Chapter 41

Sophia gave a little nod. “I’ll consider it if the right opportunity pops up”

“Can you handle it?” Brandon asked.

“It’s just a part-time gig. Right now, it’s all about hitting the books.”

Brandon nodded, dropping the subject.

Sophia couldn’t help but sneak a peek at Brandon, remembering the girl Don called “Yolanda” they bumped into at the

expo.

Brandon, eyes on the road, spared her a quick glance. “What’s up?”

Sophia wanted to shake her head, but halfway through, she hesitated and then slightly nodded. “I ran into a girl who might be named Yolanda at the job fair today.”

Brandon’s hand on the steering wheel hitched for a sec.

to his chiseled side profile. “But she didn’t say she was Yolanda. The guy running the show called her that. The name rang a bell so I couldn’t help

without a second thought, his hand

the right age, but Brandon snapped his head around, shooting her a frosty

her mouth shut,

felt a bit out

conversation. “What do you

still a bit shaken from Brandon’s

hushed.

hands and then back to her

he murmured

what he was apologizing for. She turned to him, offering a sheepish smile.

Brandon stayed quiet

laugh, keeping mum after

until they reached the supermarket and didn’t

for the first

Sophia nodded lightly. “Yeah.”

shopping was another

of the picking

he grabbed something, he’d habitually check

just agreeably nod.

hit Brandon that this wasn’t their first grocery run together, but usually, it was Sophia doing the choosing and calling the shots, asking for his opinion with every item like he was doing now. “How about this?”

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