Sophie looked up and noticed Aron and Gage enter the café. "Hey Aron, lost again, huh? Well at least you are working up a sweet summer bod, right?" Sophie replied to Aron with a grin. She then noticed Gage walk past her, his jaw firmly clenched. "You're gonna break that pretty jawbone of yours if you keep clenching it like that, Gage!" She then called over to Gage, then turned back to Aron. "So tomorrow's the big day, huh? The annual trip? Don't get too wasted, OK? I'm going to need you two at work when you get back." Sophie smiled then laughed.
Then he entered with his usual grotesque greeting to her that made her internally gag. Sophie didn't want to say anything to him but today was special. He'd be gone for a few days and during that time would be blissful, nonflirtatious, and quiet. "So who'd you drill last night this time, Charlie? I can smell the cheap perfume from here." Sophie said as she cleaned a mug, then placed it in the cupboard with the other mugs, all the while refusing to look at him.
