As promised, that Tuesday morning was insanely quiet. They’d made good sales over the weekend, and so Autumn wasn’t too worried about Rachel’s financial well-being, but still, the lull just made her realize how many ups and downs owning a retail business would have. If nothing else, this was good preparation for her having her own store one day…wherever and whenever that might be.
There was a town shopkeepers’ meeting that afternoon, and Rachel headed out around three, saying she was sure Autumn would have everything in hand, since it was so sleepy in Jerome. Since they’d had a grand total of two customers the entire day, that hope was probably nothing more than the truth.
It was dull enough that Autumn pulled out her phone and started playing Animal Crossing, although with the sound tur
