Queenie's Cafe
“They could afford to rent a separate office somewhere, but the office Mom had built into the ranch worked fine. He was on the go too much to justify renting a business office. The other two employees of the corporation, an accountant and an attorney, had their own offices. He carried a laptop and cell phone with him on his business trips, and so far the arrangement had worked well.
Dark clouds in the distance threatened another spring storm as Carlos finished mowing and headed toward the barn. ...At one time, they’d worried about the storms chasing customers away from Mom’s little diner, but that was no longer an issue. Mom sold the business four years ago.
He scratched Molly’s black head and the dog leaned on his leg.
“Who was that on the phone?”
Luke looked around to see his mother standing in the office doorway. “Earl. He asked me to work in his Vero Beach store for a few days while one of his people is on vacation. What do you think?”
She hesitated before answering. “It’s up to you.”MoreLess
Dark clouds in the distance threatened another spring storm as Carlos finished mowing and headed toward the barn. ...At one time, they’d worried about the storms chasing customers away from Mom’s little diner, but that was no longer an issue. Mom sold the business four years ago.
He scratched Molly’s black head and the dog leaned on his leg.
“Who was that on the phone?”
Luke looked around to see his mother standing in the office doorway. “Earl. He asked me to work in his Vero Beach store for a few days while one of his people is on vacation. What do you think?”
She hesitated before answering. “It’s up to you.”MoreLess
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