younger kids came into the coffee shop with their parents while they were on vacation in the area. And when school was out a lot of teenagers and young adults would hang out on the deck for hours at a time so Thomas liked his employees to be able to tolerate the younger crowd in a pleasant way. Pete stared at Daniel and leaned down a little more.
“Come on, kid, I don’t have all day…what do you want?” he said as he tapped his fingers on the counter as one would when one is annoyed and being impatient.
Tracie was looking directly at the potential employees tapping fingers and shot a fierce look at Thomas who was watching intently.
“Can Tracie make it for me?” Daniel said quietly to the irritated 19-year-old.
Pete rolled his eyes and said, “No, she can’t, but I’ll make it for you. What can I get for you?” he repeated speaking slowly.
At that moment, Tracie came towards the counter, literally shoved Pete out of the way and sighed loudly. “Daniel my love, of course I’ll make it for you, do you want the same thing you had earlier?” she asked the boy whose smile returned to his face and back came closer to the counter, still looking at Pete nervously.
“Yeah, please,” Daniel answered, following with, “Thank you.”
Pete sputtered and looked at the woman that was training him and said, “Tracie, I got it. Damn, the kid was just taking forever.”
Across the shop, Thomas sat in the corner watching what was going on, his eyes wide with rage. However, he stayed in his seat for the time being.
“The kid can take as long as he wants, PETE,” Tracie said, annoyed and then loudly added, “Since you’re not doing anything, go clean the food prep area.”
The new kid Pete walked off, quietly swearing at Tracie as he did.
“Daniel before I make your drink come and give me a big hug real quick,” she told Daniel as she was burning holes through the teen’s head with her intense stare.
The boy ran towards the end of the counter and met Tracie who picked him up and gave him a big hug. As Pete watched, his eyes got wider and wider.
Two minutes later, Tracie finished Daniel’s drink and took the ten-dollar bill his father gave him. She looked up as she was handing the change and the drink to the boy and saw his father walking towards the counter with an angry look that only a boss would have. Thomas looked down at Daniel who was happily sipping on his drink now.
“I think it’s time to go, big man, go pack your things up and tell Tracie goodbye,” Thomas said.
“Okay, no problem, Dad. Bye, Tracie, love you. I’ll see you later,” Daniel said with a wave.
“Bye, Daniel, love you too, be good for your dad. I’ll see you tomorrow,” Tracie replied with a wave as the boy went to the table to pack his things up.
Thomas looked over Tracie’s shoulder and made eye contact with Pete who was towards the back, cleaning.
“I’ll call you in a little while after you leave, okay?” Thomas said in a low voice as he put the change that was still sitting on the counter in the tip jar.
Tracie let out a little laugh saying, “Yeah, be sure you do, we have much to talk about. Do you want me to set up an interview for Pete with you?”
Thomas gave an evil smile and sighed, “Definitely. Set it up for tomorrow morning at 9 am; don’t give him any other choice” he said.
Tracie smiled, “I’ll get right on it.”
“Oh and Tracie, do him a favor and let him know that I’m your boss and the owner,” Thomas said.
An evil grin crossed her face.
“I will most definitely tell him. Now get out of here and go spend some time with Daniel,” she said
“I’m leaving right now, sweetheart,” he answered. “Talk to you later,” he added as he turned away and walked out the door with his son and their dog leading the way.
A minute later, the large pickup backed out and pulled away , heading up the road. Pete watched what he thought to be a regular customer and his son leave and walked to the
“Come on, kid, I don’t have all day…what do you want?” he said as he tapped his fingers on the counter as one would when one is annoyed and being impatient.
Tracie was looking directly at the potential employees tapping fingers and shot a fierce look at Thomas who was watching intently.
“Can Tracie make it for me?” Daniel said quietly to the irritated 19-year-old.
Pete rolled his eyes and said, “No, she can’t, but I’ll make it for you. What can I get for you?” he repeated speaking slowly.
At that moment, Tracie came towards the counter, literally shoved Pete out of the way and sighed loudly. “Daniel my love, of course I’ll make it for you, do you want the same thing you had earlier?” she asked the boy whose smile returned to his face and back came closer to the counter, still looking at Pete nervously.
“Yeah, please,” Daniel answered, following with, “Thank you.”
Pete sputtered and looked at the woman that was training him and said, “Tracie, I got it. Damn, the kid was just taking forever.”
Across the shop, Thomas sat in the corner watching what was going on, his eyes wide with rage. However, he stayed in his seat for the time being.
“The kid can take as long as he wants, PETE,” Tracie said, annoyed and then loudly added, “Since you’re not doing anything, go clean the food prep area.”
The new kid Pete walked off, quietly swearing at Tracie as he did.
“Daniel before I make your drink come and give me a big hug real quick,” she told Daniel as she was burning holes through the teen’s head with her intense stare.
The boy ran towards the end of the counter and met Tracie who picked him up and gave him a big hug. As Pete watched, his eyes got wider and wider.
Two minutes later, Tracie finished Daniel’s drink and took the ten-dollar bill his father gave him. She looked up as she was handing the change and the drink to the boy and saw his father walking towards the counter with an angry look that only a boss would have. Thomas looked down at Daniel who was happily sipping on his drink now.
“I think it’s time to go, big man, go pack your things up and tell Tracie goodbye,” Thomas said.
“Okay, no problem, Dad. Bye, Tracie, love you. I’ll see you later,” Daniel said with a wave.
“Bye, Daniel, love you too, be good for your dad. I’ll see you tomorrow,” Tracie replied with a wave as the boy went to the table to pack his things up.
Thomas looked over Tracie’s shoulder and made eye contact with Pete who was towards the back, cleaning.
“I’ll call you in a little while after you leave, okay?” Thomas said in a low voice as he put the change that was still sitting on the counter in the tip jar.
Tracie let out a little laugh saying, “Yeah, be sure you do, we have much to talk about. Do you want me to set up an interview for Pete with you?”
Thomas gave an evil smile and sighed, “Definitely. Set it up for tomorrow morning at 9 am; don’t give him any other choice” he said.
Tracie smiled, “I’ll get right on it.”
“Oh and Tracie, do him a favor and let him know that I’m your boss and the owner,” Thomas said.
An evil grin crossed her face.
“I will most definitely tell him. Now get out of here and go spend some time with Daniel,” she said
“I’m leaving right now, sweetheart,” he answered. “Talk to you later,” he added as he turned away and walked out the door with his son and their dog leading the way.
A minute later, the large pickup backed out and pulled away , heading up the road. Pete watched what he thought to be a regular customer and his son leave and walked to the
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