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“He needs a raise. And I need to pay your mom.”
“Good luck with that,” he replies, chuckling. “I’ll see you around lunch.”
He’s coming to the diner for lunch. Likely, also to see me.
“Looking forward to it.”
“Looking forward to this weekend, too.”
“I don’t remember saying yes,” I joke.
“If it’s a no, I’ll just have to keep working to convince you.”
I almost want to say no just to see…crap!
I groan. “Oh, no. I just remembered something.”
“Whatever it is, I don’t think I’ll like it.”
“It’s not bad. Trotter and his boyfriend are coming this weekend to see Brooklyn.”
He thinks for a moment. “So they can come to the game Friday with us. I’m sure Brooklyn will want to go to it anyway, especially since Weston plays, and then Saturday night they can spend with Brooklyn while you and I go on our date.”
“Such a problem solver.”
“See? All the more reason to say yes.”
I take a sip of my coffee, smiling around my mug. “You really need to hear it?”
“It’d be nice.”
“What if I want to make you sweat a little bit?”
“Hadley,” he warns.
I giggle. “Fine. The answer is yes. I’ll let Trotter know what the plan is.”
“Sounds good. If they want a Red Oak tee also, let me know their sizes.”
I burst out laughing at the thought of Logan or Trotter wearing a high school sports’ shirt but promise him I’ll ask anyway.
Thirty minutes later, after I’ve checked on Dorothy who has a home health nurse with her for the day, I arrive at the diner. The breakfast rush is about over so I help with clean up before getting started on the mountain I have waiting for me in the office.
I never realized how much I would enjoy having an office or having a job in general. It’s a good feeling.
Paperwork doesn’t seem like a burden and checking stock on the food isn’t either. But the one thing I miss most is being in the kitchen baking pies and other desserts. Since Dorothy’s heart attack, I haven’t had the time to do any baking. We ordered them from a place out of town and I made sure the customers were aware of that, but Leah, Cash’s mom, told me everyone is eager for my desserts to be back on the menu.
Once I’m done in the office, I start gathering ingredients and get to work.
First I make the pie dough, enough that I can make a dozen pies out of the dough. I’ll put the dough that I don’t use in the fridge and it will stay good for a few days.
Then I start on the filling.
Peach.
Apple.
Cherry.
