The first half of the week was relatively uneventful at Good Vibrations. Maxine didn’t seem to mind that I had been out last week. I’d ended up taking Saturday off as well, and returned to work on Monday reporting that I felt a lot better. It was true. Having Devon’s support and having a definitive plan did a lot to ease my angst. Don’t get me wrong, I was still a nervous wreck about what I had planned, but at least I had a compass for the next week. And having Robert still in my corner, even after challenging some of his traditional viewpoints, also soothed my soul. Maxine seemed so grateful that my mood had shifted into a better place than it had been last week that she didn’t want to ruin a good thing by probing.
I sat at the register and studied a web site specializing in incense and
