Bar Red's Redemption Extra

b e a c h

"We're all stumbling in the dark and that makes for some very interesting collisions."
― Marty Rubin

From Clementine's POV

I did this chapter with whoscountinganyway and we cojoined characters from both of our books, please check her out!

Her version of this, where her main character Artemis meets Bar, is Chapter 31 in Addict in Black!

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Clementine knew the moment she suggested to her King that they should go to the beach with their friends that it would be a struggle from the get-go.

For one, Auggie and Law were the only ones of their friends that were available so they had two loud boys fighting in the backseat the entire way there and for another, Clementine noticed how protective Bartholomew had gotten ever since she had managed to get a concussion by simply slamming her head into the cement wall of his apartment after tripping over Culpa- which, in turn, meant that he's be reluctant to let her out of his sights.

And that, of course, was why she wasn't surprised at all when the frown pulled over her King's lips when her, Auggie, and Eli's boyfriend wanted to go get some frozen treats but he wanted to go get a good spot in the shade to place their towels.

"Baby," Bartholomew pulls Clementine to his body and although she loved the feeling of their bodies being pressed together, she also really wanted ice cream. "Why are you pouting at me?"

"Hmph."

"Tell me. Now."

"Because!" She stomped her foot, trying to be intimidating as she stared up at her Oly's beautiful dark eyes but he just made all the mean bones in her body- which she'd admit there wasn't a lot- just turn to goo. "I-I want ice cream but you're being a grump."

"How am I being a grump?" His dark eyes went into that affectionate kind of amusement that Clementine loved seeing but hated that he didn't take her very strict and very scary pout seriously. "I'm not doing anything."

"You're stopping me from getting ice cream," She whines, putting her hand into his hair and tugging lightly. "Please," She pecks hisforehead. "Please," She kisses his nose, and then finally his lips. "Don't worry about me, just go find a n-nice spot and then meet us at the, the ice cream place!"

She could tell he gave in by the sigh that left his lips before her King said, "Fine but if those fuckheads let you get hurt, I'm becoming a murderer."

"I'll be fine." Clementine places another kiss onto his more than inviting mouth, having to stand on her tippy toes to do so. "Thank you, Oly!"

"Yeah, yeah," Bartholomew pats her butt lightly, making her flush as he urges her forward. "Now go before I change my mind."

"Yes, sir, Grumpy, sir!" She giggles out, saluting her Oly before skipping over to the pair of squabbling best friends and shouting, "Love you!"

"Love you too, babygirl!"

And just like that, Clementine was able to go get ice cream, Auggie and Law hot on her trails. They talked to each other while she read, getting lost into a book about magic, fae, and Lords unable to keep wicked queens off of their thrones.

A couple minutes later, someone just happened to interrupt said world while she stood in the ice cream line- which was surprisingly long but that was to be expected, it was an incredibly warm day out and many people flocked down to this beach to get their clothes off and tans on.