Brothers by Tess Oliver

Author:Tess Oliver [Oliver, Tess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sugartree Press
Published: 2017-03-08T18:30:00+00:00

17

Joelle

I had no idea why I was so darn nervous other than the fact that this was going to be the first time I'd gone out with Zach and Jesse to their favorite hangout. Sundance had told me the Petty Thief was about the only place in town where people of their age group could gather, drink beer and dance. I knew I'd be facing the scrutiny of every one of their friends, male and female, and I wasn't sure I was ready for it. Working in Sherry's shop, I'd met a few people, women who knew and who had grown up with Zach and Jesse. Some were curious enough to stare and check me out from head to toe without trying to hide it, and some were considerably more polite about it. Afterward, Sherry would always give me the rundown on the customer's relationship with the Coltrane brothers. Not surprisingly, there were a hell of a lot of ex-girlfriends still in town, again, some not so friendly and others well-mannered and congenial.

Jesse stepped out of the passenger seat of Zach's truck and turned back to give me his hand. I took it and climbed out. I immediately grabbed hold of the hem of my jean skirt and pulled it down as low as it could go. Which wasn't much farther than the top of my thighs. Sherry had given me the skirt because Anthony told her it was just a bit too short for the mayor's wife. Apparently, it had become a sore spot between them, so she decided to get rid of the "demon" mini skirt. I was beginning to see Anthony's point just as I was beginning to regret my decision to wear it, especially on my first outing to Petty Thief.

"Joey, if you keep pulling at that skirt, it's going to slide right off."

Jesse had taken to calling me Joey. It was Lolly's favorite nickname for me. No one had ever called me Joey but her. I liked hearing it again, but I doubted I would let anyone else call me it except Jesse and Zach. But while Zach sometimes called me Slick and occasionally Jo, he never used Joey. All I knew was that I cared so deeply for the both of them, they could have called me any damn thing they wanted and I'd answer to it with a smile.

Zach came around to our side of the truck. The tight black t-shirt he'd pulled on contrasted well with his dark blonde hair and it looked almost like a source for the black lines of ink on his arms. Jesse had worn a flannel shirt like the one he had lent me my first night in Tanglewood. I'd grown so fond of it, I'd greedily kept it. I slept in it on nights when there was a chill in the air.

The three of us headed toward the bar. Petty Thief had a neon guitar jutting up from the blue and green sign boasting its unusual name.

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