Rising from the Ashes by Jessica Prince

Author:Jessica Prince
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Published: 2014-02-23T05:00:00+00:00

After telling Stacia ten more times that it was, in fact, the perfect dress and she shouldn’t even bother trying on anything else, we all made our way to our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, Mama Maria’s, for lunch and celebratory margaritas.

“So, Mickey, how long are you going to be in town?” I asked.

She took a sip of her margarita. “I’m not really sure. It’s looking indefinite.”

That got all of our attention.

“What happened with you and Dale?” Lizzy asked.

Dale and Mickey had been together on and off for the past four years. None of us really liked him. He was a loser who enjoyed smoking pot, playing Xbox, and mooching off of Mickey. Working wasn’t something that was high on his list of priorities, and there was no doubt that she could do so much better. But he was who she’d chosen, so as long as she was happy, we were happy for her.

Stacia answered for Mickey, “She finally wised up and saw him for the leech he is. She’s gonna be staying with me and Gavin until she finds her own place.”

“What about work?” Emmy asked. “If you’re looking, I need a waitress down at the diner.”

The look Mickey gave Emmy was of sheer disgust. “I love ya, babe, but I’d rather rip my fingernails out with tweezers than serve people food.”

I couldn’t help but laugh, mainly because I totally agreed. I always helped Emmy out when she needed it, but I absolutely despised waiting tables.

“You know, our friend Trevor just opened up a shop in town. I bet he’d hire you on with all your years of tattooing experience,” Lizzy replied.

“Who’s Trevor?” Mickey asked.

“He’s Luke’s friend from the Corps,” Emmy replied. “He moved to Cloverleaf not too long ago.”

I chimed in, “That’s actually a pretty damn good idea. I know he’s looking for good people, and you’re freaking brilliant. He’d hire you in a heartbeat.”

The waitress stopped off with our food, and we all dug in.

“That’s actually perfect,” Mickey responded between bites. “So, what’s this Trevor guy like? Is he hot?”

My eyes instantly cut to Lizzy to see how she would react to Mickey’s question. We were all convinced that something was going on between Lizzy and Trevor, but both had denied it incessantly, insisting they were strictly friends. But every time they were around each other, Trevor tracked every move Lizzy made, like he couldn’t stand not having her in his sight. And she would cater to him like she’d been in a relationship with him for years. She’d do little things like grab him a beer when he needed one, and he wouldn’t even have to ask. Because he was allergic to nuts, she always made sure to bring something he could eat whenever there was a party. The two of them would even finish each other’s sentences. It would have been adorable—if they weren’t so damn ignorant about what was going on.

I thought I might have seen a brief flutter of something flash across Lizzy’s face, but before I could be sure, it was gone and she was her composed, normal self.

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