My eyes meet Beck's for a brief moment before I turn away from him. I make my way to the back entrance of the bakery and I don't stop even when I hear him call my name. I push open the door, quickly closing it behind me. Charlie looks startled when he sees me. He moves toward me like he's approaching a wounded animal. "Rose, what happened? Are you alright" he says, looking me over.
"Sorry, I'm fine. I didn't mean to scare you." I can see he wants to press the issue, but I'm grateful when he doesn't. A few minutes later, Holly steps into the room and she looks pissed. "Rosalyn, Beckham Forester just walked in. He is asking to speak with you. This is a place of business, not a place for you to socialize with customers."
"I'm not sure why you're saying that to me. I didn't ask him to come
