Jules jumped to the sound of a voice behind her with an involuntary squeak of surprise. Papers fell from her hands and fluttered back towards the desk. She whirled around to face the man who'd spoken, wondering how she didn't hear the jingle of the bell on the door.
Embarrassed laughter trailed the end of a relieved sigh as she stepped across the short distance to the opposite counter. “Thanks,” she said, smiling as she slid the papers closer. “No worries, my fault for deciding the floor is a better filing cabinet,” she joked and quickly scanned the papers to confirm his answer. Turning at the waist she drop the papers with the rest of the mess on the back counter.
Jules continued to smile, as if that would ease whatever seemed to be making him uncomfortable. “Always room for new clients,” she said cheerfully. She moved out from behind the counter so she could take a look at the shepherd poised vigilant at his feet. “My name's Jules.” She held out her hand in the offering of a handshake. “Owner, trainer, general-do-everything-er” she explained with a chuckle.
“May I pet him?” she asked, even though she was taking a knee to level herself with the dog before she'd gotten an answer. Fingers buried themselves into the scruff around his collar and she scratched generously. “What a pretty boy,” she cooed appreciatively, fingers moving to scratch behind his ears. Standing, she brushed her hands off on the back pockets of her shorts. Leaning over the counter she grabbed at some blank paperwork stationed by the computer monitor and snagged a neon purple pen.
Neat and carefully handwriting began filling the empty spaces on the form. “There's plenty of lodging in town,” she informed, glancing up at him briefly. “It’s kind of a touristy area, so a veritable array of places to stay." She set the pen on top of the pages and slid them towards him to finish filling out.
A few quick skips had her back behind the counter and in front of the computer. Fingers tapped quickly as across keys. “I think the hardware store is hiring.” She smiled at him again from behind the computer monitor. The more she looked at him, the more she could see there was a handsome man under a layer of grime. Not that she was judging, sporting her own coating of dirt and grass. “Uh…” she squinted at something on the computer. “The docks are hiring, I’m hiring, and I think the Parks Department for the lake is looking for help.”
Embarrassed laughter trailed the end of a relieved sigh as she stepped across the short distance to the opposite counter. “Thanks,” she said, smiling as she slid the papers closer. “No worries, my fault for deciding the floor is a better filing cabinet,” she joked and quickly scanned the papers to confirm his answer. Turning at the waist she drop the papers with the rest of the mess on the back counter.
Jules continued to smile, as if that would ease whatever seemed to be making him uncomfortable. “Always room for new clients,” she said cheerfully. She moved out from behind the counter so she could take a look at the shepherd poised vigilant at his feet. “My name's Jules.” She held out her hand in the offering of a handshake. “Owner, trainer, general-do-everything-er” she explained with a chuckle.
“May I pet him?” she asked, even though she was taking a knee to level herself with the dog before she'd gotten an answer. Fingers buried themselves into the scruff around his collar and she scratched generously. “What a pretty boy,” she cooed appreciatively, fingers moving to scratch behind his ears. Standing, she brushed her hands off on the back pockets of her shorts. Leaning over the counter she grabbed at some blank paperwork stationed by the computer monitor and snagged a neon purple pen.
Neat and carefully handwriting began filling the empty spaces on the form. “There's plenty of lodging in town,” she informed, glancing up at him briefly. “It’s kind of a touristy area, so a veritable array of places to stay." She set the pen on top of the pages and slid them towards him to finish filling out.
A few quick skips had her back behind the counter and in front of the computer. Fingers tapped quickly as across keys. “I think the hardware store is hiring.” She smiled at him again from behind the computer monitor. The more she looked at him, the more she could see there was a handsome man under a layer of grime. Not that she was judging, sporting her own coating of dirt and grass. “Uh…” she squinted at something on the computer. “The docks are hiring, I’m hiring, and I think the Parks Department for the lake is looking for help.”
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