Inconceivable! by Tegan Wren

Author:Tegan Wren [Wren, Tegan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B014U6D2SQ
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Published: 2015-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

After our announcement, the staff brought out flutes of golden, bubbly goodness. The happy hum of excited conversations, laughter, and glasses clinking floated through the hall. The conclusion of the meal brought no fewer than six dessert courses. After the waiters served the last dish, people began making their way out of the Regents Room.

I turned to John. “Where’s everyone going?”

“To the grand ballroom. The after-party is just as amazing as the meal.”

We lingered in the Regents Room, accepting congratulations as some of the guests formed an impromptu receiving line. Astrid slipped behind us and gave us cups of coffee, made slightly sweet by the whipped cream dollop floating on top. What I really needed was an IV with caffeine drip. Stat.

We headed to the hallway, the promise of karaoke luring us toward the ballroom.

“Hey. I need to stop in the restroom. You go ahead. I’ll meet you in there.” I let John’s hand slip from mine.

“I’ll wait for you.”

“No. Go. People want to talk to you, Mr. Prince-man.”

“And you. You’re like a breath of spring at our Winter’s Feast.” Melt.

He left and I slipped into the bathroom. As soon as I sat down in the first stall, the door to the hallway banged open.

“Adela! I’m sorry, okay? I’m such an ass.”

I sat motionless on the toilet as complete silence followed Henri’s outburst. I saw his black shiny shoes outside the stall.

“Umm, it’s Hatty.”

Henri exhaled loudly and banged the stall door. I jumped up at the sudden noise and used the opportunity to get my clothes back in place. I pushed the door open and we were almost nose to nose. I gently put my fingertips on his chest and pushed him away.

“Sit,” I commanded.

“Fine.” He spoke heavily, flopping into a chair by the full-length mirror near the sinks.

I washed my hands and walked over to my soon-to-be brother-in-law. “What’s up, Buttercup?”

“It’s not funny. This is serious.”

“Okay, but I don’t even know what ‘this’ is.”

He looked miserable. The reddish glow of his cheeks revealed he had a first class ticket to Hangover-ville.

“Adela’s mad. She thinks I’m too flirty.”

“Well, are you?”

“No. Not intentionally.”

I sat on the arm of the chair and reached around his slumped shoulders to give him a squeeze.

“Look. Her worst fear is probably that she’ll get snookered into thinking she’s the one you love, only to find out through the tabloids you’ve dumped her for another woman. Not that you’d ever do that. Right?”

“Give me more credit than that.”

“I do. But she may feel a tad insecure. And seeing gorgeous women hanging all over you pushed her over the edge. You need to go find her and make it better.”

“I think I love her.” He rubbed his eyes.

“Then let’s go look for her.”

As he stood, he took a piece of chewed gum out of his mouth. He grabbed my right hand and placed the wad in my palm. “You’re my sister now.”

“So, this is what it’s like to have a little brother?”

“Pretty much.”

We both laughed and I put the gum in my mouth.

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