Inconvenient Wife by Boyd Natasha

Author:Boyd, Natasha [Boyd, Natasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-28T04:00:00+00:00

* * *

I slide into a barstool at Alice’s at four in the afternoon. I’m mad at Alice too, but there’s no other bar I like to go to. It’s casual, it’s cheap, and watching Euan amuses me. Plus, if my friendship with Gwen is over, and we’re going to divide up assets, I’m not just handing Alice’s Bar over to Gwen. She can go find somewhere else to drink if my being here bothers her. Besides, Trystan is coming to join me. No sooner do I think it, than the man himself steps into the bar. He’s tall, intimidating and more than one head turns as he walks toward me. The man has presence .

I spin to face him and he greets me with a hand shake and a pat on the back as he grabs the seat next to me .

He glances around .

“It’s my local,” I explain .

“It’s nice,” Trystan responds .

“I wouldn’t say that. But they don’t judge. Especially not today when I show up here at four .”

“Everything okay ?”

“Not really. But you go first. How does it feel to have officially sold your company ?”

“Pretty damn scary. I wake up thinking of all the things I’m supposed to do that day and then I realize it’s not my problem anymore. It feels … odd. Good in a way, but odd .”

“I can imagine. There won’t be many more days of waking up with nothing to do though, now that you’re taking on Montgomery Homes and Facilities .”

Trystan gives a chuckle. “I know. I have some work to do there. No offense.” He slaps my back .

“None taken. So tell me about the tour guide.” I’m desperate to talk about Gwen, but I don’t even know where to start, so I may as well help Trystan with his girl issue since he brought it up first. Suddenly, I’m just so freaking happy he’s back. I lay my hand on his shoulder and squeeze .

“I need a drink first,” says Trystan. “And it’s Emmy. Her name’s Emmy .”

I flag Euan down and after a brief introduction where Euan and Trystan bond over England, I order us both a local craft beer .

“So I’m assuming things progressed between you?” I ask when we have our drinks .

Trystan takes a sip of his beer. “You could say that. I find myself in an unfamiliar situation though. I want … more.” He grimaces. “And I don’t know how to go about getting it .”

There was that word again … more .

“I mean, I thought I was the one who could stay detached, not get in too deep. But now I find myself wanting to dive in, and maybe she doesn’t .”

“Do you think it’s got anything to do with you moving here? I mean, maybe it’s just a temporary feeling ?”

I almost flinch under the look he shoots my way. “Jeez, sorry.” I put my hands up, laughing. “Okay, okay .”

“Okay,” he says and rakes a hand through his thick, dark hair.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.