Post by StoryGirl83 on Mar 20, 2009 18:15:50 GMT -5
Chapter Ten – Good Enough?
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Wyatt and Callie stood several feet from the stove watching Emily as she worked on slicing a block of cheese. Callie leaned over and whispered, “You had to interview a waitress. We need a replacement for Jen.”
Jen? Wyatt thought puzzled. Oh, right, the chef that quit before Christmas.
Not knowing Wyatt’s thoughts, Callie kept whispering. “It’s been almost two months. We can’t keep doing this.” She watched as Emily grabbed a skillet and kept working. “I can’t believe you suggested she make a grilled cheese sandwich.”
I don’t cook, he thought to himself, knowing he couldn’t voice the thought, and I can’t name half the stuff on the menu here . . . what was I supposed to suggest?
“So how it the interview going so far?”
Wyatt realized that this time she wanted an answer, so he whispered back, “She is friendly.” It was the only answer he could come up with.
Callie frowned and looked at him. “What?”
It was then that Emily came over with two plates saving him from having to answer. “I figured I’d make one for each of you.” She held out the plates.
Callie looked at it suspiciously, as if she hadn’t eaten something so ordinary in a long time, but she did take the plate.
Wyatt took the proffered plate and picked up the sandwich. After he took a bite, he smiled. This is good. “Thank you, Emily. Why don’t you go back into the dining room and I’ll be with you shortly.”
Emily smiled, brightly. “Yes, Ma’am.”
Ma’am, the word reverberated through his mind. Mom wouldn’t like that too much. He watched as Emily left the kitchen before turning to Callie, wondering how one got advice without appearing to get advice.