I was closing up tonight.Thank god, I was rostered on for the morning shift for the rest of the week.These late night shifts had me beat.I knocked on the door, and poked my head around the door.Linda was sitting at her desk, which was covered in papers.Mike was sitting on the chair on the other side of the desk, with his foot propped on the desk.She looked exhausted.“Is it okay if I take off Linda?” I asked, blushing when she jumped. I had clearly startled her.Linda stood up and stretched.“Of course I’ll lock up. Thanks again for covering that extra shift.”I smiled and went to leave, when Linda called me back.“Hun, I heard about what happened earlier.”I froze, waiting for her to chastise me.“I’m sorry that happened to you, that Rachel is a shark. I’ll put you on the housekeeping shift for the rest of the week.”Mike smiled at me with a guilty look…So he had told Linda.“I’m still rostered for morning shift from tomorrow though right?”“Yes, yes,” Linda said.“Okay thanks, see you both tomorrow.”I was by the front door when Mike stopped me.“Is somebody collecting you tonight, or can I give you a ride?”We ate lunch together every day, but I didn’t know Mike well enough to take a ride from him.“My friend Cam is waiting on me,”
