Not Your Average Joe (Shower & Shelter Artist Collective Book 2) by Brooke St. James

Author:Brooke St. James [St. James, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue House Press
Published: 2017-01-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The next few days passed in a flash. Quite a few of my prints were for sale on the internet, and I had to take care of some recent orders during the times when I wasn't working at the coffee shop. Also, the apartment needed my attention, so there was daily cleaning that had to happen. And then again, maybe all of my scurrying around was the result of nervous energy… all for a moment that was now here.

It was Friday evening, and I was all dressed for a formal event with the Spicers. Two of my friends, Macy and Mia, had been there with me while I was getting dressed, but Joe and the others were on the way, so the girls had just left. I had obviously hung out with the Spicers before, but never without Sarah, and never, ever at an event like this. I hadn't been to anything formal since my high school prom. To say I was intimidated would be a severe understatement. I was shaking in my boots—scared stiff. I literally felt stiff as I stared at myself in the full-length mirror in Sarah's closet.

I had gone to see Rhonda Spicer to try on Sarah's dress, and I ended up choosing one of Rebecca's from a few years ago. This worked out since Rebecca and I wore the same size shoe, and I could just borrow the ones she had worn with the dress. It was a goldish-brown number with a vintage feel. It was better than anything I would have picked out at a store, so I was thankful that Rhonda was a bit of a dress hoarder and still had it on hand. She assured me that it was perfect for the event, and Macy and Mia had just told me I looked great, but I was full of nerves and emotions nonetheless.

I was staring at myself dazedly when my phone rang, causing me to jump. It was inside the small clutch I was holding, and I fished around in there until I came up with it.

It was Joe, and I pressed the button to connect as I held the phone to my ear. "Hello?"

"Are you ready?" he asked.

I smiled. "As I'll ever be," I said.

"I'm coming up to get you," he said.

"I can come down."

"I'm already on the elevator," he said.

I looked around in a hurry, but realized I was already ready, and that was why I had been standing there, looking at the finished result.

"I'm on your floor," he said. I beamed at the giddy feeling that came over me on my way to meet him. I had talked to him several times, but I hadn't seen him since the other morning when he came by on his way to the gym. I walked across the living room feeling short of breath. I made it to the door before Joe knocked, and I stood there, feeling all stirred up inside.

"Are you there?" he asked. I knew he must be

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