Ashley had stayed busy most of the day and the hours had flown by, but things had slowed over the past hour and that hour alone had seemed longer than the rest of the day. Now, with five minutes left, she wanted to flip the sign and be done with it, but her father was adamant. Their posted hours said five o"clock, so they would stay open until five. That didn"t mean she couldn"t start counting her drawer though. If no one came in, she was that far ahead. If they did, she would recount.
By the time she finished counting the register, it was two minutes after five. She left the drawer open, locked the front door, and flipped the sign to closed. There. Now she could finish up and get out of here. While she"d been busy, it had been easy to keep Jared off her mind, but since things slowed, she
