Page 9 of Charming my Best Friend

“Aiden showed up.”

She dropped the pizza and let out a sigh of relief. “Thank god.”

“I know. I was freaking out, Fiona. I basically ran to him when he walked in.”

“What did Chuck do?”

“He just listened while I told him that Aiden was my MMA fighting boyfriend and that he broke people’s ribs all the time.”

She laughed. “And did Aiden play along?”

“Brilliantly,” I said, lifting my hands up. “He was all like remember when I broke that guys jaw just for hurting your feelings and stuff like that. I think Chuck was genuinely nervous.”

“Good.”

“I know.” I crossed one ankle over the other. “But we need to do something.”

“What can we do though? It’s just our word against his and he’s our employer. Like if it was just a matter of one of us losing our job, maybe we could swing it but-”

“I get what you’re saying, and we need to be careful.”

“Do you have any ideas?”

“Besides letting Aiden kill him?”

She nodded. “Yeah, besides murder of any kind.”

“Well, I was thinking that even if we get out, he’ll just start harassing the other girls, ya know? It won’t change anything or stop him.”

“So what do you suggest?”

I shrugged. “I haven’t figured that out yet, but in the meantime, we need to make sure no one is left alone to close up with him anymore.”

“Right.”

“Cause if he did something to you or one of the other girls… I just can’t risk having that on my conscious.”

“Totally.”

“Though I’m hoping Aiden scared him enough to make a difference today.”

Fiona shook her head. “I am so sorry, Lucy. I feel terrible.”

“Don’t, it’s my fault. I’m the one that insisted you go cause I put deep dish ahead of my personal safety.”

“I’m so glad Aiden showed up. He’s the best, huh?”

I sighed. “He just might be, yeah.”

“So did he just give you a ride home or-”

“After I gave him a haircut.”

“Nice one.”

“He certainly thought so anyway. I’ve never seen anyone more excited about getting shampooed in my life.”

She laughed. “Really?”

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