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Authors: Sydnie Beaupré
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took me a while to round up the kitchen staff. I still need somebody to work the cash register for me, and I need somebody to deliver the cake to the tables.”
Seeing an amazing opportunity I say, “I can be a waitress, or work at the register on school days after class. I need a job, actually. I was fired from my last one…”
“What did you do before?”
“I worked at the town general store but I was accused of stealing one of my co-workers wallets, and even though it was proved that I didn’t, I kicked up enough of a storm for them to not like what they saw. All they did was say that they didn’t like my ‘attitude’ and that they were letting me go. My neighbour’s mom was my boss, fun fact. ”
Cael digests this a little until he finally says, “Bring in your resume and we’ll make it official. I’m still going to hire you, but I like to know who I’m working with, and it’s always good to know more about the person you’re going to trust the cash with.”
Astonished, I say, “Really? No interview or anything?”
“If you want we can conduct one right now,” he replies, a smirk on his face.
I take the last bite of my cake and nod. As I’m busy trying to make the cake last he asks, “What’s your favourite colour?”
I swallow the cake finally, having chewed way too long and say, “Blue. But how does this have anything to do with my experience?”
“It doesn’t, but I want to get to know you better.”
Oh…
“What’s your favourite animal?”
“All of them,” I reply. “But my dog, Pug, trumps every single animal out there, even other pugs.”
He looks at me strangely, “You named your pug, Pug?”
I blush. “Yeah, well, I did. Guilty of being weird and I like it that way.” He smiles, and my heart does crazy things.
“What’s your favourite food?” Cael asks next, his eyes dancing with laughter.
“Whatever batch of baked goods you’ve happened to whip up, because that cake was fantastic .”
All of a sudden, I remember his bookstore job, “Are you still going to be working at the bookstore?”
Laughing, he says, “Part time, now anyway. This shop used to be a project but now it’s kind of my baby. When I met you yesterday, I didn’t want to let on too much about the shop because it’s kind of a surprise for everybody in the mall. But now I’m really glad I met you today, and got to show you. It’s kind of like fate, huh?”
I’m glad too. “Yeah,” I say, staring at his mouth. I wonder what it would be like to kiss those lips. Not that I want to kiss them; well I do, but I hardly know him. Oh lord, what would it be like?
“I’m sorry, what?” He asks all of a sudden, brows raised in surprise.
Oh. My. God.
Did I say that out loud? “Uhh, I guess it depends…what did you hear me say?”
“Well, it depends whether or not you wanted me to hear it,” says Cael with a grin.
My face must be crimson by now because I am totally embarrassed. “Did you want to hear it?”
“Yeah,” he says, “I did. I really like you, Khiara, and I’d like to get to know you better. If that’s okay with you. I feel like we were, I don’t know- supposed to meet.”
“You’re my boss now,” I say, a little awkwardly. “Are you sure you want to mix business with pleasure?”
“There is no pleasure in boring business, now is there?”
“No,” I whisper, “I guess there isn’t.”
Eight
“Where the hell did you go?” Asks Cara, as she and Tristan walk through my bedroom door, sit down on my bed and wait for my answer.
Blushing, I realize that I’d forgotten to text her to tell her what was up. “I’m so sorry, Cara. I swear, I had every
Seeing an amazing opportunity I say, “I can be a waitress, or work at the register on school days after class. I need a job, actually. I was fired from my last one…”
“What did you do before?”
“I worked at the town general store but I was accused of stealing one of my co-workers wallets, and even though it was proved that I didn’t, I kicked up enough of a storm for them to not like what they saw. All they did was say that they didn’t like my ‘attitude’ and that they were letting me go. My neighbour’s mom was my boss, fun fact. ”
Cael digests this a little until he finally says, “Bring in your resume and we’ll make it official. I’m still going to hire you, but I like to know who I’m working with, and it’s always good to know more about the person you’re going to trust the cash with.”
Astonished, I say, “Really? No interview or anything?”
“If you want we can conduct one right now,” he replies, a smirk on his face.
I take the last bite of my cake and nod. As I’m busy trying to make the cake last he asks, “What’s your favourite colour?”
I swallow the cake finally, having chewed way too long and say, “Blue. But how does this have anything to do with my experience?”
“It doesn’t, but I want to get to know you better.”
Oh…
“What’s your favourite animal?”
“All of them,” I reply. “But my dog, Pug, trumps every single animal out there, even other pugs.”
He looks at me strangely, “You named your pug, Pug?”
I blush. “Yeah, well, I did. Guilty of being weird and I like it that way.” He smiles, and my heart does crazy things.
“What’s your favourite food?” Cael asks next, his eyes dancing with laughter.
“Whatever batch of baked goods you’ve happened to whip up, because that cake was fantastic .”
All of a sudden, I remember his bookstore job, “Are you still going to be working at the bookstore?”
Laughing, he says, “Part time, now anyway. This shop used to be a project but now it’s kind of my baby. When I met you yesterday, I didn’t want to let on too much about the shop because it’s kind of a surprise for everybody in the mall. But now I’m really glad I met you today, and got to show you. It’s kind of like fate, huh?”
I’m glad too. “Yeah,” I say, staring at his mouth. I wonder what it would be like to kiss those lips. Not that I want to kiss them; well I do, but I hardly know him. Oh lord, what would it be like?
“I’m sorry, what?” He asks all of a sudden, brows raised in surprise.
Oh. My. God.
Did I say that out loud? “Uhh, I guess it depends…what did you hear me say?”
“Well, it depends whether or not you wanted me to hear it,” says Cael with a grin.
My face must be crimson by now because I am totally embarrassed. “Did you want to hear it?”
“Yeah,” he says, “I did. I really like you, Khiara, and I’d like to get to know you better. If that’s okay with you. I feel like we were, I don’t know- supposed to meet.”
“You’re my boss now,” I say, a little awkwardly. “Are you sure you want to mix business with pleasure?”
“There is no pleasure in boring business, now is there?”
“No,” I whisper, “I guess there isn’t.”
Eight
“Where the hell did you go?” Asks Cara, as she and Tristan walk through my bedroom door, sit down on my bed and wait for my answer.
Blushing, I realize that I’d forgotten to text her to tell her what was up. “I’m so sorry, Cara. I swear, I had every
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