Searching for Tomorrow (Tomorrows) by Katie Mac & Kathryn McNeill Crane

Author:Katie Mac & Kathryn McNeill Crane [Mac, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Indie Express LLC
Published: 2013-10-19T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Past

On the night that Tripp proposed, he told me I would have enough to keep me so busy that I wouldn’t have time to worry. He wasn’t kidding. While my cup ran over with blessings, my plate overflowed with things to do. Everywhere you looked around the house, you would find some sort of note or reminder that I had left to help keep me organized and prepared. The funny thing was that I could never find one of those stupid lists when I needed it.

We managed to maintain a certain sense of normalcy in our lives, but we still had to battle the negative comments and rumors that ran rampant at first. When we returned to school the next day, someone that I thought was a friend saw my engagement ring and immediately started whispering that I must be pregnant. While rumors were bad enough, the worst part for me was the realization that what I had thought were true friendships, obviously were not. After getting in the face of more than one friend, I finally just gave up trying to explain myself, and handed that problem over to the boys. Tripp and Liam had their hands full fighting my battles and defending my honor for a couple of weeks, but thankfully, all the petty jealously and meanness began settling down. That’s not to say that the lies didn’t hurt, or that I didn’t cry a time or two, but having my boys with me helped me find the courage to keep my head high.

By the time Thanksgiving rolled around, Tripp had learned that he would leave for Basic Training on July eighth. We had waited to set a wedding date because we weren’t sure how much time we would have after graduation. It was funny to see that we would be going to our senior prom, graduating, getting married, and honeymooning within a span of two weeks.

Nana and Papa had come to Highlands for Thanksgiving, and planned to stay through the New Year, giving us girls plenty of time to hunt for possible wedding dresses. Nana insisted that she and Papa would help with preparations, and we spent many evenings looking through bridal magazines and placing calls to more local stores.

One thing that Tripp and I had neglected to do was inform his mother of his joining the Army and of our upcoming nuptials. We had planned to tell her during the Thanksgiving meal, but she never responded to our invitation, and of course, she didn’t bother showing up. At one time, her callous actions would have hurt Tripp, but over the years, he had become indifferent to her ways. Because she was his mother and he felt obligated to show her respect, he wanted us to share our news with her in person. Since he had found a permanent home with us, he rarely spoke to her or went over to her house. That was the reason we found ourselves waiting on her front porch one cold, windy Saturday morning as if we were guests.

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