Romancing the Fashionista: The Flirty Fashionistas, Book 1 by K.M. Jackson

Author:K.M. Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Reunion;African American;multicultural;interracial;love;New York;second chances
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2016-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Mel pulled her shades down over her eyes and headed out of the coffee shop clutching her cup tightly. She and Lexi were supposed to be breakfasting at her parent’s house this morning, but with Lexi falling back into the room somewhere around 4 a.m. and only budging long enough to text her mom to tell them she’d see them later, Mel knew she was on her own for the morning.

She’d thought about taking the day and working on next month’s Anguilla layout. Shelby had overnighted her all she needed so she probably should skip the planned festivities today. But despite the pull of going over the tropical photo spread, Mel still found herself out on Main Street cautiously blending in with the small crowd of town folks standing around waiting for the annual Timber Day parade to start.

As Mel stood in between a group of stroller moms and some old men who looked as if they had their lawn chairs out since daybreak, the parade started with the marching of the color guard. The military represented were greeted with cheers and some salutes from the crowd, followed by the cub and boy scouts, and then volunteers from the ambulance corps and the fire department. When the Girl Scouts came by with their bright faces full of hope, Mel was once again transported back to the days of growing up in the town and those old feelings of isolation came surging back on the rush of a wave. She remembered how her mother took her to a scout meeting at the suggestion of a friend she worked with at the bakery. But the girls took one look at Mel and couldn’t wait to point out the differences in her hair and skin tone. With the comment of an upcoming overnight at the lake, Mel went home and told her mother she would not be going back to the troop. Looking at the girls now, marching happily, Mel was thrilled to see the town and the Scouts had become more inclusive with, not many but at least some, children from varying ethnic backgrounds. They all seemed to be thriving and happy marching behind their Timber banners with pride.

Up next was the Timber marching band followed by the current Timberettes. Mel lowered her shades a fraction of an inch and pulled out her cell, snapping a pic. Lexi had to see this. The Timberettes had indeed changed from their time there and, like the Scouts that preceded them, they were no longer a sea of blonde but now a lovely array of girls in all colors and even shapes that looked fantastic in the traditional Timber blue and gold. Mel was suddenly pulled up short. What had happened to the old backwater town while she was away? She looked down at her coffee cup and wondered if this was what a Starbucks could do to a place?

Mel pushed her glasses back up and reluctantly bobbed her head to the sound of the horns as she watched the processional.

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