wasn’t about to discuss the ring or anything that went with it.
“Yeah,” Andi said, her voice shaky. She’d definitely been
caught off guard. Andi thought she knew Dani. When
someone got married, they generally told people about it.
When someone got married, they were usually dating someone
for a while before it happened. They generally talked about
that too. Andi looked wounded and didn’t bother hiding it. “I-I
thought that maybe, if you could get a commercial mortgage,
some of these would work. They’re not that badly priced
overall.”
“Thank you.” Dani grabbed the sheets up. “I’ll take a look
at them. Thank you for doing this. You didn’t have to.”
“Well, my job depends on it too, so I kind of did have to.”
Andi pulled her phone out and checked it. “You have a reading
coming in right away and a few more after that. Anything you
want me to do while you’re back there for a couple hours?”
“We’re getting low on a couple things. More tarot and
oracle decks. Just go around and make an inventory, and if you
think something is low, put it on the list to be ordered. I can
send it through when I’m done in the back.”
“Okay. Sounds good.” Andi hesitated. “Dani? Is there
something you want to tell me?”
There was, but Dani had no idea where to start. She shook
her head, unable to meet Andi’s gaze. She walked off, holding
the papers. She escaped to the back, turned on the music, lit
the incense, and set the stack on the table.
She was married. And now Andi knew. How would she
explain herself? What would happen if Emily woke up and
decided to come down to the store for a chat? How would she
explain herself then? Dani thought the five grand would be