Natalie's Deception (The Candy Cane Girls Book 5) by Engstrom Bonnie

Author:Engstrom, Bonnie [Engstrom, Bonnie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Forget Me Not Romances, a division of Winged Publications
Published: 2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

They were collectively settled again in the Wayman’s living room in Scottsdale, except Melanie was present now, too. The phone finally rang, the phone call from California they had been waiting for. Noelle and Braydon. The three women all picked up extension phones in different rooms, so the guys couldn’t hear what was being said from the California end.

“Hi, guys,” Braydon said. “I talked with my dad, and even though he isn’t an attorney, he is a realtor who has dealt with many problems.” Braydon paused for a response. A mumbled “We trust Logan” spilled together over the landlines. “And,” he proceeded after laughing, “I talked to the Newport Beach Police. So, here is an idea. Actually, it was Noelle’s mom’s, so I can’t take credit.

“If you want to incriminate him, you will have to be upfront, Melanie. If you want to stop him from badgering you, he has to know who the person is. Or,” he paused, “you can do some annoying things that frustrate him, and maybe get him arrested or fined.”

“Like what?” Several voices chimed in. They could almost see Braydon shaking his head and laughing.

“Some of you may remember I was ‘the’ high school prankster.”

Natalie, Noelle and Connie giggled. Connie said, “Yea, Mr. Pants!”

“Yeh, maybe my former bad decisions can help now.” They all heard Braydon and Noelle chuckling.

“Here,” he said, “is what we have come up with. Several ideas, but one based on how he tried to intimidate Noelle.

“And me.” He added.

The girls all knew about the time Bruce Walker had anonymously ordered a bouquet of roses to be delivered from Love In Joy by Braydon to Noelle’s classroom. She had been embarrassed, and Braydon was beside himself after he learned about the deception.

Jaeda, Billy and Bryce looked clueless.

“We will explain,” Connie said, “in detail.” Her grin sailed around the room. “Just wait.”

~

The others settled around the living room with all eyes on Connie whose hands were clasped demurely on her lap. Bryce sat on the tile part of the floor with legs crisscrossed, elbows on his knees and chin in meaty hands. Melanie sat in the same manner on the large octagonal carpet, and Billy settled in the largest and most comfortable leather chair with no apologies. He tucked one foot under one leg and grinned. “Carry on!”

Little Jake was wedged between Jaeda and Connie with his chin on his paws and his ears pointed up, as if to catch every word. Connie looked at Natalie sitting in the only straight-backed chair, Jaeda’s precious and priceless Eames.

“You alright, Nat? You look uncomfortable.”

“Yeh, fine. Back hurting, that’s all. Used to it since my bad landing.”

Bryce squirmed and put his forehead in his hands. Everyone looked at him, and he shrugged. “Just getting settled. Press on, Connie.”

Six sets of eyes focused on Connie’s expressive face. Jaeda turned to her and gave her hand a squeeze. She smiled at him in a trusting way, the way lovers do. Then, she spoke.

“Most of you attended Vista del

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