Best Foot Forward by Tamie Dearen

Author:Tamie Dearen [Dearen, Tamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: relationships, dating, series, love, New York
Publisher: Tamie Dearen
Published: 2014-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“I’m sorry, Mom. What did you say?” Emily snapped her attention back to the woman who was watching her with a quizzical expression. Emily was having lunch with her mother, Anne Best Gherring, and her stepdad, Steven Gherring, at the small diner next door to Gherring Inc. where they worked.

“I was asking if you wanted to come over this weekend and address wedding invitations. We were thinking you and Spencer could come over Friday night.”

Steven picked up his wife’s hand from her lap and gave it an affectionate squeeze. “Your mom is finally feeling well enough to really enjoy all of this wedding planning.”

Emily smiled as she watched her mom rubbing her swollen tummy with her other hand. “I’m so glad you finally quit feeling sick all the time. And it least now you actually look pregnant.”

She recalled her shock when she first learned her mother was expecting, and then her further shock when they announced they were having twins. For the first half of her untimely pregnancy, her mother had suffered greatly from hyperemesis gravidarum, to the point of multiple hospitalizations. Spencer’s mother, Connie Marshall, had served as her private nurse until the symptoms subsided. Thus the Marshalls and Gherrings had developed even tighter ties than those of the average in-laws-to-be.

“What has you so distracted today?” The lines on her forehead marked her concern.

Emily forced the corners of her mouth up and raised her eyebrows. “It’s nothing, really. Don’t worry.”

“You don’t have to protect me from everything. It’s not like I’m going to lose the babies because I’m stressing a bit.”

Emily hesitated. It would feel good to get it off her chest. She hadn’t been able to stop thinking about it since last night’s dinner.

“It’s just that I’m worried about Grace and Brad.”

“Are they still on the outs with each other? Are you worried because they’re both in the wedding?”

“Sort of. See, I never told you about the doctor that works with Brad and Josh. Her name is Kara Dickson, and she’s a real piece of work. She actually intercepted Grace’s flowers and card a couple months ago at the hospital. Grace was trying to make up with Brad the first week after she broke up with him. And Dr. Dickson is the reason they didn’t get back together. She lied to Grace and gave her a fake name and everything. And she threw herself all over Brad at the Yankees game, and we all saw it on TV.”

Anne gasped. “And Grace saw it?”

“She did. It was awful.”

Steven’s brows drew together over his sharp blue eyes. “So now Brad is dating this woman?”

“No, he’s not. At least I’m pretty sure he’s not. But she just seems so... so unethical to me. And she really seemed to have her sights set on Brad. I’m worried she’s going to do something else to keep them from getting back together.”

Anne cocked her head. “Why are you suddenly bothered about this? Did something happen?”

“It’s just a feeling. Sunday night, Brad’s brother was there, and he talked to Grace for a long time.

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