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Lou startled, giving Reuben a worried look. “Hey, Mr. Jones. Here’s your, um, your, um, your . . . ”
“Food,” Faith supplied.
Yikes. Had she ever acted that nervous around Reuben? That was just embarrassing.
He reached out and took the food as poor Lou started to back away. “It took you a while.”
“Thanks, Lou,” Faith said pointedly as she glared up at Reuben.
He just raised an eyebrow, then reached into his pocket. He drew out twenty dollars and passed it to Lou.
Okay, at least he tipped well.
“Oh, t-thank you.” Lou rushed off.
Huh. She’d just been tipped twice, but she deserved it for putting up with Reuben.
“You could try being a little less . . . scary,” she told him.
Jeez. She really was getting braver, wasn’t she?
It probably wasn’t a good thing.
“Why?” He gave her a look filled with confusion.
Dear Lord.
Sometimes, he could be such hard work.
“Come,” he commanded.
Standing, she winced the throbbing in her head got worse. What she really wanted was a nap. Still, she followed him into his office.
“What can I get you? Coffee? Do you need me to do something?” she asked.
“Yes, I need you to sit.” He gestured at the sofa.
Putting the bag on the coffee table, he started to pull out containers.
Her stomach grumbled, and she placed her hand on it. That was embarrassing. She’d forgotten her lunch today, but she figured she should work through anyway.
Actually, she’d forgotten to have breakfast as well.
That could be another reason why you’ve got a raging headache.
Most likely.
“You haven’t eaten lunch, have you?” he grumbled at her.
“Um, no. I was going to work through my break,” she said without thought.
“That’s unacceptable. You need to take your breaks and eat.”
She gave him a surprised look. “But you often work through meals.”
“That’s me. And I always eat. You will stop and eat every lunchtime.”
Right. She better not tell him about breakfast, then.
