Game of Inches by Tawdra Kandle

Author:Tawdra Kandle [Kandle, Tawdra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tawdra Kandle Romance

Chapter Nine

Sarah

I’d grown up in a family of females, and on the girly-girl spectrum, I fell somewhere between my youngest sister, Reena, who was the most prissy of us all, and Dana, the sister right below me, who veered closer to being a jock. This meant that I could be ready to go out in five minutes or less, given the right incentive, or I could take two hours to get ready for an important event.

That was probably why I was still standing in front of my bathroom mirror a full hour and a half after I'd begun prepping for the Maynard anniversary party. I’d carefully washed and conditioned my hair, taken my time blowing it out and curling the ends. And then I’d painstakingly applied more makeup than I usually wore, putting it on in such a way that I hoped looked artful and not overdone.

My dress, though, was the one part of my look about which I had no reservations. It was deep green, sleeveless, with a simple round collar that fastened around my neck. The bodice was a lace panel to the waist, where it gave way to a gracefully falling skirt of satin. My silver heels were high enough that my legs looked endless, while the dress highlighted my other attributes without flaunting them.

“Wow. Look at you, baby. You’re absolutely gorgeous.”

My mother’s face appeared in the mirror as she stood in the doorway behind me, leaning against the jamb.

“Thanks.” I turned to face her, taking a half step backwards. “You’re sure this is okay? The dress is all right, and my makeup isn’t too much?” I glanced back at the mirror, smoothing one hand over my hair. “I should’ve gone to the salon and had them blow out my hair. Does it look frizzy?”

“I told you, everything is perfect. The dress is lovely, your makeup and hair are exactly right . . . you’re a knock-out, honey.” Mom’s eyebrows waggled. “You’re going to have this guy eating out of your hand.”

I frowned. “Mom, I told you, it isn’t like that with Gideon. We’re just friends.”

My mother rolled her eyes, reminding me of Reena. “I know, I know. Just friends. But let me clue you in, baby. Guys who want to be just friends don’t invite girls to their families’ celebrations, and they don’t send limos down from New York City to pick them up.” She paused, her eyes gleaming speculatively. “And girls who think that guys are just friends don’t spend hours primping in front of the mirror, making sure the dress, the hair, the makeup is just so.”

“Honestly, Mom, the way you talk, I’m Cinderella and you’re the fairy godmother, sending me off to meet the prince.” I gave myself one last look in the mirror before I snapped off the bathroom light and slipped past my mother, crossing the hallway and going into my bedroom. “I promise, it isn’t that at all. Gideon is a friend who needed a date for this party, and I was happy to help him out.

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