Tequila Sunrises over Georgia (a novella) Read Online Free Page A

Remember that.” Carter says and starts
laughing.
    “What am I missing?” I look at my Mom, hoping
she has the answers.
    “Gia, they are just being sassy. Pay them no
mind, dear.”
    “Gia,” my brother interjects. “I love you,
but hate to break the news that you can be a pain in the ass,
sometimes. And when I say sometimes, I mean all the time. I know
this. I put up with your butt for years.”
    “I can’t believe you, Nash Black. You’re my brother!”
    “I’m also a realist.”
    “Pfft. I really don’t like you right about
now.”
    And then, as usual, my mom saves the day.
    “Listen up children, regardless of how easy
or how difficult Gia may be to work with, she is doing something
right. She’s won multiple awards and now is heading her own TV
show, and we are very, very proud.”
    “Thanks, Mom!”
    “Now, if you could only use all that
authority to get time off and come visit more often…”
    “Mom!”
    “Alright, alright. No more fussing. Tell us
how was the interview and whose house are you working on?”
    And just like that, I felt at peace. I had
the guys giving me a hard time, like always. Mom championing for
me. My daddy listening to my every word. Yes. I was home. I was
happy.
    Well, mostly.
    If I knew what to do about Carter, my life
would be so much easier.
    *Sigh*
     
    * * *
     
Carter
    Damn, she is beautiful.
    I sit next to Gia at dinner, and my thoughts
continue to leave the conversation so I can imagine what it will
feel like to put my hand on her thigh and move her skirt up slowly,
until I can feel the edge of her…
    “Carter?”
    Whoa.
    I move my gaze to follow Gia’s voice.
    “Yes.”
    “We need to go. We have to be ready early in
the morning and talk to the camera crew about what’s going to be
happening tomorrow.”
    I start to get up and grab my plate. “Sure,
Gia. Let me help your mom clear the table first.”
    “Nonsense, boy. Go on and leave. We’ve got
this. No worries.” Mrs. Black says to me sweetly.
    “Yes, ma’am.” I give Mrs. Black a hug, say my
good night to the guys and I look casually for Gia.
    “Hold on, Carter. I will walk out with
you.”
    “Aren’t you staying here?”
    “Nope. I’m going to stay at the hotel with
the crew. That way they are all easy to reach, if needed, of
course.”
    She pops another one of those red candies in
her mouth.
    “Please note that’s not what we want. If we
had a choice, we’d want her here, where we can suffocate her with
our love every single day!” Her mom yells from the kitchen.
    I chuckle at Gia while she cringes in mock
fear and opens the door for us to get through. I place my hand at
her back to guide her and because I want to touch her, one way or
another.
    “Carter, it was nice to have you over for
dinner. I’m so sorry about your parents… I hadn’t realized they
were no longer with us.”
    I give her a small smile. This is a subject I
rather not get into, but she means well.
    “Thanks. It’s been hard not having them
around, but your parents have helped us tremendously. They are way
too kind.”
    “Well, they’ve known you since you were born
and they were also good friends with your parents. So it doesn’t
surprise me that they treat you guys like family. As a matter of
fact, they’ve always have considered you guys as an extended
family.”
    A comfortable silence passes between us. I’m
grateful that there are no more questions about this, for now. We
reach her car and she turns to face me.
    The street light offers a faint yellow glow
that blankets everything around us, but her brown eyes somehow
glimmer in the darkness and her features seem more beautiful than
in daylight, if that’s even possible. The tip of her tongue moves
slowly over her top lip, leaving a faint wet trail that could put
my thirst out of misery. I can’t help but stare at the coveted
mouth that I want to kiss right now - more than anything else I’ve
ever wanted.
    Her hand comes up and touches my chest, right
above