Yet another drabble. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: Not mine!
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I got my ticket for the long way round
Two bottle whiskey for the way
And I sure would like some sweet company
And I'm leaving tomorrow, what do you say?
-Anna Kendrick, Cups
He was gorgeous.
Juliet O'Hara took another drink of her whiskey and tried to soothe her jittery nerves. She was heading out for the police academy in the morning, and she was spending her last night in California alone.
At least, alone was what she had planned.
Then a tall, self-confident man with piercing blue eyes and jet black hair walked into the bar, sending her heart racing.
He was stunning.
There was no way a guy like that would be interested in someone like her.
But then he took the empty seat beside hers and she nearly lost all of her cool when he said, "My name is Carlton. Can I buy your next drink?"
She managed to nod and immediately her glass was refilled. She was already riding a nice buzz but it was nothing compared to what she felt when she followed him out of the bar less than an hour later. She was not the kind of woman to have a one night stand, but there was something about this man that drew her in and refused to let go.
So she went, and in the morning, when she was riding out of California headed toward her destination in Miami, she could still taste him on her lips.
Finis.