Sorry Charlie (The Marilyn's Book 3) by Katie Graykowski

Author:Katie Graykowski [Graykowski, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, Romance
Published: 2017-01-16T16:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 9

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Charlie waited for Wagner to open her car door and hoped that she could live up to her last statement. She really didn’t believe in love—or that wasn’t correct, she didn’t believe in love for her. She’d seen true love for her friends, but some people just didn’t get a happily ever after. That was okay… she liked her life. She had five nieces and two nephews. Her life was rich in love and only lonely sometimes.

“Let the romance begin.” Wagner nodded to the café table set with white linen and gleaming crystal under a tree in the courtyard. “I promised you lunch.”

“I was thinking more of a po’ boy from Mahoney’s on Magazine.” She shrugged. “But this is even better.”

“Should I try Mahoney’s?” He looked like he was adding it to a mental list of things to do in New Orleans.

“Yes, it’s good. There are lots of fantastic places to eat downtown.” She zeroed in on the table. It was set but there wasn’t any food. “What are we having?”

“The Gumbo Shop. I ordered two Creole Combination Platters. You can’t go wrong with variety.” He put his hand in the small of her back and led her to the table.

“I can’t argue with that.” She liked the feel of him next to her.

He pulled out the chair for her and placed her napkin in her lap. He’d gone all out. She was impressed. He might only be there to romance her on behalf of the Duplantis House, but she was going to enjoy the hell out of it.

He bent over yet another YETI cooler and pulled out a carafe of iced tea. He set it on the table and reached down again, bringing up two foil-covered plates. He set one in front of her and one at his place. He unwrapped her foil and the scents of shrimp creole, jambalaya, and red beans wafted up on the breeze. The shade of the tree kept the October sun at bay.

“This is very nice.” She skipped the salad fork and used the entrée fork. She started with the creole. “I can see why Kassie in Dallas fell so in love with you. She used some very colorful language to describe the many ways she’d like to kill you.”

He unwrapped his plate and sat down. “How do you know about Kassie?”

It was good to know he had sense enough not to pretend he didn’t know Kassie.

“The website Lucky found. She’s very upset.” She spooned in some creole. “Kassie, not Lucky.”

“Kassie took our breakup particularly hard.” He poured himself and Charlie each an iced tea from the carafe. “Trust me when I tell you that she isn’t a nice person.”

“If your body washes up on the banks of the Mississippi River, my money’s on Marlow from Denver. That woman definitely has a violent streak. She’s really proud of that collection of mug shots she got from stalking you.” Charlie should have been put off by his long list of heartbroken women, but she wasn’t.

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