Burgers and Bodies by Gretchen Allen

Author:Gretchen Allen [Allen, Gretchen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2019-08-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Hey, girl. Do you have a second?” Bridget asked, coming into the diner. “I wanted you to meet my new helper!”

The day had been a long one. Trying to work a busy lunch shift with someone who wasn’t speaking to her wasn’t Joss’ idea of a good time. Twice, Joss had considered calling Becky in early so either she or Dina could go home. She’d finally given up and decided that if Dina didn’t want to talk to her, then so be it. She didn’t have time to worry about that. A distraction from work was just what Joss needed.

“Sure,” Joss agreed, following Bridget out the door.

A woman stood with her back to them, looking at the cars passing by, multiple dog leashes in her hands.

“Joss this is Rachel,” Bridget said, introducing them.

“Hi!” Rachel said, turning around. “Oh. It’s you. That was rude. I’m sorry. Hello again.”

“You two know each other?” Bridget asked.

“Something like that. Nice to see you again,” Joss lied.

Joss thought she was getting a break from things, needless to say, seeing the woman who Ryan was with wasn’t exactly what she’d had in mind.

“Rachel just moved to town, and you’ll never guess who you two have in common!” Bridget said excitedly.

Rachel and Joss both looked at Bridget, showing signs of confusion.

“Who?” they asked in unison.

“Joss, meet Ryan’s sister. Ryan’s sister, meet Ryan’s lady friend.”

“Ryan has a lady friend?” Rachel asked.

“Who says lady friend?” Joss asked.

Joss couldn’t believe what she’d just heard. She’d been ignoring Ryan’s calls all week for nothing.

“He was on a date with his sister…” Joss mumbled.

“What?!” Rachel laughed.

“I’m so sorry. You must think I’m a lunatic. First, you see me outside of your house, and now this. I’m not sure if I’m Ryan’s lady friend as Bridget says, but we’ve been on a few dates. I didn’t even know he had a sister,” Joss explained.

“Well, that works out because I didn’t know he was seeing anyone.”

Joss wasn’t offended by that. She hadn’t really told many people that she’d been seeing someone either. Probably because it wasn’t official, and they’d only been on a few dates. She did feel stupid, though. Thankfully, she’d just ignored Ryan’s calls rather than confronting him and embarrassing herself.

“Well, this was nice and awkward. Let’s never do it again.” Bridget took a few of the leashes from Rachel. “I’ll call you later. We gotta go.”

“Bye, Joss. Hopefully, we can get together again. I’ll let Ryan know I met you,” Rachel said.

Joss waved, trying to decide if that was a good sign or not. Rachel seemed nice, but they hadn’t exactly met under the best circumstances. She turned back to the diner, hearing a voice call her name.

“You’re Josslyn Rockwell, right?” the young woman asked.

“Yes. Can I help you?”

“I’m Marni. I work part-time at Farrell and Faun’s Jewelry. I’ve been meaning to bring you this, but things have just been so crazy lately. I hope you understand.”

Joss took the envelope from Marni, having no idea what was inside. She opened it up to find two crisp one-hundred-dollar bills.

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