Page 80 of Break My Heart
‘No, I’ll see him at the festival.’ I walk over to her and hand her the flyers I printed out. ‘Pass these out to anyone who comes in and tell them they can take extras.’
‘What’s this?’ she asks, staring at the flyer.
‘A flyer about our new promotion. I’m calling it Beer Bingo. When people come in, we give them a bingo card with the names of our beers. When they order a beer, we’ll cross it off on their card and when an entire row is crossed off, they’ll get a free beer. It’s a way to encourage peopleto try all the different beers so they’ll find a favorite and come back.’
‘Sounds fun! Does this start tonight?’
‘Yeah, I’m taking some of the flyers with me to the festival. I’m going to ask Sawyer’s parents if it’s okay to hand them out. Oh, and if someone comes in wanting a bingo card, they’re on my desk.’
‘When did you do all this?’
‘This morning. I got up at four and had all these ideas. I came here and started working on the flyers and bingo cards. I also ordered one of those banner signs that stick in the ground. I think they’ll get more attention than a regular sign.’
She smiles. ‘What got into you? You were all depressed last night and now you’re all fired up.’
‘I was thinking of Grandpa Willy and what he would’ve told me to do.’
‘Get your ass in the fire!’ she says, imitating him in his gruff tone. That was one of his sayings. It means that if a problem is heating up, don’t run from it. Get in there and fight. Be the flame that rises the highest and burns the longest.
I laugh. ‘You sound just like him.’
‘I miss him.’
‘Me too,’ I say, wishing he was still alive. I would’ve loved for him to meet Sawyer. I told my grandpa all about him when I got back from camp that summer. I pretended to hate him, but I think my grandpa knew I secretly liked him.
‘Is there anything else I need to know before you go?’ Aria asks.
‘I don’t think so. Lexi should be here in a few minutes to help out. If you need anything while I’m at the festival, just call.’
‘I will. Oh, while you’re there, find out if Sawyer’s brother is single. You don’t have to ask. Just see if he’s with a girl.’
‘What brother?’
‘Brody. The younger one. The guy who owns the lawn company. I saw him mowing someone’s yard yesterday.’ She fans herself. ‘He’s really hot.’
‘I’ll see what I can do.’
On my way to the orchard, I try not to think about my lack of customers and tell myself to just go and have fun tonight. This festival is a big deal for Sawyer and his family and I don’t want to bring the mood down. Besides, G’s lack of business isn’t going to be a problem anymore. I’m determined to get people back there.
Chapter 18
Gina
The festival is so crowded that I have to park a mile down the road. The walk to the orchard is up a steep hill along a dirt path. I wore boots with a heel that are more for fashion than walking. I dressed for a date, not thinking about the long walk I’d have to the orchard. I didn’t know there’d be so many people here. Where I parked is the overflow parking. There’s a huge lot on the actually property that’s already filled.
‘Need a ride?’ a guy asks, pulling up next to me in a golf cart. I look over and see it’s Brody. Heisreally hot. I see why Aria likes him.
‘I’d love a ride,’ I tell him as I hop on the golf cart. ‘I didn’t think I’d have to park this far away.’
‘It’ll be even worse later tonight when the dance starts. Almost everyone in town comes to the dance. Right now it’s mostly tourists.’ He pulls ahead, then stops to let a car pass us. ‘Sawyer’s out back, getting more pumpkins. We already sold what we put out. The field’s just about empty.’
‘That’s great! How’s everything else selling?’
‘Betterthan we expected.’ He smiles. ‘Nick said we’re on track to have a record season. He had to bring a crew in to pick more apples for tomorrow and Sunday, and Mom got some ladies from church to come over to help her keep up with the baking.’
‘Your family really knows how to get customers.’
‘Only because we’ve been doing it forever. Dad did all the work to figure it out. We all learned from him.’ Brody stops again to let some families pass in front of us. ‘My lawn business really took off this year. And I’ve got a ton of new clients for snow removal this winter.’
