Dark Side of the Moon by V R Tapscott

Author:V R Tapscott [Tapscott, V R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Fell off a wall”

Morning dawned as per usual. Only most of us had no idea what we might be facing. After the night we’d had, everyone had gone back to sleep, or at least had pretended to sleep.

Laney appeared to be back to her old surly self, although I think we were at least hung over to some extent. Myself, I had a nasty headache, and everything was too bright and clear. And loud. Olive had “gone to town early” according to a note left on the table. Cai Shun had yet to make his appearance. Bailey looked her usual perfect self, but I could see signs of wear about the eyes and corners of her mouth. She was hurting. Why DO we do these things to ourselves?

We all sat around the table, drank orange juice and ate Eggos. Nasty things, for the most part, but it was what there was, and I wasn’t about to make omelettes, feeling the way I felt.

After a half hour or so, Cai Shun came into the kitchen looking way too chipper for his age and the amount I’d seen him drink last night. “Morning, ladies!”

“What are YOU so happy about?” This from Bailey.

“Me? Happy? Why do you ask?”

Laney snarled, “Because you said, ‘morning, ladies’ and that’s enough for a hanging right there.”

He looked at the two of them. “My goodness, looks like someone has gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.”

I smirked. “Yeah, or wrong side of the floor. “

They both grumped at me. I suggested to Cai that we head out for breakfast. An hour of seeing other people in misery had greatly improved my hangover. He agreed, and we headed out to where the cars are, then up to the barn when we realized Olive had taken the smartcar and I hadn’t stolen Bailey’s keys again.

“I think I need to buy a Jeep.”

“Why? I thought you were in love with your van?”

“Oh, I am. But sometimes it’s just nice to have another vehicle, and I’m enamored of Jeeps right now.”

He shrugged. “You could buy one while we’re at breakfast.”

“Well, not AT breakfast, since I’d be really distracted. But after, maybe.”

We wound our way down off the hill, headed for a decent breakfast. I decided to take a look at Tsillan Cellars restaurant. They advertised a very nice brunch, and that seemed like a good idea. It’s out of town a ways and Cai and I rode along in companionable silence. The mood persisted through the brunch. I was driving, so left the wine to Cai, and he seemed to accept that with gusto. After eating, I felt a lot more like living, so we headed down to the lake. We got a couple of folding chairs out of Threepio and sat watching the early arrivals appear. It was fairly cool in the morning but tended to get much hotter as the day wore on.

Cai glanced over at me. “So, I feel like a fool today.”

“Why’s that?”

“You know why, Jane.

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