Life Pushes You Along by Emma Sterner-Radley

Author:Emma Sterner-Radley [Sterner-Radley, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Publisher: Heartsome Publishing
Published: 2017-05-11T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Zoe

Zoe wondered why late Tuesday afternoons were always so busy in the bookshop. Was Tuesday somehow the day when everyone felt the tug of a new book? As she considered the ages of the older teenagers milling about, she realised that perhaps it was just a school which let out at about this time. She liked being busy, it made time go by more quickly, but this was a little too much for comfort.

Darren wasn’t helping. He was in a manic mood today, the very opposite of his usual lazy self. He had just bought a new car and felt the need to tell every customer about it. That would have been fine if he had been willing to serve them while he did so, but no, that fell to Zoe as usual.

One of the customers, a teenage boy with a wispy little beard, asked to see pictures and Zoe had never seen Darren run to the backroom to get his phone so quickly. As soon as he had run off and left the teenage boy to saunter over to the nearby travel section, the bell above the door chimed again and Zoe turned around, expecting another teenager.

That was why she was even more ecstatic than normal to see Rebecca stride in. The heels of her long, black boots clicked on the floor and Zoe was sure she could hear the rustle of her long coat as she moved. Although, she knew that her mind was probably playing tricks on her. She wondered what was next – seeing Rebecca move in slow motion? Ridiculous.

Rebecca smiled at her. “Hello there, Zoe. How are you?”

“Not bad. It’s been busy in here today but that’s good news for the cash flow, I guess. You?”

“Fine. My four thirty meeting was cancelled so I came out for some fresh air. I thought I’d pop in and see how you were doing. All alone, I see?”

“Yep,” Zoe replied.

She didn’t feel like explaining where Darren was; she wasn’t going to ruin this wonderful surprise by talking about him. Rebecca was here. To see her. Who cared about Darren? Besides, he never managed to find his phone in his grubby old holdall so he’d be ages yet.

“Good. Then I can tell you about the job I’ve spotted for you. It’s an independent bookshop and you fit their requirements. However, it’s a specialty bookshop. How do you feel about subjects like tantric sex, healing crystals, and centaur erotica?”

Zoe tried for her best alarmed face and Rebecca nodded with half a smirk.

“Out of your comfort zone. I understand. To be honest, the pay was quite shocking anyway. We’ll keep looking. The perfect position will be out there waiting for you. See you on Saturday for more job hunting?”

“I’ve got the Saturday shift again but I’m sure I can switch with Darren if I bribe him with doing the inventory all by myself next time.”

“Excellent. Let me know if you need to reschedule. Right, I should get back to work.”

Zoe couldn’t stop a huge grin forming.

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