Reluctant Romance by Dobbs Leighann

Author:Dobbs, Leighann [Dobbs, Leighann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-03-17T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Risa sat on the floor of Deb’s spacious living room, her tanned legs stretched out in front of her. She’d agonized over what to wear and in the end opted for a plain cotton T-shirt with cap sleeves and a V-neck in lavender, denim capris and plain white flip-flops. It wasn’t anything fancy, but her mother had always said that shade of lavender was the perfect complement to her auburn hair.

The other girls had similar outfits, except for Dana who was wearing a white denim mini-skirt with a striped off-the-shoulder top and four-inch platform shoes in a rainbow of colors. Dana always did like to be noticed.

“Risa, I invented this drink recipe especially for you,” Dana said from behind the bar where she was bouncing around to the music, an array of drink ingredients in front of her.

Risa watched her pour various things into a large glass, which she garnished with a wedge of pineapple before skipping out from behind the bar, the reddish-orange drink extended in her hand.

Risa reached up to take it, her eyes narrowing at her friend. “What’s in it?”

“Oh, a little of this and a little of that.” Dana gave her an exaggerated wide-eyed look.

Risa took a sip. It was tasty. Fruity. “It’s good.” She nodded up at Dana.

Dana whirled around with a satisfied smile on her face and flounced back behind the bar.

“Okay, who’s next?” Dana asked. She was immediately answered with a chorus of “me” from each of the other girls, which sent them all into a fit of laughter.

“I’m glad we decided to do this before going to the party,” Rachel said.

“Yeah, I’m a little out of practice as far as the social thing goes, so a few drinks will help me break the ice.” Cara glanced over at Dana with mock impatience.

“And we can hopefully avoid all the people who will go early with their kids,” Deb said screwing up her face.

Everyone laughed. Most of their peers were married with kids. The girls often joked about how low their tolerance was for the little ones, although Risa suspected a few of them might be a bit envious at times.

Dana came back around the bar with three more drinks and handed them to Rachel, Cara, and Deb, who each leaned back in their respective chairs, sipped and said “Ahhh…”

Risa looked down at her own drink, surprised to find it was almost half empty. I’d better slow down. Risa wasn’t much of a drinker, and, since she didn’t cook, she often forgot to eat, like today when she had forgotten to eat lunch. She didn’t feel drunk, but she was feeling very relaxed.

Dana handed another drink to Risa. Risa was about to protest until she looked down and noticed her other drink was empty. She accepted it and took a teeny sip.

Dana sat on the couch with her own full glass.

“Here’s to the good old days.” She extended her drink out, and everyone clinked glasses then took a sip.

“So, what do you guys think.

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