Long Road Home by Juliana Stone

Author:Juliana Stone [Stone, Juliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-988474-55-7
Publisher: Juliana Stone

Chapter Twelve

Moss Growed Over was a little hole-in-the-wall place out in the bayou renowned for its Cajun fried chicken, jambalaya, deep-fried alligator, and the coldest beer in the parish. Bernadette had recommended it to him earlier in the day and said he’d be a fool not to visit it at least once while in Louisiana. It was the kind of place filled with dark corners, loud conversation, and the best blues band this side of the Mississippi.

Shane felt right at home the moment he walked inside with Bobbi. Moss Growed Over was like falling back in time. There was a jukebox playing some old Johnny Cash lit up with neon signs that were decades old. The wall behind the bar was covered in license plates from across the nation, and a big stuffed black bear head sat smack dab in the middle of them all. The parking lot was full, and the place was hopping for a Monday night, but Selma, their waitress/hostess/bartender, found them a table tucked away near the right of the stage.

“Now, before y’all ask, no one knows for sure just how this place came to be called Moss Growed Over. From what I understand, the original name never took, and someone walked into the place one day and said the insides looked like moss growed over everything.”

Shane chuckled, since he’d been wondering. “Seems like every place down here has a story.”

“Don’t it?” Selma grinned as he slid onto a seat across from Bobbi and ordered a draft.

“And what’ll you have, sugar?” Selma turned to Bobbi Jo. “The wine isn’t so great, if that’s where your head is at. I’ll tell you that upfront.”

“Iced tea is good,” she said.

“You sure you don’t want a shot of vodka in your iced tea?”

“I’m on a health kick and this cleanse thing, so no alcohol for me.”

“Oh my goodness. I hear ya there, honey. I swear I need to do something like that to clean out the pipes, ya know?” Selma winked and told them she’d be back with their drinks and to have a look at the menu.

Shane watched Bobbi as she perused the menu. Something was off with her, aside from the obvious, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. Made him wonder, though, and that made him all the more determined to get this shit out of the way and his wife back into his home.

And bed.

He held onto the menu as if reading it, but watched her instead.

Damn, but she looked beautiful tonight. Her hair was fuller, with more wave from the humidity, and longer than he was used to, her skin was silky smooth, and her eyes were incredible. Luminous, even. Shane gave himself a mental head shake. Luminous? Since when did he use words like that?

He tossed the menu aside and didn’t take his eyes off her. Hell, he could spend all night looking at Bobbi Jo. Mine, he thought, chest tightening. He clenched his fists and sat a bit straighter, because

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