Page 53 of Final Goodbye
“I guess you could say I’ve seen one too many rom-coms when I proposed the idea to him. But it kind of just slipped out of me when my ex realized I was back in town, and he didn’t want to leave me alone.”
“Who is your ex?” she questioned.
I cringed before saying, “Logan Brooks.”
“Okay, wow. There is so much more we need to dive into but I’m going to let that one slide while you finish telling me all about the adventures of Declan’s penis.”
“Oh my God!” I busted out laughing, looking around to make sure one of the few customers around the bar right now didn’t hear her. “It’s definitely been an adventure, that’s for sure,” I said under my breath.
Sophie gave my arm a light slap. “Whoa, careful! I’m armed. I could have cut my finger off with this knife.” I shrieked.
She put her hands on my shoulders as she turned me around. “Don’t be so dramatic. The knives are dull as fuck and my dad needs to replace them but that’s not the point. Tell me what you’ve been working with the last couple of weeks. Did you finally get to meet his penis properly?” I laughed at Sophie’s eagerness.
“What’s the proper way to meet a penis?”
“Naked. Bare. Taking it for a test drive in every hole possible.” My jaw dropped as I shook my head. This girl was something else.
“We have had quite a few proper meetings in fact. Basically, we dropped that fake dating bullshit and admitted there was something more. We didn’t put a label on it or anything, but we are just having fun. Going with the flow.” Deep down, I knew what we had was more than we were admitting. Not throwing a label on it was just our way of avoiding the inevitable.
“God, I love this for you. Can you say upgrade? You went from Logan Brooks to Declan Cooper. Good for you girl!” She let out a giddy squeal.
“It’s been like a decade since I was with Logan. I wouldn’t even say I went from one to the other. But I will say that Declan is definitely the best I’ve ever had,” I admitted with a blush.
“Would you say you’re working with a five-dollar footlong? A popsicle? Or something a bit thicker like a breakfast burrito?” Sophie, being her lighthearted self, asked with her hands in the air like she was measuring something. She was dead fucking serious too.
“You are something else, Soph,” I laughed and added, “why are we comparing Declan’s dick to food?”
“Well, you could say I’m hungry. Maybe in more ways than one. No need to divulge that kind of information if you don’t want to. I can assume you’re just working with a solid home-grown cucumber. Yeah, home-grown is a safe assumption. I bet he’s not the only one full of surprises in that family.” The last part of her rambling caught my attention.
“You and Myles are around the same age, right? Anything ever happen there?” I asked, prying for information.
“Myles Playboy Cooper? Hell no. He may be gorgeous as fuck and probably has a big dick like his brother, but he’s an asshole and has probably fucked every single girl in town.”
“Hey, I never admitted to any sort of dick size!”
She gave me a side-eye like she could see right through my bullshit. “Anyways, Myles is always in here trying to pick up a girl. A different one at that. I refuse to be just a notch on his bedpost.”
“Fair enough. Sounds like he has some growing up to do in more ways than one. Declan says he’s had some drinking problems in the past.”
“In the past? Yeah right. The boy is still drinking his life away. A walking red flag. Bet you he will be in here tonight with the rest of the town.” She rolled her eyes like there was something else there I was missing.
It’s like the people of Alpine Peak heard us talking when they all started to trickle into the bar, leaving the cold weather behind them.
“Alright, let’s get this party started!” Sophie hollered. We were fully stocked, plenty of extra beer in the coolers, ice bins full, and all the fruit and drink garnishes prepped. I looked down at my cleavage to make sure the girls were ready for the night shift.Check.We were ready to make some money.
Tonight had flown by. Locals were out, ready to let loose with their friends and family. The alcohol was flowing, and the tips were generous. The music was beating through the speakers, hypnotizing one patron after another. The dance floor was crazy, body after body gliding around and somehow not running into each other. They all looked like pros dancing out there, unlike the time Declan asked me to dance.
Declan and Myles had come in hours ago, but I had been so busy that I didn’t have much time to chat with them. Declan was hanging out with some friends from work, while Myles was looking for his next victim, as Sophie put it. I had been pouring drink after drink, so busy I realized I hadn’t gone to the bathroom in hours.
“Hey, Soph, I’m going to run and pee really quick. I’ll be right back! You good for a sec?”
“Yeah, go ahead, I’ll hold the fort down!” she called out from the other side of the bar.
I ducked underneath the bar, heading for the bathroom. Before I could approach the door, an arm snaked around my waist pulling me against them. I knew that smell anywhere.
I confirmed it was Declan when I heard his gravelly voice whisper against my ear, “I miss you, baby girl. You’re working too hard. You deserve a little break.” His voice sounded sultry and every bit sexy.
“It’s the busiest night of the year, I can’t leave Sophie behind the bar for round two in the cleaning closet this time,” I joked.
