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the menu and focused back on what he was doing.
She scribbled the order on her notepad. “Anything else?”
“Not for now. Thanks.”
“I’ll be back with your food soon, sir.”
As she stepped toward the kitchen to put in the order, she felt a hand on her arm.
“Hey, Meg,” Jeff said, giving her a warm smile. “I just wanted to check in and see how you’re doing.”
“Not bad, Jeff.” She smiled back, tapping the order into the machine. “How about you?”
“I’d be better if you’d agree to go out with me.”
“Now is not really the time,” she said. “But…”
“But what?”
“I think you need to understand I’m with someone I’m madly in love with. That’s not going to change, Jeff.”
“How would you know if you haven’t given me a chance yet,” he pressed, sliding his hand up and down her arm.
Meaghan pulled away. “Jeff, I work for your father, and I’ll be honest. This is becoming uncomfortable, working with you with these constant advances.”
He blushed. “Hey, can you blame me? Look at you. You’re gorgeous. I can be the guy who treats you like a princess.”
“I need to get back to work, or your dad’s going to fire me for not doing my job.”
“Don’t worry. I’m a patient man, Meaghan.” Without another word, he hurried off to check on the kitchen staff.
For the rest of her shift, she wondered if she’d made the right decision, not telling Chase about Jeff before this. She had a horrible feeling about it. Plastering on a smile, she made her way to her next table.
Chapter 11
On his day off, Chase walked to the cluster of shops a few blocks from the apartment. Meaghan had once admired a beautiful necklace there, and the glimmer in her eyes made him smile. He wanted to surprise her with a gift.
Working at the auto shop was still uneventful. No one had asked him to do anything illegal. He told himself to stop thinking about it any longer. He knew nothing, and put in an honest day of work every day.
He would quit when the summer was over. Once he’d finished his first degree program, he considered going to a trade school for a diploma in automotive technology. He was already studying engineering, but this job working on cars made him realize this was what he really loved doing.
He saw no reason why he couldn’t study to become a certified technician. Maybe he could open his own shop one day. A legal one. Until he moved back to San Diego, going to college was an escape from home. Now, San Diego was becoming his home. Things were different. He reassessed his reasons for choosing engineering in the first place, and found himself rethinking the path he was on. He had to remind himself to take it one step at a time. The answer would come.
Inside the small jewelry shop, glass cases glimmered in the sunlight, and soft music played from hidden speakers. Getting the necklace for Meaghan was a big step for him. He wanted to show her how much he cherished their friendship—and his growing love for her.
“Good morning,” the saleslady said in a chipper tone. “How can I help you?” She straightened her suit jacket as she emerged from behind the counter.
“I was hoping to buy one of the necklaces you have in the window.”
“Which one were you after?” The woman grinned.
“That one, please,” he pointed. “With the jewels going down the middle.”
She stared at him for a moment, but hid any reactions. “Special occasion?”
“You could say that. It’s for my best friend. I want to buy her something different. Something that says I love her no matter what happens.” He stopped, feeling his chest tighten.
Smiling, she went to get the necklace. “I think that’s wonderful.”
She handed him the necklace for him to take a closer look.
“I’ll take it.”
She cocked her eyebrow at him, and stopped for a moment. “You’re certain you want this one? It’s three hundred and fifty dollars.”
“Yes, I am. She’s worth it. And it’s perfect.
She scribbled the order on her notepad. “Anything else?”
“Not for now. Thanks.”
“I’ll be back with your food soon, sir.”
As she stepped toward the kitchen to put in the order, she felt a hand on her arm.
“Hey, Meg,” Jeff said, giving her a warm smile. “I just wanted to check in and see how you’re doing.”
“Not bad, Jeff.” She smiled back, tapping the order into the machine. “How about you?”
“I’d be better if you’d agree to go out with me.”
“Now is not really the time,” she said. “But…”
“But what?”
“I think you need to understand I’m with someone I’m madly in love with. That’s not going to change, Jeff.”
“How would you know if you haven’t given me a chance yet,” he pressed, sliding his hand up and down her arm.
Meaghan pulled away. “Jeff, I work for your father, and I’ll be honest. This is becoming uncomfortable, working with you with these constant advances.”
He blushed. “Hey, can you blame me? Look at you. You’re gorgeous. I can be the guy who treats you like a princess.”
“I need to get back to work, or your dad’s going to fire me for not doing my job.”
“Don’t worry. I’m a patient man, Meaghan.” Without another word, he hurried off to check on the kitchen staff.
For the rest of her shift, she wondered if she’d made the right decision, not telling Chase about Jeff before this. She had a horrible feeling about it. Plastering on a smile, she made her way to her next table.
Chapter 11
On his day off, Chase walked to the cluster of shops a few blocks from the apartment. Meaghan had once admired a beautiful necklace there, and the glimmer in her eyes made him smile. He wanted to surprise her with a gift.
Working at the auto shop was still uneventful. No one had asked him to do anything illegal. He told himself to stop thinking about it any longer. He knew nothing, and put in an honest day of work every day.
He would quit when the summer was over. Once he’d finished his first degree program, he considered going to a trade school for a diploma in automotive technology. He was already studying engineering, but this job working on cars made him realize this was what he really loved doing.
He saw no reason why he couldn’t study to become a certified technician. Maybe he could open his own shop one day. A legal one. Until he moved back to San Diego, going to college was an escape from home. Now, San Diego was becoming his home. Things were different. He reassessed his reasons for choosing engineering in the first place, and found himself rethinking the path he was on. He had to remind himself to take it one step at a time. The answer would come.
Inside the small jewelry shop, glass cases glimmered in the sunlight, and soft music played from hidden speakers. Getting the necklace for Meaghan was a big step for him. He wanted to show her how much he cherished their friendship—and his growing love for her.
“Good morning,” the saleslady said in a chipper tone. “How can I help you?” She straightened her suit jacket as she emerged from behind the counter.
“I was hoping to buy one of the necklaces you have in the window.”
“Which one were you after?” The woman grinned.
“That one, please,” he pointed. “With the jewels going down the middle.”
She stared at him for a moment, but hid any reactions. “Special occasion?”
“You could say that. It’s for my best friend. I want to buy her something different. Something that says I love her no matter what happens.” He stopped, feeling his chest tighten.
Smiling, she went to get the necklace. “I think that’s wonderful.”
She handed him the necklace for him to take a closer look.
“I’ll take it.”
She cocked her eyebrow at him, and stopped for a moment. “You’re certain you want this one? It’s three hundred and fifty dollars.”
“Yes, I am. She’s worth it. And it’s perfect.
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