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“My best buds are the Trainers, man. I get told that on a daily basis.”
Ted grunted.
“So here’s the thing, Mr. Bear. You look peaky, and pissed off, and just generally not you.”
“The hell you say! I’ve never been anything close to peaky a day in my life!”
Fin leaned in and got a closer look at his face.
“You got tinges of peaky, bud.”
“I’m not having this conversation with you. We’re four staff down, and Mandy is in my kitchens—”
“Ah.”
“What the hell does ‘ah’ mean in that tone?” Ted demanded.
“I’ll let you in on a little secret, Ted.” Fin moved closer. “I’m a watcher. See things others don’t—”
“Like hell you are,” Ted scoffed.
“Observant.” Fin tapped the side of his face. “Have to be in my line of work.”
“Okay, I’ll give you that much.”
“The thing is, I’ve been watching you and Mandy.”
“Stop right there.”
“And I’m fairly sure there’s a connection that you’re both doing your darnedest to ignore.”
Some parts of that statement were eerily accurate. Others, not so much. Because he hadn’t been ignoring Mandy when he’d made love to her. And that thought just conjured up more vivid pictures in his head.
Pinching the bridge of his nose, he tried to push them out.
“Still here.”
“Whatever,” Ted said. “Now, Dr. Phil, if you’re done, I have work to do.”
“Need a dishwasher? I have plenty of time tonight. My date came down sick.”
“Really, did she? Or did she realize that you have a wiener the size of a pencil?”
Fin’s smile grew. Like so many of his friends, you could not insult this man.
“Now we both know that’s not true, Teddy Bear. And it’s a sad day when a friend’s jealousy gets so ugly.”
“Dickhead.”
“Loser.”
They headed back inside, and Ted, weirdly, felt better. He was soon grabbed by a staff member, and Fin wandered away to God knew where.
“There’s this guy in the restaurant making all kinds of noise about the food being substandard, Ted.”
“Have you offered him a free beverage?” Lenny nodded. “Free dessert?” Lenny nodded again.
“He’s loud and obnoxious.”
