Whiskey and Moonshine by Elizabeth Noble

Author:Elizabeth Noble [Noble, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64080-382-4
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

THE breakfast meeting the following morning was its normal level of boring. Colt entertained himself by watching Phillipe’s reaction to the various discussions. Audrey had their itinerary laid out as she had with the previous trip. Once finished with his meal, Mal stood up.

“We’re going to leave all of you to finalize these details. There is something I’ve been wanting to share with Colt.” Mal patted Colt’s shoulder. “C’mon, it won’t take long, and I think you’ll enjoy this.”

They left the house and crossed the property to the distillery, but not the public area. Instead Mal led the way to the working section the general public never had access to. Colt had been in there many times when he swept the floors, but not since he’d started his new job. There was no reason for him to go there.

“When I was little, I loved to come here. This was my spot. When I got older, I’d read, sometimes study here.” As they walked through the distillery, Mal talked mash recipes and the basic ingredients used in making whiskey. Colt stayed silent. He loved listening to Mal’s accent, and more than that, he enjoyed what Mal had to say. Everything about the workings of the distillery fascinated Colt.

At the far end of the building was a nondescript locked steel door with a card swipe and keypad that needed to be navigated before it opened. Mal unlocked the door and held it open for Colt.

They crossed a small patch of fenced-off grass before Mal unlocked a chain-link gate to a larger fenced area and let Colt through. Mal followed, then closed and locked the gate behind them. They walked up a knoll covered in short, lush grass and took a path around the side. There was an opening along the far side with layered rock forming the entrance.

It was necessary for them to duck to walk inside. The air was filled with a fresh scent and the soothing sound of bubbling water. Mal stopped inside the opening, and Colt saw then it had been shaped and carved into a nice squared-off natural doorway with bricks lining and supporting it. Square flashlights and hard hats with lights hung from a wooden framework attached to the rock. Mal took one flashlight and handed another to Colt.

“We’re not going far enough to need the hard hats, but if you’ll feel more comfortable….”

“I trust you,” Colt said.

Mal grinned and nodded to an area of flat rock. “When I was a kid, I brought stadium chairs and cushions in here. I had a thermal chest over there.” He pointed to one spot tucked away near the cave wall. “And lanterns all over. I thought I had my own palace.”

“Like a tree fort without the tree—and underground,” Colt said.

“Exactly. I’m sure you’ve heard around the distillery that great whiskey starts with the best spring water?” Mal asked. He hopped lightly from one pile of rocks to another, then turned to wait for Colt. He waved to a stream of water and sat on the rocks at the edge.

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