Just Practicing (Hearts for Ransom Book 2) by Evans Georgia

Author:Evans, Georgia [Evans, Georgia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

“Open this one!” Sammi held out the gift she’d brought to Jan’s surprise bridal shower. Besides the two women she worked with at Mercy House, all the Slammers’ ladies were there, as well as Patsy and Mrs. Harper, who managed to ride along with Jan’s mother.

Jan alternately felt like crawling under the table and bursting into tears. As far as she knew, only the Slammers’ women—or at least Emily and Abby—knew the truth about the upcoming wedding. As far as everybody else was concerned, she and Bo were in love. Jan had never felt like such a…fake…before.

She accepted the box from Sammi and carefully opened it. Her face probably matched Seth’s hair when she pulled out the sheer black negligee and peignoir set. She hoped nobody could see the guilt in her eyes. This outfit would never be worn.

“Thank you, Sammi,” she said softly, trying her best to smile.

“I bet Bo will thank you a lot more enthusiastically!” Okay. Joni evidently didn’t know the truth.

Jan’s eyes met Emily’s. She could see the understanding in the other woman’s eyes, and it was nearly her undoing. How had she gotten into this mess? Sammi and Teresa threw her the shower, so her mother must have let them know about the wedding. Jan hadn’t planned on telling anybody at work until after the fact. At least Emily insisted they hold it at her house instead of a public forum, so that helped Jan feel a little less uneasy. Emily had even given her a heads up so she could be as prepared as possible.

She accepted the gift Abby quietly held out to her. Laughter bubbled up inside her when she unwrapped the box and pulled out a book entitled, Wedding Jitters 101, or 101 Ways to Screw up your Wedding. She leafed through it and saw some of the cartoons with captions. It was already making her laugh.

“Thank you, Abby.” Of course, she could add the one-hundred and second way; marry a man because you want to keep your nephew to raise.

Emily handed her an envelope. When Jan opened it, she discovered a very generous gift certificate for Rivets, the clothing store Joni managed. Jan had always wanted to shop there, but could never justify spending that kind of money on herself.

Before she could thank Emily, Joni handed her an identical envelope that turned out to have the same contents. “Be sure to let me know when you’re using those. You can use my discount and make them go further.”

“Thank you both. This is very thoughtful.”

She soon had all the gifts opened except for the one from her mom. Setting aside the small pile of lingerie and other gifts, she pulled the small box off the table. Jan opened it and found two round-trip airline tickets from Indianapolis to Niagara Falls, Canada. The departure date was the day after their wedding, and they were scheduled for a return flight four days later.

“Thank you, Mom, but Bo and I have to work. We’re going to wait and take our honeymoon later.

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