His for the Holidays by Amy Starling

Author:Amy Starling [Starling, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15 - Sarah

“It's surprising how many weddings there are in December.” Mom hung up the phone with a sigh. “That place is booked up, too. At this rate, we'll be having the reception at Burger King, for goodness' sake.”

“Well, they do have good fries,” Cole said, barely looking up from his computer as he typed a million miles per minute. “And you know I'm a sucker for a Whopper with bacon.”

Lana made a sound of disgust. “You have the absolute worst taste in fast food.”

I ignored their bickering and gazed at the picture of the chapel on Cole's monitor. Mom had pretty much forced him into helping with the wedding planning, so he was putting his research skills to work finding us a place suitable for the ceremony.

“Too bad we're not religious folks. That would make this so much easier,” he grumbled. “Then again, I doubt any church would go along with this sham you're pulling.”

Mom was too busy singing along with the radio to have heard him, thankfully. Lana, the only one who knew the truth in this family, came to bat for me.

“It's not a sham! I work with Sarah every day, you know. I've seen the way they are together. It's super clear they're head-over-heels in love.”

Cole pretended to gag. “Whatever. I don't know what this is about, sis, but I don't like it one bit.”

“Just because you have something against the Carringtons. Look, I'm sorry Macy hates you, but – ”

“That spoiled, stuck-up princess is none of my concern. It's you I'm worried about.” He finally looked me in the eye. “This isn't a game, you know. You're not playing house. Once you're married, it's a done deal. You've entwined your life with his, and you can't untangle them that easily.”

“There's always divorce,” Lana said. “Anyway, why are we talking about this crap? It's depressing. We should be happy for her, right? How many times have you told me you worried she'd be alone forever?”

Cole blushed and went back to his research. “I just want her to marry the right guy, for the right reasons.”

“Why else would I be getting married to him?”

“I don't know. Money?”

If he hadn't been my brother, I would have punched him for that remark. How dare he!

“What the hell, Cole? I'm not a gold digger and you know that. If I truly wanted to find myself a sugar daddy, I could have.”

“Yeah. They've got websites for that sort of thing.” Lana laughed nervously. “Not that I have any, um, personal experience with such garbage.”

“If you say so.” He shrugged. “But you've got to admit, it seems plausible. Put the pieces together: the shop's not doing so hot. You live in a crappy apartment and drive a car that's falling apart. Haven't bought yourself new clothes in years. It's easy to see why Asher would be so attractive to you.”

“Even if you're right – which you're totally not – why would he go along with such a scheme? Don't you think he's smart enough to know better?”

“Could be there's something in it for him, too.

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