Thorn (Thorn Tattoo Studio Book 2) by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-06T18:30:00+00:00

There was nothing to eat for breakfast, but Luciano wasn’t sure he could eat, anyway. His stomach lurched with every step he took, like it was full of sloshing liquids. Bile rose in his throat that he routinely swallowed down. His head throbbed with pain.

Hangovers were the worst. He didn’t drink often enough anymore to remember how terrible they were, but that morning was a staunch reminder of why he stayed away from excess.

A beer or two was nice. Hammering back shots like he’d done the night before? It was fun at first, but the aftermath was terrible.

Luciano pulled a glass out of the cupboard in the kitchen and filled it with water, downing as much as he could. He had no idea what time it was. The clock on the stove was usually wrong, and he had no idea if Melanie had changed the clocks in the house to reflect the actual time. Some of them had stopped working, their batteries drained. Luciano’s cellphone was similarly dead. He’d charge it at the shop.

What a morning.

What an evening.

He remembered coming on to Melanie, pushing against her, touching her, kissing her….

She’d told him that it was a mistake. Reflecting on it this morning, Luciano didn’t think that was true. If he’d brought her to bed last night, he wouldn’t have regretted it. Melanie was different from other women. It wasn’t like he was going after someone he’d met at the bar—he’d liked Melanie since they met.

He just hadn’t wanted to do anything about it.

There was noise from the living room, and Luciano lifted his head and frowned. His thoughts were still hazy, but he recognized the sounds of something moving around. The strange shuffling noise made it sound like paper was being disturbed.

Bringing his water glass with him, he went to investigate. He found Melanie sitting on the ground in front of the coffee table, working with a stack of printed pages. Was there a computer with a printer in this house? Luciano wracked his brain, trying to remember.

If not, Melanie was all the more resourceful. He wouldn’t put it past her to venture out to the shop, do her printing, and come back.

How long had she been awake? She looked chipper, and although her eye makeup was a little smudged, her red lips were as perfect as ever.

He wished he’d remembered if her lipstick had smeared last night. He didn’t have any on him this morning, had she wiped it off before he found her in the guest room?

“Good morning,” Melanie said. She rose slowly, lean and limber. Luciano appreciated her body from where he stood. Her lipstick wasn’t in disarray, but her hair was. It was exactly how he liked it. She was stunning. “I woke up early. New bed syndrome, I guess.”

“That’s a thing?” Luciano asked.

“Yeah. When you go to a new place? I used to struggle with it when we were on the road.” Melanie brushed her hands on her thighs. “But I guess that’s not so important.

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