Beautiful Accidents by Erin Zak

Author:Erin Zak [Zak, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635555554
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2019-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

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Stevie’s apartment smelled like fall and cinnamon, like Bath & Body Works smelled around the holidays. Bernadette hung her coat on a hook on the wall, then toed off her booties in the entryway as Stevie went around turning on lamps. She also heard Stevie call out, “Alexa, play Fleetwood Mac,” before she heard a door close, followed by the sound of running water. She eyed the pictures on the wall in the hall, caught a glimpse of Stevie’s blond hair in the group photo, smiled, then made her way into the open area of the apartment.

She hadn’t looked around when she was here before. It was a nice loft apartment, open ceilings, with all the ventilation shafts showing and exposed brick walls. It was small, but at the same time, Stevie seemed to know what to do with the space. To the right was a makeshift wall of bookshelves, almost completely filled, and behind that, she could see the corner of a bed as well as a dresser along the wall to the right. There was something strangely exciting about seeing where Stevie slept, as if she was allowed to see a very intimate part of her life.

To the left was an open kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. The living area was very much Stevie, tidy but lived in. The couch was gray, with large turquoise throw pillows at each end, and there were three different blankets folded and draped over the back. A giant television hung on the wall, with stacks of movies on another shelving unit that sat under the TV. She looked over at Stevie as she walked out of the bathroom. “Your apartment is nice.”

Stevie breezed past, her hand brushing across Bernadette’s abdomen. “You want something to drink?”

“Are you having anything?”

“Do you like bourbon?”

Bernadette felt her eyes widen. She wasn’t a huge fan of dark liquors, so it sort of scared her. “Are you trying to get me drunk?”

“Yes,” Stevie said as she nodded. “Trust me. It’s good.”

She chuckled as she made her way around the side of the couch and found a seat. She watched as Stevie pulled down two tumblers, grabbed two medium sized balls of ice from the freezer, one for each glass, then poured two fingers worth of bourbon over each ice ball. Stevie handed a glass of bourbon over to Bernadette before she sat on the couch. She was close enough to touch, but not annoyingly so, which relieved her. The make-out session at the theater was so out of Bernadette’s norm. She was sort of taken aback by her behavior. She never made the first move. Ever. Kissing Stevie after trying to break up with her was so not like her. The number of women Bernadette had broken up with, walked away from, and never spoken to again was startling.

And all because of Connie…

She raised the glass to her nose and smelled the liquor. It was a beautiful honey color, and it held a hint of scent that reminded her of summer.

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