Chapter 5 The next day at girls’ night I managed to make it to Bite Me! before Mandy, something I considered a success. Mandy was always late for our gatherings but without fail she’d beat me there. With my new job came not only a bit of happiness in my life, but a new consideration for being on time. I was prepared for questions about working for Drew and Xander. At first I think everyone was a little shocked that I’d accepted the job so quickly, but it was sinking in. Thankfully none of them had picked up on my attraction to Drew or I’d never have heard the end of it. Xander wasn’t planning to attend girls’ night. He and Drew were finishing up a kitchen remodel of a return client. I offered to stay and help finalize the paperwork, but Xander insisted I go ahead to Bite Me! and that he

