“I’m good,” she reassured him and left his side before he could question her further. She weaved her way to the back room. She was about to close the door but came up short when she found George Herman standing there. She hesitated for a split second in her debate to shut the door in the man’s face but recovered quickly and stepped aside to let the man enter. He took a seat at a back table and placed his coffee mug down. He settled back in his chair. He didn’t look at her, but she had a distinct feeling he was acutely aware of her standing there.
Tag: mystery
Maybe She Overreacted… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
“The band is about to start,” he told her before he handed a woman her order of two coffees with lots of whip cream and chocolate sprinkles.
“Who is the old guy seated at the end of the bar?” she asked without looking toward him.
Maverick glanced over her shoulder. “That’s George Herman.”
His intense stare unsettled her… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Even though he’d been polite the previous night, his intense stare unsettled her, but she couldn’t tear her gaze away. The sounds of polite conversation around her seemed to fade in the distance as she watched the man cup his a mug and slowly lift it to his lips, never entirely taking his gaze off her as he indulged.
Rebirth of a soul… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Six years of therapy and medications had done nothing but frustrate her, but it all changed a few months ago.
“Do you believe in reincarnation?” Dr. Jones asked her. “The dreams are of a life you once led. They are memories.”
What’s your superpower? Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Maverick’s rich laughter drew her attention once more to where he was now chatting with a woman who was openly flirting as her finger lightly dabbed the whipped cream from her coffee cup and placed it between red-puckered lips for a taste.
Band Tryouts… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
She turned away and clamped down the emotions, the smile conjured, but it didn’t help. Her heartbeat was surely audible to those standing near her. She grabbed for the clipboard on the bar with the signup sheet for the Merry Mayhem Event and secured it to the wall where the nail had been hammered there for such purposes.
Disarming Smile… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Everyone fluffed their resume to make them look good, didn’t they? Was it really her fault he hadn’t checked out her credentials as thoroughly as he should have?
He has it bad…. Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
“Did you pick up any pumpkins?” Rowan asked as she turned toward Katie as if Maverick no longer existed.
“Of course. I planned on the two of us carving those babies up before we open tonight.”
“I’ll leave you two to it,” Maverick said and gathered the dishes on the bar. He had paperwork calling him anyway. His gaze took in the two women as they headed for the back door and his eyes fastened on the soft sway of Rowan’s hips.
Coffee break is over… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
The sparkle in Rowan’s eyes had him mesmerized until Katie broke the spell with her next words, which he could bet she purposely did to keep him in check.
I calls ’em like I sees ’em… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
“Why did you leave the band?” Rowan asked as she reached for her coffee mug.
“Fields fired me.”
Rowan’s right eyebrow lifted a fraction as she let out a half chuckled. “He fired you?”