~ Chapter 13 ~

She walked in, her hair in a high ponytail and a dab of make up on, her thoughts a mash up of many things.  She locked the door after she had flipped the lights on, checking the bars to see what she needed to grab before she opened.  Jackie paused on her way to the stock room, though, as she smelled something.  She turned around and saw Bobby coming in the back way, a bag in his hand.

                “Are you just getting back?” she questioned him, knowing that had been a good four hours since she’d seen him at the beach.  He stopped in his tracks and looked up at her and then looked her over.

                “What?  Oh, no.  I went to grab something to eat.”  His eyes traveled over her once more before he turned to a nearby table.

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