Promise Me Always by Rhonda Shaw

Author:Rhonda Shaw [Shaw, Rhonda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rhonda Shaw
Published: 2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

~ Gabrielle ~

Six Years Earlier

I stepped inside the studio after Danny drove away, and sat next to Kat, who was tying up her toe shoes.

“Boys night out tonight?” she asked. At my confused expression, she nodded toward the now empty spot where Danny’s car had been. “I overheard you and D talking outside.”

“Oh, yeah. He said he needed to record with them since he hasn’t been spending as much time with them because of me. No girls allowed,” I added with a small laugh.

“What are you doing?”

“Me?” I shook my head. “Nothing.”

“Come out with me and my girls. Girls’ night out.”

Even though Kat and I had become friendly through dance, I didn’t believe her friends would want me hanging around. “Oh, I don’t want to intrude.”

“You’re not intruding, silly. Come on, it will be fun.”

I mulled over the invitation, admitting it sounded like a good time, never having a girls’ night out before, and spending my nights alone when I wasn’t with Danny was getting old. “Okay.”

After practice, I rushed home to get ready as fast as I could. Monica let me borrow her clothes again, elated I was getting out of the house without Danny, and I took the time to do my hair and makeup.

When the doorbell rang later, I opened the door to Kat and her two friends.

“Hey, Gabby. This is Lisa and DeAnna.” Kat waved to the girls standing behind her. “You ready?”

I smiled at their blatant shock, and tried to forget about their snide comments since people were more accepting of me now because of Danny and Kat. “Yep.”

I followed them out into the hallway and down the stairs. When they came to DeAnna’s car, I piled into the back with Kat. “You look amazing, girl,” Kat said. “No wonder D can never take his eyes off you.”

My cheeks heated at the compliment. “Thank you.”

Lisa turned around from the front seat. “No shit, girl. It’s like night and day from what you look like at school.”

“Lisa!” DeAnna scolded.

“What? You’ve seen her.”

“It’s okay,” I said. “That’s what I’m comfortable in, not this.”

Kat shook her head. “Well, you should be. You gorgeous.”

“So, what’s the scoop with you and D?” DeAnna asked, as she eyed me through the rearview mirror.

“We’re dating, I guess you could say.”

“Girl, you more than dating,” Kat said. “I see how you are. You two are in loooovvvve.”

The girls giggled around me, and I smiled, but said nothing.

“Has he?” Lisa asked.

“Has he what?”

“Has he told you he loved you?”

“Yes.” I was unsure if I should share our intimate details, but it felt good to have girlfriends to gossip with and share in my excitement.

The two girls shot a peek at Kat, and I remembered what Danny had told me about them casually dating in the past. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to diminish what you and—”

She flicked her wrist with a dismissive wave. “Girl, don’t worry. What you two have is different from what we had. It’s like the real thing, and I’m happy for you guys.

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