“Well, that’s fucking great.”
“Do you want me to talk to Mom and tell her why you can’t work there?”
I think for a moment. “No, that’s okay. If he has an issue with it, that sounds like his problem. Who knows? Maybe he will come around.”
“And if not?”
“Then, he can kiss my ass. This ismytown.”
She grins. “That-a-girl.”
When we go inside, I look for Dylan. I’m about to give him shit for not telling me he worked with Beau, but he is nowhere to be found.
Oh well.
I guess it’s a good thing I live with him.
Chapter nine
Whiskey Works Faster
Beau
“Rough day?”
I look up to see who is asking and realize it’s Dylan.
“Something like that,” I reply. “What are you doing here?”
He takes a seat on the barstool next to mine. “I figured you could use a friend. It’s an interesting choice to come to this bar. You know, the one that my parents own. Seems odd if you’re trying to avoid a certain someone.”
“One, I don’t know what you’re talking about. And two, I heard her say all of you were doing family dinner together, so I didn’t figure any Lawsons would be here. That once again brings me to asking why you’re here.”
While the words sound great in my head, I’m sure I’m slurring quite a few of them.
Dylan looks at the row of high ball glasses in front of me. “I thought you were more of a beer drinker.”
“I usually am, but whiskey works faster.”
He asks the bartender for a beer and then turns his attention back to me. “Are you okay?”
“Fine.”
“Liar.”
I sigh. “If you already knew the answer, why’d you ask the question?”
As he sips the beer that was just set in front of him, he says, “Look, man, I’m sorry I didn’t give you a heads up that Jo was coming home. I had no clue until she showed up on my front porch last night.”
“Dylan, I get it. She’s your sister, and you don’t owe me shit.”
“Maybe not. But I know Jo, and I know she did a number on you—whether she meant to or not.”
“Eh, it’s not a big deal. I’m fine.”
He picks up one of the empty glasses in front of me. “Clearly.”
“Did seeing her after all these years catch me off guard? Yes. But I’ll drown my sorrows tonight and be good as new tomorrow.”
