant brother.
“That’s not an answer,” the blasted man said.
Glancing up, she gave Dan a blinding smile, “As I said earlier, I’m only in town until Christmas. So, how soon might I know whether or not I can get the job?”
He stared at her a moment, obviously debating whether or not to pursue the topic, and then he sighed, “Knowing Maris, she’ll probably hire you on the spot.”
Ana’s grin nearly broke her face because she had really liked Maris. Plus, it would make finding a temporary job a million times easier. “When will she be in?”
“She’s due any minute,” he answered, looking over her application. Glancing at her over the top of the paper, he gave her a cocky smile, “So, if I were to call you some time….”
“That’s just not going to happen,” she said with a shake of her head. It would definitely be too weird if she went out with Dan when she really wanted Harrison and she couldn’t do that to either of them. “If that’s going to be an issue, I’ll find a job somewhere else.”
“What would be an issue?” Maris asked, coming out of the back room, reminding Ana just how gorgeous she was. Her long, blond hair was hanging loose and she was wearing jeans that looked like they were painted on and a tight t-shirt that showcased her impressive body. The woman looked like she could get any man she wanted and Ana briefly wondered if the tigress had her claws in Harrison. But then Maris smiled and Ana felt guilty for thinking anything negative about her at all. This was Maris, her friend, and Ana knew that the woman was all that was sweet, even if she had the face and body of a siren.
“Ana,” Maris chirped, rushing over and throwing her arms around Ana in a warm hug. “It’s been ages.”
“Maris,” Ana said, returning the hug.
“Come on to the back room,” Maris said. “It’ll give us a chance to catch up. What are you doing here?”
“I’m hoping to pick up a few hours a week while I’m here,” Ana said as the three of them headed to the small employee area, though Ana
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