A Taste of Bliss by Adrian R. Hale

Author:Adrian R. Hale [Hale, Adrian R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, romance contemporary, new adult contemporary romance
Publisher: ARH Revelry
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

I make it backstage and muffle my scream of excitement. The euphoria of doing something that scared me is all too real. The blood rushing in my ears eases and my smile grows larger as I find Willa in much the same state.

“Dude. That was pretty cool. We didn’t fall or anything.” She jumps up and down in excitement. She is forced to stop when her foot slides out of her shoe and makes her stumble. “Okay, totally fell, but at least it was here and not out front.”

I can’t help but laugh at her, and this whole situation. It’s surreal to be walking in a fashion show I put together for a worthy cause, and to have liked it.

“Hey ladies, don’t go too far. The chairs are being rearranged so we can start the auction. I’ll bring you out in the same order you walked, so stay nearby and pay attention.” Finch is perfectly executing the role of organizer extraordinaire. I’m so glad I have him on board with this. He peeks out the door and then comes back. “Okay, you—” he points at a model named Jasmine, “let’s do this. Be cute, sell the dress, and raise money.” They walk out together.

I head to the door and stick my head out. The side of the warehouse is now serving as our auction stage, with Finch on a microphone speaking to the crowd. It’s a big crowd. Bigger than I realized while I was focused on walking through the catwalk. Fresh nerves have my hands sweating and shaking, and my mouth dry. I swallow and make fists, forcing a calm I don’t actually feel.

Finch has started the auction and, much to my delight, there are actually people bidding. We decided to start every dress at one hundred dollars, knowing we would like to make at least a thousand to help mom. Watching women, and even some men, raising their hands bidding higher each time for the beautiful dress has me elated. The bidding finally stalls at five hundred, and Jasmine returns to the room, telling the next model in line to go out front. I high-five her and tell her good job.

I busy myself by cleaning up my station, cleaning brushes and putting everything away so I don’t have to do it later. Before I know it, Willa is grabbing my shoulder.

“Hey lady, I got seven hundred, can you believe it? There’s not even much of a dress here. Your turn—go make money for your mom.” She pushes me to the door and I am walking in a daze toward Finch who is joking with the last auction winner. He sends her off to Milleigh who will take payment and arrange for the dress to be sent to her.

“Now, ladies and gentleman, this beautiful dress is worn by Bliss Kaufman, the fabulous lady who put together this entire event. Her mom, Lisa, is our beneficiary tonight, so it would mean a lot to all of us if you

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