Chapter 7Edward was a little nervous the next evening with Jim coming over to his place. Well, Heloise’s place, really. He was anxious about Heloise meeting Jim, and Jude and Rex, too. For that matter, Jim meeting them. Heloise was as close to what he had for a mother these days, with his own mother not being very much interested in him.
His bartending audition at Mabry’s that afternoon had gone well, though Mabry himself had just said, cryptically, that they would let him know their decision. Ryan had acted quite impressed with his concoctions, but Mabry played it close to the chest as usual. Either way, it didn’t matter much to Edward, except that if he got the bartending position, he’d have to work nights and he might actually be able to quit his part-time job at the store.
“What time
