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.

The guy running the show called her that. The name rang a bell so I couldn’t help but take a few extra looks. Could she be the one you’re looking

a second thought, his

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

mouth

version of Brandon and felt a bit out of her depth, her hands unwittingly tangling together

“What do

Sophia’s voice was soft, still a bit shaken from Brandon’s sudden chill, her words coming

hushed.

briefly swept over her intertwined hands and

he murmured after a

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

Brandon stayed quiet

an awkward laugh, keeping

sprawled across the car’s interior until they reached the supermarket and didn’t

the first time during the trip. “Let’s go grab some groceries

Sophia nodded lightly. “Yeah.”

another long stretch

most of the picking

he grabbed something, he’d habitually check with Sophia.

would just

suddenly 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?” And he’d respond

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