Bourbon & Bonfires by Andrea Johnston

Author:Andrea Johnston [Johnston, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Country Road Novel-Book 4
Publisher: Andrea Johnston
Published: 2018-03-23T03:00:00+00:00

“Turnip, you want another?” I was joking when told her I planned to call her Turnip, but she didn’t seem to care when I teased her with it earlier. It was the same time her fourth marshmallow caught on fire, and she handed me her stick in defeat.

“If you make me one more, I will not only need to be tested for diabetes, I’ll be ready for a nap.”

“Jameson has a cabin just over there,” I say, gesturing to the far distance where a small cabin sits. “We could stay the night if you want.”

A small smile skirts her face, and I decide to let that comment linger between us. Maybe her willingness to let me call her a silly nickname is a sign she’s moving beyond the age difference she’s brought up multiple times tonight. I know she was trying to prove a point with some of her pop culture references, but she forgets I have two older siblings, and while I may have been young, they were the ones babysitting me.

Although I didn’t plan on our date including the third degree from my family or dinner with anyone but the two of us, this night has been pretty great. Addison is opening up more and laughing a lot. That’s what I wanted more than anything, for her to have a good time. I see how she sacrifices for Mason, and from what he’s mentioned a time or two, she’s doing it alone because her loser ex isn’t around. How anyone could choose to not have Addison and Mason in their life is beyond me. I’d love to meet this Dan idiot and tell him what a mistake he made. But the reality is, there’s a chance he’ll figure it out one day and then what will happen? Will they leave?

“You’re pretty quiet over there,” Addison says.

“Just enjoying the quiet. I love it out here. We see a lot of stars in town, but out here it’s almost like we’re seeing them up close.”

“Thank you for bringing me here. I’ve had a really good time. I didn’t realize how much I needed a night to just hang out and decompress.”

I turn my head to take her in before responding. She’s curled up in the chair, the blanket wrapped around her shoulders. The light from the fire has cast a fiery glow around her and I wonder if I’ll ever stop thinking she’s the most beautiful woman in the world. The playlist is set to random, so I don’t know what songs are playing next, but when the opening chords of the perfect song begins to play, I step in front of her chair.

“Dance with me.”

To my surprise, Addison takes my offered hand and rises with the blanket still around her shoulders. I slide my hands around her waist, resting them when my thumbs touch at the small of her back. The movement pulls her close to me, and her hands, still clutching the blanket, rest on my biceps. The

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