Transformation Beginning: Day 11

Word Count: 66,011

Summary of Events:
Chalmers, Joseph, and the General Manager were summoned to meet with the Broncos owner about the altercation in Prince George due to Charles having talked to the owner about it and they had a very constructive conversation. Alizabeth was helping with the coffee rush and saw Chalmers pull up, but was surprised when he didn't come to sit in his usual spot, instead sitting in one of the other girls' sections. Chalmers called his Grandma to talk about his distresses.

Excerpt of the Day:
""Well, I guess your love will have to be unrequited, at least for now," Grandma said.
"My what?" Chalmers asked, startling.
"Your love," Grandma replied. "You sound surprised."
"But . . . I don't love her," Chalmers said.
"Of course you do," Grandma said. "Why else would you be hurt by her loving another?"
Chalmers was silent.
"She sounds like a lovely young woman," Grandma said. "I wouldn't be surprised if she has cultivated affection in you." . . .
 . . . The more he thought about it, the more he was sure that Grandma was right, he was in love with Alizabeth; and she was pretty: her brown hair all pulled back into a neat knot — Chalmers could only wonder how long it was, and what it looked like when it was down, although he was sure that it was beautiful — her sparkling, vivacious blue eyes; her sweet smile; her caring.
How she walked, the gentle sway of her hips; her quirks, how cute and funny she got when she was a little mixed up; the way she treated his tattoos like she was touching a wild cat; she was just so naturally endearing.
Not to mention she was a magnificent waitress; she was caring, kind, polite, and seemed to have impeccable timing. She wanted to do what she was doing, and she always seemed to do it with excellence.
She was far and above better than the girl who worked the bar, and she was also better than the older girl who'd served him today. The older girl was nice enough, although she looked a bit more harried, and like she could easily get into an argument.
Alizabeth seemed so peaceful and peaceable, she never seemed intent on getting into conflict, she was always willing to make peace. However, she'd tried to apologize and explain away Cole's name calling. Why would she do that to him?
It seemed unlike her, it seemed wrong for her to go and try and cover up someone's flaws, she seemed like the kind of person who would be disappointed in them and would try and get that person to change and improve themselves instead of defending them to others.
Chalmers sighed, everyone had to have some kind of flaw; but it seemed inconsistent: why would Alizabeth try and make Cole's flaws not look as bad, but she'd tried not to help or encourage Chalmers to cover up his own.
Or was that a sign that she didn't like him, along with the fact that she had his biggest bother as her boyfriend? Chalmers felt a fear-filled chill in his breastbone. No; she couldn't dislike him, not with how nicely she treated him, nor with how she'd clung to him when she'd gone into shock."