Some Guys Have All the Luck by Deborah Cooke

Author:Deborah Cooke [Cooke, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-988479-35-4
Publisher: Deborah A. Cooke

Reid got to the church on time, guessing from the crowd outside that about half of the guests had arrived. Tori was holding Emily, who was dressed in a flowing white christening gown. Maybe it was a family heirloom: the lace was elaborate and it looked old. Her mom was clucking around her, adjusting the gown. Tori wore a pretty spring dress and heels, and he saw that she’d gotten a new haircut. That had probably been Friday at Millie’s. Nick was clearly the proud papa, looking surprisingly sexy in his navy suit and tie. A good buddy of Nick’s stood beside him, prepared to be godfather, that man’s wife watching with pleasure, surrounded by their three kids.

And then there was Cassie. She looked elegant and feminine in a floral dress and sandals, but the heels were really high stilettos. They did great things for her legs and Reid admired the view, even as she smiled at him. Pink lipstick today instead of red, but Cassie would never look demure. Again, he was struck by the sense that she’d arrived from another planet, one where he wanted to live.

He thought, for the first time in a long time, of leaving Montrose River.

Where would he go?

Just the thought stole his breath away.

Maybe he was due for a trip to Chicago, a longer one than stopping for dinner with Troy and Shayla.

Maybe he’d head up there at the beginning of the week. Take a vacation.

Cassie’s parents reached the walkway to the church at the same time as Reid and he stood back, letting them precede him. Ally was with them, but walking a bit ahead. He heard Cassie’s mom catch her breath in disapproval at the sight of her oldest daughter. “One extreme to the other,” she muttered and Reid blinked in surprise.

“Now, Marianne,” Cassie’s father said under his breath.

“Nobody heard me,” she whispered, but Reid had.

Her words made him think. She was right. In high school, Cassie had always been the tomboy. She’d hidden her charms, choosing baggy clothes that could have been borrowed from Nick. Since moving away, she seemed to have discovered her femininity—or realized how pretty she was—and wasn’t shy about showing herself to advantage. He liked the change a lot, because to him, it was an expression of her honesty. Cassie was the person she was, and she was proud of it. Reid admired that.

He waited to say hello to her, letting others go ahead of him. He was conscious of always feeling on the outside, but couldn’t change his habits.

Ryan arrived in a cab, probably from the airport, looking slick in a dark suit. It made sense to Reid that he had a job as a salesman, because he’d always thought salesmen were insincere, more concerned with their own objectives than the interests or needs of their potential customers. Ryan would be good at that. That man smiled and waved, kissing old ladies on their cheeks, shaking hands, and working his way toward the church doors like a returning hero.

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