A Matter of Time [02] - A Matter of Time 2 by Mary Calmes

Author:Mary Calmes [Calmes, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay, Contemporary, Romance, Mystery
ISBN: 9781897532775
Goodreads: 7093114
Publisher: CLUB LIGHTHOUSE PUBLISHING
Published: 2009-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY NIGHT Dylan and I decided to have our happy hour drinks at a new place. It was called Molly‟s Cool Dive Bar and we were having a good time throwing darts. We had been warned once that we were going to have to stop if more of them didn‟t start hitting the board. They were flying all over the place, pool tables, and walls, into the drinks of other patrons. It was a bad idea so we quit and just drank Screwdrivers. It was not the kind of place that served a Cosmopolitan or a Mojito. It was either a Screwdriver or a Tom Collins, for the alcohol that wasn‟t a beer or a shot. Dylan dared me to take a shot of Tequila with her and so of course by the time her husband showed up we were very happy to see him.

“Great,” he groaned. “You‟re both drunk?”

“No,” I assured him, shaking my head, trying very hard not to smile. “We‟re fine. We can go to dinner.”

“All evidence to the contrary.” He rolled his eyes at me as he pulled his wife to his feet. “Just neither one of you sing all right?”

“I sing well,” Dylan informed him solemnly.

“No honey ya really don‟t,” he assured her, grabbing my bicep, tugging me off the barstool, sliding his arm around my neck to steady me before he reached for his wife. “But Jory can‟t either as we all found out on Wednesday when we were out with Dane.” It had been a fun night. Dylan and I got tipsy on the house wine at Tulio‟s and over lasagne and Chicken Tetrazzini that was served family style, we sang from Mariah Carey‟s songbook. Chris had been mortified until he saw Dane‟s smile. He made us shut up while we ate but on the walk to the car, he encouraged both Dylan and I to let out our inner diva. It was funny and Chris now understood that Dane had an appreciation for the ridiculous and just truly liked me. Whatever I did was okay.

“You know Jory for who Dane Harcourt is––he‟s a really cool guy.”

“I know,” I burped.

“Gross,” he groaned and shoved me out the front door ahead of he and Dylan.

Dinner Date was a small, intimate little restaurant downtown that served a beer based cheese fondue appetizer and had huge Long Island Iced Tea. I got one and so did Dylan and Chris warned both of us not to spill. When a man appeared at the table we all looked up at him.

“Guys this is Ray Alvarez that blew us off last Saturday.”

“That‟s not fair,” he said quickly and my head snapped up because the voice was so deep and 77

A MATTER OF TIME: BOOK II

Mary Calmes

warmed with a very mellifluous accent. “You must be Jory,” he smiled down at me, holding out his hand for me to take. “It‟s good to finally put a face to the name.” I nodded as I shook his hand. “And you.

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