One Sweet Day (A Happily Ever After Novella) Hope Falls Edition by Shawn Melanie

Author:Shawn, Melanie [Shawn, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Hot Reads Publishing
Published: 2013-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The Middle of the Night

Justin

Justin snapped awake to the insistent chiming of his cell phone's text message indicator.

He lay still for a moment, trying to process, trying to figure out where he was…when it was.

Suddenly, it all came rushing back to him. It was the night before his wedding, and he was in Jake and Eric's guest room. What time was it?

He grabbed his cell phone up, squinting his eyes to read the time indicator in the iridescent glow. 3:40 in the morning! God! Who would be texting him at this time of night—on the night before his wedding?

He swiped frantically at his phone, trying to get to his text messages as quickly as possible, but his fingers were still clumsy with sleep. When he finally managed to access his text messages, he saw that it was Amanda who had been attempting to contact him.

Shit! What had happened? What was wrong? Justin felt his heart pounding faster and faster.

What did the text say? He struggled to read through his mounting panic.

Come see me.

Well, that was vague.

His thumbs flew and he replied.

What's wrong?

Her response was immediate.

Nothing. Come seeeee me.

Where are you?

Outside.

Outside? Where? What do u mean? In the woods?

Outside Jake and Eric's.

What?!

Come out.

Justin threw his clothes on and raced outside as quickly as he could while still being quiet enough to avoid waking the guys.

He pushed through the front door and saw Amanda standing in the middle of the front yard, staring intently at her phone.

“Amanda?” he whispered loudly, hoping to get her attention without waking anyone else up.

Amanda raised the phone to her ear happily. “Hullooo?” she slurred.

What the hell?!

He ran over and grabbed her arm.

“Mand, I'm right here,” he clarified.

She looked up.

“Justin!” she yelled.

“Sshhh...” he whispered. “Everybody's asleep.”

“Ooookkkaaayyyy…” she whispered, drawing it out. “I'l be vewy, vewy quiet. We're hunting wabbits…”

Justin scrunched his forehead, confused. Then he broke out in a wide smile. “Are you drunk?” he whispered amusedly.

Amanda held up her thumb and forefinger, mere millimeters apart. “A leeetle,” she admitted sheepishly.

Justin glanced around, looking for a place to get her out of the chilly night air. He didn't want to bring her into the house with all of the guys. She could certainly not be relied upon to remain quiet in her state. She'd likely wake everybody up, and—with this being Hope Falls—everyone would know about this by morning. She'd never live it down.

Gotta love small towns.

Ah! There. They could duck into his car. He felt around in his pocket. Perfect. He had his keys.

“Come on, baby,” he urged, steering her across the lawn as he clicked the button to unlock the car doors. “Let's get in my car.”

“Ooooo, yeah,” she purred. “Let's do it in your car!”

He laughed under his breath.

“I don't think so, baby,” he said in an amused tone as he tucked her into the front seat. He shut the door and ran around to the driver's side, hopping into the car himself.

“How did you get over here?” he asked in amazement. He hoped to God that she hadn't driven.

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