His Mate's Sister

Chapter 3-2 Days before Halloween

"Come on" Amy whined at me. "Why won't you come with me?" she pestered me to go with her to a Halloween party on campus.

"You know I don't do crowds" I tell her while grabbing a bag of candy of the shelf and tossing it into the cart, we're at the grocery store shopping for groceries and candy to hand out to trick or treaters.

"What if I promise not to leave your side the whole night, would you go then" she gives me her pleading look.

"Still no" I ignore her pleading eyes, "I would rather stay home and hand out candy. Go ask Lori" I tell her grabbing a couple more bags of candy.

"You're no fun" she says crossing her arms over her chest. "I've already asked Lori and she said no" she pouted, "you guys are lame" she walked away from me. I continued walking through the store making sure I don't forget anything from the list, I made my way to checkout where Amy was waiting for me. After paying for everything we headed to my red 1994 Dodge Intrepid and put the groceries in the trunk, we got in the car and headed home. "I'm sorry" Amy says to me from the passenger seat, "I know you don't do parties because crowds make you nervous" she apologized. "I just thought it would be good to get you out of the house since all you do is work" she said to me in defeat.

"I know" I sighed, "and I appreciate it" I tell her with a smile. We pulled into the driveway and parked the car, Amy and I unloaded the groceries and took them in the house. I left Amy alone in the kitchen to put away the groceries cause I received a text from the restaurant, "I'll be back soon" I tell her as I left the kitchen.

"Okay, I'll get dinner started" she said as I left.

I spent 3 hours on the phone with one of our vendors trying to find out why our shipment was short 4 crates of vegetables. They had to go over the shipment roster with the truck driver, we finally got everything settled and they said that the missing crates will be delivered tomorrow morning and they were going to credit our account for any inconvenience. It was almost 9 pm when I pulled into the driveway at home, I walked into the house then made my way into the living room. Lori and Amy were sitting on the couch watching a movie when I walked in.

"What happened?" Lori asked turning her head towards my direction as I sat down on the couch next to them.

"Our produce vendor's delivery driver shorted us 4 crates" I sighed putting my head back against the couch.

"Wow" Amy said shaking her head.

"Are they going to resend them?" Lori asked.

"Yeah, they'll be delivered tomorrow morning and they are going to credit our account" I told her.

"I'll go get you your plate " Amy said getting up off the couch and walked towards the kitchen, a short while later she walked back into the living room with a bowl of chili topped with sour cream and shredded cheese and a glass of red wine.

"Thanks" I said as she handed me the bowl and glass.

"Do you have to be there for the delivery in the morning?" Amy asks me as she sat back down.

"Yeah" I said after swallowing a spoonful of chili, "I have to check the crates and sigh off on the delivery" I said before putting another spoonful in my mouth.

"Well maybe afterwards you can meet me at Costume Palace to help me pick out a costume for the party" Amy looks at me with a smile.

"Okay" I tell her, I finish my chili and wine then head up to bed.

BEEP BEEP BEEP, I woke up to the sound of my alarm, I hit the dismiss button on my phone then sit up and stretch my arms over my head. I throw the blanket off my legs and jump off the bed, I make my way to my bathroom to shower. After my shower I threw on a peach dress with flowers on it, it's not too long or short it flows down to just the middle of my knee. I put on some lip gloss then brushed my hair, I slip on a pair of black flats then grab my phone before heading downstairs.

I walk into the kitchen and start the coffee machine, I throw a bagel in the toaster then go to the frig to grab the cream cheese and the French vanilla creamer. I walk back to the counter and open a cabinet then grab my travel mug and place it on the counter by the coffee machine, I open a drawer and grab a knife and place it on the counter next to a paper towel. The bagel pops out of the toaster, I gently pick up the bagel and place it on the paper towel. I spread some cream cheese on both sides of the bagel, I go over to the coffee machine and pour coffee into my mug then add the creamer. I put the lid on my mug then grabbed my bagel and headed out the front door.

I arrived at the restaurant and went inside shutting off the alarm as I entered  through the back door, I went straight up to my office and worked on the scheduling while I waited for the delivery driver. At 8:10 am I heard a knock at the back door, I made my way downstairs and opened the door.

"Delivery" a tall man in a tan uniform said as I opened the door, he handed me a clipboard with an invoice attached to it. I took the clipboard and stepped aside allowing him to wheel in four crates, I opened each crate inspecting the contents then sighed the invoice.

"Thank you" I said handing the clipboard back to him, he gave me my copy of the invoice.

"Have a nice day" he said tipping the bill of his cap down then walked away, I locked the door after he left.

I picked up on of the crates and carried it to the pantry, as I set it down I heard the back door open. I turned around to find James standing in the doorway holding a crate, James is the head chef and he's been here for 10 years now. He started as a sous-chef then he took over as head chef 3 years ago when the head chef retired. He's about 6' with brown hair and green eyes, he's got smooth tan skin.

"Thought I'd come in early to help with the delivery" he said coming towards me with the crate, I moved so he could put it down.

"Thank you" I said walking out of the pantry, "I finished the scheduling for the next 2 weeks" I told him as I was bending down to pick up another crate. I picked up the crate and turned around to go back to the pantry but James grabbed a hold of the crate I was holding.

"I can finish this" he told me taking the crate from my arms.

"Are you sure?" I asked him.

"Yeah, go on" he nodded his head towards the door, "you've been working nonstop for the past 6 weeks you need a break" he told me as he put the crate down in the pantry.

"Okay" I threw my hands up in surrender, "I'll be back Monday for inventory check" I told him as I head back up the stairs to my office. I walk into my office then log off my laptop, I grab my phone and travel mug then grab my bag and head out.

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I arrive at the costume place to meet Amy, I walked into the shop and walked around until I found Amy by the sexy costumes. "Don't tell me you're getting that" I scrunch my nose at the sexy nurse costume she's holding up.

"Why? What's wrong with it?" she asks holding up to her body.

"Nothing" I cringe looking at it, Amy starts laughing.

"I can't believe you thought I was going to actually get something like this" she laughed then put the costume back. "I just wanted to see your face and see if you'd give me a lecture" she continued laughing, I just glared at her.

"Alright enough" I swatted at her arm. "So what are you getting?" I ask folding my arms across my chest.

"Come on I'll so you" she grabbed my hand and dragged me down the aisle, she stopped in front of the Greek mythology section. "Here" she took a long white dress with gold trimming along the neckline and the waist, the sleeves were split down the middle from the shoulder to the wrist. It came with a gold choker and a gold crown of leaves. "It's called Goddess of Love" she says holding it against her body. "What do you think?" she turns to look at me.

"I love it" I said looking at it, "it's perfect" I told her. "You need sandals to match" I told her.

"Let's see if they have any" she flung the costume over her arm and led me to the shoe section. "Excuse me" she tapped the shoulder of an employee, "can you show me where to find the sandals for this costume?" she asked the male employee. He stood up from a squatting position on the floor, he had to be at least 6'2. He had muscular arms that shown through his sleeves, he had silky blonde hair and ocean blue eyes.

"Sure, follow me" we followed him to an aisle with shelves full of different types of costume shoes. "Here you go" he handed her a pair of flat light tan sandals with this straps that ran from the middle front along the sides that circled the back by the heel than around the ankle. "Size 5?" he looked at Amy and smiled handing them to her.

"Thanks" she took them and gave him a shy smile. We walked to the register and payed for her costume. "Do you have to go back to work?" she asked me as we headed back to the car.

"No" I told her as I unlocked the doors then we got in the car. "Do you want to go grab lunch?" I asked her as I started the engine.

"Sure" she said happily.