Dating Nellie by Remi Carrington

Author:Remi Carrington
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947685338
Publisher: Phrey Press

Nellie stepped into the nail salon and smiled when Cara waved.

“Hi! Come on back. You came into Coop’s shop a few weeks ago, right?”

“I did. Silver Jeep with the messed-up engine.”

“I remember. Seth says he’s seen you around the shop.” Cara raised her eyebrows.

Requesting Cara, Nellie had taken a slight risk, but she was prepared to answer questions. “I have been. I’m dating your brother.”

A bottle of nail polish hit the table, but Cara caught it on the bounce. “No way! Really?”

“I guess he hasn’t said anything.” Nellie forced a smile, hoping the lump in her throat wouldn’t prevent her from breathing.

Cara laughed. “Put your nails in here. And no, he hasn’t. I’m just shocked because . . . never mind. How did you know I was working here? Coop tell you?”

“He mentioned it. You like working here?”

“Love it. Get this. I was at the shop, doing my job, and I get this call. The woman says she heard that I am great with nails and wondered if I wanted to come in for an interview.”

“That’s great.”

“I don’t even know how she found me, but this is way better than the nasty old shop. Don’t tell Coop.”

Nellie couldn’t let the first conversation go. “Why are you shocked?”

Cara shook her head. “The girls Coop went out with in high school were in blue jeans except when they went to prom or the beach. Look at you. Do you even own a pair of blue jeans?”

The divide that Nellie had tried to convince herself didn’t exist grew wider by the second. “I wear blue jeans, just not to work.”

Cara shrugged. “What do I know?”

She worked in silence for the next few minutes, and Nellie was quite happy to leave it that way.

Halfway through the second coat, a blonde walked in.

“Hang on a sec.” Cara ran to the desk. “Hi. Lucille isn’t here today, but if you’d like to wait, I can do your nails in just a few minutes.”

“Lucille will be in tomorrow?”

“Yes, ten to four.”

“What times does she have available? Or is there someone she could bump to get me in?”

“She has a slot open at ten thirty. Will that work?”

“It’ll have to.” Without a goodbye, the woman walked out the door.

Cara shook her head. ‘That woman comes in every week to get her nails touched up. She doesn’t remember me, but I remember her. She used to come into the shop all the time, pretending there was something wrong with her car. She was just trying to get Coop to ask her out.”

“Does that happen often?”

Cara scrunched up her nose. “Not really. He never did ask her out. He didn’t need some rich princess cramping his style or making him look like a gold-digger.” Her eyes widened. “No offense.”

Nellie wanted to disappear, but her nails weren’t dry. “I noticed your ring. Is that new?”

“Seth proposed. I said yes, of course. I’m thinking a Christmas wedding.”

“That’ll be so pretty. Will you get married here in town?”

“At the beach, probably.” Cara turned on the ultraviolet light.

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