Previously Engaged (The Annabelle Pleasanton Series Book 2) by Elodia Strain
Author:Elodia Strain [Strain, Elodia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781599557403
Publisher: Brighton Books LLC
Published: 2023-12-09T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 21
âIâm engaged!â I shouted into Isaacâs cell phone.
Isaac pulled my left hand up toward his lips and kissed the finger that now bore my engagement ring as he pulled out of the Disneyland parking lot.
âSheâs engaged!â Mom yelled so loudly I had to move the phone away from my ear.
âIsaac finally got smart, huh?â I heard Dad say.
Then I heard Cammie ask, âDid she like the Sleeping Beauty thing?â
I answered all of their questions and told them Iâd call back later. They were all so happy for Isaac and me.
Next I called Carrie. She cried, which made me cry, which made Isaac reach for a Kleenex in the glove compartment and almost crash into the lit brake lights of a Chevy Impala in front of us.
Thirty minutes later we pulled into the parking lot of a fancy Italian restaurant called Severinoâs.
âWhat are we doing here?â I asked.
âWeâre having an engagement party.â Isaac put the car in park and unbuckled his seatbelt.
I looked at him with narrowed eyes. âYou must have been pretty confident Iâd say yes.â
Isaac shrugged. âIf you hadnât, I would have changed the party to a console Isaac party.â
I grinned as Isaac swung open his door and the two of us walked into the restaurant.
âCongratulations!â
The ten-seat table in the back of Severinoâs was halfway filled with people. I recognized Doreen and Dennis, and after Isaac and I sat down and were handed our menus, Isaac introduced me to the others.
To our right were Isaacâs Aunt Margaret and Uncle Wayne, who, he said were the resident genealogists in the family,
âItâs nice to finally meet you, Annabelle,â Margaret said, touching the bun in her hair that was secured with an antique clip. âIsaac says your last name is Pleasanton?â
âYes.â
âWe actually have some Pleasantons in our bloodline. Wouldnât that be funny if you and Isaac were distantly related?â
Um. No. âWellââ
âThatâs Grandma Malette,â Isaac interrupted, pointing to the spunky-looking gray haired woman who was seated next to Margaret and Wayne. âYouâre going to love her.â
âIâll take a half-diet, half-regular,â Malette was saying to the waiter in a commanding, gravelly voice. Then without missing a beat she said to Isaac, âGet over here and hug your grandmother.â
Isaac motioned for me to follow him as he went to Maletteâs seat. He gave her a hug and then introduced me.
âSheâs pretty,â Malette said to Isaac. âHowâd you get a girl this pretty?â
âI was looking for someone just like you, grandma.â
âSave it,â Malette said. âI know I look like an old raisin. Luckily, my eye sightâs so bad; I look in the mirror and see Marilyn Monroe.â
âI think you look great,â I said.
Malette frowned at me. âYou donât have to kiss up to me, sweetheart.â
I felt my cheeks burn.
âWeâre here,â I heard a voice say from behind us.
I looked toward the voice and saw the woman I had seen with the little fairy at Disneyland approaching with a thin man in rimless eyeglasses. I now noticed the woman looked like a younger, blonder version of Doreen.
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