Aisle Be The Groom (Bristlecone Springs Book 1) by Sage Abbott

Author:Sage Abbott [Abbott, Sage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Coco Nutz Publishing
Published: 2024-10-08T00:00:00+00:00

21

OZZIE

“I’m sorry I can’t stick around, Gertie.” I handed her the apron I’d been using, feeling a little guilty at my fib. I wasn’t sorry at all. While I didn’t mind helping in the kitchen—and I’d been the one to suggest it—I had a date with Gray in about an hour. A date! The concept wasn’t new, but Gray was, and he made dates special the way they were supposed to.

“Don’t apologize.” Gertie patted my hand. “You’ve been a big help to me since you’ve been here. I should be the one to apologize for manipulating all your time, which you need to prepare for your wedding.”

My stomach dropped. A wedding that wasn’t happening. I giggled sheepishly. This was the part of dating Gray that I didn’t like. Carter wasn’t around, so I couldn’t tell him the wedding was off and that I was seeing his father. Breaking the two pieces of news to him at the same time might not be best, but I was too happy with Gray to pretend any longer. It was better to get everything out in the open.

Being with him made my chest light. I’d forgotten what it felt like to glow from the inside out. But…we owed Carter the truth.

I’ll talk to Gray about it after our date.

I didn’t want to ruin our outing.

“I don’t mind helping.” I pushed back a lock of damp hair from my forehead. The heat was unbearable. “Giving me something to do has filled my days. And I like your stories about the town folk. I feel as if I’m friends with everybody.”

Gertie laughed, folded the apron, and placed it neatly on the counter. “You’re sweeter than a jar of honey. How’s the wedding preparation going? Your folks gonna be down soon?”

“My moms are on vacation right now.” Since I left the house, they’d grown closer and were so head over heels in love with each other they sometimes forgot Earth’s population wasn’t a grand total of two. “They’re coming down the weekend before the wedding.”

“Just two weeks away.” She clicked her tongue. “Aye, that’s such a short time, and I haven’t seen you do much yet. Is it Gray?”

She knew about my affair with Gray? My mouth fell open, and I got light-headed as if all the blood had drained out of my head. “What-what do you mean?”

“Well, it’s obvious what’s going on. Don’t look so shocked. This isn’t on you, sugar pie. Gray should be ashamed of himself. Do you want me to talk to him for you?”

I shook my head, gaping like a fish. “I, uh, no, I—” I swallowed and tried again, “You can’t blame Gray. It’s not his fault. Truly. He tried his best. We both did, but we didn’t expect to have these powerful feelings for each other. And I know it’s wrong because I’m engaged to Carter, but I’m going to call off the wedding. I just can’t do it over the phone, so I have to wait for him to…” Gertie’s eyebrows shot up to her hairline, and her mouth formed a perfect O.

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