Syrah (All Corked Up) by Warin Nessa L

Author:Warin, Nessa L. [Warin, Nessa L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2013-08-05T16:00:00+00:00

12

BY TWO forty-five on Saturday, Royce felt like he was going to lose his mind. The shop had been moderately busy all afternoon, enough that he’d stuck around to help Clint and Lisa instead of going to the office to take care of things back there, but not so busy he didn’t have time to think. He spent the day wondering if three o’clock was early enough to leave and still get a proper tour of the vineyard before dark or if he should have told Shawn to come by earlier.

The bell above the door jingled several times as Royce rang people out. He looked over every time, hoping he’d see Shawn walk through door, and was disappointed every time to see it was just another customer.

“You should’ve gone to get him,” Clint said when the line dwindled and they were both standing behind the counter with nothing to do for a few minutes. “You could have left already.”

“I offered. He said that since I was driving out to the vineyard, the least he could do was meet me here.” It also gave Shawn plausible deniability. If someone saw him or his car here, he could tell Henry he’d gone to buy wine. If someone saw Royce at Shawn’s place, there would be nothing Shawn could say to make things okay with his boss.

“So, what? You think he’s not coming, then?” Clint regarded Royce skeptically. “I doubt it, given how often you talked this week.”

Royce shook his head. He’d talked to Shawn every night this week. Most of them had been just a few short text messages, but twice they’d spent close to an hour talking on the phone. He knew Shawn was coming. “I know. I’m just worried we’ll be too late to really see Heartwood. I’ve talked it up enough I don’t want him to be disappointed.”

“Yes. I’m sure the vineyard is what he’s really interested in. He’s going to be crushed if he doesn’t get to see all of it.”

Royce scowled at Clint. He was convinced Clint had a personal sarcasm quota he needed to meet each day. “That’s not the point. It doesn’t matter why we’re going. I still want him to get as much out of it as he can.”

“As much out of what as who can?”

Royce grinned as he turned. He hadn’t heard the door jingle again, but it must have, because Shawn was standing on the other side of the counter, grinning at him. “As much out of the vineyard tour as you can. I was wondering if we should have left earlier. We might not have time to see everything before it gets dark.”

“If we don’t, we’ll just have to go back out there some other time.” Shawn smiled easily and looked more relaxed than Royce had seen him since before their first date. “It’ll give us another excuse to get out of town.”

If getting out of Portland made Shawn smile like that, Royce didn’t need any other excuse, but he would take one if Shawn offered it.

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