Cutting Loose by Charity Hillis

Author:Charity Hillis [Hillis, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Once Upon a Desire, Book 2
Published: 2015-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Sean hadn’t expected Amy to stick around for long after the wedding, but when he sauntered over to the inn the next morning, he’d half hoped she’d still be there, breathlessly waiting for him on the porch like something out of a bad movie. She wasn’t, of course, and a quick glance at the parking lot told him that the BMW with New York plates wasn’t anywhere in sight.

Pushing down a surge of disappointment, he headed around to the barn. He’d promised Roxy he’d help her clean up once the wedding was over, and even though he was still mad at her for the fire alarm stunt, he wasn’t mad enough to back out of a promise. Besides, it wasn’t worth staying mad at anyone in the small town for long; sooner or later, somebody would need a favor, and feuds didn’t last long when people were constantly swapping to-do lists and helping out like something out of a T.V. sitcom. It was one of the few things about small-town living that Sean actually enjoyed.

The barn was empty, and it didn’t take him long to stack all the chairs, break down the folding tables, and pick up the worst of the trash scattered across the floor. By eleven, Sean was headed away from the inn in Roxy’s jeep. She let him borrow it whenever he needed to work, and Sean was grateful; he’d rather save up for a new guitar than a car any day, and as long as he stayed on his sister’s good side, that dream looked like it would be possible any day.

Even though he wanted to spend every waking moment with a guitar in his hands, the reality of it was his weekend gigs at The Desert paid almost enough to cover rent, but not quite. So, three or four times a week, he delivered pizzas and sandwiches for the deli the next town over. Business was usually slow on Mondays, but Sean didn’t mind. He was pretty good at killing time without actually doing anything, and he was leaning across the counter of the empty deli, his thoughts drifting, when his cell phone rang. The call was from an unfamiliar number, and for a moment, Sean debated picking it up. Glancing at the front door in case his manager decided to put in an unscheduled appearance, Sean answered quickly.

“Sean? It’s Eric. Long time!”

Sean grinned. “You’re not kidding! What, you move to the big city and you forget how to use a phone?” Eric had been one of his best friends growing up, and one of his former band mates. After the band broke up and Sean fell apart, Eric had surprised everybody by graduating with honors, hitting the community college the next town over, and then moving to New York.

Eric chuckled. “Something like that. Look, I need a favor. You still playing?”

Sean sucked in his breath. “Yeah. Just covers, though.”

“That’s fine. I got a new job tending bar at this great little club, and our opening act just quit.

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