Cadence looked at Eliza and Jamie in disbelief. "I thought he was, like, a shift manager or something, not like, the CEO."
Eliza burst out laughing, and Jamie did his best to stifle a chuckle. "That's hilarious!" Eliza said, though once she saw Cadence's face, she attempted to control herself a little more.
"Oh, my gosh!" Cadence exclaimed. "And he just heard me say that, too? Didn't he?"
"Yes, but it's okay," Eliza said, regaining control of herself. "He's actually laughing, too. Which is rare. You should be proud."
Cadence wasn't proud. She was mortified. And then she started thinking back to the night before when she had called him "creepy" and practically blew her nose on his jacket. "Wonderful," she mumbled. "I sure hope he never has to save my ass again. He's liable to let the Va
