Page 74 of Retribution

She turns away.

‘How are you making out, sir?’

‘I’ll take the extra-large smoothie with the kale and kiwi.’

‘Sure thing!’

Jacob finally seems to remember he’s on the job and looks around in panic for a second before he sees me withMarcie.

He sits at a table close to us. ‘Ma’am,’ he murmurs.

I hear the blender already going so I know that Janet is working fast.

‘You winzebig prize!’ Lu says loudly to Jacob. ‘You getze beeggeestdrink, yes?’

‘Yes, ma’am.’ He smiles a little.

‘Good for you!’

Janet brings a massive cup over a moment later and my heart sinks. It’s going to take him forever to get through that.

He begins to slurp it up immediately, but it only takes an inch out of the cup.

Shit.

Lu laughs. ‘You get ze healthy smoothie! For yourbeegmuscles, yes, mountain man?’

‘Yes, ma’am.’

She claps her hands. ‘A man of such few words. Perhaps you make up for your conversation inzebedroom, yes?’

Jacob chokes into his drink. ‘Uh…’

Lu titters and waves a hand. ‘Look how he blush!’

‘Aren’t you supposed to be at class now?’ Jacob asks, taking another long pull through his straw.

‘It was delayed,’ Lu says quickly. ‘An hour later.’

Jacob nods and pulls out his phone, I guess to let the devil incarnate that is his boss know about the change of plans.

Lu shows me her phone at the same time, making sure that Jacob doesn’t see her screen.

It’s from Janet.

Ahole got the biggest mother ducking cup imaginable. I crushed the thing in the bottom + didn’t mix it after I added in the smoothie. should b in the first 1/4 he drinks

Mother ducking

MOTHERFUCKING

Lu shorts.

‘She’s smarter than I thought,’ she mutters in her normal voice.

‘What was that, Ma’am?’ Jacob asks.

‘Myseester. Sheeezsometimes…aneediot, but she message me. She do something smart for once.’