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“What is so funny?” Alexis asked.
“That you think that you could come in here, tell me to fire Jamie simply because you have a beef with her, and you actually believe that I would do that.”
“Jamie is a terrible person and is going to make your business look bad. You are going to lose a lot of customers because of her. You need to fire her.”
Jamie peeked through the door to see Clara shake her head. Clara licked her lips and grinned.
“Jamie is an amazing person. She is great with customers and works very hard. My son loves her and so do I. She is a dear friend of mine. There is no way in the world that I would fire Jamie.”
Alexis puffed up her chest and her voice got hard.
“You have no idea who I am and who you are dealing with.”
“I know exactly who you are. You are someone who thinks that just because she has money that she is better than everyone else. You are someone who thinks that just because you have money that you own everyone else and that everyone is ready to do your bidding. The fact is that you are no better than anyone else. You bleed red, just like the rest of us. You will die and be buried with nothing more than the clothes you are wearing, just like the rest of us.”
Jamie grinned wide as she heard Clara put Alexis in her place. She was sure that Alexis was about to pass out from the shock.
“How dare you talk to me like that.”
Clara just looked at her.
“I’m giving you one more chance. You fire Jamie, or I will make your life miserable, too. I’ll make sure that you lose your café because no one will set foot in here.”
“I highly doubt that you have that kind of power, but even if you do, I don’t care. I will not allow you, or anyone else, rule my life. I love Jamie like a sister. She stays.”
“You will regret that,” Alexis snarled and headed toward the door.
“You forgot your cappuccino and muffin,” Clara called after her.
Jamie was sure that she heard a loud growl coming from Alexis as she flounced out the door.
“I’m so sorry about that,” Jamie said.
Clara hugged Jamie and said, “You have absolutely nothing to be sorry about. It isn’t your fault. You aren’t responsible for someone else’s bad behavior.”
“I still feel bad. It’s because of me that she was giving you a rough time.”
“Actually, it felt good to put her in her place. I don’t like bullies. I never have,” Clara said. “But she must have a huge thing for Luke if she is coming after you this hard. I think she flirted with Dillon a bit, but nothing like this.”
“Well, Luke is hot – not that Dillon isn’t,” Jamie quickly added.
Clara laughed.
“What she doesn’t realize is that Luke isn’t an idiot. Even if you suddenly disappeared off the face of the Earth, he wouldn’t have anything to do with her.”
“I almost feel sorry for her,” Jamie said. “She has no idea how desperate her actions make her seem. She also doesn’t realize how ridiculous she looks.”
“It’s because she is used to getting everything that she wants. She points a finger, snaps, and she has it. She reminds me of that spoiled little girl in the Johnny Depp version ofCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,” Clara said.
Jamie giggled and replied, “Only instead of picking out a squirrel, she points her finger at a man and says ‘I want that one,’ which just happens to be Luke.”
“That’s who you should be feeling sorry for. I’m sure that she has already made her intentions known to him,” Clara said. “Speaking of Luke, are you going to tell him about this incident?”
“No, and I don’t want you to say anything either. You handled the situation and there is nothing he could do.”
Jamie could tell that Clara wasn’t happy with her answer.
“I don’t want to lose a potentially good thing because of drama. Men hate drama, and he might decide that it’s not worth seeing me if all this is going to happen.”
