Chapter 0164
“You know,” I chuckle, wiping the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand, “when I first went to

culinary school, I thought I would be facing all of these obstacles. Older men not taking me seriously,

financial issues, critics.”

“And you have faced all of that and then some,” John teases.

I nod. “Yes. But now, it’s…”

“Truffles.”

Another chuckle escapes my lips. “Yep. Truffles.”

The sizzle of the grill, the clinking of glasses from the bar, and the incessant ring of the phone in the

background merge into one big cacophony, making my head spin.

I’m metaphorically knee-deep in murky water, me ntally ticking off a never-ending list of things that need

to get done, and Karl is nowhere to be found.

“Abby, the Rosé keg just tapped out,” shouts Ethan from the front, his soft voice barely audible over the

din.

down my order pad and darting behind the bar to switch the

this if she hadn’t walked out on

vibrates in

5 is demanding to see

great,” I grumble as I wash my hands and hustle over to Table 5. I

“Is everything

her pasta as if

linguine I’ve ever had. It’s

not enjoying your meal. Can I offer

want this

I reply through clenched teeth. “Again, I apologize for the

wearing thin. “John, we need to remake

complaint.”

be kidding me. Where the hell is Karl, anyway? I need

glance at the clock. It’s nearing the end of the dinner rush, and I still

phone and dial his number for the umpteenth

Straight to voicemail. Again.

up today, but he bailed. No call, no show. Just

of us are scrambling to make it work, on a Friday

apron on and washing

the line

from every angle, like one

feel caught in the middle,

a loaf of bread.

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