Courted by Discipline: A Courting Romance (In Hyacinth Book 1)

Author:Bree Cariad
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Lazy Day
Published: 2014-10-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

By Tuesday, Kathy’s room was a bright, vibrant peach and her bathroom a sky blue. Plus, she had something to look forward to. Camille was picking her up to go to a mall about an hour away and she hoped to pick her mind about her brother. If she could figure out a way to do it quietly. She wasn’t sure if her new friend knew her brother had been over at Kathy’s house on Sunday or if she was supposed to know.

When a shiny black Mercedes pulled into the drive, Kathy was a bit surprised. True, she hoped her parents would get her a car at some point, but a Mercedes? That seemed over the top. How rich were the Covingtons anyway?

“Hi!” Cami called as she hopped out of the driver’s seat. “I talked Xan into letting me take his car today. He’s such a good brother. Dad wanted me to take his old, rusty truck.”

“Xan?” Kathy said, sliding into the passenger seat and enjoying the feel of the leather.

“Yeah, my brother. Well, it’s short for Alexander. I’ve called him Xander for as long as I can remember and that changed to Xan over time. He’s probably more like my uncle than my brother. Comes from being a decade older than I am. Plus, he’s a lot like Dad.” Camille chatted away, filling Kathy in without her having to ask. “He didn’t want to come home last year but he did it because Dad was really sick. We thought he was gonna die at one point. They finally found a treatment that worked and as Dad got better, we’ve kind of been waiting to see when he would go back to Chicago. But now… Now we think he’s here to stay.” She appeared pleased with that thought.

“Why’s that?”

“He’s courting. Or, more to be precise, he’s made it clear to Dad that he found someone he’s interested in. If that moves onto an official courting year, he’ll probably be here for good.”

“So, tell me more about this whole courting thing works. I have to admit – I’m a bit overwhelmed.”

“Why?” Cami asked, glancing at her before turning back to the road. “Have you had your first interested guy already?” Kathy wasn’t quite sure to answer that. Another quick glance, this time Cami’s eyes were wide. “You have! Haven’t you?”

“Umm, yeah. Three of them, actually. This last weekend.”

At first there was no response from the girl next to her and then she started to laugh. “It’s not funny!”

Camille nodded. “Yes, it is. You know nothing of our customs, find out you are on your way to getting courted, and have three guys in one weekend?” Giggling, she swerved half off the road and had to swerve back. “That’s funny! Most of us start getting a visitor maybe once a month when we’re seventeen. I guess since you are already eighteen and you’re new, they’re attacking at once. Who were they?” Before Kathy could decide whether or not to tell her, she said, “Wait, don’t tell me.

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