Snatching The Bride by Elliee Atkinson

Author:Elliee Atkinson [Atkinson, Elliee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Green House Publishing Co.
Published: 2018-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

AWAY HIS ANGER

AWAY HIS ANGER

The door slammed closed behind Andrew and he jumped slightly. “Sorry, friend. Didn’t mean to slam your door.”

Bruce was making a beeline for the cupboard under the wash basin in the kitchen. He glanced back at Andrew and shrugged. “It does it all the time. Go ahead and sit there, I’ll get us a drink. You like vodka or whiskey?”

“Oh, uh, I don’t care. Whatever you like to drink is fine with me.”

Bruce stood up from where he’d been crouched looking in the cupboard and stared at Andrew. “You don’t drink much, do ya?”

Andrew chuckled. “Nah. Not much. But I don’t mind. I just…” he shrugged. “It never caught my interest.”

“All right, I’m gonna drink vodka. These are the only two things I drink, you know besides sweetened tea or coffee. I like to boil water during the wintertime and put it in jars and set it out in the deep snow. It gets so cold. You haven’t a notion how refreshing that is.”

“I’d never thought of it before. Actually drinking the water like that. Seems strange to me.”

“If you put it on the stove over a hot fire until it starts to bubble and let it cool down and then jar it, it kills the nasty stuff that comes from the well and it tastes a lot better.” He went to the table nearby and leaned over to pull an apple from the bowl in the middle. Andrew watched him with curious eyes. Bruce took out a large knife and neatly sliced the apple in half. He brought the bottle, two small glasses, and the apple halves over to the table in front of where Andrew was seated. He set the items down and handed Andrew the half slice of apple.

“Since you don’t drink, this vodka just might kick you in the rear. So, after you take a drink, suck on the apple”

Bruce sat down and poured a healthy amount of vodka in each glass. He handed one to Andrew and sat back with the other one. He stretched his arms out wide over the back of the couch after taking a quick shot of the vodka. He didn’t suck on the apple. He didn’t catch his breath. Vodka was like water to him.

Andrew, on the other hand, took a small sip from the vodka and immediately lost his breath.

“Apple!” Bruce barked. “Apple, use the apple, fool!”

Andrew slapped the apple to his lips and sucked the juice from it. It was like the juice decimated the vodka fumes from his throat and he was instantly able to breathe again. He raised his eyebrows in surprise. “Thanks, Bruce. That’s a good idea.”

Bruce snorted. “I thought everyone knew that trick. It keeps your body from getting sick, too. Doc says fruit are real good for the health. So I reckon I’ll just keep drinking vodka and suckin’ on apples and I should live to be a hundred.” He paused. “But who wants to live to be a hundred?” He murmured almost to himself.

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