Andy's Song by Burnett Beth

Author:Burnett, Beth [Burnett, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: lesbian fiction, Sapphire Books Publishing, Lesbian romance, lesbian, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Women
Publisher: Sapphire Books Publishing
Published: 2013-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Tuesday morning, and I’m back at the bookstore working with Renee again. She’s in a happy mood, whistling to herself as she shelves some new arrivals. I’m perched on a stool, rereading “A Walk in the Woods”. I’m almost ready to drop everything and go hike the Appalachian Trail.

A couple of customers are browsing, but they don’t seem to need any help. It’s just as well. I’m not really in the mood to wait on anyone. Some days, I’m half-tempted to quit this job. God knows I don’t need the money, and I’ve never had a particularly service-oriented personality. Having a job just seems necessary, though. It forces me to go out into the world and do something. It gives me a responsibility. Not that I’m lazy by any stretch. Between softball, racquetball, running, dating, building furniture for friends and family, and occasionally drinking, I am plenty busy. Still, it’s nice to know that I absolutely have to be somewhere, even if it is only two or three days a week.

Renee glides up to the counter and whips the book out of my hand. “Aren’t you supposed to be at work? And does that then imply working?”

“You’re doing such an amazing job, there’s nothing else for me to do.”

“You could dust the racks.”

“Nah, we’ll leave a note for the new girl to do that. She’s too ditzy to handle anything else.”

Renee crosses her arms and looks down on me. “She seems like a sweet person. Don’t be so judgmental.”

“Fine. I’m sure she’s a quality person. I’m still leaving the dusting for her.”

The browsing customers come up with some purchases and Renee rings them up.

“See? I’ve often told Mike that this place can be run by one employee.”

Renee shakes her head. “Obviously he isn’t concerned about making a profit.”

“No, he just likes owning a bookstore. I don’t blame him. Maybe I should buy a bookstore.”

“If you owned a store, you’d have to put in an awful lot of work.”

“Eh. I’d just hire you to manage it, and it would run like clockwork. I could show up now and them to hang out, read books, and flirt with women.”

“That’s what you do anyway and you don’t have the hassle of owning the place.”

“Fair enough.” I decided to change the subject. “Renee. Did you call Maggie?”

“I did. I called her last night and we talked for a while.”

“Hmm.”

Renee looks at me seriously. “Andy…I find her fascinating. She’s very spiritual, and I enjoyed talking to her. But if this is going to cause some kind of tension between us, I’m not going to do it.”

I shrug. “It won’t cause tension between us. I promise. Besides, she’s my long, long, long ago ex. I don’t have any claims on her. In fact, I didn’t have any claims on her then. Frankly, I’m starting to wonder if anyone can ever have a claim on someone.”

“People don’t own each other. They either make a mutual decision to be in a monogamous relationship or they make a mutual decision not to be.

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