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“You know, Daisy, I hope I can make things up to you. I never meant to make you feel that way. I didn’t know I was that lousy of a boss.”
“You weren’t that bad.” I laughed, shaking my head. “I’m just shocked you remembered my name.”
Chapter Two
Hunter
What was it she said?
Egotistical?
Can’t remember his own employees’ names? Her name?
I shook my head and sighed. But she did say I was obnoxiously good-looking, so that might be in my favor.
Popping the cap from my brother’s beer, I took a swig and almost spat out the bitter liquid. My lips puckered as the sour beer coated my tongue, and I leaned over my kitchen sink.
Just in case.
“Yikes.” After a few minutes, I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and set the bottle on the counter, unsure of what to tell my brother.
But it was awful.
TheGrinchsuddenly flashed on the television in my family room as Daisy’s words mingled with my thoughts.
She’d said I was too direct. Was that true? Wasn’t that better than beating around the bush?
I stared at the beer bottle my brother brewed and sighed as I grabbed a glass of water to rinse out my mouth.
Wouldn’t it be better to tell him not to serve that to anyone else?
Or…
Maybe I should let someone else be the bad guy.
But then my brother wouldn’t be able to trust my opinion.
I flipped on the light in the family room, walked over to my couch, and sat down to stare at the television.
Why was I letting this woman’s words complicate my life?
But I knew the answer.
The moment I heard Daisy’s voice at the community center, I was immediately pulled back to those amazing four weeks when she worked at my bar.
She was so chipper, happy, and full of life.
Daisy damn near glowed when she rushed from one side of the counter to the other.
But I’d done too good of a job pretending that being around her didn’t affect every part of my world.
Whenever I’d heard her laughing with a patron or flipping a flirty response to one of her coworkers, I wanted to join in so badly, but I knew my place.
And my ex was usually lurking somewhere in the bar.
So, I stayed away, didn’t speak to Daisy unless it was an absolute must, and breathed a sigh of relief when her tenure was through.
I thought back to the first time Millie mentioned hiring Daisy in Madison for the holidays. I thought for sure that they were trying to hook us up. My family was less than enthralled with Brielle, so I assumed the Sunshine Breakfast Club had made us their next match.
