Handful of Heaven
“It was all Paige had thought about for the last hour of her shift, and it was all she could think about now as she capped the tall chocolate-banana milkshake. The diner was quieting down, and she was keeping one eye on the door waiting for Evan Thornton to walk through it.
“Ain’t it about time for you to leave?” Dave commented through the order-up window as he finished up a burger on the grill. “I’ve got things covered.”
“Thanks. If things get busy, and you need backup, I’ve got my cell. You ca...ll, I’ll come.”
“You seem awful eager. Thought you liked that Bible study you go to.”
Was that a smirk she saw beneath his mustache? Just how much did he know? She hadn’t told a soul about her arrangement with Evan. After all, they were acquaintances. That was it. She was doing him a favor, because he’d done her a favor. Right?
And if thinking of Evan made her feel a little lighter, then she didn’t have to have a reason for it, did she? It wasn’t as if anything serious was going to come of this.MoreLess
“Ain’t it about time for you to leave?” Dave commented through the order-up window as he finished up a burger on the grill. “I’ve got things covered.”
“Thanks. If things get busy, and you need backup, I’ve got my cell. You ca...ll, I’ll come.”
“You seem awful eager. Thought you liked that Bible study you go to.”
Was that a smirk she saw beneath his mustache? Just how much did he know? She hadn’t told a soul about her arrangement with Evan. After all, they were acquaintances. That was it. She was doing him a favor, because he’d done her a favor. Right?
And if thinking of Evan made her feel a little lighter, then she didn’t have to have a reason for it, did she? It wasn’t as if anything serious was going to come of this.MoreLess
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