The Fall Back Plan: An Enemies to Lovers RomCom by Melanie Jacobson

Author:Melanie Jacobson [Jacobson, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Jolie

“Jo?” Ry pokes his head into my office. “I’ve got a bit of a situation here.”

“What’s up?”

“Tina’s kid is sick, and she can’t leave him with her sister because reasons. I didn’t catch that part. But she can’t make it in for her shift. I’m calling in one of the new hires, but he’s not fully trained yet.”

“I got it,” I tell him. “I’ll cover for Tina.”

“Sorry about this, cuz,” he says. “We’ll get the staffing where we need it soon.”

I shrug. “It’s tough for everyone right now to stay fully staffed. Don’t worry about it. I expected these kinds of things to happen with a new business. We’ll figure it out over time.” I stand and look down at my heels. These aren’t going to work for a full shift, not even for me, and I’m used to being in heels. I’m just not used to serving drinks in them for six hours straight. “Let me do something about this shoe situation, and I’ll be ready to help.”

Twenty minutes later I’m back in a pair of black flats from a boutique down the street, and I jump in on Tina’s prep work. By 4:00, we’re half-full—mostly teachers from the nearest middle school—and I know that shortly after 5:00 we’ll be hopping with businesspeople stopping by to unwind for a bit.

We end up busier within a half hour. Our new hire, Daniel, helps where he can, mostly assisting Ry at the bar, but Precious and I handle the tables. Sort of. I’m not brilliant at it, but I know our drink selection well enough to make it work, and I do plenty of small talking and schmoozing to make sure they’re okay even if the service is slightly glitchy. I hope the tips are good enough to cover whatever Tina normally makes; I don’t want her to come out short for the week because I’m not as good as she is, but I do my best.

By 5:00, I’m maxed. I can handle as many tables as I have but no more. I doubt I’ll hit a groove, but I should at least be able to handle a normal night of business.

That’s when Lucas walks in.

He’s in uniform, and this time it’s impossible not to notice how it fits over his shoulders. They are broad. And sexy. And there’s no way that man is rocking that build without putting in gym time. Like five hundred pushups every night or something.

Not that I have time to pause and consider such idiotic things. I jerk back into motion as Ry nods at Lucas. Lucas wouldn’t come in for a drink in his uniform, so he must be here for business, but after standing inside the door for a minute or two and surveying the bar, he takes a seat at an empty four-top near the front and removes his hat.

Unfortunately, he’s in my zone, Precious being more capable of handling the busier back half of the tables.

As soon as I drop off

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