“I don’t shop at Pottery Barn.I only do vintage.It’s aboutreusing.It’s about the environment,” the woman returned.
“Well, shit.Now Igottalikeyou,” Joany replied.
“We can hold that lamp for you at checkout if you want tokeep shopping,” Archie offered.
“Cool,” the woman said to Archie, then to Joany, “I wantyour shirt.”
“Well, girl,” Joany started, taking the lamp from her andextending it Archie’s way without looking at her.“We happen to have these instock.Allow me to lead the way.”
Archie moved forward to grab the lamp.
Joany took off with the customer toward the clothingsection.
Archie came back to Jagger.
“I would have texted, but you were already on your way.Fabehad a situation and he had to take off.I’m down an SA and I can’t leave Joanyalone to close.We lock the doors at seven.You cool to hang?”
“Absolutely,” he replied.
She grinned at him and moved.
He followed, and they hit the checkout area that was to theleft of the front door.
They walked up the two steps behind it and she set the lampon the back counter.
He pulled his ass up on it.
She then rested her back against it close enough her bodywas touching his knee.
From their perch, they both studied the store.
“Any trouble with the twins?”he asked.
“No,” she answered.
“Mal doing okay?”
“Far as I can tell.”
“Otherwise good day?”
“Some days, I’m lucky I own the building.Other days, Irejoice I’ll be able to upgrade my yurt when I go to Big Sur.Today’s one ofthose own-the-building days.”
“Sorry, baby,” he muttered.Then, “Big Sur Yurt?”
“As noted, today was slow.I did some adventure research.”
“Ah.”
“You been to Big Sur?”she asked.
“No,” he answered.
“Wanna go?”
“Will you be there?”
He looked down at her profile, watched her cheek move withher smile and she didn’t push for a further response seeing as she already hadthe one she wanted.
