Jake (Cowboys and Debutantes Contemporary Book 1) by Kit Morgan & Cowboys and Debutantes (Contemporary)

Author:Kit Morgan & Cowboys and Debutantes (Contemporary) [Morgan, Kit]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Angel Creek Press
Published: 2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Don’t you have a lesson today?” Melanie asked.

“Yes,” Casey grumbled. Her voice had about as much spark as mud.

“Cheer up – it’s not the end of the world. Just apologize.”

Casey’s face twisted up in consternation. “I did. You were there, remember?”

“All I heard was one weak, ‘I’m sorry’ before I left to get a plate. I was starving.”

Casey sat on the bed and brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes. “Some friend you are. You should’ve stuck around to see my second pathetic apology.”

Melanie made a face. “Was it really that bad?”

“It’s been almost two weeks and I haven’t heard a peep out of him. So yeah, it was that bad.”

“Does he have your phone number?”

Casey looked blank. “Well … he has access to it at Dixie’s,” she replied lamely.

“Are you kidding?” Melanie groaned. “You two need to pull yourselves together.”

“What do you mean?”

“The few times I’ve seen Jake since the gala, he was not himself. I’d say he looks depressed.”

Casey let herself fall back onto the mattress. “Great. I gave him a medical condition.”

Melanie picked at her fingernails. “Okay, forget about Jake for a minute. What are you going to do? You paid for a second set of lessons and you’ve already missed one. You need to finish them.”

Casey sat up. “I don’t need to do anything I don’t want to.”

“True, but it’d be a waste of money. And let’s face it, you don’t have a lot to waste right now.”

“I have some saved – I’m not a complete idiot. The question is, what do I do with it?” Casey sighed. “After you left, Jake told me I should leave New York.”

“What? Is he nuts?”

“He has no idea.”

“Well, it’s not like he’s from around here – how would he know?”

Casey met her friend’s gaze. “I’m thinking about it, though.”

“What?! But what would you do?”

“Same thing I do now. I know all of my contacts are here and you, but I don’t have to be here for every little thing. The designers you shoot for out of Europe, they’re not here when you work on a look book or a layout for them. You’re the one that hires the models, the stylists and gets the props. As long as I have internet, I could design from anywhere.”

Melanie lowered her head in thought. “Yes, that’s true. But where would you go?”

Casey scooted to the edge of the bed. “That I don’t know.”

Melanie nodded. “There’s one thing I know you need to take care of before you go anywhere.”

Casey stood. “I need some ice cream.”

“Like a hole in the head. Don’t be such a chicken – you screwed up, admit it.”

“I did. It didn’t help.”

“That’s because you haven’t admitted it to Jake.”

Casey reached the small fridge. “Mel …”

Melanie shook her head. “Chicken …”

Casey took out the new quart of ice cream and grabbed two spoons from a drawer. “Banana split?”

“Put it away – I don’t need you making yourself sick. And fat. You need to talk to him – you owe him that.

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