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“Ah…” Kaylee flushed once more. “Uhm, Julie? This is Mr. Frost.”
“The asshole boss,” he clarified.
Showing zero remorse, she looked him in the eye. “Hope you’re paying. She deserves it.”
His assistant certainly inspired loyalty in people. Made him wonder if he did the same.
“Sweet tea, light ice?” Julie asked.
“That will work.” Loosening the belt around her coat, Kaylee slid onto the bench on one side of the booth. “Thanks for remembering.”
“And for you, awful boss?”
He took a seat on the opposite side of the table. The uncomfortable wood certainly didn’t encourage patrons to linger. “Do you have a wine list?”
“Red, white, or rosé?”
“Those are my only options?”
“Not at all.” She smiled sunnily.Triumphantly?“Two more. Take ‘em or leave ‘em.”
Between Kaylee and her friend, this day was a challenge. And at the Bourbon, the wine list was at least ten pages long. “How about a beer?”
“Those we’ve got.”
Things were looking up. “Something Christmasy?” Or was it sold out for him?
“Hoppy Holidays?”
“That’ll work.”
“I’ll let your server know.” Julie stared at him. “And tell her to bring you the bill.”
“Sorry about that.” Kaylee shrugged out of her coat as she offered an explanation. “She and I used to go out a couple of times a month, but lately I’ve been a bit busy.”
“I’m told your boss is demanding.”
Shrugging, she slid her menu to one side. “At least he pays overtime.”
“About your time off request…”
“You can’t be taking that away from me.” Her face paled. “I agreed to all of your terms.”
Fuck.Did she see him as that much of an ogre? “I’m simply curious about where the ceremony is.”
“On the East Coast. She’s in medical school. Third year.”
“Intelligence clearly runs in the family.”
“We’re really proud of her.” She beamed. “And we like her future husband—who is also in med school. So that’s a bonus. But right now, even though she received scholarships, she’s relying on student loans.”
Like she no doubt had as well.
“I paid for my mom and siblings to fly out and rented a house for them. Since it’s been so stressful for everyone, I felt as if they deserved to get away. Forget everything they’ve been through, you know? And having the family there will mean the world to my sister.”
His brilliant assistant ensured everyone else was taken care of before even considering the possibility she could also attend?
The soft sound of her voice brought him back to the present. “Loree and Joshua might have had the ceremony here in New Orleans, except she’s already flown back and forth so much with Dad’s illness, and then…” She attempted a brave smile.
