"Mandy! When did you start working here? I thought you had a modeling gig in California!" Mallory chirped, once again ignoring Caden.

Mandy chewed her gum loudly. "Yeah, well, that kind of fell through. I just got back into town. I'm only working here until I can find something else."

"Good luck to you." She leaned in conspiratorially. "If I hear of anything, I'll let you know."

Yeah, that's likely, Caden thought to himself. "If you don't mind," Caden ...