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Reaching out, I grabbed her arm, then pulled her forward as I kissed her cheek. “I’ll talk to you later, baby.”
I left Alexandria staring at me wide-eyed as I hurried to get to work. While I would still be getting to The Tomes early, after being the last one to show up for orientation, I was going to make sure to show up extra early today. Plus, I could get some schoolwork in if I wastooearly for my shift.
When I finally arrived at the shop, I shot Baron a quick text.
Me:She’s single, but that’s all I managed 2 find out right now
Baron:That’s it?
I shook my head as I let out an annoyed sigh.
Me:It’s better than nothing. Just DM her for fuck’s sakes
Baron:I need 2 know more b4 I do that
Me:Just DM her, dude
Baron:Ok
Grabbing my stuff, I got out of the car, then made my way into the shop. I was surprised by how packed it was, but I considered that a good thing. That meant that the hours wouldn’t drag by, and that was a good thing. I never could understand lazy workers. Sitting around and doing nothing for hours did not sound appealing to me at all.
So, in addition to a vending machine, coffee maker, and soda dispenser, the employee breakroom also came with individual lockers for the employees, so that we could safely store our stuff. Now, while my laptop wasn’t super expensive, it was the only one that I had, and I had no desire to have it stolen. The plan was to do some schoolwork during my breaks, so I’d needed to bring it with me, and having the lockers available to us made me feel a lot better about it.
After getting situated, I headed back downstairs, deciding to get an early start. I still could have gotten some schoolwork done, but I thought I’d chop it up with Cannon for a few minutes before starting my shift. I considered it a sort of pass down to find out what the vibe was for the day.
“Hey, Cannon,” I greeted as I walked up to the register. “How’s it going?”
He shot me a look. “You know, I’ll never understand women,” he remarked.
“You mean that you actually try?” I joked.
“Jersey gets on me about all my PDA, but I don’t know what else to do,” he replied. “She won’t marry me or let me be rude to the customers, but some of these college girls need to be treated rudely.”
“She doesn’t ever get jealous?” I asked, not that Jersey should with how beautiful she was.
“No,” he answered, grinning. “Only because the only woman’s name that I ever utter is hers.”
Oh shit.
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Alexandria~
As much as I was dreading Friday night, it needed to happen. When Hunter had asked me about Jessica, I’d never felt so heartbroken before. I mean, we weren’t even dating, and I’d felt like he had just cheated on me; stupid but true. I’d been upset enough that my next class had come and gone without me hearing a single word. So, even if Hunter Finley broke my heart, our talk still needed to happen.
Kicking off my shoes as I dropped on my bed, my phone chimed, and I could feel my stomach tighten when I pulled it out of my pocket and saw who the message was from. Still, I had just vowed to stop being a coward, so I had no choice but to check the message.
Kidnapper #1:I’m an idiot
Not sure if this message was even for me, I still replied back.
Me:Am I supposed 2 say that ur not? Not sure what u want from me right now…LOL
Like a loser, I tacked on the LOL to make it seem like we were still casual friends.
Kidnapper #1:Ur just supposed 2 agree, then 4give me
I could feel my heart skip a beat, not sure where Hunter was going with this, but still hopeful because I was a glutton for punishment, apparently.
