Chapter 12
The next night at work, Phillipe wandered upstairs to Bastien’s office. Bastien seemed surprised to see him. “What can I do for you?”
“Call Bruno. Tell him if he’s still hiring I’d take a one-off job.”
“Oh? That’s surprising. I honestly thought you’d never give in.”
“Yeah, well, things change. I need the money.”
“Everything all right?”
“Yeah. Just had to help a friend through an emergency and I’d like to make that money back sooner rather than later.”
“Fair enough,” Bastien said, nodding. “I’ll give him a call. He’ll probably be here by the end of your shift, if he doesn’t have a job lined up for tonight already.”
“Sure.”
He went back to work. The girls weren’t too frisky in line tonight, which was a good thing. His patience was paper thin and he was afraid that the fir
