Fiction

Three Sours

Aching for the sweet

Photo by Olena Bohovyk: https://www.pexels.com/photo/sliced-orange-fruit-in-clear-drinking-glass-3323682/

“No egg white. One with a candied orange slice, the other two each with a sprig of rosemary. Yes to bitters, three drops. The only reason I come here is you don’t use a mix and you keep rosemary on hand. My candied orange too.”

Max put the three drinks in front of her. She pulled them to her like a poker player scooping up a pile of chips. She…