The Accidental Heart
The sharp buzzing of her phone against a wooden stool abruptly shattered the loud music echoing off the walls.
Avery swiped the screen with a paint-stained thumb, pressing it to her ear.
"Get out of the house, Ave," Garrison’s deep, commanding voice boomed through the speaker, completely skipping a greeting.
"You sound like you’ve been trapped in a vacuum. Clean up. We’re going to The Rusty Anchor."
"Garrison, I'm right in the middle of—"
"I don't care," Garrison interrupted smoothly, his unyielding tone brooking no argument.
"You need a drink, and you need to get out of that glass tomb before you asphyxiate on paint fumes. I’ll meet you in the corner booth in twenty."