Elusive Bride by Nancy Moore

Author:Nancy Moore
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: short read, g rated, free, strong female main character, romantic fiction, happy ever after, single dad

Chapter 3

Ava was running through the parking lot with several men in tuxedos chasing her. She rolled over, opened her eyes and glanced at the clock, I’ve been asleep an hour! She slipped her feet into the white sandals she had purchased for her wedding cruise and held back tears. Twenty-four hours ago there was a wedding, a honeymoon and a Carnival cruise in her future, now - nothing. She had to pull herself together and decide what to do.

Laughter met her as she pushed the door open to the kitchen and saw a little boy standing in the middle of the floor holding a Frisbee above his head.

“Toby, don’t throw that in the house!” Weston glanced up at Ava as she stood in the doorway observing the scene. “Come on in, Ava. I would like you to meet my son, Toby. Toby, this is Miss Ava.” The boy stared at Ava, “Are you my new step-mom?”

“No! Just a friend of your Dads.”

“Do you like Sophie?” the youngster asked.

“I do, very much. I was telling your Dad I never had a dog when I was growing up. You are lucky to have her.”

Toby nodded and turned to his Dad, “Can we go out and teach Sophie to catch the Frisbee?”

“Go on son, I’ve got to talk to Miss Ava. Stay inside the yard.”

“Oh, Dad, I’m not a baby.” the boy protested. “Mon’ girl, let’s go outside and play.” The dog bounded across the floor after the boy.

“Want something to drink?” Weston asked Ava as they watched the boy and his dog disappear into the back yard.

“Coffee, if you have some made,” she replied.

Weston motioned to an empty seat as he poured two mugs of coffee. “Have you thought of someone to call or would you rather I drive you back to Nashville?”

Nashville was the last place Ava intended to go. The pressure of trying to be someone she wasn’t had taken its toll on her and she was pretty sure she had made the right decision last night. It was time for a new start. “Thanks for offering but I don’t plan on ever going back to Nashville. I think I’ll hang around here for a while.”

“Here,” Weston asked.

“Not here-here. I meant in town.”

“But you don’t know anyone here.”

“I know you, Toby and your brother. And, honestly the people I thought were my friends in Nashville, I didn’t know at all.”

“Last night you mentioned a brother. I recall you saying he wasn’t coming to your wedding but heck, Ava, siblings have their problems. Ray and I have had our share of differences but we’ve always worked them out.”

“No!” She snapped. “Skip wasn’t the only reason I ran out on Tyler.”

“What about parents? grandparents? anyone?”

“My dad died several years ago. It’s really just my Mom and me.”

“Didn’t you have a job?” Weston asked.

“I did work at Tyler’s company but after we got engaged his family decided it wasn’t suitable for Tyler’s wife to work. Ty wanted me to be a full-time wife and mother.

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