Mending the Line by Christy Hayes

Author:Christy Hayes [Hayes, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance
ISBN: 9781625720016
Publisher: CAH LLC
Published: 2012-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Olivia stared at her reflection in the mirror and swished her puckered lips from side to side. She’d tried on and rejected a mountain of outfits and still wasn’t convinced the mini skirt and off the shoulder blouse was the best choice. She was turning twenty-three and she wanted to look more mature, if only for one night.

The men in the valley thought of her one way and one way only: Olivia Golden, Tommy’s too sexy for her own good younger sister. Tonight she wanted to be sophisticated Olivia. Almost-nurse Olivia. And yes, sexy Olivia.

Jill came in wearing her bathrobe and carrying a pearl gray sundress. “How about this dress?” she asked. “It’s strapless, the faux wrap creates a nice peek-a-boo effect with your legs, and the color would look great on you.”

“Where’d you get this?” Olivia asked, snatching the dress from her roommate and holding it in front of her by the mirror.

“I wore it to my brother’s graduation. It’s classy and sexy. Isn’t that the look you were going for?”

“Exactly what I was looking for.” Olivia started stripping out of the skirt and top and had the dress on in less than thirty seconds. “I love it, Jill.” She turned around to admire how her tanned and muscular back and arms looked from the rear view. “It wows from the front and the back. Do you mind?”

“Of course not. You look amazing.”

Olivia squeezed Jill and gave her the up-down. “What are you going to wear?”

“Good question. I know I’m not officially working tonight, but my managing the restaurant adds an element that has my brain all fuddled.”

“Oh, please. The only thing fuddling your brain is Tyler Bloodworth.”

Jill rolled her eyes.

“Why can’t you admit you’re totally into him? You spend every waking moment either with him or thinking about him. More importantly, he’s totally into you and everybody knows it.”

“He’s so…I’m just…” She flopped onto the only corner of Olivia’s bed that wasn’t covered in clothes. “I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

“What other shoe?”

“Come on, Olivia. He’s so out of my league. I feel like the minute I let on that I’m into him, which, of course I completely am because, hello, who wouldn’t be, he’s going to realize what a dork I am and dump me. I’ll end up looking like a fool.”

Olivia pulled her up by the arms so they stood toe to toe. “I’ve never seen a guy as attracted as Ty is to you. When you went running together, he stood at the window so he could watch for you. He told me he really likes you. No guy would tell a girl’s roommate he likes her if he was going to dump her when she responded. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he came back to the Lower Fork for the sole purpose of starting something up with you.”

When Jill bit her lower lip and slanted her eyes away, Olivia grabbed her shoulders. “What?” she asked.

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