Page 13 of Cider
There were about ten more negative reviews that were posted last night. Before that, most of the reviews had been positive and glowing.
“How is this possible? My place is never dirty! The only place that’s dirty is my room!”
Maya took her phone back as I stood and kicked the stools legs.
“The other shops have basically the same reviews, just small changes.” Maya pondered.
I paused. Darcorp. That sleazy yuck face arsehat. He’d been strange yesterday.
“It’s that cockroach Samuel. Who else would have any reason to do this?” My fingers ran through my hair. “Ugh!” My foot kicked the bar stool leg again and I jumped up and down. “Ow!”
Billy turned off the stove, moved around the island, and picked me up. It was like I was a pillow. That was hot. He put me on the island next to Maya, who rolled her eyes at me.
“Let’s see.” Billy shook his head as he bent to look at my foot. His touch was comforting. “It’ll be alright in a few minutes.” His hand ran up my thigh, making me shiver.
“Okay, do that later, you two.” Maya reached up and slapped Billy in the back of the head. “Are we all set for yoga tomorrow?”
“Oh! Right!” I smiled happily. “Yes, and Quinten is going to come with Eirlys and her other mates.”
“Well, that’ll make the kids happy.” Maya sipped her tea. “So, you going to tell me about your other mates?”
Billy froze for a second before he blew out a breath.
“I need to meet them, too.” He brushed a kiss on my forehead. “Invite them to dinner tomorrow.”
“Holy shite. Did my brother just do something mature?” Maya blinked as I snorted.
“Why are you here again?” Billy glared at his sister. “Shoo. Go away.”
They started bickering good naturedly. I left them to it. I needed to talk to Eirlys and see if she had any ideas about what to do about the reviews.
I also needed to get Titus’ information. Not to mention, I needed to talk to Jack Frigging Frost. I was going to give him a piece of my mind for what he said.
Thinking about my other two mates made me blush. Especially thinking about that make out session with Titus. Oh my God. That man could kiss. His tongue was out of this world.
Jack, on the other hand, I just wanted to smack his head a few times with my paws. Possibly rip up his clean clothes and pee on them.
I was in front of Hot Cider’s before I realized I’d driven on auto pilot here and gotten out of the car. There was a paper taped to the front door. It had a soft scent of lavender on it.
I had a few minutes to get ready before opening, so I opened it as soon as I unlocked the door.
It was from Titus. My heart rate kicked up.
My beautiful fox, I’ll see you later this afternoon. We should talk.
Oh, yeah. Talking was a good idea. Maybe after there would be kissing. Because that was a very good motivator for me.
Just as the store opened, a customer stepped inside and I had to put away the letter. The day was busy. I wasn’t sure why, but there was an influx of people skating and shopping today. I’d had a pleasant conversation with a new resident of Silver Springs.
She was a short thing, barely five feet. She was round, like me, and she had long auburn hair. Another redhead to add to our arsenal in the town! Her green eyes were distracting because her pupils were slightly elongated like a cats but she was human. It was possible that she had a relative in the past who was a shifter.
“Hi!” Her attitude was refreshing with how bouncy she was. “I’m Vida Simmone. This is my first time to the rink, but a nice old lady outside said this was the place to get a drink to warm up with.”
“It certainly is the place for a good drink. Stiff or not.” I gestured to the menu. “What are you in the mood for?”
She tapped her foot, as if she couldn’t quite keep still. “I have to go to work in a few hours, so I should be good. Can I try the original?”
“Sure can.” I rang up the drink and took her payment. “I’ll have that ready in a minute.”
