All For Love by Lucy Kevin & Bella Andre

Author:Lucy Kevin & Bella Andre [Kevin, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Published: 2015-01-15T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

The tree-lighting ceremony on Christmas Eve, held near the harbor, was a big deal on the island. It had started out as nothing more than the community’s attempt to add a bit of festive cheer by gathering the locals to light up the most iconic area of their town. By now, though, it had become an event that practically everyone on the island attended, complete with music, entertainers, marine biologists who were staying for the holidays, great food and much more.

The much more included Paige and her sisters, who were all currently standing in a tent just off the main street while Morgan worked to finish their hair, wardrobe, and makeup with all the care and seriousness that she would have applied to big movie stars.

Movie stars like Christian, Paige thought, and then worked to squash that thought. Just like she’d tried to push away all the other thoughts she’d had of him that day. Not that it had worked, of course, when they’d spent the morning dancing together, as usual. And not that it could work when he was just so gorgeous and sweet all the time.

There she went again, when she knew as well as anyone that things couldn’t possibly work between them. Because however much it was impossible to ignore their attraction when they were dancing in each other’s arms, he was still a major movie star, and she was just a dance instructor on a small island. One who had made the big mistake of trying to date a star once before.

When Paige sighed as Morgan applied another flick of eye shadow and then a touch of lipstick, her sister gave her a reassuring smile. “One day, you’ll be used to being the center of attention with all of us one night a year. Might take you a few decades, but you’ll get used to it.”

Morgan might have gotten used to it after all her time spent on TV, but Paige knew she never would. She looked around for something to distract her from the thought of walking out in front of so many people in a few minutes—and from constantly thinking about Christian. Her sisters all looked so beautiful in the red-and-white dresses they’d worn to fit with the seasonal theme. They each had the same dress, but they all managed to make it look so different.

Emily, for example, managed to look rather formal and elegant. Morgan looked as if she was about to attend a film premiere. Rachel looked fit and athletic from her traveling adventures with Nicholas and little Charlotte. Hanna, of course, had customized her dress into something far less formal and was carrying a small video camera to document the whole occasion. Then there was Paige, hoping she would be able to find a spot in the crowd where she could disappear into the background.

Still, it was hard to deny the sense of excitement bubbling up in her. Even if this event involved far too many people looking at her, the ceremony was one of the most beautiful moments of the year.

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