Carter wasn’t lying when saying that the actual work was only starting. The young bartender experienced it even on the first day after her probation had ended. Thomas suddenly had a very good excuse to leave for a couple of hours, saying that Thursday was usually slow. Maybe he wasn’t telling her the whole truth, or maybe it was a special Thursday because she had to make at least 20 different drinks in one hour, and it was only the beginning.

However, apart from being busy ...