Lost In Us by Hagen Layla

Author:Hagen, Layla [Hagen, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Layla Hagen
Published: 2014-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

"Wow," Parker says, holding the door of the cab open. "You look fantastic."

"Thanks. You too. A suit and tie really… suits you." I smile. He also looks more like James than is healthy for me, but I don't say that out loud.

I slide outside the cab, trying to resist the urge to put my palms on my calves to keep the dress from lifting when the slightest breeze blows. I know it won't lift high enough for anyone to actually see anything they shouldn't, but I still feel a little uncomfortable. The bright red isn't helping me, either. The cab driver kept glancing at me in the rearview mirror the entire journey. The restaurant looks exactly how I imagined the venue for a charity event to look. Elegant, imposing, with rich floral arrangements decorating each of the six entrances. I wonder if the place is big enough for James and me not to meet each other. No, I know we will meet. My heart beats a tad faster than I wish, and warns me that I'm pushing it, that I should turn around and take off now.

Parker offers me his arm. I take it and we start walking toward one of the entrances.

As I see my reflection in the glass doors, I can't help thinking how much I look like Kate when she went to prom. She wore a red dress, too. It was her favorite color. One of the few things we had in common. Her dress wasn't as fancy as this, and definitely not as expensive. It was longer than mine, but Kate cut a leg split into it that went all the way up to her thigh just before she left for the prom so our parents wouldn't see. She wanted to be sexy for what she called her boyfriend, an unstable boy who was into drugs just as heavily as she was and had a tendency toward being violent. Especially with Kate. But she called that side of their relationship interesting. Said it kept things from getting monotonous.

I shake my head, remembering that when I first started dating Michael, I was convinced that Kate would never have approved of him. Too boring for her standards. With a pang, I realize she would have probably approved of James.

"How did things at the office go?" Parker asks.

So he didn't speak to James. Excellent. I was counting on that. I bite my lip. "Jess went to him. She asked him for help."

"What?" Parker bursts. "Why? She knew I was already on it."

The briskness in his tone makes me think Jess might not have been out of line earlier. Still, I can't imagine Parker ever behaving like a jerk.

"I suggest you ask her," I say, fighting to hide the amusement in my voice as we enter the building.

A bubbly redhead awaits us on the other side, and, by the disappointed look she gives my bare shoulders, I'm guessing her job is to take coats. In this heat there isn't much for her to do.

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