All Smoke No Fire by Randi Alexander

Author:Randi Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: new orleans, erotic romance, bourbon street, mardi gras, cowboy romance, country music singer, red hot cajun nights
Published: 2016-01-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Dax felt like a five-year-old as he asked Marilou a hundred questions while they toured the city the next day. He’d never seen above-ground cemeteries, the trollies that ran down St. Charles fascinated him, and he wanted to try every type of food he’d never had before.

Shopping for clothes for him became a game when Dax picked out jeans and T-shirts, and Marilou bribed him with kisses to get him to try on purple, green and gold shorts. The photo of him in the shorts did not get sent back to the guys.

That night, he attended his first Carnival parade and wasn’t shy about wearing half the beads he caught for Marilou. He hadn’t realized there were dozens of parades for weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, and they were spread all over the area, all across the state. She pointed to floats going by, explaining how they’d be situated on their float the next day, making his gut jitter all over again.

On the way back, they stopped at the bar they’d be playing at Tuesday and watched the band for a few hours, danced some, and drank too much.

Saturday evening’s ride on their parade float started out rough, with him stepping on Marilou’s vocals a few times as they stood belted onto support frames with just their guitars and voices making the music. It got much better after that, and he found himself having a lot of fun halfway through. They sang their playlist four times before the end of the parade route, then partied with the Krewe half the night.

Sleeping in her bed had to be the most amazing thing ever in his life. She was hot and receptive, sometimes tentatively taking charge, usually letting him drive the action, but always willing and ready for him.

Sunday, they drove along Plantation Alley and toured all the huge pre-Civil War mansions, hearing the stories of the families that spent their lives there; some in the big houses, some in the shacks out past the barns.

That night, a long, slow paddleboat ride took them along the Mississippi to the tunes of a traditional New Orleans jazz combo and featuring a five-course dinner of the best grub he’d tasted yet.

The next day, Marilou started a slow cooker full of rice and beans, a Monday tradition in those parts, before they headed out to the swamps for a gator tour.

She teased him about the number of pictures he took and forwarded to his friends, but Dax knew she couldn’t imagine how fascinating this place must be to him—and to his friends. Small-town, farm boys, they’d driven to neighboring states, but the scenery didn’t change much. Not like this mysterious city. Voodoo shops just blocks away from Catholic churches? Crazy shit.

Why hadn’t he traveled more? He had the money, he could go just about anywhere he wanted. But why would he want to travel alone?

Glancing at Marilou, who sat next to him in the pontoon, listening intently as the heavily-accented Cajun talked about

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