Chasing Jenna by Micki Fredricks

Author:Micki Fredricks [Fredricks, Micki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

>CHAPTER SIXTEEN<

Cale and I decided to take our relationship slow. Well, Cale decided, and I tried to ignore the fact that I knew he didn’t want to become too attached, until he found out if I was chosen for sponsorship or not. Being a man true to his word, we had not progressed past holding hands. It was endearing and maddening all at the same time. Honestly, it made me crazy, along with everything else that had been happening.

Except from across our classrooms, I had not seen Ryan at all. He stopped meeting me before class, stopped coming over for lunch, and refused to text me back. It was miserable. I knew I had made a mistake freaking out like I did, but I couldn’t say I wouldn’t do it again. Dana was a bitch.

My nights since the club were spent in my dorm room with Cale. We never went anywhere else and I was okay with that. I liked having him to myself. I couldn’t imagine the stress of actually going to a social situation with him. I needed more practice before that happened.

There was no down time, or fun time, every second was used to “prep” for the sponsorship evaluation. He quizzed me on current events, the history of The Brotherhood, or whatever other ridiculous topic he had given me the night before to go over. I struggled balancing all of it with my schoolwork, especially since my study buddy was acting like I didn’t exist.

I would never tell Cale that though. Studying by flashlight into the late hours of the night became my normal. I would admit, however, my lack of sleep may have played into my absolute refusal to see the day as anything other than a pain in the ass.

“Yes, Mom, I’m here now.” I paused to let her talk as I slipped another dress over my head. “No, he picked some out for me to try on.” I tugged on the bottom hem, wondering if there was more to it. “No, I’m not having fun.”

“Just come out or I’m coming in,” Katie yelled through the dressing room door. I took a deep breath, raising my shoulders up to my ears and exhaling in exaggerated defeat.

“I have to go, Katie is waiting.” I pulled the dressing room door open and walked out like a pouting five year old, and over to the wall of mirrors. Katie and the sales clerk whispered back and forth.

I glared at myself in the mirror while Katie and her side-kick clerk circled around me, inspecting every inch. What had I gotten myself into? This was ridiculous. I had no business standing in this swanky dress shop, no business wearing this god awful expensive dress and certainly no business meeting Cale’s father.

My whole body tightened as if rigor mortis had set in. Cale’s father was coming here to meet me and it was my worst nightmare. My stomach twisted as the thought ran through my head.

Technically he wasn’t coming to meet only me; but all the proposed sponsored.

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