Re: 4:00 pm
"Oh, y'know... I decided that I'd be a big girl and try to have a real job. Plus, it's not exactly circus season being December," logic right there. Circus season was in the summer unless you worked for some big production like the Cirque. And she did not. If she ever did get a job offer though, no one would ever see her on a boat again, that's for damned sure.
She deposited his cash in the register and fished out his change, practically slamming it on the counter with authority. "Would you like your receipt or can I add it to the 'burn it later' pile?" She wanted to burn it now but her urges would have to wait.