Boyfriend for Hire by Chianese Gail

Author:Chianese, Gail [Chianese, Gail]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-12-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The rest of the week zipped by, which was both good and bad in Tawny’s mind. Good, actually great because she scored three new clients (on her own, thank you very much) and the bosses were thrilled with her work. Bad because it meant she was now parked in front of her parents’ house dreading going in. Her dad had spoken no more than ten words (“hi” and “bye”) to her since the foot-in-mouth dinner six weeks ago. His response to her new job had been a grunt.

Her mother had the opposite reaction, thrilled because of all the contacts she’d make in the wedding business. Yeah, Tawny knew exactly where her mom’s mind had gone. Maybe if Tawny planned other people’s weddings, she’d start dreaming of her own. Fat chance. If anything, eloping (someday) sounded better and better, especially after she’d dealt with Camellia’s momster today.

Right now, Tawny put all of the negative thoughts away. Tonight was all about celebrating her best friend’s upcoming nuptials. Not really a bridal shower or an engagement party, but Cherry meant as much to her parents as Tawny did to Cherry’s family, and it was the end of summer. Roll them all together and it was the perfect excuse for her mom to throw a get-together. Not that Katia Torres needed a reason.

Tawny took a couple of minutes to tame her hair—the humidity was killing her—and fix her lipstick before getting out of her Mini Cooper. A quick scan confirmed she was, for once, not the last to arrive. Mateo’s sports car was missing. George’s minivan sat in the driveway (suck-up that he was). Behind it was the Ryans’ Honda, and on the street, in front of Tawny, sat Jason’s truck. Looked like Tawny wasn’t the only one parked for a quick getaway.

This time Tawny headed straight to the backyard. If Grams was already here, she’d be in the kitchen with Tawny’s mom. Unlike her mother who would put her to work, Grams liked an empty kitchen when she was cooking. Totally fine with Tawny. It’d been a long week and an even longer day, and she just wanted to relax and have fun for a change. No cares, no responsibility, a night to chill. Walking through the gate she spotted the man-circle with her dad, his mini-me (her brother George), Jason, and Gramps, which brought a smile to her face.

As the gate slammed shut, Gramps looked up, breaking into a smile. “There’s my girl. Come and give me a hug and tell me about your new job.”

He really was the best, even if he did tend to go off his rocker at times.

She headed over to do exactly as she’d been told, trying to ignore the fact that her own father hadn’t said a word or even looked at her. Before she could reach the men, she was attacked by the munchkins, also known as her nephews Danny and Tommy. A few minutes of spinning them around, chasing after them, and tickling

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