Man Glitter (Jobs From Hell) by Marika Ray

Author:Marika Ray [Ray, Marika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marika Ray Publishing
Published: 2020-06-22T18:30:00+00:00

8

Charlie

Well, fuck me sideways. I couldn’t count the number of times I’d had Finnie all flustered and blushing and looking exactly like a woman who wanted to be kissed. And every damn time, something interrupted us or changed her mind. If she didn’t look so fuckin’ adorable with saw dust—or man glitter, according to her—caked in her dark hair right then, I might have given up on her. As it was, she’d burrowed too far under my skin for retreat.

Even with a visit from Poppy, the original cockblocker, I was not deterred.

“Didn’t want to interrupt you two lovebirds, but I have a package here for you, Finnie, and I didn’t want to leave it on your doorstep since you’re living here with Charlie.” Poppy handed Finnie a box from the Hardware Store, a gleam in her eye that didn’t bode well for anyone.

The plain brown package seemed innocent enough, but I knew the Hardware Store was actually a sex toy shop here in Auburn Hill. If Finnie was shopping there, I had a whole new line of questioning to annoy her with once Poppy left.

“Oh, thank you, but I don’t live here,” Finnie rushed to accept the package and deny the allegations. “Nor did I order anything from there. I’m not sure where the rumor came from, but I’m just over here helping Charlie since he cut his thumb a few days ago. Being a doctor and all…”

Poppy’s eyes lit up again after dimming with the denial of the juicy gossip. “Yes, that’s right. Here to build an urgent care in Hell. Seems like the place for one, that’s for sure. So nice of you to take care of Charlie. He’s all alone out here…”

Why did women do that shit? They said something simple, but trailed off their sentence, implying something else entirely. Better to just come out and say what you were thinking. Reading between the lines was hard enough with one female, but add another, especially a conniving mail carrier known town wide for being a busy body, and you had a whole conversation that was going right over my head.

“Alone by choice, I assure you,” I piped up, wanting to end whatever speculation or insinuation was going on that made Finnie so jumpy.

Although I hadn’t really minded having Finnie around this week. She’d been a hoot to tease and not bad to look at either. Especially in a bikini. Or with sawdust in her hair. And she sewed my hand up nicer than any other doctor who’d given me stitches over the years.

“Yes, well, the only thing you can count on in life is change,” Poppy smiled and backed out of the door.

“And don’t forget taxes!” Finnie called after her.

As soon as Poppy was out of earshot, Finnie spun on me, a dangerous look in her eye.

“You, me, dinner. Tonight at Forty-Diner. We’re going to traipse all over town showing people how you’re injured and I’ve been helping you. We’re going to squash this living together rumor once and for all.

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