Roll the Dice by R.C. Wynne

Author:R.C. Wynne [Wynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sandy Shores Publishing
Published: 2021-06-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

WELL, BERT WAS right. It definitely wasn’t the reaction I expected, Morgan thought as he fought the urge to smile. It was probably embarrassing enough to Jacqui that her father was laughing at her from behind his hand. Morgan should feel bad, he knew, but Jacqui Karston would learn that he could give as well as he received. What was it his mother always said? If you can’t take it, don’t dish it out. Well, Mrs. Karston was going to learn he could dish it out just as well as she could.

He finished pounding his nail into the wood and then took the beer from Jacqui’s hand. “Thank you.” He raised it in the air toward Bert and the two drank.

“I hope you don’t drink on every job,” Jacqui said, her arms now crossed over her chest.

He shrugged. “Depends on who I have to put up with.” While he tried not to stare, he couldn’t help noticing the way her arms were pushing her breasts up to the opening in her blouse. He doubted she realized the effect, or she wouldn’t have been standing that way.

Bert snorted and then had to wipe his face with the back of his hand. “I’ll buy stock in whatever it is you drink.”

Ignoring her father, Jacqui shot Morgan a look, but he could only chuckle. He slid the hammer down in his hand, so that he was holding it by the claw. “What else can I help out with, Bert? I gave Vince the office today, so I’m at your disposal.”

Sophia chose that moment to lean her head through the sliding glass doors. “Lunch is ready.” She popped back inside before anyone could answer her.

“Well, I guess repairs will have to wait until after lunch.” Morgan tossed his hammer into his tool bucket as he took another sip of his beer.

They all went inside, the food already displayed on the table. Morgan took a peek and noticed only three plates. “Who’s not eating?”

“Sophia will eat in the kitchen.” Jacqui didn’t sound mean. It was just the way it was. Sophia was the help.

Morgan arched an eyebrow at her and then glanced at Bert. “Does she eat in the kitchen when it’s just you and her during the day?”

“Nope. We eat together.”

“Then we should eat together now.” He disappeared into the kitchen and, after washing his hands of the morning’s labor, grabbed Sophia’s plate. The woman’s protests could be heard as she chased Morgan back into the dining room. He was ignoring her as he set the plate and silverware on the table between him and Bert. He was also ignoring Jacqui’s stern gaze.

“You are determined to bring chaos into my life, aren’t you?”

He slid his cloth napkin over his lap as he sat. “Nonsense. I prefer to look at it as bringing order to your chaos. Why would you make this dear, sweet woman eat in the kitchen all alone after she’s spent the last hour in there preparing your food? Seems rude to me.

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