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Mike Wheeler has been working at Scoops Ahoy for a couple weeks and for his bad luck, he is working with Max Mayfield... but it could be worse.
"Mike! Micheal! Wheeler! Idiot come here now!" Max is yelling from the back.
"What?" Mike yells back from the front counter.
Max walks towards the door and leans against it.
"So you answer when I say idiot, huh?" Max asks what makes Mike roll his eyes. "I think the cooler is broken."
"Really? From all the things? It could have been the computer or the lights!" Mike goes to watch the cooler. "I promise... if I get electrocuted..." Mike goes under the cooler.
"I'll go to your funeral and tell Will that you love him." Max laughs.
Mike quickly gets up and hits his head to the cooler.
"What!? I do not- WHAT!?" Mike stutters.
"Nothing... forget it." Max brushes it off.
"Okay?" Mike gets under the cooler again.
"Is it broken?" Max asks.
"I think some wire is broken, but we can fix it. Can you go to Melvald's and buy one?" Mike asks.
"What kind of wire?"
Mike gets out under the cooler and gets up to stand next to Max
"I think the package is still in here somewhere." Mike nods at the shelf
"Oh so that was the package you didn't want to throw away?" Max laughs.
"Yes, you never know when you need it!"
"Shut up." Max kicks Mike and walks towards the shelf.
"You shut up." Mike rolls her eyes.
Max takes the package and then looks at Mike, tilting her head.
"Should I leave you here alone?" Max thinks.
"Of course! I'm perfect at this!" Mike laughs.
"Yeah... sure..." Max sounds unsure.
"Hey!" Mike gets offended.
Max laughs and pats Mike on the shoulder as she walks to the Melvald's.
"HEEEEEY!! WE ARE WAITING!!" Holly's classmates yell from the counter.
Mike sighs and walks towards the kids.
"Hey, so what do we want? Chocolate? Strawberry? Rainbow?" Mike asks.
"Well... could we have samples so we will know what we want?" one of the kids asked.
"Okay." Mike smiles, but all he thinks of this kid is how much they remind him of Erica Sinclair.
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"I'm back!!" Max comes running with the wire on her hand, not looking where she is going.
Max bumps into Mike, who has crossed his arms, he looks pissed.
"What now?" Max asks.
"We had two groups of kids that I would have wanted to throw in the freezer and lock them there." Mike rolls his eyes.
"Wonderful, but you didn't because I wouldn't see the performance of Mike Wheeler yelling at a child." Max gives the wire to Mike "Go do the hard work, I'll work with these kids, okay?"
Mike goes to fix the freezer, it was a little more difficult than Mike thought, but it took like 7 minutes to fix. As Mike gets up and walks back to see Max.
"Come on! Lucas and Max! You're at work!" Mike rolls his eyes and looks at Will.
"They have been kissing for a while. And we came to get ice cream." Dustin kicks Lucas.
"Good, because I think I'm also working here." Mike smiles, Dustin laughs at Mike. "What do you want, Dusty bun?"
Dustin's face drops. "Chocolate."
"One or two balls? Springles?" Mike asks.
"2 balls and... hot fudge." Dustin gives Mike the money.
"Thanks, here you go." Mike gives the ice cream to Dustin. "I'll handle those lovebirds. I get that they have their anniversary, but she is working now."
Mike lifts Max from her waist and pulls her away from Lucas.
"Hey!" Max yells. Mike is still taking her to the backroom.
"Work! I think your work does not include kissing Lucas." Mike says as he lowers Max back to the floor.
"I'm gonna do that too when I catch you kissing Will in a month." Max laughs.
Mike's heart skips a beat, how can she...?
"I-I don't like Will, like that. He is my best friend." Mike lies.
"Okay?" Max smiles, clearly not believing.
"Max, I am straight." Mike lies, again.
"If you say so." Max smiles.
Mike walks away, who cares if Max doesn't believe his lies. It's not like Mike would ever have a chance with Will. It's clear that Will has moved on from him.
"Where are you going?" Max yells from behind.
"Home." Mike throws his hat at Max.
"You have 30 minutes left on your shift!" Max throws the hat at Mike.
"Fuck you!" Mike throws the hat for the last time and bikes home.