Dropping In (Snow-Crossed Lovers Book 1) by Carrie Quest

Author:Carrie Quest [Quest, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2018-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

18

Ben

Fucking Boulder, man. I figured tracking Nat down at a poetry reading would be simple. How many poetry readings could possibly be happening on a Tuesday night?

In a normal town, maybe not many.

In Boulder? My friend Mr. Google found eleven on his first try.

Most of them are on the Pearl Street Mall, so I’m hanging out under a tree, scanning the entries and trying to remember exactly what Piper said.

She’s going to an open mic poetry reading with her writing group.

No clues there.

The streetlights click on and tipsy people push past me, giggling and shouting, making plans. I’m fucking starving because I went straight home to walk Thor after the hospital, then began my search. It ended up being an awesome day with Adam. We played beanbag basketball until Dawn kicked us out, and then I read to him until his parents showed up for dinner. They brought enough for me, but I wanted to get back and find Natalie. Talking to Adam about it made me feel better, even if he was sort of a dick. Because Nat and I are friends, and I do think she’ll believe me. I just need to find her and apologize, and we’ll be back on track.

I scan the search results again, but none of the cafe websites say anything specific. I guess I’ll just start at one end of Pearl and work my way down. Not how I ever pictured myself spending an evening on the town, but fuck it. I need to talk to her.

How bad can a few poetry readings be?

An hour later and I know the answer: pretty fucking awful. Actually, scratch that. The poetry was okay. It was the music that made me want to lose my lunch. Some people shouldn’t sing in public, and since when does every jackass with lips need to play the flute?

I’ve checked five cafes so far and had a coffee in each of them, so I’m jacked up on caffeine and feeling twitchy. I’m pretty close to my favorite pizza place and the coffee is like acid in my gut, so I head toward it. I need food before I can continue the search. A guy needs to eat.

I’m almost there when I hear somebody call my name. And suddenly I’m not so hungry anymore, because it’s Natalie. She’s stomping toward me, dodging the people tumbling out of the bar next door, and she looks mad.

Scratch that. She looks fucking furious.

And fucking hot.

Her dark eyes flash fire as she approaches, and she’s glaring at the people in her way like she’s one step from shoving them to the ground. I just stand there like an idiot, grinning and waiting for her. A pissed-off girl steamrolling through drunks is probably nothing to smile about, but I’m so glad to see her.

And to be done listening to fucking flutes.

She rocks up to me and stops suddenly, tossing her hair behind her back and squaring her shoulders, like we’re getting ready to go head to head.

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