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7

"Welcome to Dream Burgers. What would you like?" I ask with the Bluetooth device pressed to my ear.

"I'd like two Big Dreamy burgers and a cappuccino," a woman's voice says in response.

I select the order on the computer in front of me. "Anything else?"

"No, nothing else."

"Okay, your order will be seven dollars and twenty-five cents. You can pay at the window. Thank you."

A car appears next to the drive-thru window, and the woman who ordered hands me her card to pay. After finishing the transaction, I politely say good-bye and pray that no more cars show up, although it's true that I'd rather serve people here than face them at the counter inside the restaurant. I adjust my cap with the DB for Dream Burgers on it and sigh. I'm exhausted. There's still an hour before my shift is over, but I'm ready to jump out the window. The sensor alerts me that there's a new car in the drive-thru, and I curse to myself.

Stop coming in for food, people!

"Welcome to Dream Burgers. What would you like?"

I hear a high-pitched giggle, and then someone clearing their throat. "I would like to order a Raquel to go."

"Pass to the next window, ma'am," I say, grinning like a fool.

In a matter of seconds, Dani is idling by my window. Her hair is perfect as always, and she's wearing cute sunglasses.

"I can't believe you're spending the rest of the summer here."

"I need the job, and you know it. What are you doing here?"

"I've come to kidnap you."

"I've got another hour before I can leave."

Dani grins like a Cheshire cat. "What part of kidnapping don't you understand? The part where it's involuntary? You have no right to say no."

"I can't leave."

"Yes, you can, stubborn."

I'm about to open my mouth to protest when I feel someone behind me. I turn to see Gabriel, a coworker who wasn't on the schedule today. His reddish hair escapes from his cap as he gapes at Dani.

My attention returns to my best friend. "What's going on?"

"Gabriel will cover your remaining hour."

My eyes flick between Gabriel and Dani. "Why would he do that?"

"We do things for our friends," Dani says with a shrug. "Don't we, Gabo?"

He looks at her as if stunned. "Yes."

"Great." Dani's gaze falls on me again. "Get your things, and I'll wait for you in the parking lot. We have to go now."

"But . . ." I protest feebly to no avail. A few minutes later, I jump into Dani's car, clutching my small backpack. I can't believe it. She busted me out.

"I'm supercool. I know," she says.

"Gabriel? Really? I thought redheads weren't your type."

"Ed Sheeran changed my mind."

"What did you do?"

"I promised to accept an invitation to go out."

"You can't go through life using your looks to get your way."

"Of course I can."

I snort. "Where are we going?"

"Insomnia, of course."