Dirt Nap by Carolyn Elizabeth

Author:Carolyn Elizabeth [Elizabeth, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642471021
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2020-01-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Thayer shivered slightly as they stood in line outside the Old Bridge Coffee House. The days were still warm but once the sun set, they were reminded fall was just around the corner. She knew it would be hot inside with all the people they were packing in and she dressed in jeans and a sleeveless top. She was beginning to regret her insistence on waiting in line with everyone else instead of waving their VIP passes like others were doing to gain immediate entrance.

She took her mind off the chill by reading the nearby sandwich board that explained fifty percent of the cover was going to the musician and the other fifty was going to the local SPCA. It was clear why Rachel’s business was so successful. She knew her audience. Thayer nudged Corey and pointed to the sign. “Check that out.”

Corey peered around her to read it. “Oh, that’s crafty. Who doesn’t want to save the puppies? And she’ll make twice the door take in booze and food.”

“Mmm.” Thayer ran her hands over her arms to warm them.

“Here, babe.” Corey slipped off her sweatshirt and draped it over Thayer’s shoulders.

Thayer didn’t bother trying to protest and pulled the hoodie around her. It was warm from Corey’s body and smelled like her soap. Corey, with the high metabolism of the extremely fit, was a walking heater. Thayer looked at the garish, colorful patterns across the black sleeves of the sweatshirt and smiled to herself at the memory it evoked.

The first time Corey took Thayer to The Pitch Stop, an informal dyke sports bar, a pack of rowdy, gym-tan-laundry bros had come in. Why was anyone’s guess, either as a joke or because they were lost. They proceeded to get drunk, insult the servers, and offend the other patrons with their crude bigotry.

Corey and Rachel had leaned across the bar, laughing maniacally, and switched every television in the bar from the live games to whatever talk show and soap opera rerun they could find. The other women caught on and the room grew quiet as they all found a table and pretended to watch the shows in earnest, going so far as to shush each other if someone spoke.

The men protested loudly and profanely before throwing cash on their table and leaving to gales of laughter and cheers. Jan, the owner, bought a round for the house. It was hilarious and though they had been weeks away from saying the words, Thayer fell a little deeper in love with Corey at that moment. As a joke Thayer bought her a sweatshirt like the ones the men were wearing, but the joke ended up being on her when it became Corey’s new favorite article of clothing and she wore it everywhere.

She leaned into Corey and slipped her arm around her waist, wanting to feel their bodies touching. Corey draped her arm across her shoulders and pulled her close.

“Are you okay?” Corey asked.

“Very,” Thayer sighed, her whole body warming at the contact.

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