D is for Deacon: An Older Man Younger Woman Romance (Men of ALPHAbet Mountain) by Natasha L. Black

Author:Natasha L. Black [Black, Natasha L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

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REBECCA

The way this whole thing had worked in my mind, as soon as Gus accepted me as his apprentice and my training got underway, I would instantly have a new life. I could traipse into the diner, tell Molly to gravy her own biscuits, find out what Tony would do if I threw my arms around him in a big hug, and walk out without any intention of looking back.

That was great for a daydream. In reality, not so much.

Getting my apprenticeship didn’t increase my income at all. To get technical, it either reduced my income for the same number of hours worked, or it meant I needed to work several extra hours to keep making money with my administrative work while also putting in my training hours.

I had a lot of long, stressful days ahead of me, but there was so much good waiting on the other end, I was refusing to let myself get wrapped up in it. The reality was I really didn’t want to go back to the diner, but I had to, so I did. Monday meant I was right back in my uniform, walking through the back door moments before my shift started. Usually, I got to work at least twenty minutes early and got started on my side work before I was even supposed to clock in.

That day, showing up right at the last minute was like a tiny show of rebellion. It was totally petty, and it was unlikely anyone was going to notice enough to care, but at least it was something. It was a little way I could demonstrate to myself that life had changed, and I was moving onward and upward.

Eventually.

The lunch rush seemed to start particularly early that day, and within moments, the entire place was a madhouse. Monday was generally a busy day, but this seemed extreme even for that. It meant I was constantly hopping, never getting a moment to stop and take a second to myself to make sure I was still breathing, much less to let my mind venture back to the amazing weekend I had with Deacon. Or even on my future career that felt closer and more realistic than ever before.

This would have been a nice day to have only a trickle of customers. It would still frustrate me the way it always did when we were slow, but at least I’d have a chance to do some sort of tedious task like filling ketchup bottles while I thought about Deacon and planned tattoos. But that certainly wasn’t meant to be. Instead, I got to face a parade of things I didn’t want to deal with. Including coming face-to-face with Josh.

It came as a complete and not particularly welcome surprise. I had just finished cleaning up a table and was trying to chug down some coffee to keep me going through the rest of the shift when I heard Jake call to me from the front that I had a new table.

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