Crushed (Collided Book 2) by Portia Moore

Author:Portia Moore [Moore, Portia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-16T18:30:00+00:00

Tonight is the big dinner for Tiffany and Greg’s wedding party. It’s been in the planning for weeks; Alex has talked about it nonstop. This is the one the family is doing without the wedding planner. They’ve gone back and forth about whether to have it at a restaurant (Jackson’s idea) Tiffany and Philip’s condo (their idea) or Jackson and Cassandra’s home (Cassandra’s idea). There had been a lot of eye-rolling on Alex’s part when he’d talked about it, and I’d just waited to find out where we were going.

They finally settled on it being at a restaurant, some place expensive and super extravagant. Alex has been spending most of the day setting up with his team to take care of an event he has later tonight, so I have the apartment mostly to myself while I get ready. Alyssa isn’t here; she’s been away from the apartment more and more lately and I’m wondering if she’s found a guy she’s into. I plan on bringing it up tomorrow. I’ve been so busy between my new work as an office consultant and still trying to manage my own business and keep Alex’s social media going that I haven’t had a lot of time to focus on it.

I take my time getting ready. I do my hair in the big, thick, bouncy curls that I know Alex loves, and put on some light makeup, complete with thin black wings and red lips. Then I slip into the dress—a fitted black lace sheath with elbow-length sleeves, a deep V, and eyelash detailing along the hem and the V of the neckline. I add a pair of emerald-cut aquamarine earrings that my mother gave me for my birthday a few years ago and a shiny rose-gold bangle bracelet, and look at myself in the mirror, quickly appraising the overall effect. I step into my highest black heeled pumps to finish it off, and take one more quick look. I feel a little odd. It’s so rare that I get this dressed up, but I have to admit I look good if I do say so myself…and I’m saying so.

When I see Alex’s face as I walk out to meet him in the living room, it’s clear that it’s more than good. His mouth drops open a little and his eyes light up, and he grasps my waist, drawing me up against him and giving me a searing, deep kiss.

“Maybe we should skip the dinner,” he murmurs, running his thumb along the edge of my lower lip.

If this was anyone but his sister I’d get on my knees right now doing everything I can to get out of this thing. I don’t want to be around Jackson, and I want to be around Cassandra even less. I hate how much I’ve been feeling guilty lately, which is most of the time. But it’s because I know Alex’s family is just as important to him as mine.

“But then I’d get cheated out of seeing you all dressed up,” I say, rising up on my tiptoes a little to kiss him again.

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