Fish Perfume (Cozy Harbor Marina Series) by Sammie Grace Read Free Book Online

crazy about you, Mo. What’s not to like?”
    “I’m not worried about him likin’ me. Guys all love the Mo. I just hope I won’t be disappointed. It’s all about me, Meggie.”
    I gave her a big smile and decided I’ve got to be more like Mo.
    The door to the shack opened and in walked Mac. He tipped his cap and said, “Hello, beautiful ladies.”
    Mo said, “You old flatterer. Want a cup of coffee?”
    “Make it to go, Mo. I’ve gotta go home and get some things done at the house. I just came in here looking for Meggie. I wanted to ask her when she’s going clamming with me.”
    I suggested, “How about Tuesday afternoon, Mac? Journey has off today and Monday, but she’ll be back on Tuesday, and I can take the afternoon off.”
    He winked at me and said, “Meet me on my boat at 1:00, and we’ll do some digging.”
    “Can’t wait,” I told him.

    * * * * *
    Later that afternoon, Kathy from the Dancing Queen dropped by the office.
    “Meggie, I just had to tell you that we all got a good night’s sleep Friday and Saturday. I don’t know what you said to Cathy, but it worked. We didn’t hear a peep out of them all weekend, and every time I saw Kenny, he had a big smile on his face.”
    “I’m glad, Kathy. At least something went right this weekend.”
    “Yeah, I saw the pictures of you with the lobster bait all over you. Are you okay?”
    “Just a little smelly. Nothing that ten showers won’t cure.”
    “You’re doing a good job. Betty would be proud of you.”
    I reminded her, “Well, there’s a long way to go until the end of August.”
    “You hang in there, and yell if you need anything. I owe you one.”
    “Thanks, Kathy. Have a good week.”
    After closing up, I decided to go into town and hit the grocery store for some much-needed supplies. I thought I’d better swing by the bookstore, too, and pick up some romance novels for Sexy Cathy. Gram left a note saying that she wanted me to drive her Buick at least once a week while she was gone. She said the salt air is tough on cars and it’s good to start them up once in a while. Gram owned a big Buick LeSabre. I got in the car, and because it was such a nice evening, I put down the windows. I don’t really like air conditioning and only turn it on when it’s absolutely unbearable out and I’m ready to have heat stroke.
    My first stop was the local bookstore. After looking over the romance section, I picked out five books. If you bought four, you got the fifth free. I picked up The Master and the Mistress, The Prince and the Parlor Maid, The Sword and the Honey Pot, The Captain and the Countess, and, last but not least, The Maiden and the Monk.
    When I got back to the car, I noticed the gas gauge was almost on empty, so I pulled into the gas station across the street. I couldn’t believe it was a full service station. I hadn’t seen one of those in years. I pulled up to the pump. A teenage boy in a uniform came over and looked at the car, then looked at me. He did this a few more times before he said, “I like your furry friend.”
    I looked in the backseat, thinking a cat or a squirrel must have climbed into the car while I was in the bookstore.
    He said, “Not back there.”
    I quickly jumped out of the car and looked it over. There was a mouse running around on the trunk of Gram’s car.
    I’m sure he could tell I was a little freaked out. “Can you get it off?” I asked.
    “That’ll be an extra five dollars for mouse removal, ma’am.”
    I didn’t know which pissed me off more, being called ma’am or the fact that he was going to charge me five dollars to get rid of the mouse.
    He laughed and said, “Only kidding. I’ll get it off the car.”
    “Well, wait until I get back in the car,” I said in a panic as I threw my body back in the front seat and slammed the door.
    I watched him knock the mouse off the car and herd it into the woods behind the station. When he got back, he popped the hood and found a nest near the