Love Lessons by Cathryn Fox Page A

her, the one person she could count on when push came to shove. No doubt it was because her closest and only friend was also a lost soul. Except Jaelyn was a transplant who hadn’t grown up in Deerfield, which meant she was quite content to stay and work here, whereas Mel just wanted out of Dodge and to start a new life somewhere else.
    After stripping, Mel pulled on her green work shirt, with the Stone Cliff logo over her left breast, tugged on her black dress pants, and wrapped her apron around her waist. She tied her wet hair back and stuffed her notepad into her pocket. She looked at Jaelyn, who was frowning at the reservation screen on the restaurant’s computer.
    “What?” Mel asked.
    “You’re working the first dinner shift on the back patio tonight right?” Jaelyn asked.
    Mel stepped up to her and looked over her shoulder. “Yeah, why?”
    “Because this just came in.” Jaelyn pointed to a name on the screen and arched her eyebrow.
    “Shit,” Mel cursed under her breath.
    Jaelyn puckered her painted lips, and cast a curious glance Mel’s way. “You sure you don’t want to tell me what’s really going on between you two?”