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let her go. You can’t have it both ways. It’s not fair to either of you.”
Chapter 6
Kenzie
JJ's customer base had grown considerably since Emma and Jared had taken over after Jared’s father had retired. I suspected a lot of their success had to do with Emma's talents as a chef.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about starting my new job. While I had gotten better at meeting new people over the years, it still made me a little nervous. I usually had one or more members of my family with me at all times, but I had decided it was time to try doing things on my own so that's what I was going to do.
After locking up my car I walked into JJ's immediately heading towards the back office where I knew I'd find Jared or Emma. Peaking my head into the doorway I saw both of them sitting on opposite sides of Jared's large desk. I knocked lightly on the doorframe distracting Jared from whatever he had been saying.
"Hey there gorgeous," Jared said as he rose to his feet to press a kiss to my cheek. Emma smiled and waved me further into the room patting the empty seat next to her.
I had met Emma around the same time my brother and I had moved in with the Cooper's. The first time we had been introduced she was a friend of Lucas’. It wasn't long after that she had become Wyatt’s girlfriend. Emma had always been nice to me, even after her relationship with Wyatt crashed and burned. After they had broken up, Emma had cut all ties with the guys but she had stayed in touch with me over the years. I doubted Wyatt knew that.
"Ready for your first day?" She asked with a cheeky grin. Her flame red hair was in wavy curls around her face, which was carefully made up in a way that made me wish I knew what I was doing when it came to my own makeup. Emma always looked so put together.
"I hope so," I answered taking the seat next to her. Jared returned to his chair behind the desk and folded his hands over his flat stomach with a grin. Ever since he and Garret had gotten back together I had made an effort to get to know the man. It made sense to me why my friend looked at Jared like he had hung the moon. Not only was he smart and funny, Jared had an uncanny ability to put anyone at ease.
"You're going to do great," he grinned making the laugh lines around his eyes crinkle at the corners. "I bet you already have the drink menu memorized." I gave a short nod making him chuckle. "You're going to be our best employee, I can already tell." Jared's phone started vibrating on his desk, his smile growing wider before he answered the call and placed the phone to his ear. "So how'd your early morning visit go?"
Emma and I both looked at him curiously but he only continued to chat on the phone. Giving up on getting his attention Emma grabbed my arm and led me out of the room. "He's so rude." She shook her long hair behind her shoulders heading behind the bar.
"He's a nice guy," I immediately jumped to Jared's defense even though I knew Emma was a good friend of his. Turning towards me she gave a short laugh before pulling me into her arms for a brief hug.
"I've missed you, Kenzie. You're such a sweetie." I shook my head with a small smile and watched as she started to pull various bottles out from behind the bar. "We'll get started making some simple stuff. Jared is going to be working with you tonight in case you run into any problems but I don't anticipate that happening."
I felt some of my nerves settle knowing I would have backup with me if I needed it. Emma must have seen the relief on my face because she stopped what she was doing and gave me her full attention. "You have nothing to be nervous about,
Chapter 6
Kenzie
JJ's customer base had grown considerably since Emma and Jared had taken over after Jared’s father had retired. I suspected a lot of their success had to do with Emma's talents as a chef.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about starting my new job. While I had gotten better at meeting new people over the years, it still made me a little nervous. I usually had one or more members of my family with me at all times, but I had decided it was time to try doing things on my own so that's what I was going to do.
After locking up my car I walked into JJ's immediately heading towards the back office where I knew I'd find Jared or Emma. Peaking my head into the doorway I saw both of them sitting on opposite sides of Jared's large desk. I knocked lightly on the doorframe distracting Jared from whatever he had been saying.
"Hey there gorgeous," Jared said as he rose to his feet to press a kiss to my cheek. Emma smiled and waved me further into the room patting the empty seat next to her.
I had met Emma around the same time my brother and I had moved in with the Cooper's. The first time we had been introduced she was a friend of Lucas’. It wasn't long after that she had become Wyatt’s girlfriend. Emma had always been nice to me, even after her relationship with Wyatt crashed and burned. After they had broken up, Emma had cut all ties with the guys but she had stayed in touch with me over the years. I doubted Wyatt knew that.
"Ready for your first day?" She asked with a cheeky grin. Her flame red hair was in wavy curls around her face, which was carefully made up in a way that made me wish I knew what I was doing when it came to my own makeup. Emma always looked so put together.
"I hope so," I answered taking the seat next to her. Jared returned to his chair behind the desk and folded his hands over his flat stomach with a grin. Ever since he and Garret had gotten back together I had made an effort to get to know the man. It made sense to me why my friend looked at Jared like he had hung the moon. Not only was he smart and funny, Jared had an uncanny ability to put anyone at ease.
"You're going to do great," he grinned making the laugh lines around his eyes crinkle at the corners. "I bet you already have the drink menu memorized." I gave a short nod making him chuckle. "You're going to be our best employee, I can already tell." Jared's phone started vibrating on his desk, his smile growing wider before he answered the call and placed the phone to his ear. "So how'd your early morning visit go?"
Emma and I both looked at him curiously but he only continued to chat on the phone. Giving up on getting his attention Emma grabbed my arm and led me out of the room. "He's so rude." She shook her long hair behind her shoulders heading behind the bar.
"He's a nice guy," I immediately jumped to Jared's defense even though I knew Emma was a good friend of his. Turning towards me she gave a short laugh before pulling me into her arms for a brief hug.
"I've missed you, Kenzie. You're such a sweetie." I shook my head with a small smile and watched as she started to pull various bottles out from behind the bar. "We'll get started making some simple stuff. Jared is going to be working with you tonight in case you run into any problems but I don't anticipate that happening."
I felt some of my nerves settle knowing I would have backup with me if I needed it. Emma must have seen the relief on my face because she stopped what she was doing and gave me her full attention. "You have nothing to be nervous about,
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