Tin Angel by Raine English

Author:Raine English [English, Raine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
Amazon: B00AD4VHH8
Publisher: Raine English
Published: 2012-11-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Cassandra dropped her fork on the dinner plate and sent food flying. Maybe ordering room service hadn’t been such a good idea. She’d had it with spending Christmas alone in her hotel room. What she needed was a drink. Or two. Or three. She picked up her purse and headed down to the Ginger House.

The bar was nearly empty. There was an elderly man with thinning hair and a long beard who looked like he was about to fall asleep in his beer, and a few stools down was a young couple who could have been newlyweds, judging from the way they were all over each other. Watching them only made Cassandra feel worse, and it reminded her that Daryn should be with her, not another woman. She’d believed him when he said he was doing this scam for her, but that didn’t make the hollow feeling inside her go away.

She chose a seat at the far end of the bar and slid onto the stool.

The bartender, who looked to be barely over twenty-one, set a coaster in front of her. “What can I get for ya?”

“A martini,” she said without hesitation.

“You got it.”

A moment later, he returned with her drink. She guzzled down half of it. It wasn’t long before she felt the effects of the alcohol and her mood brightened. “What’s a good-looking guy like you doing working on Christmas? Shouldn’t you be with your girlfriend?” she asked him.

“Workin’ my way through college. And there’s no girlfriend. Not one anyway.” He smiled at her, exposing his perfect teeth. “What’s a gorgeous woman like you doin’ drinkin’ alone?”

She shrugged and took another gulp of her drink. “My fiancé’s working. I guess you could say he’s a workaholic… Work, work, work. That’s all he wants to do. Well, mostly.” A slow smile curved her lips. She had no doubt the bartender knew what she meant.

“That’s not right to leave you alone,” he said sympathetically.

“Not right at all.” She finished the martini, and before she set her glass down, he brought her another one.

Resting his elbows on the bar, he leaned in toward her. “I get off in about an hour, and we could… Um…celebrate the holiday together, if you get my meaning.”

Cassie’s cheeks grew warm but not from embarrassment. From anger. Did he think she was some cheap tramp? Was that the impression she gave people? Was that the way Daryn viewed her?

“I’m not like that. I’m faithful to my man.” She quickly downed her drink, after which she reached into her purse and pulled out two crinkled bills. She slapped the money on the bar, not bothering to see how much she’d left, then stormed out.

As she walked back to her hotel room, she tried concentrating on each step so that she wouldn’t stumble, but that only worked until her heel caught on a tear in the hall carpet, and she fell on her hands and knees. Thankfully, no one witnessed her embarrassing tumble. She pulled herself up and made it the rest of the way without another incident.

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