Page 11 (1/2)

“Your wife?” Joe echoed, eyes going wide “When did that happen?”

“Yesterday when Winter got into town,” Christopher replied, dropping his arh mine

“Huh” Joe’s broent up, and then he shrugged “If you’d told any of us you were getting married, we could’ve moved shit around on the schedule so you didn’t have to co on the batch of Solstice Ale for you I know it’s almost ready to untap, but I’m sure he could have handled it for you”

Glancing up at Christopher, I echoed, “Solstice Ale?”

“Holly Jolly Brewery isof his broad shoulders

“It’s in the building behind us,” Joe explained, jerking his thumb over his shoulder “He has quite the setup back there with enough tanks to brew four flavors at a tis He even does ciders, if that’s ”

Considering“I’m not sure what I’d like”

“I’ down a stack of shot glasses and lining them up in a row “Your husband has won more than a feards for his recipes”

“I have plenty of stuff she can try e get back hoed on et shit in order so you’re ready e open in less than an hour”

Joe s, boss”

We walked through the kitchen, and Christopher introducedfood When we passed a waitress in the break roo in the brewery area, and he offered to keep an eye on the tanks after congratulating us on our e

The last strahen we left the brewery to head back into the pub and passed a group of elderly gentle out the back door of the city center They called out a greeting to Christopher and were all s and added, “This is my wife, Winter”

I finally lost uy who only see everyone I was his wife Once the lared up at hi me your wife in front of everyone? As a man of feords, I’d think you’d want to keep your personal business to yourself Especially since you’ll getabout our ht need to explain to your e circle—“but now you’re literally telling random people on the street that we’re married”

“There can’t be an annuled to blow loss over that important little fact until he pointed it out