Lick it And Slip it in by Demiah13

Chapter 103

Layla’s pov

By taking a ride with Tiff and her brother, I had successfully avoided Tyler all after school. His texts were still littered on my phone and I had yet to check them out.

Was I being too harsh on him?

Probably so…but I think he deserved a little more coldness from me for not listening to me in the first place.

I sighed, sliding my phone into my pocket and smiling at Tif’s aunt who was showing me the ropes around the bakery. Everything seemed fairly easy and I was a hundred percent sure I would not mess up. Well, I hope not. I needed this job clearly.

“You’ll be on cash.” She said, lightly pulling me towards the cash register. “And also will be taking orders.”

My brow lift in surprise. “Already?” | wince when the question flicked out of my mouth when I realized how unprofessional it sounded.

But Tif’s aunt only laughed and lightly tapped my shoulder.”| need to see how you hold up. Don’t worry we don’t usually get a lot of customers at this time. Mornings are the busiest.”

It was only me here and a younger woman with rainbow colored hair. She was busy writing something down on a notepad.

“You got this Layla. Tiffany believes in you and so do l.” She tạps my shoulder and after a few more words between us, she

leaves to go to her office at the back.

I’m a nervous wreck when she leaves and I fumble with the cash register, making sure it’s good before I make a fool out of myself.

When everything looks good, i nervously wring my hands together on the counter. The bakery was empty but still, I was nervous. Can you blame me? This is my first time ever having a job. Those little jobs I did here and there for petty cash didn’t count.

This was the real deal. I was going to be paid twenty dollars an hour and I was only going to work from four to six for five days a week. Seems good to me and if I don’t get fired, I’d have a new laptop in a couple of weeks.

“You look nervous.” The woman with the rainbow colored hair in two plaits said with a crooked smile on her face as she lifts her gaze from the notepad to set them on me.

“Is

to be. Everything is fairly easy around this time, like Melissa mentioned, there are not many customers bombarding

I nod and sighed.

Quincy by the

politely. “I’m

Layla, you

little more reassured that I can

and no

of the little bell hanging over the door chimes, alerting us that someone walked

lifted my head quickly, straightening my spine as I was bent awkwardly

walking into the bakery.

slams in my chest. Dammit and here I thought I

Just my luck.

Daff along with him to the counter. Finally, Daff’s excited

me. Despite my current frustration with her brother, I beamed back down at her. “Hey

a chirp in her voice and a bounce in her

to resist his burning stare any longer, I lift my

notices that he managed

the corner of

see you here Layla.” The way my name rolled

spine.

gaze away from him completely while answering him. “I

hold yourself together without feeling like melted butter every

him suffer with coldness a little longer remember? You can’t start melting

as best as I could.” What can I get you Daff?” I asked,

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