After Summer by S.R. Silcox

Author:S.R. Silcox [Silcox, S.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lesbian teen romance
Publisher: S R Silcox
Published: 2016-08-14T22:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Brooks

Riley and I have so far delivered a ham and pineapple pizza to the Jamesons, fish and chips to a family at the caravan park, and a big box of stuff from the hot box to the Sea Breeze Motel where some of Scott Fisher’s construction crew are staying. Sam’s beeped and waved at us from his little Suzuki van a couple of times as we’ve passed each other on our way out or back to the Hut. He was roped into doing deliveries too, just for tonight to see how we all went. It’s been busier than usual for a Monday night which is good for Gloria and Stav, and the weather’s cooler which means I’m not sweating as much as I normally would be with Riley hugging into my back on the scooter. There’s a storm off the coast looking like it might roll in later on, which explains the cool change and the breeze picking up.

After we drop off our last delivery, (the Katsidis brothers obviously didn’t catch anything today judging by the eight pizzas they ordered), I park the scooter at the back of the Hut. We’re hoping we get to pick over the hot box before Gloria turfs out what’s left. Riley pulls off her helmet and shakes out her hair. I almost laugh because it looks like one of those shampoo commercials.

“What?” she asks.

“Nothing,” I reply, and lead her inside through the back door. Ben pulls me aside as I head past the fryers.

“Hey,” he says. “Think you can make yourself scarce at home?”

“Why?”

He takes a quick look behind him. “Nicki’s coming over,” he whispers.

“To go over the new menu?” I ask, wiggling my eyebrows.

“Funny,” he says. “You’re a comedian.”

“What do you want me to do? Lock myself in my room?”

“No. Just, can’t you find something else to do? Just for a couple of hours.”

I smirk.

“We’re just watching a movie, Brooks. Please, can you just not be there?”

I decide to stop joking around and let him off the hook. “Yeah, fine. Riley and I have some crap food to eat so we’ll find somewhere else to eat it.”

“Thanks,” he says.

“You owe me one,” I say to his back. He gives me the finger over his shoulder without even turning around. I laugh it off and head out to the front of the shop to see what fried food is left.

Back outside, with a box full of chicken wings, potato scallops, chips and a chicko roll (which I’ve called dibs on), I say to Riley, “Did you want to go to the park or something? Stay out a bit later?”

The breeze picks up and whips Riley’s hair across her face as she tries to put on her helmet, and there’s a rumble of thunder in the distance. “That storm’s a bit close, don’t you think?” she asks.

I shrug. “It’s a while away yet.”

She doesn’t look convinced, and I do remember how much she hates storms. “Ben’s asked me to give him and Nicki some privacy, so we can’t go back to my place.

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