The Bancrofts 4: Goodbye Lonely

Author:Brenda A. Barrett [Barrett, Brenda A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, African American, Christian, Mystery & Detective, Romance
ISBN: 9789768247025
Google: G_qPngEACAAJ
Publisher: Jamaica Treasures
Published: 2013-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

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It was a simple and sweet ceremony. Gareth held Kylie's hand through the whole ten minutes. "I have to get back to class," he whispered to her when the ceremony was over, "I am invigilating an exam."

"They are throwing a party on Saturday night after they get back from their honeymoon in Negril," Kylie whispered back to him, "you are still invited as my plus one."

Gareth nodded. "I'll be there. See you later. Meet me for dinner, at my place."

Kylie smiled and nodded. She had her smile on as the bride and groom were chauffeured away.

"Nice ceremony," Bradley said, standing beside her. She jumped; she hadn't heard him coming.

"Yes, it was." Kylie squinted up at him. "You are going to write a piece about it for the school paper?"

"Nah," Bradley said grinning. "That's too small. I am officially a correspondent for the Jamaica Gazette on this one."

"Why is the media still interested in this?" Kylie frowned.

Bradley looked at her incredulously. "Do you have any idea how interested the public is in your family?"

"No," Kylie frowned. "Is that why you befriended me in the confidence class?"

"No," Bradley said adamantly. "At first I found it strange that you would even need the class, and of course, I found you attractive and witty, but I also knew that you were the least accessible Bancroft. I just wanted to get to know you. Is that so wrong?"

"I am the most private," Kylie said. "I hate the spotlight. Please don't report anything on me. What makes my family so interesting anyway?"

"Well, your father is the president of the most prestigious institution on the island."

Kylie shrugged. "Okay, so what? I don't know anything about any other university president's children."

Bradley shrugged. "Marcus Bancroft is a well-known quarter mile athlete. Adrian Bancroft got married to Nanjo Jones' mistress. And there is that whole issue of Taj Jackson being your brother."

Kylie shrugged. "My family is your standard run of the mill family."

"But you guys are practically treating Deidra Durkheim, who sent Micah to prison, as if she is family. That's not run of the mill. You are a strange bunch."

"I have no drama though," Kylie said to him smugly, "and neither does Jessica."

"Jessica is young, and you are a drama waiting to happen, unless the rumors about you and Gareth Beecher are untrue. Want to go to lunch?"

"No," Kylie said, genuinely shocked, "not with you. You are just trying to get close to me so that you can report something on my drama filled family."

"Not really," Bradley said sheepishly. "Truth is, I like you. I want to get to know you better."

Kylie shook her head. "No, thanks."

"So the rumors about you and Dr. Beecher are true. You are rejecting me because of him, aren't you? What is it about that guy that gives him so many female fans?"

"What I do is none of your business." Kylie headed to her car. "Leave me alone Bradley, I mean it."

Bradley looked at her, a hurt look in his eyes. "You were nicer before you started dating him.

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