Off the Menu
READING AGE 18+
Nica Shaw leaves her crumbling marriage behind, and convinces herself that the last thing she wants is another relationship. After her best friend encourages her to get a second job at the restaurant she works at, the last thing she expects is to develop feelings for not one, but TWO of her new coworkers. Cole Holland came home from Oklahoma ten years ago with a vow to never let anyone close again. When Nica catches his eye though, he has to confront his past and determine if she’s worth the risk. Riley Holland is the younger brother who has been Cole’s constant companion for the last decade. What starts as him trying to help his brother come out of his shell ends with him falling for the same woman. Trigger warnings include depictions/mentions of abuse, depression, severe car accidents, alcohol consumption, and the use of weed.
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“Why don’t you scoop the butthole out?” I stopped when I heard Nica’s voice, hand lifted inches from the door to the walk-in. I turned to face her and Ronnie. She stood there, looking at him so innocently while he stared, dumbstruck. A box of tomatoes between them.
“What?” he asked, blinking. His hand frozen on the slicer. A tomato……
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