Summer Fling by Tarrah Anders

Author:Tarrah Anders [Anders, Tarrah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780999442692
Publisher: Tarrah Anders, LLC
Published: 2018-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

10

HER

What a way to ruin the mood. It wasn’t my fault or his, but I wasn't really expecting him to say it was her. I was thinking that maybe it was Cyrus or a work thing.

Why would she be calling so early?

How often does she call?

Does he ever answer the phone, even though the ringtone says not to?

Question upon question popped into my head for the rest of the day. Royce's mood changed drastically from there. While he tried to hide his irritation, he’s had a slight edge to him I've never seen before. We showered together and while I tried to make him forget, he wasn't in the right frame of mind and shower sex was out of the question.

I have to be at my store to work the day shift and prepare for the end-of-summer party that takes place on Main Street, including making up a flyer for my shop with a discount attached. Once that is done, I’ll figure out what the heck I will bring food-wise.

The end-of-summer party is always a lot of fun. The town of Sweeny takes the Labor Day weekend and combines it with the end of summer party to expand the final holiday of the summer for the town.

I need to focus on the event and not on the stupid phone call this morning. The diversion only worked until halfway through the day when Cyrus showed up to the shop.

"Oh, I thought Willie was working today?" he inquires, looking around.

"Nope, she's off today," I reply, not looking up from the paper I'm doodling on.

"Oh. Cool. Thanks," he says, turning. He stops and walks back to the counter. "Are you okay?"

"What?" I meet his eyes.

"You seem a little down," he notes.

"Oh. No, I'm just, um, focused on this." I wave my hand over the paper as his gaze follows the movement.

"Doodles. Yeah, I get focused on those too. But hey, listen, if you are down or whatever, I know I'm like the boyfriend’s friend and all but, I know the guy pretty well. If he's messed up in any way, I could likely explain it, or kick his ass," Cyrus offers.

"Thank you. But I think we're okay in that department." He called Royce my boyfriend. That doesn't go unnoticed.

Cyrus raps his knuckles on the counter and starts walking through the aisles.

"Hey, Cy?" My words stop him and he turns with his hands in his pockets and a quirked eyebrow. "Do Royce and his ex get along?"

He laughs. No, that’s not the way to really explain the sound coming out of him. He cackles, loudly, with his head thrown back and his hands on his stomach. He's doubled over and the reaching for something to steady himself. He's getting a bit overly dramatic if you ask me. I wait for him to stop, tapping my pen on the counter.

"Oh, man. That was the best thing I've heard all day." He takes in a deep breath, as he stands straight. "His ex is the devil. There is nothing about her that he gets along with.

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