Naughty and Nice by A.C. James

Author:A.C. James [James, A.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary Romance, holiday romance, second chance love, Romance, heartwarming, Erotica, paranormal erotica, christmas
Publisher: WIP Publishing & RAS LLC.
Published: 2016-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The Morning After

Wednesday, December 24th

Thump, thump, thump.

Dear God, what was that hammering noise? Clara groaned into the pillow. The light filtering through the window was entirely too bright.

“Clara? Clara where are you?”

Lacy’s voice penetrated the pounding in her head and then she realized that the thumping was her sister coming up the steps to Luca’s apartment. She reached out a hand to the space beside her and found it empty. She was thankful for the small favor because she really didn’t want Luca to see her in her current hung-over state.

“Back here…in the bedroom.”

She wanted to groan again as soon as the words had left her mouth. Her sister would eat this up, and she was sure Lacy would razz the hell out of her. Clara rolled over and slowly opened her eyes.

“Looks like somebody had fun last night.”

“I’d roll my eyes at you right now if it wouldn’t hurt so bad.”

“You’ll feel better after you eat something. Luca was on his way out when I showed up, but he’ll be right back.”

“Ugh. I don’t think I’m ready for food yet. I drank way too much wine last night.”

Lacy gave her a once-over. “And if the tangle of sheets and the pile of clothes in the kitchen are any indication, I’m guessing that’s not all you did.”

“Yeah, and now I have to do the walk of shame in front of Mom and Dad. So if you don’t mind I’d rather you not rub it in.”

“Nah, we can go to my house after breakfast and you can borrow some clothes. They think you slept at my place and we had a girly sleepover since it’s been about a million years since you’ve been home.”

“What do you mean they think I slept at your place?”

“Oh, I called Mom and covered for you.”

“When?”

“Last night after we had dinner,” Lacy said with a snicker.

Clara sighed. “Am I that predictable?”

“Yes.”

“Well would you grab my clothes for me so I can look at least somewhat respectable before Luca gets back? Where’d he go anyway?”

“He ran down to the Quick Stop to pick up some Irish Cream for coffee.”

Lacy headed back out to the kitchen.

Clara laughed. “I can’t believe he remembered that I like Irish Cream in my coffee. Guess he wouldn’t have that in his kitchen.”

After all, he owned an Italian restaurant.

“Nope, and this place is never open for breakfast,” Lacy said from the kitchen. She returned with Clara’s sweater dress and threw it at her.

“Gee, thanks. I’ll be down in a bit. Just give me a few to get cleaned up.”

* * *

After she splashed water on her face and did the best she could without a shower or a toothbrush, she joined her sister and Luca in the kitchen. He’d almost finished cooking breakfast by the time she got done. Then again, she was awful sluggish and had spent a good long while leaning over the bathroom sink to make sure she was ready to eat rather than hurl and crawl back into bed.

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