Mistletoe Marriage (Harlequin Romance) by Jessica Hart

Author:Jessica Hart [Hart, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Forever Love, Adult, Bachelor, Single Woman, Holiday, Christmas, Seasonal, Christmas Time, Winter, Snowy Weather, Festive Season, Mistletoe, Best Friend-To-Lover, Ex-Fiancé, Dumped, Sister, Charade, Pretend Engagement, Proposel, Wedding
ISBN: 9780373038695
Goodreads: 904498
Publisher: Harlequin Romance Classic
Published: 2014-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

‘COME on,’ he said, after one look in the window the next morning. ‘You’re going to try it on.’

‘We don’t even know how much it costs,’ said Sophie feebly. ‘It’s probably terribly expensive.’

But Bram was already inside the shop. An assistant who couldn’t have been more than a size six was despatched to find a dress in Sophie’s rather larger size. Her gaze had flickered dismissively over Sophie, in her jeans and bulky jumper, but had lingered with more interest on Bram.

When Sophie was in the changing cubicle she could hear the assistant chatting up Bram outside. Some girls had no shame, she seethed inwardly. And Bram ought to know better than to encourage her. He was an engaged man. He had no business flirting back and giving the impression that his options were still open.

Sophie’s lips tightened jealously as she unzipped her jeans and pulled off her jumper, but it was impossible to stay cross when she stepped into the dress.

It slithered over her, clinging in all the right places and swinging and swirling away in the ones you were less keen to draw attention to. The material was whispersoft, its touch like a caress against her bare skin, and the colour was like a shout of joy. Standing there in her bare feet, without a scrap of make-up, Sophie felt incredibly sexy, even powerful in that dress.

Pushing open the cubicle door, she stepped out, and Bram and the assistant fell abruptly silent.

‘What do you think?’ asked Sophie, losing her assurance with every second that the silence lengthened. Were they trying to think of a polite way to say that she was much too fat for a dress like this?

Bram swallowed. ‘We’ll take it,’ he said to the assistant, without taking his eyes off Sophie. She looked incredible, warm and vibrant and voluptuous, the rich colour making her skin glow and throwing the clear grey eyes and the tangle of dark curls into relief.

The assistant’s glance was more critical, but there was surprised approval in her expression too. ‘She’ll need shoes,’ she said, suddenly coming to life. ‘Let me see what I can find.’

She was back a few minutes later with a selection of high-heeled shoes which she made Sophie try on with a firmness worthy of Harriet.

‘I can’t possibly walk in those,’ Sophie protested, and then stopped as she saw the pair the assistant was lifting out of the box. ‘Oh,’ she said on a long, drawn out breath.

They were a coppery colour, with a frivolous peep toe and a floppy bronze bow on the side. Sophie slipped them on, teetering slightly at the unaccustomed height of the heel, and did a little pirouette. The chiffon layers swirled and floated around her and she smiled at the sheer silliness of the shoes and the sensuous feel of the dress. She was still smiling as she spun back to meet Bram’s eyes.

The expression in them made her heart stumble, and she faltered inelegantly on her heels, unable to do more than stare dumbly back at him as her smile faded.

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