Love & Omens (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 2) by Carrie Pulkinen

Author:Carrie Pulkinen [Pulkinen, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Sydney set the web page to demo mode and used her phone to scan the six-foot-tall QR code painted on the Styrofoam wall. This Mardi Gras float would be the first of its kind for their krewe, with the massive code spanning the entire width of the trailer and the words Scan Me in a style reminiscent of Wonderland scrawled across the top.

She smiled as a colorful prize wheel lit up her screen. Spin me for your chance to win! was emblazoned across the top, and beneath the wheel, a bulleted list displayed the prizes available, including the big one: a chance to ride with the Krewe of Horae in next year’s parade.

When her suggestion for this year’s theme had been selected, she’d been beyond thrilled. Now, seeing it come to life in the massive warehouse storing the thirty floats for their parade, giddy excitement bubbled in her chest.

It took months to build the fifty-foot-long floats from planning to building the frames on the trailers to the papier mâché-covered Styrofoam to painting and finally adding the lights and finishing touches. While a few of the krewe members had the skills to help with the process, they hired out most of the work to professional artists and carpenters, and for good reason.

The result was a set of gorgeous, lavishly decorated floats dripping with colorful flowers and dotted with whimsical creatures like caterpillars, butterflies, and even a Cheshire cat.

Sydney clicked the wheel on her screen, and a slew of digital beaded necklaces rained down as it rolled to a stop on her prize: a buy-one-get-one-free hurricane coupon at Bayou Daiquiris in the Quarter. Most of the patrons would win a coupon for a freebie of some sort at one of the local establishments, but they were also offering a few cash prizes in addition to the grand prize to heighten the excitement.

She hopped off the float and jogged a few yards away to get a view of what it would look like to the crowds lining St. Charles Avenue. Bright yellow flowers trimmed with gold glitter to catch the sunlight accented the area where the krewe members would stand, and green, leafy vines wound around the entire structure. A Drink Me tag accented a giant corked bottle on the left, and a massive slice of pink teacake sported an Eat Me tag on the right.

It was perfect. Everything was coming together…for the parade and in her life. Her date with Blake had been better than she could have imagined, and making love to him was… She shivered.

His body had changed. He obviously hit the gym in his spare time, resulting in a delectable six pack and pecs she could bounce a quarter off of. He’d filled out in all the right places, turning the lanky young college boy she remembered into a mouthwatering man.

But his attention to detail…to her…felt so familiar. He remembered how she liked to be touched, and he was responsive. He listened to the sounds she made, the way she moved, and he adjusted his position and pressure accordingly to give her a thrilling ride.

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