Chasing Tomorrow (Summer Lake 9) by SJ McCoy

Author:SJ McCoy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw
Publisher: Xenion, Inc
Published: 2016-03-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Charlotte smiled when she saw Ben come into the restaurant. She wished her last table would hurry up and leave. They’d been sitting there chatting for ages now. She just wanted to get done and go hang out with Ben.

He was hanging out by the servers’ station so she went to see him. “I’m nearly done.”

He smiled. “No rush.”

She laughed. “Maybe not for you. But there is for me. I can’t wait to get out of here. I’m exhausted!”

He put a hand on her shoulder with a concerned look. “You’ve said that every single day this week. Are you eating properly? Are you getting sick or something?”

“I’d better bloody well not be!”

“Maybe you should go see Doc?”

She thought about it. Maybe she should. She’d been feeling crappy all week. And the last couple of nights she’d fallen asleep on Ben while they were hanging out. Her appetite was off too, which really wasn’t like her. “Maybe I will. Oh. Look! Yay! They’re finally leaving.” She watched as the customers got up and left. They gave her a friendly wave on the way out.

She sighed when she went to collect the check and waved the two dollar bills at Ben. “Just great! They spent a fortune on food, sat there for hours, and left me two whole dollars. This is the last time I’m working as a server. You hear me?”

Ben grinned. “I hear you. Are you going over to housekeeping?”

She made a face at him. “I am not! I’ve been thinking maybe I should study marketing. That way I can help you grow the place, instead of being a mere minion.”

“Now, that sounds like a great idea.”

She grinned. “It does, doesn’t it? I have a lot of time to ponder my future while I do this thankless job. I think marketing could be fun. For now though, can we please just get out of here and go home?”

“We can get out of here, but we’re not going home tonight.”

She raised an eyebrow. “We’re not?”

He grinned. “Remember you asked if we could stay in one of the cabins one night? There were a couple open tonight, so we are staying in one of the best ones down by the water.”

“Oh, Ben!” She flung her arms around his neck and hugged him. “That’s wonderful. That’s exactly what I need tonight.”

He grinned. “I thought it might be. I figure we can ask the kitchen to cook us something to go and we can just curl up and watch a movie or something.”

She planted a kiss on his lips. “I love you!”

He laughed. “And I love you, too. What do you think, shall we put our order in with the kitchen, and then I’ll run you back to your grandparents so you can grab your toothbrush and whatever you need?”

“Yes. Let’s go.”

~ ~ ~

When they got to her house, Charlotte ran upstairs to pack an overnight bag. Ben waited downstairs, wondering where her grandparents might be.

Mr. DeWinter surprised him when he came in the French doors from the patio.

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