“Austin?” a voice called.
I looked up from the paperwork on my desk around four o’clock to see Maury standing before me. I kept the door to my office open most of the time and I hadn’t heard him come in.
“It’s time for me to go. Remember I said I needed time off today?”
Oh, right. “Sure. No problem. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
He hesitated, then asked, “Everything okay? I had to say your name three times before you heard me.”
Huh. “I’m fine. Go on, enjoy your afternoon with Tory.” They were having a birthday dinner together somewhere up the coast.
Maury smiled. “Thanks, will do.”
I left the office behind him and went up to the front. Shirley was the only one on the register at the moment and the line was long, so I went to assist her. By the time I closed up shop, I was tired.
I decide
