Whiskey Rose (Fallen) Read Online Free

Rose was still chatting with the men at the bar. She was friendly and fun loving with them. Not at all the freeze out she had given him. He watched her, she was very efficient as soon as one man finished his drink she was there to get him another she was continually wiping down the bar and washing glasses while she was chatting with the men. He was so used to hearing her voice talking to others that it took him a minute to realize she was talking to him.
    "What did you say?" he asked when she had been staring at him for a moment.
    "You're up slugger."
    "What?" He said again not understanding her meaning. She pointed and he followed the line of her finger and saw Dixie. There was a drunken cowboy trying to get his arms around her she was pushing him off but he wasn't getting the point. He straightened up and approached them.
    “ Do we have a problem ? ” He asked, the drunken man glanced at him then turned his attention back to the girl.
    “ Mind your own business . ” The man muttered.
    “ Yo u’ re bothering the lady . ”
    “ I said get lost . ” The man growled.
    “It’s time for you to go.” Matt said and grabbed the man’s arm. The man released Dixie and swung at him. Matt ducked dodging the punch and immediately retaliated burying his fist in the man’s gut. He fell back landing heavily on the chair and the legs buckled sending it crashing to the floor. He stepped forward to haul the man up but before he could someone barred his path.  He was surprised to see Rose. From this distance he could see her eyes weren’t blue but a deep smoky grey and very angry. She put her hands on his chest and pushed him back several steps. She turned back and helped the man to his feet.
    “ Come on Lewis, time to go sleep it off. Mabel will be looking for you . ” She escorted him to the door and nudged him out. The people around him returned to what they had been doing moments before. She walked to a door beside the end of the bar and looked pointedly at him. He sighed and followed her. It was clearly a store room, there were crates full of bottles stacked along the wall
    “ What was that ? ” she demanded the second he closed the door.
    “ What? I was just doing what you told me too . ”
    “ I need you to defuse the situation, show him the door. Not act like a jealous lover ! ”
    “ If I were acting like a jealous lover I would have just hit him, instead of trying to talk to him . ” She huffed and crossed her arms. He could see that argument did n’ t appease her. 
    “ When one of them starts fighting they all start fighting. When they fight, they break things , ” she said very calmly as if she were explaining something to a child. The tone grated on him.
    “ I was simply doing the job you gave me . ”
    “Next time , do it without breaking anything or you can go out the door with him,” she snapped and walked passed him out the door.  He fought to keep his irritation in check so it wouldn’t show as he followed her back out. He resumed his perch beside the bar and the activity around him continued as if the incident had never happened.  He didn’t move again the rest of the night. He just observed. He looked for anyone that looked suspicious or as if they had unnaturally violent tendencies.  By the end of the night he was no closer to finding a suspect. Once all the patrons were gone the girls disappeared as well. Izzy began stacking the chairs on top of the table so he followed suit and did the same.  When they finished Rose was sweeping.
    “ What next ? ” He asked. She looked up as if the sound of his voice had startled her.
    “ Get some sleep , ” she said softly.  He looked around and realized that Izzy was already gone.
    “ Are you coming ? ”
    “ I have more to do . ”
    “ Can I help ? ”
    “ No , ” she said simply. He was tempted to stay and help anyway but opted not to. There was no point in sticking around and being a nuisance if she did n’ t want him there. 
    Matt made