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Chapter Two
Lennox
I hadone interview left and I couldn’t wait to get it over with. I was excited to get to the shop and see how much progress they had made.
I sat down in the booth and looked at the application in my hand. “Jessica?”
She smiled and nodded. “That’s me.”
I sat down in the booth across from her. “I’m Lennox. How are you today?”
“A lot better if I can get this job,” she teased.
“Well, let’s see what we can do about that.” I looked over the application. “It says here that your last place of employment was at Goodman’s Pro Shop. Where is that, exactly?”
“It’s in Alabama. It’s a little privately owned fishing supply store. We sold boats and fishing equipment.”
“So you know how to run a register?”
“Yes, I ran the register and did the ordering every week. I was in charge of making everyone’s schedule because the owner couldn’t remember what days everyone had asked off. When he retired and closed the shop, I moved here. I used most of my money in the move though, so I’m needing to find a job quickly.”
I was relieved to hear her say that she did the ordering because Joey was the one that always did that, Mason had no idea about any of it.
“I have to ask, you have a place to live and reliable transportation? Nothing that would cause you to frequently miss work? We plan to be away a lot so we need reliable employees.”
“Yes, I’ve lived here for about a month now and my car runs just fine.” I saw her eyes flash down to her hands. “I really, really need this job.”
The way she looked at her hands when she said it made me wonder if she was running away from something. She didn’t look any older than I was and that left me wondering what she was doing moving out of state all alone at such a young age.
“Are you here alone?” I realized how creepy that sounded and added on, “I’m just asking because people with kids tend to miss work more because of school schedules or illnesses.”
Her head popped back up and her blue eyes met mine before she pushed a piece of her blonde hair behind her ear. “I don’t have any kids. It’s just me and a friend.”
I always felt like I could read people pretty well. I knew by looking at her, that she needed a job. She reminded me a little of myself. She left home at a young age to either pursue something or to run from something. Either way, I knew how both of those felt.
I smiled and held out my hand. “You’re hired.”
Her squeals filled the room. “Thank you so much.”
I let out a small laugh at her excitement. “The shop will open on Monday. I will give you a call this weekend to get you trained.”
She stood and shook my hand again. “Okay, thank you. I really appreciate this.” She nearly bounced out the door.
I walked over to Mason, Alissa, and Dane, and took a seat.
“I’m guessing you hired that one?” Mason asked.
I let out a laugh. “Yeah, I think she will be a good replacement for Joey.”
“Babe, did you buy our tickets yet?” Alissa asked Dane.
“Tickets for what? Where are you two going?” I asked.
“Back to California to pack up my apartment. No use in paying rent when I haven’t lived there in months.”
“Don’t even think about it,” Mason warned.
I turned to him, giving him my sad puppy dog eyes that I knew he couldn’t resist. “But I really need to find my wedding dress.”
