Johnnie Walker by Jen Talty

Author:Jen Talty [Talty, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jupiter Press
Published: 2019-08-25T23:00:00+00:00

“Dad told me you stayed out all night…with a friend.”

Kitty’s brother, Keith, perched himself at the end of the bar sporting a shit-eating grin. They were nearly five years apart in age, and she used to worry that Kevin was going to end up in jail or worse. The one good thing that came from her marriage was that her little brother had finally cleaned up his act.

“I hung out with Dorinda.”

“You might be able to lie to Mom and Dad, but I’m calling your bullshit, thanks to the fact that Dorinda told me all about that handsome cowboy you spent yesterday with.”

Kitty narrowed her stare as she scanned the room for Dorinda. She’d have to share a few choice words with her best friend. The last thing she needed was for her little brother to start playing matchmaker right alongside Dorinda.

Now that would suck.

“You spent the night with him, didn’t you?”

“That’s none of your business.”

“So, you did spend the night with him.” Keith clapped his hands together. “Finally, you’re moving on with your life.”

She cocked her head while she towel-dried a few mugs. “I’ve been moving on for a long time, but I still don’t have time or room for a relationship, so don’t go moving me out of the house. Speaking of which, how is the new place?”

“You’ve always been good at changing the subject.” He tapped his finger on the menu just over the shepherd’s pie meal, holding two fingers up.

Her brother didn’t have a big palate, and that was one of his favorites. “To go?”

He nodded. “I like it, but we’re both so tired after work that we’ve barely had time to furnish it yet.”

“Better to take it slow and get what you want.” She poured a beer for one of the regulars who sat at the other end of the bar. The restaurant was always slow on Tuesday nights, but tonight it was slower than usual, and now that the dinner rush was mostly over, she didn’t expect the bar would pick up too much until maybe after she was off, though they had no live music tonight, so maybe not.

“What I want is to help you.” He pushed an envelope across the table. “It’s not much, but it will help with books.”

“I’m not taking your money. You and Jessica want to get married, have kids; you need to save for your future.”

“I took your money, so I’m not taking no for an answer.”

Tentatively, she rested her fingers over the paper. “Have you talked to Jessica?”

“She’s fine with it. We put it into our budget.”

“Thank you.” Tears welled in Kitty’s eyes. She quickly stuffed the envelope in her pocket. “I’ll put your order in.” She pushed back the doors into the kitchen, gripped the metal counter, and sucked in a deep breath. Her brother had always been a kind soul, but she hadn’t expected this kind of generosity, and it took a lot to swallow her pride of being the older, protective sister. For him, this was more than payback.

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