Be My Baby (With Love, From Kurrajong Crossing Book 8) by Dakota Harrison

Author:Dakota Harrison [Harrison, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781959988144
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2023-03-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Hey, Max!”

Simon’s strident voice caught his attention as Max headed out past the bar to deliver meals to the waiting customers in the dining room. He paused.

“What?”

“Reefer trailer’s here. They’re coming ’round the back now.”

“Okay. Be right there.”

He walked the remaining few metres and placed the piping hot meals in front of the couple.

“Here you are! Enjoy. If you need anything else, I’ll be just back there.” Max pointed over his shoulder and waited for confirming nods as the couple dug into their food.

Satisfied they were happy, he headed out through the back of the kitchen to where his brother stood with his hands on his hips watching the delivery driver from Bialga unhook the refrigerated trailer he needed for the extra cold food. His cold room was already at maximum capacity.

Max smiled at the young man as he looked up.

“Hi. Where do you want it?” the man asked.

Max glanced around. “It’s fine there. Saves us trying to move it.”

The man nodded and pointed. “Everything’s there, ready to go. Just plug ’er in and it’ll take a few hours to cool down enough to use.”

Max’s brow furrowed as he looked around the area the man pointed to. “No instructions?”

The man laughed. “Nah, mate. Just plug and play. Call the boss when you want it picked up.”

Max nodded. He’d already organised with the supplier the date he wanted it removed. Maybe this fellow was new and didn’t know how the hire contract worked.

“All good. Thanks.”

The man nodded and climbed back into his ute. Max watched as he headed back out onto the road, then shook his head.

Simon laughed from behind him and went around the side to unwind the long cord. “He reminds me of Ryan at that age.”

Max laughed. “True.”

“You want me to plug this in and check it’s working okay before we actually need it?”

“Good idea.” He motioned to the heavy-duty outdoor power point that sat near the back door they’d come through, protected from the elements by the large overhanging verandah roof. “Use that one. Unless you want to be hanging it through a window.”

Simon nodded. “I’ll sort this out. You go back inside and play handsome bartender.”

Max didn’t bother answering him and stepped inside the kitchen proper. He smiled at Selena, the chef who’d been with him for as long as he’d been running the Cow, as Miles set a load into the commercial dishwasher.

Selena ran a tight kitchen. That was one reason Max adored her. He didn’t have to stress about his kitchen staff if he was busy out front. Selena had it all under control and everyone worked efficiently and happily together and knew what she said, went.

Max ran his hand over the ancient wooden doorframe around the entrance to the bar. “A well-oiled machine,” he murmured.

He stood there in the doorway and looked around at everything he’d worked so hard for over the last ten years. So much had happened in this space. So much good, as well as some significant bad.

He moved

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