Barefoot Bay: The Billionaire's Convenient Secret (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Leigh Duncan

Author:Leigh Duncan [Duncan, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-04-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

In the Super Min’s cramped back office, Josh scrolled through the property descriptions his real estate agent had provided. Bringing up an app on his iPad, he immediately ruled out three parcels of vacant land that were either too large or two small. The directions for the rest, he sent to his cell phone. Rising, he grabbed several sheets from the printer, folded them and stuck them in his back pocket while he swept a glance over his aunt’s desk. Yesterday’s receipts had been tallied and filed, orders for new supplies placed, the payroll handled. He was good to go.

He stepped from the office, his nose wrinkling pleasurably at the odor of fresh-brewed coffee. Across the aisle, the beverage dispenser worked overtime, ice cubes thundering into cups, a rush of soda quickly following as men and women from a landscaping company grabbed drinks and snacks. The day manager stacked cases of beer around a new display. Cellophane and paper rattled at the cash register where Aunt Charity’s most recent social project was hard at work totaling up sales and bagging purchases. From the little Josh had heard about the clerk, the kid’s story was much like his own—the son of an over-burdened single mom who’d spent far too much time on his own until Charity got wind of the situation and brought him into the Super Min’s fold.

“I’m heading out, Toby.” Josh skirted the short line of customers at the checkout to reach the peanuts that simmered in an oversize Crock-Pot. He dipped a generous portion into a plastic container. “I’ll likely be gone for the rest of the day. You doing okay here?”

With a ready smile, the eighteen-year-old eyed the bustling lines at the gas station. Typical for a Friday, cars crowded the gas pumps. The bell over the door tinkled as a fresh onslaught of weekend visitors headed for the coolers in the back of the store. “We’ll be fine, Mr. Josh. If we have any problems, we have your phone number.”

“Good man, Toby.” Josh clamped a hand on the shoulder of the straight-A student who, with a little help from McLean Enterprises, would start working his way through college in the fall. He paused. “As far as you know, business is good?”

“Busier than ever.” The teen wrestled bags of chips and a loaf of bread into paper sacks. “Ms. Charity hired two more people to handle all the extra work. They start soon as she gets home from her cruise.”

More confused than ever, Josh ran his fingers through his hair. It made no sense at all for his aunt to add people to the payroll if she was selling the company. Yet, Charlie had insisted she’d all but signed a contract. Tucking the container of peanuts under one arm, he headed for the door. His departure was delayed by several customers who stopped to say hello, but he still slowed to a stop in front of Casa Blanca’s main building just as Charlie emerged from the lobby doors.

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