Water's Edge (Alaskan Frontier Romance Book 1) by Jennifer McArdle

Author:Jennifer McArdle [McArdle, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2014-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Tourists. A group of them had just arrived on two float planes and already they were doing a good job of being a general nuisance, crowding around The General Store, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out. One couple took turns snapping photos of themselves. Another was pointing excitedly at a pair of bald eagles flying somewhere overhead. They seemed oblivious to the fact that it was raining, excited to be experiencing the “real Alaska” they’d read about in the tour brochure.

At the edge of the group, a tour guide was trying in vain to get everybody’s attention, asking them to step aside so they didn’t block the boardwalk. It wasn’t working.

Squeezing past them, Nora tried to avoid the curious looks of the tourists. They were looking at her like she was a local. Ha! If they only knew. Nora was just as green as they were. Less than a month, she’d been in Alaska. If not for these brown rubber boots I'm wearing, I would blend right in with the rest of the crowd, Nora thought as she pushed her way through.

When she was free, she hurried down the boardwalk the short distance to the pub. Most of the bar stools were already occupied, but Nora spotted a seat at the opposite end of the bar, and walked over to sit down. She’d put on a brave face in front of Nate, at least she thought she had, but Nora was still shaken from the bear incident. What she really needed was a drink to calm her nerves.

When Lily walked over, Nora didn’t bother with pleasantries.

“Give me an amber and a shot of Jack.”

Lily nodded and turned around to grab the bottle of whiskey off the shelf along the back wall. She understood exactly why Nora was there and why she so desperately needed a drink. Word traveled fast in Heron, and word was that Nora had found a body. Judging by Nora’s ruffled appearance, the rumors were true.

Lily poured the whiskey first and sat the shot glass in front of Nora, then walked over to the tap and poured a beer. The shot glass was empty by the time Lily came back with the dark Alaskan brew.

“Rough day?”

“You could say that,” Nora answered before taking a long drink from the beer mug. Her whole body was shaking and she tried to calm her nerves.

“Are you okay?” asked Lily. “I heard you found Mark’s body... or at least everybody’s assuming it’s Mark.”

“Yeah... no.” She was still processing everything. “I don’t know.”

“Do you want to talk about it?” Lily was genuinely concerned for her. Nora could see it in her eyes.

“I really want to forget about it right now.”

“Okay,” said Lily. She didn’t want to leave Nora alone, but there were other customers waiting to be served. Besides, Nora wasn’t going to open up about it right then, anyway. “We’re pretty busy right now, but let me know if you need anything, alright?”

Nora shrugged her shoulders and took another drink of the beer, waiting for the buzz to set in.

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