Crash and Burn (Sin and Tonic Book 3) by Athena Wright

Author:Athena Wright [Wright, Athena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pure Passion Ink
Published: 2020-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

20

"You sure you want to come along?" I asked Grant. "It's probably going to be boring for you to watch me sort through bins of used clothing."

"Mason and Evan are covering for me today so I've got nothing else to do this afternoon," Grant replied. "Besides, I can always find something interesting to take photos of."

He wrapped an arm around my waist. Grant's fingers pressed into my hip possessively as he pulled me into his side and I couldn't stop a silly smile from crossing my face.

"Why do you go to thrift stores and not fabric stores?" Grant asked.

"Sometimes I do when they have sales, but second hand shops tend to be the best for great deals. Besides, sometimes I'll find a real gem. Decades old retro clothing always comes back into style eventually."

Grant held the door open for me when we reached the thrift store and let me enter first.

"Such a gentleman," I teased.

"My momma raised me right," he drawled.

"How is your mom?" I asked.

“She’s doing good," he said. “She keeps on asking when I'm going to invite her to my first gallery showing. I don't think she realizes I just do weddings, boudoir and fashion."

"Yet," I added. "Soon you'll start working on that secret project and you'll take the art world by storm."

"You sound just like her,” he chuckled.

My heart twinged with a hint of jealousy. Grant's mom was so proud of him and his photography. She was a single mom with two kids, and they never had a lot of money growing up. They hadn't been able to afford college for Grant, but he was determined for his sister Sammy to go. That was why he worked so hard for tips. That was why he had a side-gig for extra money.

That was why he spent his time doing well-paying corporate photoshoots and not working on his own art.

Grant's mom didn't mind that his bartending and photography weren’t traditional stable careers. She was proud of his talents.

"This place is pretty big," Grant noted as we walked into the store.

I mentally shook off any lingering melancholy. Grant's mom was the exact opposite of my parents in many ways, but that didn't mean mine loved me any less. They just had a different outlook when it came to their child's future. I couldn't really fault them for that.

I just wished that one day I could see pride in their eyes instead of disappointment.

"The store has two floors," I told Grant.

"So we're going to be here a while?" he said.

"I warned you that you might be bored," I told him.

"I can find ways to entertain myself," he promised.

I kept half an eye on Grant as I rummaged around in bins and racks of clothing, waiting for something to catch my eye. He followed me around for the first few minutes, watching me pick out pieces, stare at them, then put them back with a shake of my head.

"How do you know if something's good to work with?" he asked.

"I just know," I replied.

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