It's Never Enough: Book 1 in the Never Series by Susan Soares

Author:Susan Soares [Soares, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-25T18:30:00+00:00

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We stood outside the front door of Devin’s house. He paused to look at me and said, “I’m apologizing in advance.”

I shifted the weight of the cake in my arms. “Apologizing for what?”

“That this might be incredibly lame, incredibly awkward, or incredibly not what you want to be doing today.” His face was contemplative as he slowly opened the door.

Regardless of what Devin thought, I was excited about coming to Kyle’s birthday party. To me, it meant that I meant something to Devin. The butterflies in my stomach were tap dancing with spiky shoes, but I tried to ignore them and put on a bright, competent smile.

Devin’s house was a traditional cape style. It was small and cozy. The eggshell colored walls were lined with family pictures, paintings, and shelves of various knick-knacks. The furniture looked like a conscious collection of shabby chic items picked up from antique and thrift stores combined. The air smelled warm, like vanilla and sandalwood.

Devin guided me to the kitchen. “We’re here,” he said to a short, dark-haired woman who was lining up carrots and celery on a platter around a bowl of dip.

The woman looked up, beamed at Devin, and made a beeline for me. I had only a second to pass the cake to Devin before she was on me.

“Devin’s right, you are beautiful.” She wrapped her thick arms around me and her dark curly hair—that also smelled like vanilla—brushed against my cheek. She pulled back from me and looked hard in my eyes.

I wanted to break her stare, but I was captivated by the turquoise color of her eyes. She had long, full eyelashes and very few wrinkles on her face. “Thank you.” Friction heated my arms as she rubbed them.

“We’re so happy you’re here! I’m Lucille, by the way. Devin’s mom,” she said with a clap of her hands. “What can I get you to eat?” She reached for a bowl of potato chips.

I waved my hands in front of me. “Oh nothing, I’m fine.”

She shrugged. “Okay then.” She turned to Devin and took the cake from his hands before placing it on the counter behind her. “Everyone’s outside. You go take this beauty and show her off.” She spun around and went back to work on her appetizer trays.

Devin wrapped his arm around my waist and led me through some sliding glass doors that went out onto a patio area. A gray picket fence surrounded a small patch, and there were multi-colored balloon bouquets strategically placed around along with blue and green streamers and various glittery Happy Birthday signs. Thankfully, there weren’t too many people there. A group of three adults were gathered near a table that was lined with food. Two others were sipping beer as they sat on chairs under a large tree. Four little kids—one of them being Kyle—were kicking a soccer ball around. Two ladies were running around and attempting to supervise kids .

“Are you ready to make the rounds?” Devin asked me with a tinge of apprehension in his voice.

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