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“Excuse me?” she asked incredulously. “You’re firing me? But…but…I’ve got three more clients today, and a full roster of them tomorrow and every other damn day this week!”
“Language…” Becky sang out.
“Oh, for fuck’s sake,” she hissed before she turned and started to figure out how to get all her brushes, scissors, and supplies out in one shot.
“I just said…” Becky snapped.
“Oh yeah? Well, what difference does it make what language I use? Apparently, I don’t work for you anymore!”
And that’s how her Monday started.
It took three trips to her car to get all of her belongings out of the salon, and it wasn’t until she was sitting in her car shivering from the cold that reality set in.
“I’m unemployed. Shit,” she muttered.
Happy freaking New Year to me…
Okay, right now, this was definitely bad. She wasn’t prepared to be unemployed and there weren’t any other hair salons in Sweetbriar. Of course there were more in the surrounding towns, but she had a feeling she was just going to clash with whoever was in charge there too. Anyone who knew her knew she had an issue with authority. Not always, just…sometimes.
Starting the car because it was really freaking cold, Ashlynn let it warm up while she tried to figure out what she should do first. With her phone in her hand, she was about to call her best friend Avery, but she was at work and already had her hands full with her upcoming engagement party this weekend. Although, the only good news to come out of this was that she’d have more time to do her friend’s hair and makeup for the party.
She could call her twin sister. Unfortunately, Chloe was her polar opposite and would more than likely gently suggest that she go back inside and apologize.
That wasn’t going to happen.
Her older sister Billie would suggest that she take a day or two just to regroup and then start applying for jobs—any jobs—right before making her a bowl of soup or giving her a plate of brownies.
That scenario had some serious potential.
Of course, she could always go and talk to her brother Levi, but he was currently living with Billie and recently got engaged to Jade McKenzie who owned Books & Beans and they were pretty busy all the time. Still…between the two of them, they would probably be the best ones to talk to right now.
Decision made, she drove the two blocks to Books & Beans and smiled when she spotted Levi’s car parked out front. Eventually he was going to have to get a real office to work in, but for now he was running his advertising firm here at the coffee shop or at Billie’s kitchen table.
“Hey!” she called out cheerily when she walked in.
Of course, Billie also worked there as well, so it was really a matter of killing two birds with one stone in her mind.
“Just making a coffee run for the salon?” her sister asked.
“Um…sadly, I will no longer be making coffee runs for Lavish Locks because I no longer work for Lavish Locks.”
Billie’s eyes went wide right before she came around the counter and gave her a fierce hug. “It’s going to be okay. We’re going to help you get through this.”
“Thanks, Bill. I’m kind of okay…”
Pulling back, she gave Ashlynn a sad smile. “Of course you’re going to be okay. What can I get you? Some coffee? A brownie?”
Nailed that one…
“I’ll take a coffee please,” she replied. “And a brownie.”
“I think you deserve a bit of caffeine overload. No worries.”
Before Ashlynn could say anything else, her brother came walking over. “Hey, Ash! Doing a coffee run for the salon?”
Ugh…
“Um…no,” she told him. “I just lost my job there, so…”
