“I’ve been stuck here in Covington this whole time.” She rolled her eyes. “Nothing happens here.”
“I like it so far,” Jessica said.
“I knew I heard an accent,” Brian said. “Where are you from?”
“Oklahoma. And you’re the one with the accent.” She laughed. “But I love it.”
“You know, when Tyler was a kid, he used to say he was going to marry one of the Fraggles.”
Tyler’s eyes narrowed, and he shook his head. “Bri… not cool.”
Jessica laughed. “A Fraggle?”
“You know, from Fraggle Rock,” Keira added.
“I know who the Fraggles are. I’m just shocked someone would find them… attractive.” They were all laughing at this point. All except Tyler.
Tyler grunted. “Hilarious. You’re all hilarious.”
“You’d have cute little Fraggle children. Maybe they’d have pink fur and they’d live underground…”
“Okay, okay… thanks, Bri. Great imagery.”
“I had a little crush on the oldest brother from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” Jessica said. “What was his name?”
“Caspian… no, Peter. That’s right, it was Peter. And I’m with you on that one,” Keira said.
They all ordered another round of drinks, but Jessica wasn’t sure she’d manage to walk in a straight line if she kept drinking, so she got water instead.
“Work tomorrow,” was her excuse.
“Not for me,” Tyler said, raising his glass. “Let’s toast to time off work!”
“If only,” Brian said as they all clinked their glasses together. “But I’m glad you’re having a break. You deserve it. No one works harder.”
“What are you going to do now?” Keira asked.
Tyler shrugged. “No idea. Maybe I should take up moonshining. I could make liquor for us all to drink.”
“It would cut down on the spending,” Damon said. “This bill is gonna be heinous.”
“Moonshining?” Brian asked. “My pop used to do that.”
“So, you know how?”
“I’ve got a vague idea. It’s not real hard. Although, you can also poison everyone.”
“Yeah, there’s that…” Keira added with a nod as she sipped her drink.
“What is moonshining?” Jessica asked.
They all turned to look at her in unison.
“Liquor making, selling… it’s a whole thing,” Tyler replied. “I’ve always wanted to do it. I’ve got ideas for flavours that I think people will like. And I could pull in some money…”
He was serious. She didn’t want to criticise his ideas, but that didn’t seem like a long-term career prospect. And anyway, wasn’t it illegal?
“Ready to go?” Tyler asked her finally.
