Bottle It Up: (A Between the Pines Novel) by Lisa Shelby

Author:Lisa Shelby [Shelby, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lisa Shelby Books, LLC
Published: 2020-07-26T18:30:00+00:00

“I really can’t believe we’re sitting here with Emmett Ford. You’re marrying the biggest star in the world. What’s he like?”

“Deanna, really?” Taylor asks, embarrassed.

“It’s okay. I’m used to it. The thing is, I’ve known him my whole life, so he’s really just Joshy Washy to me.”

“Oh, my goodness. Is that what you call him?”

“That’s what we all call him.”

“Who’s we?” It’s obvious Taylor isn’t going to get his sweet wife to stop asking questions, and I don’t mind. I’ve been dealing with it for years now, but the ticking of Max’s jaw would indicate he’s a bit annoyed with all the talk about Josh.

“Oh, well, Josh and I have a group of friends back home who are like family. We started calling ourselves ‘The Crew’ back in middle school, and it stuck. In fact, you guys remind me a lot of our little group of friends. We’ve all called him Joshy Washy since grade school. It gets under his skin, which makes us do it even more.”

“I can’t imagine anyone calling Josh West, Joshy Washy. That’s so weird,” Jenn says to Kristina.

“Jesus, he’s just a dude who happens to make movies for a living. He’s not the second coming!” Max punctuates his statement with the clank of his beer bottle on the table. I’ve never seen this side of him, and I feel awful. However, there’s no denying a part of me loves that he’s affected by the conversation.

“He’s right. Josh and I grew up in a town half the size of Phillipsburg. We’re just a couple of small-town kids living a pretty fantastic life.”

“So when’s the big day, or is it top secret?”

“There’s nothing to keep top secret at the moment. We’ve been too busy to even think about planning.” I hate lying to my new friends.

Even more, I hate what it’s doing to Max.

“Okay, ladies, let’s give Emmett a break. She’s got to be tired of talking about Josh, and she’s gonna be doing it for the rest of her life, so we should give her a night off. Besides, I have two pitchers of Eastlyn, a round of shots, and a lemonade for the prettiest girl in the place.”

Kristina blows Nathan a kiss. “He’s right. Sorry, Emmett.”

“Don’t worry about it.” I know just the thing to change the topic of conversation. “You know what’s even cooler than Josh West?” Max lifts an eyebrow, curious about what I might be referring to.

“Not sure there is anything cooler than that, but you can try,” Jenn says from across the table.

“The guys may disagree.” Max looks even more confused now. “That beer in your glasses...that beer comes from my hometown of Eastlyn, Oregon, and our friend Miles, who’s a part of The Crew I just told you about, his family not only grows the hops but they also own the company.”

“No, shit? So you could have married a beer God or a movie star. I’d say you might have chosen poorly.”

“Of course you’d think that. I think she made the right choice.

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