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“So, September eighteenth?” His ice-blue eyes met mine, they were so clear with the sunlight shining against them.
“September eighteenth,” I agreed.
We continued our drive until he turned in at the shop. “I thought you might want to see it, now that it’s finished.”
“It’s finished?”
Mason nodded. “Yeah, the truck came this morning. Joey and the employees are stocking the shelves as we speak.” He got out of the truck and came around to open my door. He took me by the hand and led me into the shop.
It looked completely different from the last time I had been there. Before it was bare and empty, in the two days I had been gone, the employees did an amazing job of setting everything up. The shelving was set in rows with various items, there were coolers with cold drinks and there was even a section of clothing sporting the store logo.
“Wow, I can’t believe everything got done so fast.” I walked over to the wrack of t-shirts and hoodies and began looking through them. I found a camouflage t-shirt with the store logo done in hot pink. I held it up to me to check the size.
“I want to buy this,” I told Mason.
He laughed. “Just take it.” He walked over to his office and opened the door. “We get the pleasure of setting up the office.”
I hung the shirt back on the rack and walked over to him to peek inside. The whole office was destroyed. File folders and papers were stacked up on the desk, filing cabinets were standing in the center of the room, and his desk chair was in pieces, still in the box.
“What happened in here?”
“I told them to throw any office supplies in here. I didn’t think they would actually throw it though.” He shrugged as he walked behind the desk to look over the mess.
“We open tomorrow. How are you supposed to work in here?”
“We’ll get it straightened out.” He started walking closer to me with a gleam in his eye.
I took a step back, “Oh, no. We have too much to do to start that.” I pointed my finger at him to make sure he knew I was serious.
He cracked a smile. “Fine, but tonight, you’re mine.”
“Deal,” I promised.
We got to work straightening up the office. We worked for hours and didn’t even put a dent in it. We finally decided to take a break and head to the grill for dinner.
The employees had put in a long day and had accomplished a lot, so we invited them to join us for dinner on us. All five employees, Joey, and Trent followed us up to the bar and we sat at the large circle table in front of the stage.
I took the time to get to know them. I was happy that I had hired Jessica because she seemed like a lot of fun. We sat next to each other and talked the whole time. She told me about her last job and how she moved to Georgia with one of her friends for a new start.
As it turned out, she wasn’t running from something like I originally thought. But decided to venture out and try something new. I envied her for her bravery. I had never gone off on my own with no plans as to what I would do. I left to start singing but I knew I would have a place to sleep every night. Jessica seemed like a fun girl and I couldn’t wait to get to spend more time with her outside of work and the shop.
When her phone rang, she excused herself to answer it. I turned back to Mason and leaned in close. “I think we have a really good team here. They are all getting along great.”
He placed his hand on my thigh and squeezed. “It’s all thanks to you. You put together a great team. Let’s hope it stays this way so I can fuck you backstage every night.” When he pulled away, I saw his Adam’s apple bob in his throat. I felt myself instantly become turned on by his words.
By the timewe had finished eating, the sun was starting to set. The employees were tired from their long day and taking a break to have a big meal had the Thanksgiving effect. The longer they sat there, the more tired they became. Mason told them to take the rest of the night off.
We only had the office left to set up and we didn’t need a full staff for that. I was excited too because that meant I would have Mason all alone in his office with nobody near to overhear anything. I had to squeeze my thighs together to dull the tingling that had already started.
Mason paid the bill and we started our journey down to the shop. We were about half way when his phone rang. He pulled it from his pocket and placed it at his ear.
Instead of listening in on his conversation, I let my eyes trail out over the ocean. The setting sun was casting its orange glow across the dark blue water. A slight breeze picked up, causing the water to ripple even more while crickets chirped in the background. I knew I was home. I enjoyed my time in California but being home, nothing compared to that.
He held open the shop door for me while still on the phone. I headed to his office with him following behind me.
He hung up and slid the phone back into his pocket. “I need to go by the field. I just got a call from one of the players and they have something they need to tell me.”
“We have so much stuff left to do here before we open tomorrow.”
