Tie Dye and Flannel (Chase and Rowan series Book 4) by Rhavensfyre

Author:Rhavensfyre
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rhavensfyre
Published: 2014-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Wine?” Maria asked, taking the tinted bottle from Stacie’s hand. She peered down at the label. “Good wine, too. What else did she pack?”

“Looks like some fruit, maybe some cheese and crackers, and I think this is…” Stacie paused and opened the smallest container. The fragrant aroma of something ridiculously sweet and slightly tangy escaped. She dipped her pinky finger into the cream colored confection and popped it into her mouth. “Mm. Sweet cream cheese dip. I’m guessing for the fruit.”

“Oh, my God, that smells heavenly,” Maria exclaimed, leaning in closer to breathe in the sugary scent. Too close. An undertone of something richer wrapped around her, a dizzying combination of coconut oil and salt and whatever shampoo Stacie used. She had to close her eyes. There was nowhere safe to look, not with their height difference and not after she watched her lick sweet cream off her finger. “We better keep that closed for now, before we attract every bee for miles.”

“Okay. But I think we’re safe,” Stacie said, sounding doubtful. She popped the lid back on the container and stuffed it back into the bag, turning her attention back to the wine. Maria had to disagree. She didn’t think they were safe at all, not alone here in the middle of nowhere. Not from each other or what might happen if they let it. Her skin felt hot, overly sensitive, but not from the sun. She tried to cool herself by fanning her blouse, pulling the neckline away from her to let the breeze in, but the air was too warm to give her much relief. The pool drew her eye. It was so deep it sat in its own shadow, refusing to reflect the blue sky above it. It shimmered blackly, promising some relief from the heat. A quick movement brought her attention back to her companion.

“What are you doing?” Maria asked.

Stacie tied a quick slipknot into the string Josie had tied the bottle up with and slipped it around the neck, just below the glass lip. She tightened it with a quick jerk and tested it by dangling the bottle in the air. “Good, that will hold.”

A mischievous glint added light and color to Stacie’s usual serious gaze, making her eyes glow, like gold did despite being hidden within dusk’s shade. She held out her hand and Maria took it. A tenuous smile teased across her lips, inviting Maria to follow her. “Come on. If we’re going to drink wine, shouldn’t we do it properly?” Stacie kneeled at the edge of the pool where a small alder had set up roots in a crack between two boulders, then tied the cord to a low branch before carefully lowering the bottle into the water. The branch bowed under the weight, then settled into its new job…an impromptu fishing stringer for a chilling bottle of wine.

“That’s ingenious. When did you learn to do that?” Maria asked, glancing slyly over at the other woman. She felt guilty asking but it was a safer way to ask if she’d been here before under similar circumstances.

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