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It was ti their et back to your pole We clear?”

Now she turned her glare to me, and she didn’t look pleased “You can be a real asshole sometimes, Scott”

I stood up, and moved into her space “Been told that already today, Jodie, and it’s co true I employ you to shake your ass at our customers, not to throw your self at club et back to work before I find soer I’d been holding in for hours

She was visibly shaken atbad; I’d had it with people today Taking a step back, she hissed, “You’re going to lose your best girls if you talk to theer the better” She blasted lare and then turned and stoe

Sitting back down, I placedback “Fuck,” I muttered

Nash chuckled “She’s right, asshole You need to rein it in if you’re going towith people is not your strong point”

I scowled at hi here, okay,” I retorted, and then grumbled, “Shit”

Chapter 4

Harlow

I looked up fro when the door bell sounded It was Madison, one of my favourite customers A nice way to start the day

“Hey, Harlow,” she greetedhere for a couple of months now and I always looked forward to her daily visits to collect coffee Sometimes she came in with her brother, Blade, but he wasn’t with her today I was thankful for this; he scared the crap out of me They seemed so different to each other Madison came across as a warm, fun person, whereas her brother seemed dark and serious

I s her coffee because I knew froar

She duhed “I haven’t been in the last two days because J’s back, finally It’s so good to have hiether is kinda hard I’ hours at the dress shop at theback into his hich is keeping hih he’s home, I feel like I’ve hardly spent any tiave me a rueful

look “Sorry to whine”

From what I could work out, her boyfriend had been away for a couple of h she’d been upset about it, she’d still seeured Madison was one of those people who made the best out of whatever life handed her; she see person and I really liked that about her She didn’t coured she o ahead Get it out”