Page 3 of Fierce-Hyde

“Says the woman who doesn’t have to hire and fire. I don’t want to have to do that again so I guess I might be being a little harder than normal.”

“People make mistakes,” Raina said. “We know that. You can’t figure that out in an interview and shouldn’t try just because you had an awful experience.”

Tori sighed. “I know,” she said. “I’ve got a few interviews tomorrow and maybe one will work out.”

“You might need to get a drink after with the way you are dreading this,” Raina said. “I’ll see if Cody can get Duke from daycare and meet you for one after work tomorrow if you want.”

“Really? I’d love that,” she said. “I haven’t been back to the bar since I fired Lena.”

“Because of that jerk?” Raina asked.

She’d gone home that night and called Raina to tell her what happened.

The fact she couldn’t get the guy out of her mind was more annoying than anything.

Maybe it had to do with the fact that she’d never been a bitch to anyone in her life, but it just spewed out that night like stomach distress after ingesting ten-day-old egg salad left in the break room fridge.

“I shouldn’t let that guy keep me from going back. Bryon said he’d never seen him before so maybe it was someone passing through town. No clue. But I miss my time there. My one drink and dinner with Bryon always gives me something to look forward to.”

Raina smiled. “You wish he was straight, don’t you?”

“He’d be somewhat perfect,” she said. “Don’t you think?”

Raina laughed. “I’m not so sure about that. Maybe for you. You seem to be drawn to guys with issues. You can’t help yourself.”

Tori frowned. She didn’t need that pointed out to her even if it was true.

“Keeps me on my toes,” she said.

“Or stresses you out,” Raina said. “Next time try to find a man that has a job, doesn’t have crazy family drama, and can cook his own meals.”

She burst out laughing. “That is all I need? I didn’t realize the list was so small.”

“Well,” Raina said, giggling. “The last few dates you’ve been on the guys were unemployed, or if they did work, they lived at home with their parents still.”

“Which qualifies them for the first two. A job and a good relationship with their parents.”

“If you think so, then you’ve got more issues than I know about.”

The two of them laughed even harder. “I never said I didn’t have my own drama,” she said. “We both know that.”

“I’ve had my fair share too,” Raina said. “Now it’s more about getting a good night’s sleep over anything else.”

“You are loving your life,” she said. Tori might be jealous of her best friend but only in a good way.

Was it possible to be jealous in a good way? Yeah, she thought so.

“I am,” Raina said. “But I’d love it even more if you could find some of the happiness I’ve got.”

“Someday,” she said, looking at her watch. “And I need to get back to work. I love we can do this at least once a week. Your bosses are great to not care about it either.”

“Nah,” Raina said. “I’m on my lunch and they like when people visit. I work for Drake more than I do Grant now, but I talk to them all.”

“Because you are part of the family,” she said. Raina’s brother-in-law was Ryder Fierce, Grant’s youngest son.

“Anyone who works here ends up being part of the family. And it even extends to their friends too. The elder Fierces just love to play Cupid. So you might want to watch it being here so often.”

Tori laughed. “I don’t need anyone setting me up. You know how I feel about that.”

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