Sinfully Delicious (A Two Broomsticks Gas & Grill Witch Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

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Sobering up Bobby so we could pump him for information wasn’t easy. Finally, under threat of banning him from beer for life (he was drunk enough to believe we had that power), he agreed to drink his water and talk. He rambled from subject to subject.

“Were you this hot in high school?” His eyes roamed my body in a way that made me uncomfortable.

“I was really hot in high school,” Alice announced. She’d never suffered from low self-esteem, something I greatly admired about her.

Bobby barely flicked his eyes to her before turning back to me. “I was talking to Stormy.”

“Oh, so now you remember my name.” I flashed a smile I didn’t really feel. “That’s ... convenient.”

“It just came to me.” Bobby’s expression was glazed and I knew he was probably in that strange limbo where he thought he was perfectly coherent but would spiral fast. It was time to take advantage of that.

“I don’t really remember you from high school,” I started, debating how I wanted to approach the situation.

“That’s because you were in your own little world with Hunter Ryan.” Bobby made a face. “God, I hated that guy. Every girl in the school was in love with him because he was supposedly some great athlete. He only had eyes for you.”

My heart gave a little jump. “We spent a lot of time together.” Why did people constantly feel the need to bring up a high school relationship? It was unnecessary ... and stupid ... and it made my heart hurt. “That’s what teenagers do. They fall hard and then move on.”

Except you haven’t moved on, a small voice whispered. I was brutal when I shoved it back. “We’re here to talk about you, Bobby.” I forced myself to be upbeat. “How is your life?”

“It’s stupid.” Bobby stared at his grubby fingernails. “I mow lawns for a living.”

He looked so morose I momentarily felt sorry for him. “You’re a landscaper?”

“No. I mow lawns.” Bobby leaned back and stared at the sky, as if he was searching for something specific. “I still live with my father and everything. My girlfriend keeps breaking up with me because she says I’m going nowhere. My father agrees. He’s really disappointed in me. He wanted me to become a lawyer, too.”

“Did you have trouble passing the bar?” I asked.

“I never got that far. I couldn’t pass the regular classes to even make it into law school.” He leaned against the log and let loose a wistful sigh. “Whatever, right? It doesn’t matter.”

It obviously mattered to him. I decided to direct him toward a different subject. “Is it hard living with your father?”

Bobby’s expression darkened. “He’s a pompous ass.”

“I bet. I saw him in the restaurant earlier today.”

“What restaurant?” Bobby was distracted by the moon.

“Two Broomsticks. I work there.”

“Oh, right. The family restaurant.” Bobby’s eyes were still full of drunken lust when they landed on me. “You didn’t live up to your potential either. We should totally hang out together. We can be screw-ups together.

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