I Do, Again by Jamie Beck
Author:Jamie Beck [Beck, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Write Ideas, LLC
Published: 2019-04-15T00:00:00+00:00
If these ladies didnât like me earlier, they really donât like me now. Apparently Codyâs kindness will cost me⦠and probably him, too. The Curse Lite strikes again. I wish the bridal party dance would hurry up and get over with so I can leave this reception.
Sloane and the others are whispering among themselves while I reopen my makeup case. One look in the mirror horrifies me. How can Cody look at the disaster that is me with such love in his eyes after all this time and so much pain?
Sloane snaps her fingers from her perch, making me realize I didnât even notice that sheâd moved to her seat. âPlease fix any shine and redo my lips.â
The âpleaseâ throws me for a second.
âOf course.â I look around for something to drape across her chest so none of the powder accidentally drifts onto the beaded fabric of her bodice, and settle on the T-shirt Iâd been wearing when I arrived.
She wrinkles her nose like Iâm placing a dirty diaper across her cleavage. âLetâs be quick, okay?â
And thereâs our Sloane. Only someone whoâs never suffered any real trauma or hardship could lack all empathy and compassion for people like me who are obviously upset. Sometimes I wonder if there is a reason people like me have a target on our backs, while other peopleâseemingly less deserving onesâget to skate through life like itâs a dream in which everything they want comes true.
âYouâre the boss.â I take out some blotting papers and apply them to her forehead, nose, and chin, then brush on a little powder to give her face a freshly finished look.
âIâm sure itâs tempting to try to snag a lawyer like Cody, but donât be fooled by his nice act. Trust me, youâre out of your league with him,â Tori says from her spot behind me.
I swallow back the truth about Cody and me because it isnât my place to out his past here and now. After starting on Sloaneâs mouth with my lip brush, I reply, âIâm not trying to snag anyone. But if I were, it isnât any of your business.â
I donât bother looking at Toriâpartly to bug her, and partly so I can concentrate on Sloaneâs mouth. Meanwhile, Sloane narrows her eyes at me but canât speak while Iâm painting her lips.
âWell, just to be clear, Cody and I are a thing,â Tori says.
âGood for you.â My heart squeezes, but I donât believe her. Maybe they had a date, but he does not care for her. That much is obvious to anyone who knows him.
âThatâs a stretch, Tor,â Leighton chimes in, though she is not coming to my defense so much as taking a swipe at Tori. âYouâre not any tighter with him than I am with Josh. At least I slept with Josh.â
âGiving it all away as usual. No wonder Josh is no longer interested,â Tori snaps.
âAt least he was interested at some point. Cody hasnât even tried to feel you up.â Leighton snickers.
Thank goodness for frenemies! My whole body relaxes after Leighton confirms my suspicions.
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