Christmas with an Alaskan Man (An Alaskan Romance Series Book 3) by Evangeline Kelly

Author:Evangeline Kelly [Kelly, Evangeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Jazmin

The auction had just ended, and the winners were heading backstage to collect their prospective dates. An older woman a few rows up had outbid me, and now Clay owed her a dinner date. I’d done my best to win, but once the bid reached three thousand dollars, I couldn’t go higher, though I was tempted to push the limit. With all the wedding expenses, I couldn’t afford to bid twenty-five hundred, but I’d done it anyway, hating the idea of Roberta winning and attaching herself to Clay during one-on-one time with him.

Sabrina eyed me with concern, the corner of her mouth lifting up on one side. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Honestly, I’m relieved Roberta didn’t win, but even if she had, it wouldn’t be the end of the world. I trust Clay.”

“He doesn’t want to go out with anyone but you,” Hunter said, “but he’ll follow through because he made a commitment.”

“It’s my fault, really. I challenged him to get out of his comfort zone, and he took me up on it.” I smiled, trying to remain positive. “This is a good thing. Four thousand dollars will go towards helping low-income families, and that’s the main point of this event.”

“True,” Sabrina said.

We followed the crowd as everyone began to leave. Suddenly, a man tapped me on the shoulder. “Excuse me, are you Jazmin Campbell?”

I turned around and looked at him, surprised. “Yes, can I help you?”

“You’re wanted backstage.”

My eyebrows flew up. “I am?” My voice sounded way too hopeful and excited to my own ears.

“Yes, follow me.” He left without another word, not glancing back to see if I was behind him.

I glanced at Sabrina and Hunter with a half-smile. “Maybe Clay wants to talk to me before he goes on his date.”

Sabrina gestured for me to follow the gentleman. “Go ahead. We’ll wait in the car.”

I nodded and took off, not wanting to lose the man in the mass of bodies that were all headed the opposite direction towards the exit. I had to say, “excuse me” about ten times before I finally made it to the stage, and it reminded me of a cartoon where a fish had to swim upstream. The guy came to a halt near the left side of the stage. He gestured for me to continue following him as he made his way down a corridor and then to a back room where Clay and the woman who outbid me waited.

I smiled at her as I approached and offered a hand. “Hi, I’m Jazmin.”

She took my hand and clasped it between both of hers. “Thea.”

“Nice to meet you, Thea.”

She released my hand and glanced at Clay. “Do you want to tell her or should I?”

I glanced from one to the other, confused as to why they both wanted to speak with me.

“I’ll tell her,” Clay said, stepping closer. He put both of his hands on my shoulders, and the contact made my body hum with approval. A smile broke out over his features, making him appear even more handsome than he already was.

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