Nothing but Ink: A Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins Novella by Carrie Ann Ryan

Author:Carrie Ann Ryan [Ryan, Carrie Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Carrie Ann Ryan, Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins, contemporary romance
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
Published: 2022-01-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Riggs

The bar was packed tonight, a bachelor party raging in the corner. Two of them were regulars but the bachelor wasn’t. Everybody was polite even while drinking heavily, but there were three designated drivers, and people were just enjoying themselves. So far. I wasn’t going to say that out loud for fear of jinxing it, but there was no fighting, only a good time to be had.

I didn’t mind bachelor and bachelorette parties as long as they didn’t destroy my bar or annoy others in the process.

These were just guys who seemed to be enjoying themselves. They laughed a little loudly but controlled themselves otherwise.

While we were working on that corner, we also focused on the rest of the packed bar. Some people were dancing. Others watched the game. I had my hair tied back tonight, the stub of a ponytail not the most flattering thing, but I was tired of hair getting in my eyes, and I was working the bar as quickly as I could.

I had to close tonight and then had some paperwork to do back in the office before I headed home.

By taking a couple of days off earlier in the week to hang out with Delilah and then help Clay, I’d gotten a little bit behind. Nothing to be worried about, but my job seemed unending. While I loved it, it was a lot to deal with sometimes.

I pulled a couple of more drafts, and then frowned when one came up empty.

“I need to go change the keg,” I called out. Rosie nodded, picking up my slack. I went to the back, grunted as I had to move things around, and did what I did best. I worked.

All I could do was focus on work and not on what I wanted to do.

I wanted to call Clay and see how he was doing. I wanted to check on Holden to see if he was feeling any better. And I wanted to check on Jackson and Mariah because those kids had captured my heart, and I kind of hated it.

I liked them. Jackson was all territorial and grumpy until you got to know him and realized that he just wanted to take care of his family. Mariah was bright and sunny and very particular but would give anything just to be near her brothers.

I shook my head, pushing away thoughts of the family that wasn’t mine. But they were tangled around my heart. By the time I finished setting up everything and headed back out, I was tired and a little grumpy.

The problem was, I wanted what I couldn’t have.

Just because we had kissed again in the parking lot, and just because Clay seemed to have wanted it as much as I did, didn’t mean it would happen. He had his whole life in front of him, and it was filled with bake sales, soccer games, and sick kids. He didn’t have time for a guy who worked too many hours at a bar with a past he would rather not think about.

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.