Emerald Bane: Mixologists & Pirates Part 2 (Sci-Fi Alien Space Opera) by Frost Kay

Author:Frost Kay [Kay, Frost]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-22T16:00:00+00:00

4

Corsets and Periods

“One Cravickian ale, please, Allie.”

She pushed her hair from her face and winked at one of her Crav regulars. “Coming right up, Geog.” She bustled around Sebastian and pulled a frozen vial from the freezer. She grunted as her half-black leather corset bit into the underside of her chest. “Damn Kanji.”

“What was that, beautiful?” Seb called.

She tossed a look over her shoulder as she poured the ale. “You know ‘what.’”

The beautiful man grinned at her cheekily. “What? It’s our theme for the month. Plus, you look positively delicious in that getup. Steampunk befits you.”

She blushed and slid the beer down the bar to Geog. “Oh, hush.”

“Thanks, Allie,” Geog piped up. “And he’s right.”

A chorus of male agreements sounded around her, causing her blush to practically burn the skin on her cheeks. She glanced one last time around the bar and found no one without a drink. It was time to deal with the glasses and stickiness on the counter. Picking up a rag, she got to work scrubbing.

It had been an interesting few weeks. After the initial orientation, Sebastian had thrown her right in. Mixing drinks had felt like coming home. She made tons of social faux pas, but luckily for her, Seb was there to smooth over any of her blunders. She peeked at the dark-haired male flipping drinks next to her, much to the awe of the giggling females at the end of the bar. He was so good-natured. He made her laugh all the time with his quick wit and self-deprecating jokes. The two of them had blended seamlessly together. They didn’t bump into each other, or do the awkward dance of “which direction should I go to get around you.” It was like they’d been doing it their whole lives.

“Are you going to scrub that spot until the stone weeps?”

“Sorry, just thinking.”

“About what?” Sebastian asked. “About how you want to run away with me and make sweet love, and grow heavy with my kits?”

A laugh akin to a bark burst out of her. “They would be funny-looking kids.” She glanced at him as his jaw dropped and he gasped.

“Blasphemy! We’d make stunning children and you know it!” He spun in a circle and gestured to himself. “Any children that came from my line would be gorgeous beyond all compare. The stars couldn’t handle it.”

Turning, she propped a leather-clad hip against the counter and smirked. “And they would all be so humble, just like their father.”

He sauntered to her and tweaked her nose. “It’s one of my best qualities.”

“Un huh,” she drew out.

Seb snatched the rag from her hand and snapped her on the butt with it. “And with hips like that, you’d always be pregnant.”

Allie gaped. “Is that a crack about my size?”

“Never, my dear.” Sebastian dropped a kiss on her temple. “I’m just admiring your shape. Women are rare around here with your…unique shape.”

She slammed a glass down on the counter and placed her fists on her hips. “What’s so unique about my shape?”

He held his hands up and created an hourglass.

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