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“Holy mother in a manger. Would you look at that tall drink of water?”
I heaved another box closer to me. “Kayla, we don’t have time to drool over
customers. We’ve got three more boxes of Peppermint Patty to stack into
pyramids.”
Popping open the lid, I lifted out two jars of the newest moonshine flavor
and set them on the floor next to me.
Though I complained, I actually enjoyed creating fun displays. I was
currently contemplating how to get the Peppermint Patties into the shape of
a Christmas tree, even though we just passed Halloween yesterday, when
Kayla up and abandoned me.
“You’ve got this, Marly. I’m gonna go see if the red-headed mountain man
needs my assistance.”
In my peripheral vision, I caught her pushing up her boobs and fluffing her
hair. Readying for battle. And while I huffed in exasperation that she was
choosing to appease her hormones over helping her favorite co-worker, I
waved her off and went back to work.
Normally, I’d be straightening my posture and poking my girls out too to
flirt with the hottie who’d just disappeared into the back corner behind the
Green Valley Shine merch. But today, I was focused—and distracted. Now
that I think about it, that was pretty much my norm. There was just more on
my mind today. I wanted to lose myself in work and dream about my own
project, not think about…my father.
I heard Kayla’s lilting laughter across the store. After finishing another tier
of my masterpiece, I glanced over my shoulder to where she stood among
the sweatshirts, a behemoth of a man with his back to me. Not red-headed
exactly, I’d call that shade auburn. I squinted, trying to figure out where I
knew that vaguely familiar broad-shouldered shape from, when the crash of
shattering glass sounded over by the back wall of shelves.
The distinct scent of spicy cinnamon hitting my nostrils told me someone
had just broken a jar of Hot Mama Moonshine. After weaving around the
shelves, I found a wide-eyed little boy standing over what looked like a
murder crime scene. The pool of red was seeping under his left sneaker.
“Uh-oh,” I said, shaking my head, my ponytail sliding against my bare
neck.
The auburn-haired boy, brown eyes round as saucers somehow got even
bigger. “Am I in trouble?”
“Marly!” came Kayla’s voice from across the store. “Was that you?”
“Quick,” I whisper-yelled and ducked down then reached out my hand to
him. “Follow me.”
The little boy didn’t even think twice. He took my hand like the life-line it
was and crept behind the displays and shelves, mimicking my hunched over
position. Smart kid. I tugged him to the back where we had a square-shaped
bar for visitors and tourists wanting taste-tests. After ducking inside first, he
followed me. Then I sat on the wood floor and crisscrossed my legs. He did
the same, facing me.
We stared at each other a minute. Then we heard. “Marly?”
I widened my eyes, put a finger to my lips, and gave him a sneaky smile.
“Jake?” came a deep male voice from farther in the store.
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