Chapter 279: Carla

Hold it, hold it. What is this? Are you trying to trick me? Is this a kissing book?

~Grandson in The Princess Bride

Friday dragged on like no day she'd ever lived through before. Every time she checked the clock, only mere minutes – sometimes only seconds – had passed since the last time she'd looked.

As insane as it sounded, she was almost getting to the point that she was wishing it was Valentine's Day.

Almost.

At least on V-Day, she would be insanely busy which would make time fly, but of course, today had to be a slow day for business instead.

She'd actually sent Valrea home early, which she never did – she could always find something for her high school assistant to do – but Val had kept asking her what was wrong and Carla wasn't sure she could utter, "Nothing, of course!" in a chipper voice one more time.

It was better for her to be antsy without company, she decided, not to mention that paying someone to keep a barstool from floating away wasn't good business.