Can't Buy My Love by Shelli Stevens

Author:Shelli Stevens [Stevens, Shelli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2016-04-04T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Fisherman’s Feast was packed. But then, being the local hangout on a Friday night, that made sense. As soon as we arrived, Josh gave me an apron with cartoon crabs on it, and took me to the back to teach me how to prep the fish and chips.

I turned on the radio—one of the perks of being in the back—and sang along with The Eagles as I went to work. After an hour, my fingers were numb from dipping the freshly cut fish in the cold beer batter and breading them. I set the tray of prepared fish in the walk-in fridge and went up front to check if the rush had died down.

“How’s it going?” Josh asked, coming back from the dining room.

“Good. I think you have enough fish, prawns, and chicken to last a year though.” I smiled and set my hands on my hips. “Where do you want me next? Tony told me hands off the dishes, that those were his specialty.”

“Ah, count yourself lucky.” He glanced back into the dining room. “It’s died down a bit. You ever do any waitressing?”

“I did a little in college—let’s see how well I remember.” I grabbed an order pad off the counter and went into the dining room.

Surprisingly enough, taking orders came back like second nature. I enjoyed myself—talking to the locals and making the tourists feel welcome. I caught up with old friends and their families, saw my gym teacher from middle school, and just plain old had a good time.

The whole relaxed, socializing thing wasn’t something I experienced in my everyday job. And I missed it. Funny how it took an auction and being made to wait tables to make me realize how much I preferred working in a more social setting.

The place started to empty out around nine, and I knew from the sign that was when we closed. I waved goodbye to the people filtering out. So what next? How did we shut this place down for the night? Before I could go find Josh, the door swung open again.

I raised an eyebrow as Anna, the girl who’d sold for five hundred dollars, came striding in with a scowl. She seemed equally surprised to see me.

“He’s got you working at Fisherman’s Feast?” she asked, sarcasm rampant in her voice. “God, maybe I could have done worse. I need a salmon burger to go and an order of halibut and chips.”

I wrote the order down on the pad and then looked at her thoughtfully. “What’s the matter, Anna? Did you ruin your manicure cleaning?”

She gave me a dirty look. “No. At least I don’t have to clean, thankfully.”

“So then what are you doing? Besides getting his dinner.” She’d been bought by the rancher. Cute and rich. Surely he had tried to sleep with her by now.

Her cheeks turned bright red. “Making a few phone calls.”

I put the ticket for her order on the spinner that connected to the kitchen and then faced her again. “What

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