The Salty Dog by Debbie White

Author:Debbie White
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Debbie White

Libby woke to the sun shining in her eyes. She’d forgotten to close the blinds all the way. She stretched her arms out wide, yawned, and then realized she had a little headache from the overdose of fun the night before. Her mouth felt parched, and when she touched her mouth she remembered the night with Jackson, too.

She needed coffee. She got out of bed and jumped in the shower. She let the hot water hit her in the face for several minutes. It didn’t take the place of coffee, but it would help. She dressed, packed her bag, and took one more look around the gorgeous room.

The house was soundless. Eerily quiet. Libby and Harley made their way down the various hallways. The aroma of freshly ground coffee beans led her to the kitchen. Once inside, she saw that the kitchen was empty. She looked around and spotted the coffeemaker. She decided the cups must be nearby. She opened a cabinet, and luckily, the first one she opened contained the mugs. She reached up to get one when a man’s voice startled her.

“I see you found the coffee,” Jackson said.

Libby slowly turned. “Yes. The aroma of it led me straight here,” she said, giggling. As Libby poured herself a cup of the dark roast, she realized she was rude not to offer Jackson a cup. “Would you care to join me?” Libby suggested.

“Yes. That would be nice.” Jackson pulled two chairs out from the table for them.

Libby carried the two cups of steaming hot java to the table. She sat down and started to play with her mug a bit before taking her first sip. That first sip of coffee was like a miracle drug. She let out a big sigh. “Wow. This coffee is delicious,” she said matter-of-factly.

Jackson replied, “Yup.”

Jackson cleared his throat. “About last night …”

Libby waited.

“I hope what happened isn’t going to make this all weird.”

“Not at all,” Libby said, telling a little lie. The fact of the matter was, she felt a little strange now that they’d crossed that bridge. She wasn’t sure why, because quite frankly she’d wanted it as badly as he had.

“Are you having regrets? Because I’m not,” she said, circling the top of her cup with her finger.

“No,” he said, taking her hand. “It’s wish you could stay a little longer …”

She quickly looked up from her cup. “I have a business to run. You, better than anyone, should understand why I have to get back to the café.”

He nodded. “Yes, but it’ll be there tomorrow. I want this to be our time—our little getaway from all the daily throes of business.”

“We’ll do it again. I had a great time. This overnight was just what I needed to recharge,” she said, smiling.

“Very well.” He scooted his chair back from the table and stood up. Libby lifted her chin so she could still make eye contact with him. He towered over her.

“I’ll be waiting outside when you’re ready, but I have a few things to take care of first.

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