Atramentum by Duncan MJ

Author:Duncan, MJ [Duncan, MJ]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2016-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Four

Guess who just finished revisions on her eighth chapter of the day?

Joss smiled as she typed out a quick reply. George?

How’d you guess? She’s feeling quite proud of herself and is looking to get out of the house for a while to celebrate. What are you doing for dinner?

Joss yawned and looked around the bookstore. Perhaps it was because it was a Tuesday and three different New York Time’s bestselling authors released new books that day, but Atramentum had been crawling with customers, and the stream of people flowing through the door did not look to be easing any time soon. Probably order a pizza. And a two-liter of Mountain Dew to help me stay awake. Somebody kept me up all night. ;) How about you?

Maeve’s reply came a few seconds later. I’ll figure something out. Hold off on ordering that pizza for a few?

From the corner of her eye, Joss saw the elderly woman Scott that had been helping shake her head and motion toward the register. Even if I wanted to do it now, I couldn’t. We’re swamped.

“Hey, hickey,” Scott teased for the thousandth time of the day as he set the stack of books he had carried up for the woman on the front counter.

Joss rolled her eyes and self-consciously tugged at the collar of her shirt. She had noticed the faint pink mark low on her neck earlier that morning, and by the time Scott arrived after noon to begin his shift, it had blossomed into a full-blown bruise. The memory of how she acquired it—Maeve’s fingers digging into her back, the strangled cry of pleasure that trumpeted her orgasm muffled as she bit roughly at her neck—made her smile, but she knew that a giant hickey was not the most professional accessory to wear at work. She had noticed a few customers staring at it over the course of the afternoon, and, of course, Scott commented on it every chance he could get.

Because, apparently, they were back in high school when shit like this was fucking hilarious.

“Hello, soon-to-be-former-employee,” Joss retorted. She smiled and looked at the customer Scott had been helping. “I’m sorry. Did you find everything you were looking for?”

“That’s fine, dear,” the woman replied with a grin. “That is quite the impressive hickey though.”

“Yes, thank you.” Joss sighed as she pulled the books toward her and started ringing them up.

“I’m sorry,” a new voice called out. Joss, Scott, and the older woman all turned to look at a thirty-something father with two tow-headed boys at his side that looked just like him. “Can you tell me where I might find the Spirit Animals books?”

Scott nodded. “I’ll show you. Follow me.”

Joss smiled at the man and then redirected her focus on finishing the transaction she had been working on.

“You guys are really busy,” the woman commented.

Joss nodded. “It’s been a good day for business.” She looked at the register screen. “That’ll be sixty-two forty-eight.”

“Here you are,” the woman said, handing Joss her credit card.

Joss took the card and swiped it through the point-of-sale terminal beside the register.

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