Second Chance Bride and Groom by Iris Abbott

Author:Iris Abbott [Abbott, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horses, Series, Contemporary Romance, Veternairan, Southern romance, love, Fiction, Romance, Rancher's Bend, Iris Abbott, kindle, sexy, Texas, bride, southern fiction, groom, steamy, western romance
Publisher: Iris Abbott
Published: 2012-10-28T04:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

Mandy stepped out of the car and smoothed the tight denim miniskirt around her hips. She could barely contain the excitement bubbling to the surface. She hadn’t had a night out on the town in ages. Things were finally starting to look up, however, and it was time she did a little something for herself. She was a little nervous about walking into a strange bar alone, but she reasoned that there should be at least one person she knew from school. After all, it was her age group that made up the largest portion of patrons that frequented the country and western bar.

She could already hear strains of George Straight coming from the bar’s speakers. She pushed open the entrance door and was instantly surrounded by noise. There was the music of course, and the tinkling sound of ice clinking against glass. The laughter though was what drew Mandy further into the bar. Laughter had been missing from her life for a while, and she was glad to have it back.

The bar itself was a typical Texan bar. There was country music blaring from the speakers, and the crunch of peanut shells being crushed against the hardwood floor beneath a person’s shoes. Most of the men surrounding the bar and on the dance floor were cowboys sporting Stetsons, tight-fitting jeans, and cowboy boots. A few of the women also wore cowboy hats and boots. All around her people were having a good time, and Mandy felt some of the weight that had been pressing down on her shoulders fade away.

It didn’t take Mandy long to be absorbed into a group of single men and women she knew from high school. Sara Beth was the first to see her and give her a big hug. “I can’t believe it! It’s been so long. Is that really you Mandy Tyler? Well, of course, it is,” the woman answered her own question. “No one else around Rancher’s Bend has those pretty violet eyes.”

“It’s me!” Mandy exclaimed. She was ecstatic to see a friendly face. She and Sara Beth had been almost inseparable their first three years of high school, but they had drifted apart, especially after Mandy left town. “So how have you been? It’s been a really long time.”

“Indeed it has,” Sara Beth agreed. “I gave up on you ever coming back home years ago. I guess your father’s death changed that. I was sorry to hear about that by the way. How is your mom doing? She must be devastated.”

Mandy accepted her friend’s condolences. “It’s been over a month, so things don’t seem as bleak as they did before. My mom and I are both beginning to heal.”

Sara Beth offered Mandy another hug and a sad smile. “That’s great. Does this mean you’re going to be hanging around Rancher’s Bend for a while or will you be moving on again?”

“It looks like I’m here to stay.” Mandy confided in her old friend. “I have a job and everything. I just started a couple of days ago, and I think it might work out.

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