Marrying Hope: A small town Marriage of Convenience Romance (The Teager Family Book 3) by Vikki Jay

Author:Vikki Jay [Jay, Vikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

We find Nurse Colleen coming out of Mom’s room. “Look at you two lovebirds.” She pulls me at an arm’s length, assessing me head to toe. “You look different, honey.” She gasps as her gaze fixes on my ring. “Did I not see it before, or did you not have it before?”

Crap! I look at Zach for some help.

“You didn’t miss anything, Colleen.” He pulls me from her and plasters me along his side, dropping his arm over my shoulders. “With all the anxiety, she lost weight, so the ring was at the jewelers for fitting.”

“Aww, my poor girl. Your mom is fine. Don’t worry too much.” She holds my hands and presses them affectionately. “Go see her.”

“What was all the commotion outside?” Mom asks as we enter her room. “What in God’s name is that?” Her gaze shifts from the ring to my face.

Oh! Come on, ladies!

What’s up with these women? They have some sort of radar for engagement rings and to hell with Zach for giving me such an ostentatious one.

“We got married,” I say, trying not to unnecessarily beat around the bush.

“When? Why didn’t you tell me? He was supposed to take you on dates, woo you…”

My chest tightens. My marriage is a total contrast from her dreams.

“You don’t even like him yet.” Mom’s wide gaze stays on my face, making me nervous.

“I never said that,” I reply meekly.

“You don’t have to. You made that annoyed face every time he showed up at our doorstep.” She raises her eyebrow like she used to when I was a child. “Don’t think about lying to me, Hope Amanda Davis.”

Geez!

“I’m not lying. It’s true that I didn’t like him…much in the beginning. I used to think he was insane. Maybe I still sometimes think that.” From the corner of my eye, I look at Zach who is uncharacteristically silent sitting on the couch facing us. “But you can’t deny he is genuinely caring in his own way. He loves Ray and you—"

“What about you?” Mom doesn’t let go.

“He… I… We…we are getting there.”

Zach walks to us and my heart tugs when he puts his arm around me, pulling me closer, and I willingly accept the affection. I’m sure we are portraying the picture of a newly wedded couple.

Mom nods before a slow smile appears on her face. “If you’re happy, honey, I’m happy, and I’m sure Ray will be over the moon.”

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