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He flicks his eyes away.
I face forward. “Probably just wants a refill,” I whisper.
Brandy snorts. “He wants something.”
I chuckle as she glides away again. Another quick wipe of the counter and I grab their checks by the register with auto-pilot engaged. He’s just a customer. Just a normal customer. No reason to think otherwise.
I return to their table. “You guys are all set. You can pay up front.”
Drew bobs his head as he slides his check in his direction and fishes into his back pocket for his wallet.
“Come back and see us again,” I add as I turn away.
“Hey, Heidi,” Seth says. “Hold up.”
I pause. “Yeah?”
“What are you doing Friday night?” he asks. “You working?”
“Uh...” I quickly picture my schedule in my head. “Nope. Why?”
“Beach party,” he says. “You in?”
I chortle. “You guys are having another party?”
They laugh. Loudly. My smile drops.
“Man, you learned nothing at orientation, did you?” Seth quips.
I shrug. “I guess not.”
“This one’s smaller.”
“Ah...” I say with interest.
“Chill out on a private beach, light up the grill, and drink until we can’t feel our legs anymore. Off-season means no nosey neighbors. And, best of all… boat.”
“No boat this year, actually,” Drew says.
Seth’s jaw drops. “Excuse me?”
“I told my dad we were going out there this weekend and now he’s having it moved to the marina.”
“Seriously?”
“After what we did to it last year, are you really that surprised?”
Seth pauses for a moment, then shrugs. “Fair enough.”
“Wait…” I smile with suspicion. “What did you do to it last year?”
“Nothing you need to worry about,” Seth says with a pointed stare at Drew.
Drew mimes a key over his mouth and tosses it away.
“It’s a fun tradition with our core friend group,” Seth says to me. “One last hang before the weather turns to shit, and the semester starts kicking our asses. You should come.”
I pique a brow. “I qualify for the core friend group?”
