CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
Messing around with the AC unit wasn’t actually supposed to yield results. Giving it a final thwack, it shuddered into life, and he looked up, triumphant. The girls applauded, all except Bri, who was hiding a smile behind her hand. With a wink at his girl, he sent his audience back to work.
The rest of the night was just like the old days, routine, boring, normal… except his view had improved. Bri’s drinks orders got priority because whenever she headed in his direction, he automatically gravitated to her. She didn’t seem to notice, but the other girls had and delighted in giving him a hard time. Crystal was the only one without good humor about it.
Bri stayed after all the other girls. Even after the place was back in order, she remained to put away the last of the
