Nice to meet all of you. I’m the one that makes
Warm Springs Writer’s Retreat work like a fine-tuned clock. I’m also Cat’s best
friend.
We met in Los Angeles when she started visiting the gay bar
where I bar-tended. No, I’m not outing the girl. She’s as straight as an arrow
and is dating that hunk of a guy, Seth Howard. He’s a sweetheart and became a
fast part of the Warm Springs team.
I enjoyed working there because I didn’t have to worry about
being hit on. Cat came into the place because she liked the location. The
girl’s a little naïve. But we had a lot of time to talk and when she got the
word that her ex-husband had died and left her this amazing Victorian, I was
ready for a change.
So here we are in Aspen Hills, Colorado. The town lives and
dies around the college. Covington is a small private school full of privileged
brats if you ask me. Although I didn’t go to college, so maybe it’s different
when you get to extend your childhood for four more years and still drink at
the local bar. I went right to work after graduation at a little restaurant in
Ohio. That’s where I’m from. Then I followed a loser out to California. I stuck
and the loser left. I liked the weather
out there a lot more than Ohio, so I stayed on. Well, until last year.
Colorado’s nice, but this is my first winter. The good thing
is we can ski right outside of town. The bad news is I hate driving on the
roads when it ices up so I tend to stay at home when the weather takes a turn. And
when I’m home, I bake. I’m always trying out new recipe to use during the
retreats. Some of the treats I share with our neighbor, Mrs. Rice. She’s always
looking for a new piece of gossip to share or hear.
I don’t think she really knows what to think about Cat, Seth
and me. But I feed her, so she’s generous with the town gossip. Of course,
she’s not the only source I have. Cat’s more of an introvert. She likes her
people in small groups. I love the big party. And I talk to everyone. The
library, the grocery store, I even know people at the hardware store.
Seriously, Aspen Hills is a very welcoming town.
Come on by one morning for coffee and treats. I don’t know
what I’ll have baking in the oven, but I can promise it will be yummy!
A great series! I can't wait to read the next one!
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