As Bright as the Stars by Cindy Caldwell

Author:Cindy Caldwell
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Prickly Pear Press
Published: 2019-07-31T04:00:00+00:00

The party, if you could call it that with the small number of people, lasted long into the night. Everybody chimed in about their opinion of what the wedding should be like until Cassie shook her head and said, “No more talk about the wedding. As long as Alex and I are married at the end of it, I don’t care what it is. I’m handing it over to the resort events coordinator and I’m just going to show up.”

“Perfect,” Megan said, warming to the idea of not being in charge of it and just having fun.

As the party wound down and James announced he was heading home, Megan walked outside with him to get a breath of fresh air..

James turned to her, and his blue eyes looked to her to be as bright as the stars in the sky.

“I’ve been thinking. I bet you’d love Shell Beach if you haven’t been,” he said. His eyes met hers, and he held her gaze as if offering a challenge. “Would you like to come with me tomorrow? I have to take some photographs for an article I’m writing, and I would love the company. The tide should be out, and the shells are everywhere. Special ones. You’d like it if you like shell hunting.

“Oh, I do. Very much. I haven’t been in years. I’ll have to check with Felicia, though. We had planned a workday tomorrow.

“Kyle’s here. I’m sure she could do without you for a few hours. I’ll pick you up at nine and I’ll bring lunch. Just be ready.

“I’ll check with Felicia…”

“Choose you. Choose happy. You’ll have a great time. I promise. I already squared it with her tonight at dinner. She’s fine. And I look forward to seeing you then.”

She watched as he turned back toward his car and started whistling, his Hawaiian shirt billowing in the breeze.

Standing on the cliff as she watched his taillights disappear down the beach, she wasn’t sure whether to thank her friend or fault her for throwing her under the bus.

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