Fifty Frogs by Tawdra Kandle

Author:Tawdra Kandle [Kandle, Tawdra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Meet Cute Novel
Publisher: Hayson Publishing
Published: 2017-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

“MORNING, VIVIAN.” LAUREN STUMBLED THROUGH the door of Mr. Edguardo’s, oversized sunglasses shielding her eyes and a bandana holding back her multi-colored braids. “Please tell me I don’t have any clients first thing.”

I moved the mouse and checked the computer screen. “Not for about half an hour, and then Mr. Agnew’s Molly is coming in for a bath.” I raised one eyebrow as she laid her head down on the counter in front of me. “Late night?”

“Not so much late as too filled with whiskey.” She moaned. “I played a game of strip dominoes with a bunch of my friends from the tattoo parlor, and when I ran out of clothes, I started doing shots. I’m too old for this shit.”

I patted her head gingerly. “I have a feeling there are questions I should be asking, but I’m merciful, so I’ll just keep quiet. Do you want coffee?”

She rotated her head so that her chin rested on the Formica. “More than my next breath. And thank you for not asking me anything. It’s really too painful a story to tell, and it had an unhappy epilogue involving me waking up with my ex-boyfriend in my bed. And in me.”

I winced. “Um, okay. Coffee is coming right up.” I liked Lauren, but it hadn’t escaped me that she came from a different world—or at least, a different part of my world. On the weekends, she worked at a tattoo place south of Orlando, and the stories she told about her adventures there never failed to shock me. Holly had told me that Lauren worked the groomer job to pay the bills, but that tattoo artistry was her real passion.

When I came back with the mug of black coffee, Lauren had managed to push her sunglasses to the top of her head. She had also taken my desk chair and was perusing her list of clients for the day.

“Oh, my God. I have Mrs. Feeny’s little monster today. Shoot me now.” She accepted the coffee with a grunt of thanks. “Have you met her yet?”

“I don’t think so.” I perched on the corner of my desk. “What kind of dog?”

“A poodle, and generally I love them, but she’s ruined this one. And the dog’s cut is never good enough for her. She drives me absolutely fucking crazy.” After glancing over her shoulder, she sipped her coffee and lowered her voice. “She was one of Mr. Edguardo’s original customers, back when he used to actually work here. She had a Pomeranian in those days. I heard that one was a holy terror, too. So, it’s got to be the lady, not the dogs, right?”

“Seems that way.” I leaned around Lauren’s outstretched legs to retrieve my own coffee. “Do you need ibuprofen or anything for your head?”

“Nah, the coffee helps. I took something first thing this morning, once Kent finished doing his thing.” She grimaced. “He’s such a hound dog. I mean, I asked him, couldn’t he have waited until I actually woke up before he fucked me?”

“Um .

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