Page 69 of Mountain Boss

“Yeah, yeah.” I sigh.

I think they can tell I’m still embarrassed, so Glen changes the topic. “What’s the delivery tomorrow?”

I look around, wanting to know too, but notice everyone is looking at me.

My eyebrows lift. “You’re asking me? How should I know?Sterlingwon’t even talk to me.”

“He has been in a bit of a mood.” Simpson pats me on the back. “But he’ll snap out of it.”

I make a sound that could possibly be taken as agreement, even though I’m not convinced.

When I finally step out of the Food Hall, I find two things.

Next to my clipboard, which I left on the outdoor picnic table, issomething that looks like a mix between an over-long broom and a toilet brush.

The handle has to be six feet long, and the large dome-shaped brush on top would be perfect for getting rid of hard-to-reach spiderwebs.

I bite my lip.

This will make cleaning those outdoor lights much easier.

The second thing I notice is the fresh paper attached to the clipboard.

I pick it up and read the list.

It’s the same as before, except…

I flip the page.

And bite my lip harder.

He rewrote the list.

All the tasks that require ladders have been removed.

Chapter 51

Courtney

The rumbleof a large truck has me stopping at the edge of the driveway.

I check my watch. Nine thirty.

The sound gets louder, and I see the top of the large box truck cresting the drive.

I look around, wondering if anyone else has heard that the mystery delivery is early.

I literally have no idea what this is going to be, but since everyone else seemed to think I should know, I stand my ground.

If it’s expected of me as the maintenance person, I guess I’ll take the lead.

I glance over at Sterling’s house as the truck nears.

He disappeared after lunch yesterday, and as much as I wanted to talk to him about the mattress—unsure if I would thank him or question him—I chickened out.

Instead, I spent the rest of yesterday using my big brush thing to clean off every outdoor light I could find.

I step off the side of the driveway as the truck approaches and wait for it to roll to a stop.

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