Connie's Silver Shoes (The Candy Cane Girls Book 4) by Bonnie Engstrom

Author:Bonnie Engstrom [Engstrom, Bonnie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Forget Me Not Romances, a division of Winged Publications
Published: 2016-07-24T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

“I feel stupid in plaid,” Jaeda tugged at his tie.

Alice was pinning the inseam of Jaeda’s trousers when he voiced his opinion loudly. “Ouch, woman, watch where your hands go.” Alice had a mouthful of straight pins she spit out at his feet. She turned her salt and pepper head toward Connie and shrugged her shoulders in question. Doreen noticed tears in her eyes.

“Get a grip, mister,” Doreen said. “This isn’t fun for any of us, but necessary. Your duds have to fit perfectly for print ads and the runway. And YouTube,” she added. “You owe Miss Alice an apology,” she said with a firm tone and looking him in the face.

“What? The runway?” He glanced over Alice to Connie. “Do I have to do that?”

“Yep, part of the deal.”

“No, I can’t. It could jeopardize my job. No, can’t,” he repeated.

Doreen glared at him. “The apology?”

“Oh, yeh, sorry Alice. I was caught off guard. Do what you have to do, but be delicate, please.”

She nodded, scraped up the pins and took her time sticking them in the pin cushion on her wrist. Connie noticed her glasses seemed more fogged than usual.

~

After Jaeda left with little Jake tucked under his arm, Doreen pulled Connie aside. She had slipped out of her plaid skirt and put on her own clothes, her favorite sweats. She tossed a treat to Striker who laid down with his chin on his forepaws and sighed.

“I’m worried, Con, about the Jaeda guy. How did it go in New York?”

“It went really well, Dor, considering. He was wonderful and attentive and gave a great eulogy for his grandma, and didn’t seem a bit embarrassed by me.”

“Why would he have been embarrassed? You are the perfect lady, always gracious.” She cocked her head exploring Connie’s face for the answer.

Connie rolled her eyes.

“Oh, I get it,” Doreen said.

“Yep, my whiteness.”

“Did that really matter? Did either of you get any negative feedback?”

“Not blatantly. A bit subtly. Thinly veiled.” Connie crossed her arms in front of her and rubbed her elbows with her hands. She explained about the nasty remark she heard the one man say, how it had hurt her.

“Con,” Doreen placed her hands on her friend’s shoulders not too gently. “If you really care about Jaeda, and,” she paused to be sure Connie was paying attention, “if you have any kind of a future together, that remark was just the appetizer. More to come, maybe for a lifetime.”

Connie nodded and collapsed in Doreen’s arms weeping. “It’s so confusing. I really like him, but not just as a friend.” She searched Doreen’s face, then confessed. “I think I’m falling in love with him. I feel so lost.” Doreen smiled and hugged her.

~

Jaeda kicked the sheets off his feet and Jake growled. Jaeda growled back, but more to the empty room than to Jake who had settled down again taking over more space on the bed. What was he going to do? “Please, God, guide me,” he pleaded whispering out loud. His whispered words seemed to bounce around the room, and he kicked at the sheets again.

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