Chapter Two- Life lessons, in and out of the kitchen.
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He couldn’t believe what he had just heard.
“Come again?” Edward said in disbelief. His boss, Gary, smiled broadly.
“You heard me. Jed has given his notice. We want you to take his place.”
Edward still didn’t believe him; shaking his head back and forth wishing his brain would spit out the truth. Gary stepped over to him, laying a hand on his shoulder.
“Look,” he said, his voice dropping. “It wasn’t my idea to pass you up for the position Jed got two years ago, I wanted them to hire you for it. I was overruled. This time, I told them, in no uncertain terms, that you deserved the promotion. And thankfully, it was agreed upon.” Edward felt like he might tear up; he couldn’t wait to call Kelly and tell her. As Gary left he rested his elbows on his desk, his head hanging in his hands as he resisted the urge to shout out loud. Finally, the promotion he’d been dreaming of; more responsibility and a lot more pay. He felt the cold of the desk right through the worn elbows in his shirt; all of them were like that. He took care not to button up the cuffs too long so as not to blow out another sleeve. Kelly was pretty good at sewing up the rips, but there was only so much that could be done. Once she had joked that their life was just like his work shirts; worn out and in need of repair.
But it hadn’t been a joking manner when he realized just how right she had been.
