Chapter 15
Joey POV
"We need two rooms," The customer says.
I look up from the book and start to walk back, as I say, "Follow me."
For the past couple of months I had been working for my sister at her B&B. I swore I would never work there again after high school, but after what happened with Pacey, Bessie thought that this was for the best. I didn't argue. I still didn't have anywhere to go and no one missed me considering the only friends I had I lied to. I left the family in their rooms and went back downstairs.
"Hey Joey, can you take Alexander to the park?" Bessie asks me.
"Sure," I say. She knows I'm not happy here, but she doesn't want to let me go again. She's scared that I'll fall into the same track that I did before. I just stay to make her quit worrying.
I take Alexander just to hope that I can escape my reality again by playing with my nephew. It was fun to revisit the park I played at as a child, but then I remembered all the dreams that little girl had that never became realized. "Let's go Alex," I say trying to stop my personal pity party from developing.
As I walk in the door, Bodie, Bessie's husband, is cooking dinner. He grabs me into the kitchen, "Set the table."
I grab the silverware and begin to set the table. Bessie comes in with an extra set and says, "A guest will be joining us."
"The couple with the kids?" I ask.
"No, another gentleman that checked in when you took Alex to the park. Bodie checked him in. I guess he didn't fell like going out to dinner so Bodie offered to cook for him too," Bessie states.
"Okay," I say. What do I care? I don't care about much anymore.
Just then I hear a voice coming down the stairs, "Is dinner ready yet?"
"Pacey," I say almost in a whisper.
"Joey, right?" He declares, in a harsh tone.
"Yeah. What bring you out here?" I ask.
"Taking a vacation," Pacey replies, "However, this wasn't what I had in mind."
"Dinner's ready," Bodie says bringing in the food.