It Goes Without Saying by Taylor Danae Colbert

Author:Taylor Danae Colbert [Danae Colbert, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Manuscript Template, Public
Publisher: NA
Published: 2018-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

NINETEEN

Now

It had been a little over a month since Bria’s promotion, and work was going absolutely perfect. She enjoyed the people on her new team, and she got a lot more freedom with the projects she was working on. The extra money wasn’t half-bad either, and it had helped tremendously with the Kreeries’ expenses. The commute from Dalesville really wasn’t much worse than her commute from D.C., and she could beat traffic if she left early enough.

As she pulled into the driveway, Louise was walking down the porch steps, with her purse on her shoulder.

“Where you going, ma?” she asked.

“Oh, just to the grocery store. I’ve been so busy with your sister this week, that I haven’t had a second to go.”

“Well, you want some company?”

As they strolled the aisles, they talked about just about everything, from Katie’s treatment, to the bills, to the wedding, to Sam’s new girlfriend.

“I really couldn’t stand that last girl she was with, that Rebecca,” Louise said, placing a jar of pasta sauce into the cart.

“Yeah, me either. She was so spoiled and uptight,” Bria agreed. Samantha was definitely the quietest out of the three of them, but for whatever reason, she tended to pick loud, high-maintenance girlfriends. And Bria tended to be extra-overprotective when it came to Sam.

“She seems to really like Abby, though. She was really sweet at the party. I liked her a lot,” Louise said. Bria nodded. She had actually liked Abby, too.

As they turned down the dairy aisle, Louise stopped the cart.

“Hi, Tonya!” she said, pulling the cart up next to Mrs. Knoxville’s to give her a long hug. Bria followed.

“Hello, Kreery gals,” Mrs. Knoxville said. “How are you guys?”

“We’re doing well! Just enjoying having my big girl home,” Louise said, looking at Bria lovingly. She was really enjoying her time with her family, too. More than she had expected to.

“That’s great! I think Ben mentioned you were home,” Mrs. Knoxville. Bria felt her stomach do a small flip. “Now, you’re getting married, right?”

“Yep, in just a few months, actually,” Bria said. “We’re just finalizing the last details now.”

“We are all so excited,” Louise said.

“I bet! That’s so exciting. We’re going out to dinner tomorrow night with Ben and his new girl.”

“Oh, Ben has a girlfriend?” Louise asked, her eyes wide. It was pretty well-known around Dalesville that Ben Knoxville was never tied down, even now, as he was pushing thirty. “How exciting! Did you know that, Bria?” Bria put on a closed-mouth smile and shook her head.

“He’s still not saying she’s his girlfriend, per se, but they’ve been out a few times, and he seems to really like her. A mother can hope, right?”

“Hey, fingers crossed! You never know! Bria and Drew only went on a few dates, and look where they are now!” Louise said.

Ugh. Bria wished her mother would stop talking. She didn’t know why, but she felt like she’d been punched in the gut, and she just wanted to go home. As they said good-bye, Bria grew quiet.

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