Dreaming in Dairyland by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2015-07-04T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Their first week of marriage went by much too quickly for Cissie's tastes. She loved getting to know Bob, and she loved every minute they spent together. Sunday afternoon he was watching the Bears play the Packers and rooting for the wrong team entirely, while Cissie sat beside him on the couch, her Kindle resting on his broad shoulder.

They had agreed to not watch the game together, not wanting to cause friction in their marriage. Cissie read one of her favorite author's newest books, wincing every time Bob cheered. She'd check out the score of the game later, like she always did, but she didn't have a need to watch the actual game itself.

They talked during commercials. "What time do you go into work?" she asked.

"Nine most days. What about you?" He knew their schedules wouldn't mesh well, but he planned to do whatever was necessary to see her as much as he could.

"I go in at noon and work 'til close every night but Wednesday. I participate in the karaoke on Wednesdays so I'm technically off at five thirty, but everyone still comes to me with questions. I guess I could leave, but I'm not supposed to." Would they ever even see each other? Other than the weekends?

"What time is close?"

"Ten. Eleven on Fridays." She knew the hours were long, but she was needed so she worked them.

Bob frowned, looking over at her. "We're never going to see each other, except weekends and Wednesday nights. When you get home, I'll be sleeping." He quickly started thinking about how he could change his schedule to match hers. It shouldn't be hard, because the guys on nights all wanted to be on days.

Cissie didn't like the sound of that at all. "We don't open 'til noon most days, so I can't really change my hours. I have a weekend manager, but he's got a 'real job' during the week."

"I can talk to the sheriff, see if he'll put me on nights." He hated the idea of working nights, but he'd do it so their schedules could match, and they could spend more time together. He'd spent too many years working nights in Chicago to want to do them again, but he'd do anything for her.

Cissie kissed his shoulder. "I'd like that, but I don't want to upset your schedule. What would your hours be then?" She wanted to spend time with him but didn't want to mess with his world. How could she do both?

"Night shift is three to midnight, with an hour for lunch."

She bit her lip. "Would it bother you to work the night shift? Obviously it's not your preference or you'd already be doing it." She didn't want him to have to change for her, but she knew it would be impossible for her to change for him. The bowling alley hours needed to remain as they were.

"It won't bother me. I'm a night owl. I'll talk to the sheriff to have it done permanently, but there are always night shift guys who want to trade shifts.

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