Isabella and the Slipper by Victorine E. Lieske

Author:Victorine E. Lieske [Lieske, Victorine E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Press
Published: 2018-06-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Chase tried to calm his racing heart. What was he thinking? Isabella wasn’t interested in him. Why did he think she’d go to the dance with him? And he wasn’t really interested in her, right? Five was the one he wanted to go out with. He’d just gotten caught up in the moment. Being close to Isabella affected him, and he’d overreacted.

She was pretty, that was true. Sure, her big, thick-rimmed glasses hid some of it. But he’d noticed how her brown eyes shone when she was excited. How her lips curled up into an easy smile. And he’d felt the chemistry when they touched.

But he had a bigger connection with Five. He could tell her anything. She understood him. And he really wanted to meet her in person. Guilt pressed down on him for letting his crush on Isabella go a little crazy. Normally when he liked a girl he shut out all the others.

He gave their tickets to the woman standing at the door and they entered the planetarium.

He pointed to the seats. “Where would you like to sit?”

“The middle.”

“Perfect.” They chose a row and found a pair of seats they liked. Other people filed in, and soon the seats were mostly full.

The lights dimmed and the show began. Chase rested his hand on his knee, hoping it didn’t look like he was thinking about holding Isabella’s hand. Even though he was. He just didn’t want to look like he was.

What was wrong with him?

Isabella leaned over to him. “This is cool,” she whispered. “Thanks for bringing me here.”

“You’re welcome.”

Warmth spread through his chest. He was glad Isabella was enjoying herself. Her sisters played a nasty prank on her, and it wasn’t funny. It was mean. They did it to embarrass her, and they hit their mark. He hoped Isabella was going to be okay after he took her home. If they were willing to do that to her in public, he couldn’t imagine what she’d endure in private.

The show ended and they exited the room. After they left the observatory, he drove her home.

“Please, stop here,” Isabella said a block away.

He pressed the brake but frowned. “Why? Delilah knows we left the game together.”

“I know. But she doesn’t know we spent the evening together. I might be able to get away with saying I walked home.”

He scowled. “I don’t care if your sister likes me. She’s blown it. I’d never go out with her now.”

Isabella bit her bottom lip, her eyes full of worry. “If she thinks we were together tonight, things won’t go well for me.”

“What does your mom say about all this?”

Isabella hesitated, fiddling with the hem of her blouse. “Delilah gets whatever she wants.”

A heaviness settled in his chest. “I’m sorry. I’ll tell Delilah I left the game and went home.”

“Thanks.”

He watched her climb out of the car and walk to the house. She didn’t go around to the balcony this time. She opened the front door and disappeared inside.

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