CHAPTER 10
Monday afternoon, Nicole walked to the counter to fill a prescription for a Yorkie. She watched the clock drag on for hours. She dreaded Mondays anyway, but they were exceptionally torturous when the weekend had been exceptionally fun.
“Bleh, is it over yet?” she asked Becky, as closing time finally approached.
“Hell, you only got twenty minutes left,” Becky told her.
“I know, it’s just taking forever today.”
“Go ahead and go, I’ll cover for you,” Becky insisted. “He’s with the last appointment for the day. I’ll just tell him you didn’t feel good.”
“Thanks, I owe you.”
“Nah, don’t worry about it. Let me guess, your man is waiting on you?”
Nicole smiled and opened her locker to grab her purse. “He’s making me dinner tonight.”
“Ooh, he’s definitely falling for you. No que
