Just One Chance (Just One. Book 3) by Lynn Stevens

Author:Lynn Stevens [Stevens, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2021-01-24T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

I would have preferred a nap and shower after work, but I had missed Carly more than I realized. We had a love hate relationship. Right now, it was more toward the love side. We hadn’t seen each other since Memorial Day last year. Carly and Gracin had both worked during the holidays, and he’d gone on tour last summer. The best we’d gotten was video chats and text messages.

Carly stood outside the cabin waiting for me. Her long hair was in two braids, and she had on her usual black boots, denim shorts, and a white t-shirt with Marilyn Monroe and her flying dress from Seven Year Itch. It blew my mind how similar we dressed sometimes. Carly lived in black like I did, but she owned it in a way I never did. Gracin stepped out behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her neck. Carly’s face flushed.

I didn’t need to see their lovey dovey bullshit. Speeding up, I honked rapidly and drew both of their stares my way. Carly kissed Gracin goodbye in an X-rated way then laughed on her way to the car.

“You trying to piss off the neighbors?” she asked once she was in the passenger seat.

“You trying to make me throw up in my mouth with all the PDA?”

“Is it really public if we’re on the privacy of our own cabin porch?” She tapped the dashboard and pointed her French manicure finger out the window. “Onward, Meerkat. I need ice cream and a break of all things wedding.”

“Mom’s going to flip if you don’t fit in your dress,” I said as I turned onto the main drag.

“Oh, she already has. It’s too big.” Carly shrugged. Her eyes still had dark rings and her cheekbones stuck out more than usual.

“Are you okay?” I asked.

She glanced at me and smiled. “I should’ve eloped. It would’ve been easier, less stressful, and more fun. And work wore me down the last few weeks. There was so much to do, plus Gracin was gone a lot. It’s just been… life, you know?”

“Life. Yeah.” That was one way of explaining everything. It was just life.

We rode in silence, the only sound an alt rock station. “Second Chance” by Shinedown came on. I turned it up. The lyrics reverberated through me. Carly and I sang along, and we practically screamed the words as I pulled into the parking lot.

“We sounded horrible,” she said with a smile.

“Oh yeah, but I’m a rockstar in my car.” I turned down the radio. “I love that song.”

“Yeah, me too. I didn’t know you were into this stuff.” She pointed at the radio as an ad for Bella Roma’s took over.

I shut off the engine. “Love it. I’m not a huge country fan though. Future brother-in-law excluded.”

“Not everyone is. Let’s gorge on ice cream.” She climbed out.

We settled into a booth a few moments later and quickly ordered banana splits. My mouth watered at the mere thought of sweet ice cream, chocolate

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