Decker and Joy by Elle Rush

Author:Elle Rush [Rush, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elle Rush
Published: 2019-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Joy

Joy had known she was making a mistake when she did it, but it didn’t stop her. She grabbed a handful of her silky knit sweater-dress and tugged it over her hips. The royal blue fabric was fine when she stood behind the till or lifted items on the upper racks, but whenever she squatted to reach something on the lower shelves, her dress rode up and became a mini. She only needed to tolerate it for four more hours until she was done for the day.

She shouldn’t have worn it. It was a summer outfit, too thin for the autumn temperatures. But since she was in a climate-controlled building, she thought she could get away with it. Decker hadn’t said he’d stop by during the day. In fact, he probably wouldn’t since he had a job too, but if he did appear, she wanted him to see her favorite dress before she put it away for the season.

After she’d pulled the dress out of her closet, she’d lost half an hour trying to choose what she’d wear for her date that night. She’d have to make a decision when she got home. At the moment, she was pleased her matching heels were comfortable because she was being run off her feet.

After the grandma who wanted eight packets of cat treats for her darling Siamese’s birthday party, the woman who couldn’t decide which collar looked better on her poodle, and the three-year-old demon princess in the stroller who pulled six bags of birdseed off the shelf, Joy happily took a minute to ignore customers while she crouched to sweep the scattered seeds into a dustpan.

It was probably why the person in the next row didn’t see her.

“How can I get you out of the store with me?” A man’s voice floated over from the next aisle.

Joy wanted to cheer. He sounded like he was standing in front of Myrtle and Baron’s cage. The birds had been surrendered when their owner was admitted to a long-term care facility. The parakeets were cheerful birds. She’d love it if they went to the same home.

“Good morning. Can I help you with…” Her question trailed into nothingness when she saw the guy from yesterday loitering next to the kittens’ playpen. She felt her nose turn up as well, but that was a reaction to the cloud of body spray wafting her way. His hand darted away from the screen she’d placed on top of the glass box to keep strangers from touching the cats without permission. Exactly like he was trying to do. She’d even taped a sign to the glass: If you want to pet the kittens, please ask an employee to help you. Kittens love supervised snuggles! “Excuse me!” she said loudly. “Can I help you?”

The correct answer was no. Handsy guy didn’t seem to understand that.

“I changed my mind. I want to put my name in to get these three black Bombays. What do I need to do to get started?” he asked.

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