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“Yeah.”
“He’s a minister and I thought, since he just moved back to town, a part-time gig might be a good fit for him.I wanted to invite him to come in and talk to the boss.”
“Sounds reasonable.”
“I thought so, but he turned me down.”She started to stand.“So, it really wasn’t anything, and now we both need to get to work.”
Bobbie grabbed Monica’s arm and held her in place.“Let me see if I have this straight.So thishandsomeguy with anadorablebaby moves back to town.Someone you enjoyed talking to, someone you share interests with, and you’re upset that he turned down your coffee invitation because you didn’t get to tell him about a job opportunity?”
“Yeah.”
Bobbie sat back and closed her eyes, shaking her head.“I have failed as a best friend.”
“What are you talking about?”
Bobbie opened her eyes and pointed at Monica.“You like him.”
“Of course, I like him.I wouldn’t want him around here if I didn’t.”
Bobbie shook her head, her expression bordering on pity.“No, youlikehim.”
“I don’tlikehim, and even if I did, he’s carrying aroundwaytoo much baggage.I don’t have time for that in my life.”
Bobbie raised her eyebrows, challenging Monica to object further.
In the silence that stretched between them, Monica considered Bobbie’s words.Was she right?Was it even possible?Could serious like develop on the substance of three conversations?Her head said no in capital letters.Her heart whispered yes in the tiniest of voices.
Don’t be ridiculous, her head chastened her heart.Yes, you want a guy.Yes, you want a family.But this isn’t the time.Not with a move to Arizona on the horizon.And Sean isn’t the guy.
“Well?”Bobbie prompted.
“It’s time to get to work.”
Chapter 5
Between eleven andone on Tuesday, Sean delivered Uber Eats lunches to nine different locations in the nearby town of Ashton.A new record for him.His previous lunch record was seven, but Ashton was more compact than Marion, Ohio.Add that to the fact that he’d driven these streets since he was sixteen.He knew all the shortcuts.
