Of Love and Corn Dogs by Parker Williams

Author:Parker Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance, gay adult romance, gayrelationship, contemporary gay
Publisher: Parker Williams
Published: 2016-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The week crawled by for Ricky. He’d figured out the bus routes he’d need to get to Rossi’s. A sense of relief flooded him when he discovered it would only be two busses, and that the travel time wouldn’t be as long as he’d feared.

He applied on Tuesday afternoon and was delighted to hear back from Bertina Rossi Wednesday morning. She’d invited him in for an interview. When he sat down, she offered him a glass of water, which he declined. An older woman with the deepest laugh lines Ricky had ever seen, she had her gray hair pulled back into a bun. Ricky could tell from the gleam in her eye she definitely wasn’t matronly. In fact, he imagined she had quite a devilish streak in her.

“Why do you want to work here, Richard?” she asked, giving him a smile that soothed the butterflies. This had been the first callback he’d gotten, and things were getting a little tight. He really needed to ace this interview.

“Well, we had dinner here on Monday. I like the atmosphere, and the food was absolutely delicious. When I looked around, I saw the customers and they seemed to really enjoy the place. I want to be a part of that. I like making people happy, and I think I could be a good fit here.”

She tapped her pen on the desk and hummed. “I’ll be honest. I love your application, but I’m a little concerned over your job at Asiago. You didn’t stay there very long. May I ask why?”

Ricky hedged. It would be bad form to talk about a former employer in an unflattering way. “I hope you don’t mind, but I’m not really comfortable explaining that. If you speak to the manager at Asiago—Louisa—she said she would give me a good reference. I just feel it wouldn’t be right for me to talk about my former employers in a way that may portray them in anything less than a fair light.”

Bertina stood, and Ricky’s heart slumped. Yet another job he wouldn’t be getting. He got up and held out his hand.

“I appreciate your time.”

She took his hand in hers and held him there for a moment. “Thank you for coming. Would you be available to start training on Monday?”

At first, he thought he heard wrong. “I’m sorry, what?”

She laughed, and it reminded him of his grandmother. A deep, rich alto—the kind that read the best bedtime stories. “If you want the job, it’s yours. Can you start Monday?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“There are no ma’ams here. You can call me Bertie. Welcome to Rossi’s.”

She gave him copies of the menu for both lunch and dinner, a list of drinks available from the bar, and an employee packet that explained responsibilities, side work, breaks, free meals, hours, and many other things. For a family run restaurant, it seemed a lot more thorough than Asiago had been.

“Thank you, Bertie. I really appreciate the chance,” he told her truthfully.

“So you know, I already talked to Louisa. I honestly did like your application.

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