Love on the Air by Sierra Donovan

Author:Sierra Donovan [Donovan, Sierra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, Romance, fiction, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780803496743
Publisher: Avalon Books
Published: 2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"Go ahead," Yvonne said. "It's only once a year."

Christie eyed the cranberry red dress on its hanger at the clothing shop. Then she looked at the price tag, and cringed. "Not that one."

"Come on, it's a splurge. Don't you know what this party is really for? Every Christmas the owner of the station flies into town so we can have a party, which gives us an excuse to buy a new dress. It's tradition."

Christie shook her head, and Yvonne looked at her with dawning sympathy. She must have remembered that Christie was on an overnight disc jockey's salary.

"Come over here," Yvonne said, taking her arm. "I just remembered where we should both be looking."

At the back of the store was a single, round clearance rack. Christie started to flip her way through the mixture of styles and sizes without much hope. And then she saw it. It was dark green velvet, with skinny little shoulder straps.

"That's a perfect color for you," Yvonne said from over her shoulder.

"And it's a Christmas color. Evergreen." She held her breath and fumbled in the lining for the size. It was right. Then she found the markdown price tag, and she gasped. "Twelve-fifty?" she whispered, afraid a salesperson would hear her and realize the mistake.

"Slow down." Yvonne adopted Christie's hushed tones. "There must be a catch."

They searched until they found it: About one foot of the hem was unstitched. Christie was no seamstress, but even she could fix that. She hurried to the dressing room to try it on before anyone at the store could come to their senses.

When she stepped out a few minutes later, Yvonne said, "Oh, Christie, that's you. "

Christie looked in the mirror with some surprise. Her hair had just recently grown to shoulder length; its deep auburn shade made the perfect contrast to the rich green fabric. The dress' simple style made the most of her slim figure. It looked right and it felt right. She tried to reconcile the image in front of her with the skinny, mousy teenager she'd been just a few years ago. Something had happened, and she wasn't sure what or when.

Christie knew she wanted to look good for all the wrong reasons. Rick would be there, but so what? If she got involved with him-assuming he wanted to get involved with her-she could kiss her job goodbye. Still, being around him had a way of making her forget that. Going back to her regular overnight shift this week may have been a comedown, but it had been just in the nick of time.

"See?" Yvonne was saying. "With that dress, a little more makeup, and some spangly earrings ..."

She'd be all dressed up, with no one to dress up for.

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