The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

Author:Amy Spalding
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Published: 2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

When I walk into work on Monday morning—alone because Jordi has the day off thanks to Saturday night’s fashion show—there’s a big box sitting on the desk in front of the computer.

“Surprise!” Maggie says.

I peer into the box, which holds a sewing machine. “Why?”

“It was just sitting around my house, and it’s not heavy duty enough for what I need,” Maggie says. “But it’ll be a good starter machine for you to make some skirts and dresses.”

“Thank you so much.” I stare at the machine. I’m not sure anyone’s ever given me such a nice and spontaneous gift before. “It’s hard to explain to you how bad I was the time I tried sewing, though.”

“You hear yourself, right?” She grins. “‘The time’? The one time? You’ll learn. I’ll teach you.”

“Maggie, thank you. You really don’t have to.”

“I’ll feel selfish if I don’t push the girl with the great style to at least try,” she says, and I think about the fact that it’s how Maggie sees me. I know she’s not in high fashion in Manhattan or anything, but this is her world. And I’m not the fat girl or the loud girl or the girl who asks too many questions.

“The fashion show was really fun,” she tells me.

“It sounded like it,” I say, and then I’m not sure if it’s weird I talk to Jordi if we aren’t dating, which is of course what Maggie would think. “I mean, from seeing Instagram and everything.”

“I’m sorry we couldn’t bring you,” she says. “But I’m sure you did something more fun with your night.”

“Ha!” I say. “Unfortunately, I had to help my parents with Eat Healthy with Norah! stuff.”

“Oh no,” she says. “Though I’m afraid that’s how I’ll make Sam spend his weekends when he’s a teenager.”

“Do you have a kid?” I ask, though that might be way too nosy of a question.

“Yes, I try not to bore you guys with him because I could go on and on forever,” she says, bringing her phone over to me. “He’s six and he’s amazing.”

She scrolls through a few photos of an adorable boy who looks a little like Maggie but with darker, curly hair and his front teeth missing. Also, he’s dressed a little better than Maggie, but most people are.

“Sam’s a good name,” I say, and Maggie smiles.

“Why don’t you see if Paige needs anything out front, and if she’s caught up, we’ll go through the basics on the sewing machine,” Maggie says. “Sound good?”

I suspect Paige won’t need any help, and I’m right. While Laine seems to enjoy having Jordi and I assist her, Paige probably thinks that she can get more done without any teens hanging around. It would bother me more if today it didn’t mean that I got more one-on-one time with Maggie.

“You don’t have to show me this right now,” I say, because while of course getting a sewing lesson from one of my favorite local designers is a dream come true, it’s not really why I’m here.

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