Quest (Shifter Island Book 4) by Carol Davis

Author:Carol Davis [Davis, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-15T18:30:00+00:00

Fourteen

“Oh, there’s no problem,” Julie said. “Why would there be a problem? You’re my maid of honor, but you keep disappearing on me, or not showing up at all. I have no idea where you’re going to be from one minute to the next. And then there’s Luca. He said he was coming to Matt’s bachelor party, but Matt said there’s no sign of him either.”

Her voice didn’t convey any hurt, or anger, or disappointment; her tone was very matter-of-fact.

Her eyes said something completely different.

“I was right,” she went on, still outwardly unbothered. “You two are perfect for each other. You’re both completely self-involved. You have no interest at all in other people’s feelings. You’re a perfect match. You should set up a blog so you can teach people how to do that. It’s awesome.”

The words cut like a laser beam—mostly because Julie was absolutely right.

“I’m sorry,” Allison said softly, as sincerely as she could manage.

She’d been a complete jerk ever since she’d run into Luca in the old neighborhood. Ever since then, Julie’s needs had run a very distant second, and even now, it was tough for Allison to focus on her friend rather than on Luca.

Given that this was supposed to be the most memorable week of Julie’s life, that was a pretty huge transgression. The trouble was, it was also turning into the most memorable week of Allison’s life, one that had left her exhausted and bewildered a dozen times already.

“Are you going to not show up for the wedding?” Julie demanded. “If you aren’t, tell me now.”

“Of course not. I mean, of course I’ll be there.”

“Are you?”

“Julie, I…”

A few yards away, Gina was talking to one of the guys manning the door at Stitch, a club that hadn’t been here during their college days. It was the hot new thing in town, and one of Julie’s favorite bands was playing tonight. Gina had found out their schedule ahead of time and had insisted on holding Julie’s bachelorette party at the club.

In theory, all the arrangements for the party were Allison’s responsibility, but since she lived so far away and Gina was local, Gina had grabbed hold of the reins a couple of months ago—and Allison had let her.

What, exactly, Gina was talking to that guy about, Allison had no idea. They were both grinning a lot.

Julie wasn’t paying any attention. She was watching someone in a blue convertible trying to maneuver into a parking space that might have been big enough for a Mini. Her bland expression had turned into a deep, fiery scowl, and for a moment Allison thought she intended to stomp over there and insist on taking over the wheel.

Then, abruptly, she turned back to Allison.

“If you bail on me for my wedding, Allison Hayes, I will never speak to you again. Do you understand that? Luca or no Luca. Or any other excuse you plan to come up with. This is not a joke to me, Allison. It’s my wedding.”

“I know it’s not a joke.

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