The day was cold and overcast. Winter had decided it was here, and everyone in the city was sporting warm coats and cold weather accessories.
Michael rang up two girls at the register after handing over the cookies they'd picked out. He and Scott's folks had hit it off pretty well from their time spent in the hospital supporting Rayan, and one thing led to another, which led to Michael being hired as a seasonal cashier at their bakery.
He still wasn't sure how it came about, or why. He'd effectively quit FedEx the night of Rayan's accident. There was no way he was going back to that place. After his parents found out what happened, they supported him wholeheartedly in his decision, and didn't raise as much of a fuss over him being jobless as he expected them to. He still didn't kno
