Hidden Away by Jennie Marts

Author:Jennie Marts [Marts, Jennie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Entangled: Select Contemporary
Published: 2015-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Cherry woke to an empty bed and the sound of power tools coming through the window. What was Taylor up to now?

She heard Rex bark and figured Sam must be up as well. Throwing back the covers, she climbed out of bed and stretched.

Over the last week, she’d been using muscles that she hadn’t used in a long time. Her body was sore, but in a good way. A really good way. Time spent in bed with Taylor was better than any yoga session.

They’d been getting along so well. Tonight would be the real test.

The engagement party.

She’d been so caught up in trying to get the diner up and running and taking care of Sam that when Charlie offered to take care of the party, she let her.

She had no idea what Charlie had planned or how many people were coming. How many people would she have to convince that she and Taylor were a real couple? And that they were planning to get married?

“Hey, Charlie,” she called to her friend as she stepped out onto the front porch.

Charlie turned and waved, looking gorgeous as always in jeans, a sleeveless white top, and pink cowboy boots. Her long blond hair was pulled into a high ponytail, and she held a clipboard.

A clipboard? Really? To have a few people out for a barbeque?

Cherry crossed the yard and peered down at the clipboard. The page was full of notes and checked tasks. “How’s it going? This seems like a lot of work for just a few people.”

“A few people? Half the town wants to come. I’ve already had over a hundred people let me know they’re planning to show up.”

“A hundred people?” Yeesh. Small towns. No one wanted to miss out on anything.

“I know. It blows me away how different small towns are. But everyone loves you, and nobody wants to miss out on a party.”

And how many people were coming just to see if she and Taylor were a real item?

That thought made her stomach hurt.

She watched a couple of guys from the fire department grab a piece of plywood from the back of a pickup and lay it on the ground next to several others. “What are they doing?”

“Building a dance floor.”

“A dance floor?” This shindig was getting carried away.

But the thought of dancing with Taylor made her pulse race a little. Being twirled around the dance floor in his strong arms.

They hadn’t danced together since prom nine years ago.

Memories of the high school dance came flooding back. The flowing pink dress, the tons of bobby pins that Stacy had stuck in her hair to give her the perfect updo, the way Taylor had looked heart-breakingly handsome in his tux with the pink cummerbund that exactly matched the color of her dress. Dancing for hours in his arms, laying her head on his shoulder during slow songs, and laughing as they bounced around to the fast ones.

Then after, listening to the radio as Taylor laid her back on the bench seat of his truck.

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