#Chapter 61: The Apprentice
It’s Friday afternoon before the dinner rush, both the best—and worst—time to get this over with. The
idea, planted in my head by Ethan, has been rolling around in my head for two days. Finally, I decide to
set it into motion.
I lean against the door frame of my office, taking a deep breath before calling out, “Karl, John, could
you both come in here for a moment?”
I don’t miss the sidelong glances exchanged between the two men as they cross the threshold. It’s as if
the air thickens, charged with an electricity that neither wants to acknowledge but can’t ignore.
“Please have a seat,” I instruct, nodding toward the two chairs across from my desk.
Karl takes a seat, folding his arms over his chest as if steeling himself for battle. John follows suit but
not before shooting Karl a disdainful look, one that he returns with equal measure. The atmosphere is
so tense I could snap it with a knife.
I lean forward, resting my elbows on the desk, my eyes shifting from one to the other. “Listen, both of
you have been valuable members of this team. But we’ve got a problem—a serious one. Karl, you can
be as stubborn as a mule, and John, you have a knack for being, well, grating.”
The looks on their faces tell me they both want to protest, but I hold up a hand to stop them.
“And so I’ve made a decision,” I continue, locking eyes with each of them in turn. “Starting today, Karl,
you will be working under John to learn the ropes as a line cook.”
For a moment, stunned silence fills the room. And then, as if a fuse has been lit, both men spring to
their feet.
“No way, Abby,” Karl growls, his jaw set and his eyes narrowed. “No way in hell am I working under
him.”
“You can’t be serious, Abby!” John chimes in, red-faced and incredulous. “I’d rather be fired than work
with this jackas s!”
man bristling like a cornered animal, inches away
It’s a volatile stand-off, a
snap, my voice laced with a finality that allows
they both comply, although the atmosphere is still buzzing
moment to make my
if either of you would rather walk out that door
I say, gesturing toward the door with an outstretched arm. “But understand that this is
either of you can’t adapt, then you’re the
team.”
practically hear the gears grinding in their heads,
and I see it—the unspoken understanding, the awareness that there’s
stake here for him.
For us.
he’s worked with me for years.
be admitting defeat, something I know goes
core.
of the men move to leave. I feel a slight twinge of both relief
take a deep breath.
be apprenticing under John,” I say, setting my words
your differences aside for the good of
any at all, you’ll both answer for them. Am I
the reality of my ultimatum sinking in. It’s a bitter
the territory
John finally
mine, sending a silent
that feels like
dismissed. Get back to
sink back into my chair with
made. Only time
growth. Or maybe a little bit of
myself out of the chair, needing to distance myself from the tense atmosphere still clinging
find Chloe knee-deep in
as she
Abbs,” she says, glancing up at
onto the top of a
“You look like you’ve just been through a war.
okay?”
temples, hesitating before I finally spill. “It’s fine. I just had to sit Karl and John
well, I’ve decided to make Karl apprentice
would force them
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