Hometown Girls: Beginnings (Hometown Girls Series Book 1) Read Online Free

like to do typical guy stuff like Katie did.
    “I guess she’s okay. Why do you ask?” Daniel finally answered.
    She flipped her hair over her shoulder and looked away. “I was just curious.”
    “That’s bull. Are you feeling jealous?”
    “No!” she answered quickly, looking at him shocked. Her first instinct was to be mad, but the silly grin on his face told her he wasn’t being serious.
    Out of everyone in her life, she trusted Becca, Jess, Katie and Daniel the most. She was just feeling insecure about Katie’s transformation. She was aware how silly it was, but it was there nonetheless.
    “Yes you are. You’re jealous. Admit it!” he demanded and began to tickle her sides. “Admit it!”
    “No! Never!” she squealed and laughed with delight.

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    “The system is straight forward,” Daniel said looking at the register. “All of the items we sell have their own button, as well as the extras.”
    Katie stared at the screen and nodded her head. All of the little words and colors on the buttons were dizzying, but she was smart and knew she’d be able to figure it out.
    “Do you want to take the next customer?”
    She took a deep breath. “Sure. I can do this.”
    “You’ll be fine. Just take your time and hit the buttons for whatever they want, take the money and hand them the food when it’s done.”
    “Got it.” She had been glued to Daniel’s side for the past two hours, watching him closely and memorizing all the things he did for the job. She felt confident that she’d get it. It wasn’t like it was that hard. Even if she did falter, she was comforted to know Daniel was right there to help her.
    “Ahh, it’s show time,” he said when he saw a few guys come in. He took a step back to give her space, but still stayed close enough to help if she needed it.
    Katie mentally groaned when she saw one of the guys was Randy Farris, a guy she went to school with and one who was a huge jerk. By the look of his blood shot, squinty eyes, he was at his typical state of being stoned. She plastered on a smile as he approached the counter. “Hey, what can I get ya?”
    He looked up at the menu and said, “I’ll take a number four with a strawberry milkshake.”
    Munchie time, she thought to herself with an inner smile. She looked at the screen, scanning the buttons for the appropriate ones. When she found them, she looked back up feeling proud of herself and asked, “Will that be all?”
    He leaned in over the counter close to her. The fresh smell of potent marijuana slamming into her senses. “Nah, I’d also like a little piece of you.” He craned his neck to look at the computer screen. “You got a button for that?”
    With a straight face she looked at the screen for a moment before responding. “I’m sorry, I don’t seem to be on the menu.”
    “That’s okay, you can add it.”
    “Yeah, I don’t think so.”
    “I thought the customer was always right.”
    “This isn’t Burger King.” She leaned in closer and whispered, “I always have the right to refuse service.”
    “Come on,” he said reaching out to touch her hand, but she jerked it back right before their skin touched. Anger flashed across his face. “What, you think you can walk around school like a tease because you finally discovered you had boobs and a vagina, flashing your goods with your short skirts, without giving it up? Nah, that’s not the way it works,” he said grabbing her wrist and squeezing it tight.
    “Hey! How about you let her go and get out of here,” Daniel said leaning over the counter toward Randy, his face red from anger.
    “Oh, you hitting that now? What a joke. I guess that leaves Marissa Lou available. Now that’s a hot piece. Don’t worry, I’ll treat her right because I know she likes to have fun,” he said dropping Katie’s wrist and turned around laughing along with the two other guys with him.
    Daniel made a move to jump over the counter to go after Randy, but Katie stopped him