Unfinished Muse by Naquin R.L

Author:Naquin, R.L. [Naquin, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: humorous fantasy, greek mythology, light fantasy, mythology fantasy, mythology and magical creatrues, greek muse, greek gods and goddesses
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Mark must have gone to Colorado for that beer, because he was gone all evening. I gave up after an hour and went home. I had to hope the work I’d done with him earlier had greased the gears a little. Maybe a few drinks would finish the job.

The truth was, Mark had stressed me out. And I didn’t think I could help him unless I got myself in a better mindset.

Fortunately, I had a date with a gladiator the next day. That ought to do it.

I went into the office Friday morning before taking the day off. I was, after all, brand new. Maybe Fridays were a day of departmental meetings and I’d be notably absent. Maybe everybody brought potluck. Hell, I’d have been surprised if anybody had been there. But they weren’t. And the biggest reason I’d come in was to check my inbox to be sure I didn’t have a new assignment.

My inbox was mercifully empty.

I stopped in the prop room and refilled my Thought Bubbles. Mark had used up half a bottle with all the craziness the night before. I didn’t want to get caught unprepared.

With nobody to stop me, I walked out with no intention of visiting any clients that day. My stomach had butterflies, but I didn’t change my mind. At the end of the day, nobody cared but me.

I stepped out of the elevator and found Rick waiting outside the cafeteria. He wore totally normal clothes this time—jeans and a blue, buttoned shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He smelled clean like he’d stepped out of the shower five minutes earlier.

Rick grinned at me. “Good morning. You look beautiful.”

I’d chosen a yellow print dress with a short, fluttery skirt and sandals with low heels, since I didn’t know where we were going. Mom always told me yellow brought out the blue in my eyes and made my blonde hair shine like gold. Mom was weird like that. But she was surprisingly good at fashion advice.

“Morning.” I smiled back. “And thank you.”

His grin widened, and he held open the cafeteria door. “Shall we start with coffee and then go from there?”

I glanced up at him as I walked past, and my smile wavered. His adorable dimples were gone. And his eyes were definitely blue. How did a person change their eye color and lose their dimples?

For the first time, I wondered what Rick really looked like. Was this the real version?

He brought the coffee to our table, and I waited for him to settle into the booth. He handed me my cup and took a sip from his own.

“Rick?”

“Yeah?”

“Before we go any further with all this, maybe you should tell me a little more about your job. And, you know, your costumes. How they work.”

This time, Rick’s smile faltered. “It’s all in the details, isn’t it?”

I tilted my head and looked closer at his face. “The cowboy duds and the gladiator getup weren’t really costumes, were they?”

His cheekbones were a little higher today, his nose a bit narrower.

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