Rough Draft: Big Easy by Mari Carr

Author:Mari Carr [Carr, Mari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carried Away Publishing
Published: 2014-08-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Carissa stood by the counter at the Oceanside bar, waiting for the bartender to finish making a couple of pina coladas for an older couple seated across the way. She had slept until noon, then awoken to the sound of fingers tapping on a keyboard. Jett had set his laptop up on the table by the window, and she’d lain in bed watching as his fingers flew across the keys, beating out a steady pace.

Carissa was more than a little bit in awe of Jett’s ability to put words together in such a way that they could transport her from her shitty little life in the Royal Lunch. He always found a way to take her to exciting places with people who were a hell of a lot more interesting than the usual bums who sat around her all day drinking Budweiser, bitching about the government and talking sports.

She’d stayed in bed for nearly half an hour watching him before he stopped to take a sip of coffee and turned around to look at her. He had a rather glazed-over look in his eyes and she wondered what he was seeing in those few seconds before his vision cleared and he realized she was awake.

He’d smiled and then crossed the room to sit on the mattress next to her. She didn’t resist when he bent down to kiss her. She woke up slowly—worthless until she had at least three cups of coffee in her—so she let the wave of…whatever this was…carry her forward until she’d found herself in her bikini, lying in a lounger watching people frolic in the water.

For five hours this afternoon, she’d merely followed along behind Jett in a haze, accepting his sweet kisses and allowing him to hold her hand or place his hand on the small of her back whenever they walked. She’d taken it all in stride, not saying a word, simply because she didn’t know what the hell to say.

Finally, a few minutes earlier, her brain caught up to her far-too-ready-for-round-two body and she’d started to freak out silently. She had asked Jett if he wanted a beer and then got the hell away from him.

Studying the blackboard on the counter, she searched for a drink that was strong enough to calm her nerves. Reading through the list, she chuckled at some of the names. She was tempted to ask for the ingredients in a few of them, then reconsidered. She could see the looks on her patrons’ faces now if she started serving something called Jamaican Me Crazy or Goddammit Good at the Royal Lunch. On the whole, the people who drank at her bar had simple tastes, preferring beer or shots, nothing fancy and no silly names.

Then Carissa spotted it—Eden’s Miracle Cure. She sure as hell needed a remedy right now and the drink had chocolate liqueur in it. Alcohol and chocolate? Yes please.

The bartender had just taken her order when a pretty dark-haired woman walked up and stood next to her, perusing the same drink list as Carissa.

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