"Now everyone knows what to do, right?" Jessie asked, standing in the kitchen of the diner.
"Yes, Mom," Alton teased. "We'll be good boys and girls until you get back."
"And then we'll be bad," Rona laughed.
"I know, I know." She brushed a stand of hair away from her face. "You all were doing this just fine before I got here. I'm sorry. It's just my obsessive nature."
"It's okay," Alton said. "We're getting used to it."
He shocked the hell out of her by giving her a hug. Then, as if realizing what he'd done, he turned back to the grill.
"You call us when you get there," Rona ordered, "so we know you arrived safe and sound. And let us know when you start back."
"Yeah," Alton added. "Because we'd hate to lose our new boss just when we're breaking her in. Never know who we might get ne
