The Midnight Groom (Last Play Christmas Romance Book 4) by Taylor Hart

Author:Taylor Hart [Hart, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Pro-Athlete Career, Sports & Field Games, Physical Sports, Cold Weather Games, Padded Uniform & Helmet, Football Team—Denver Storm
Publisher: ArchStone Ink
Published: 2018-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

At dinner, Cam noticed how easily Isabel and his sister got along. After they had all eaten and watched a special Christmas Eve musical performance, his nephews had left with their friends and his sister had moved closer to chat with Isabel.

Isabel guffawed at Alicia’s latest anecdote. “That is not true.”

Alicia laughed. “Yes, Cam seriously thought I could put a curse on objects.”

“You really did?” Isabel asked him.

Naturally, he remembered Kat and that dang belt buckle she’d thought he’d put a curse on. “Yep.” He grinned. It was hard to be a normal person sometimes, he reflected, and live in the moment and still treasure his wife.

As Isabel and Alicia laughed and swapped more stories, Craig scooted his chair next to him and leaned in. “I like her.”

It surprised Cam that Craig had even offered this up. It was not his style to get involved or say much. Ever. Cam picked up his water and took a sip. “She’s been a good friend.”

Craig shot him a skeptical look, but Cam didn’t respond. Luckily, Craig wasn’t the kind to push.

People were up and dancing. Cam turned to the singles’ group table and saw Dave, the Hawaiian T-shirt guy who Cam kinda just wanted to trip or something for the fun of it. The guy was seriously mauling another girl as he danced with her. Unlike Isabel, this woman didn’t seem to mind dancing with an octopus. Cam got up and wandered over to a drink table, just hoping he might have a chance to trip Dave.

Alicia appeared next to him. “You don’t like that guy, do you?”

Cam had never been able to hide anything from his sister. With a laugh, he told her about the other night when he’d been pawing at Isabel and how Isabel had threatened him.

That sent his sister into giggles. “She did not!”

“She totally did.”

They laughed about that for a while, and then Alicia sighed. They just stood by each other, watching the dance floor. Cam’s eyes trailed to Craig and Isabel. Craig had scooted over and was chatting with her.

“I really like her,” Alicia said. “Even more than I thought I would.”

“Me too,” he admitted.

Her eyes met his. “It’s okay to like her, Cam.”

He averted his gaze and realized he was playing with his wedding ring. Izz had been right: he did do that a lot. “We’re friends.”

“Good. It’s nice to have friends.” She put her hand on his arm, and he knew they weren’t done talking. “I know Kat was like …” Tears misted into her eyes. “Your perfect love story. She was what Mom was for Dad.”

He thought of how his father had been stubborn about never marrying again. Emotion scraped at the back of his throat. “Don’t—”

She put up a hand. “I just want you to know that I think it’s okay to have two love stories in a lifetime, Cam.”

He didn’t respond, his eyes now on Izz. She was laughing at something Craig said. She was stunning. “I’m not saying I don’t like her.

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