Daring to Fall by Shannon Stults

Author:Shannon Stults [Stults, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781951190156
Publisher: The Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2019-07-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“I can’t believe you’re going on a date with Cowboy and are only just now telling me,” Sadie grumbled.

“I told you, I dropped my phone and busted it. I’ll have to pick up a new one in Dublin tomorrow.” Harper stood in front of the full-length mirror hanging on her closet door and examined her cotton dress again. It was the more comfortable fit-and-flair style she usually liked when she felt the need to dress up.

Or, as she’d learned a few years ago, whenever she wanted to drive a certain someone crazy—not that that was her goal tonight. Tonight was not about Cowboy. It was about celebrating with her friends.

Harper forced her attention back on her dress. The soft pink cotton was perfect for her pale complexion. Technically, the dress looked great, just like the other three she’d tried on already. And just like the other three, it still didn’t feel like the right one for the party tonight. “And it’s not a date.”

Sadie sat cross-legged on Harper’s bed. Next to her, lying on her stomach with her feet up in the air, was Margot. The tall brunette had been Sadie’s best friend since the second grade, making Margot almost like another sister to Harper. She still couldn’t believe just how much the sixteen-year-old had grown and matured in the last three years, how much she and Sadie both had. Harper had missed so much while she was gone. Birthdays, holidays, dances, their middle school graduation.

Harper watched their reflections in the mirror as Sadie and Margot shared a knowing grin, which she ignored before she made her way back into the closet. She sifted through the row of hangers and pulled a dark blue dress off the rod. She held it up against herself as she considered changing a fourth time.

“Really? Because you’re obsessing over your outfit like it’s a date.”

“I am not.” Harper hastily forced the blue dress back on the rod. Instead, she grabbed a pair of modest wedges she suspected would go well with the light pink dress she was already wearing. “I told you. We’re just friends.”

Shoes in hand, Harper came out of the closet. She held the wedges up for the two girls to see.

Margot smiled. “Perfect.”

Sadie nodded her approval.

Relieved, Harper attempted to balance on one foot while she slipped her other into a shoe. Despite her wobbling, she succeeded in securing the buckle. She grabbed the other before starting the same balancing act on her left foot.

“And you still think this friendship thing will end well?” Sadie asked.

“Sure.” So long as Cowboy could remember to keep things friendly. She hadn’t told Sadie about the close call on the beach, mostly because she knew she’d never hear the end of it from her little sister. Being Cowboy’s friend would be hard enough without him constantly toeing the line that separated them from their old feelings. So long as he played by the rules, everything would be fine.

Sadie’s smirk told Harper she wasn’t as convinced.

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