Wanted: Another Round of Whiskey (Kindle Worlds Novella) by S. Moose

Author:S. Moose [Moose, S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B077Y5B5RL
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Landon

“MORNING.” ASHLEY SITS DOWN ACROSS from me at the kitchen table and pours herself a cup of coffee from the carafe I have sitting in the middle. She reaches over, takes a slice of toast from my plate, and eats it.

“Help yourself,” I mutter.

“Thank you. So, guess who I saw last night?”

“Who?”

“Phis. He’s back from his trip. We spent all night talking, and then we had to take Leigh and Shelby home because they got a little too drunk. But Phis and I stayed sober. I didn’t even finish my wine.”

I huff, shaking my head. “That’s nice.” I don’t tell her I know what time she got in since I couldn’t sleep until she was in her bedroom.

Even though Mason’s small and everyone’s friendly with one another, you never know what could happen. When three in the morning came around, and the door opened and closed, I went to bed and remained awake until I heard her bedroom door shut. I needed to know she was safe before I found sleep.

“Sounds like a great night. I need to tend to the horses, so I’ll be gone most of the morning and well into the afternoon. Most likely won’t be back until dusk.”

“Can I help you with anything?”

“No.”

“Oh. Okay. Well, I guess I’ll go hang out with Phis or something.”

When she tells me her plans, I get up from the kitchen table and put my plate and mug in the sink. I turn on the faucet, and let the warm water flow through my hands. I’m mindlessly washing my dishes, using the soapy sponge to clean, and staring outside at my land. It’s bringing me some peace to stand here and look outside. My mind plays damn tricks on me, and I picture us on a blanket as we’re having lunch and laughing. She’s throwing her head back and her laughter sounds like music to my ears as it travels through my body and spreads through my heart, imprinting her beautiful sound, and staying there forever. I’m reaching over and touching her face, bringing my lips to hers, and deepening the kiss while entwining my fingers with hers. Our hands fit perfectly. Our lips move together in perfect harmony and the world makes sense.

“When are we going to sit down and really talk? Landon, I’ve been back for over a month and we’re going round and round without stopping.”

Her voice pulls me out of my fantasy. I set the sponge down and shut off the facet.

“Whiskey?”

I don’t miss the exasperation in her voice. I hate the way it’s affecting me. The more she’s around, and the more I hear her voice, the fight in me is losing.

There’s a brief pause and I can hear her gentle breaths.

Then she says, “I really want us to talk. You keep pushing me away and putting me a safe distance from you. I feel like I’m losing here, Whiskey. Am I? Do you even want me here? Because if you don’t; then I’m leaving. I came back to Mason for you.

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