Contacts & Tax Cons (Time Travelling Taxman Book 8) by Rachel Ford
Author:Rachel Ford [Ford, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-28T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fifteen
âSoooo, I guess you and Nance are probably going to have some kind of couples costume?â Justin asked. âAnother Star Trek thing or something?â
It was Wednesday morning, and Alfred had taken the most circuitous route he could think of to the coffee pot. And yet, despite his best efforts, Lyon still found him. âNot this time.â
âReally?â Justin arched an eyebrow. âNo couples costume at all? Or just not Star Trek?â
âNo couples costume.â
âReally?â the other man repeated, a touch too interestedly. âHoneymoon phase wearing off, then?â He laughed lightly, as if he didnât mean it.
Alfred frowned at him, because he knew he did.
âIâm just kidding you. I mean, honestly, itâs kind of a relief. You two were a little over the top.â He laughed again. âIâm just saying, thereâll be a lot fewer turned stomachs is all.â
âNot with you around,â the taxman muttered under his breath.
âWhat?â
âWouldnât want to do that.â
âOh. Right. Well, anyway, what I wanted to tell you is, Stacey got off from work. So sheâs going to be here Friday. And we are doing a coupleâs thing. Iâm her big bad wolf, and sheâs my sexy little red riding hood.â
Alfred rolled his eyes. He didnât mean to. The expression just came out before he could stop it. Justin didnât seem to notice, though. He was too busy grinning stupidly. So the taxman mustered his best, âGreat. Sounds great.â
âOh yeah. Itâs a hot little number, too. And it really works for her, especially since we started eating healthier, you know? I mean, sheâs always been smoking. But now?â He shook his head and loosed a sigh.
Alfred rolled his eyes again. âGreat.â
âSo, uh, what are you two doing? Other than nothing together? Youâre going as like some kind of Greek or something, right?â
âAn Atlantean.â
âSo a fake Greek.â He smirked. âWhatâs Nance doing?â
âNot sureâ¦she hasnât told me yet.â
Justin raised an eyebrow. âOh. Geez, I didnât realize things were like that between you two. Sorry, Freddie. I wouldnât be going on and on about my perfect relationship and hot girlfriend if I knew things were so bad. You should have told me.â He tapped his chest, and then placed a hand on Alfredâs shoulder. âIâm your pack, remember?â
The taxman swatted his hand away. âItâs notâ¦weâre notâ¦everythingâs fine, Justin. Itâs just a surprise. Sheâs got some kind of Lord of the Rings thing going on, and sheâs got me guessing.â
âOh.â There was no mistaking the disappointment in the other manâs tone. âWell, I guess thatâs Nance, right? Little bit of a flair for the dramatic, and all that. Some girls like that kind of attention.â He laughed, but there wasnât much pleasure in his tone. Apparently, he still wasnât over his disappointment that things were just fine between Alfred and Nancy.
âSome people just know how to have fun with the person they love,â he shot back.
âRight.â Justin glanced skeptically at him, then tapped his own forehead. âBut, hey, thatâs looking much better. I can barely see the bruise anymore.â Then, he put another hand on Alfredâs shoulder.
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